Let’s talk about a novel that isn’t science fiction, or fantasy, but a kinda-comedy kinda-retelling of the fall of kinda-Constantinople: Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K J Parker.

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Luke talks to Juliane about a small but major storytelling choice which means he won’t read another Vorkosigan Saga novel, and also reviews the rest of Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold.

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Luke and Juliane discuss language, the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, and Babel-17 by Samuel R Delaney.

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Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: https://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html

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Luke talks to Juliane about a book that has all the best aspects, and the worst aspects, of a debut novel: Machinehood by S B Divya.

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Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: https://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html

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Thanks to listener Simeon Beresford for identifying it, Luke and Juliane finally read and review the 1960’s first contact novel featuring blanket aliens: All Judgment Fled by James White.

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Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: https://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html

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Juliane made it 80 percent into the ebook, then quit. Luke made it 50 percent into the audiobook, then asked Audible for a refund. Why didn’t they care enough to finish Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee?

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Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: https://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html

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Luke didn’t finish Hellspark by Janet Kagen. Why not? He tells Juliane why not.

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Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: https://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html

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Luke talks to Juliane about a novel so intriguing he listened to the audiobook twice, The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R Delany, and also a relevant segment on Get Back, the documentary about The Beatles.

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Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: https://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html

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Juliane reviews The Lost Steersman, the third novel in the Steerswoman series by Rosmary Kirstein… plus Hawkeye complaining.

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Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: https://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html

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Luke talks to Juliane about the A Desolation Called Peace, the second Teixcalaan novel by Arkady Martine.

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Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free at: https://www.lukeburrage.com/fiction.html

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