In this Episode of Science Fiction Double Feature, I talk to author Omar El Akkad about his debut novel American War. Then we find out about what life was like for women in the actual American Civil War with historian Elizabeth Leonard. Continue reading
Well, it’s probably safe to say that if you liked Ninefox Gambit and were like “what I’d really like, is more of that, but with more deception and explosions” that’s kind of what you got. Which is, of course, brilliant. Raven Stratagem takes place right after the events at the end of Ninefox Gambit, where you might recall, Cheris … Continue reading
Flatland was published in 1884 and the prejudices of the time shine through. Continue reading
I passed on Yoon Ha Lee’s Ninefox Gambit a few times because it sounded a bit strange. Teaming up with an undead general…in space….what? It also had words like ‘Fortress of Scattered Needles’ and ‘the hexarchate’ and my brain just kind of glossed over the words and decided – nope! But eventually my brain finally decided to … Continue reading
In this Episode of Science Fiction Double Feature, I talk to author Sylvain Neuvel about Waking Gods, the second book in the the Themis File series. Then we find out how we’d actually try to translate an alien language with Professor of Linguistics Daniel Harbour. Continue reading
American War is Omar El Akkad’s first (first!) novel and about 50% through reading it, I wasn’t sure if my heart would be able to take anymore. But the characters and the story were just too compelling that I got pulled back every time I tried to put it down. I finally blitzed the last 40% or so … Continue reading
It’s now ten years from the end of Sleeping Giants and not much has changed. Kara and Vincent still control Themis, the giant robot assembled by Dr. Rose Franklin and her team. And then things…happen. Continue reading
