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Episode 8: Raven Stratagem
In this Episode of Science Fiction Double Feature, I talk to author Yoon Ha Lee about his second novel in the Machineries of Empire series, Raven Stratagem. Then we dive into all things heretical with Professor Claire Taylor from the University of Nottingham. Plot of Raven Stratagem Shuos Jedao is unleashed. The long-dead general, preserved with exotic … Continue reading
Book review: Machine Man
Man does stupid things, continues to do them for 274 pages. Continue reading
Book review: Strange Practice
Strange Practice is a delight. It is full of wonderful, interesting and varied characters. Most of them happen to be monsters, but that’s no reason to hold that against them. Continue reading
Book review: Proof of Concept
It’s almost holiday time, so that means, reading some fun books. I downloaded this novella by Gwyneth Jones on a whim but it was a good choice. I generally don’t read anything shorter than a novel, so it was interesting to see how much of a story you can pack into not a long book … Continue reading
Book review: Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World
Oh hi. I’ve been kind of occupied by PhD land. But this book is part of PhD land so I’ve decided to review it. I first heard about Time Whitmarsh’s book last year, when I helped organise a history conference on atheism, secularism and humanism. It was the talk of the conference! But it took … Continue reading
Episode 7: American War
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
