The Sword and Laser

Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
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Dec 16, 2021 • 31min

#426 - Pillow Friends

End of year book lists for days! Who can take on Arthur C. Clarke and pillow friends? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 3, 2021 • 49min

#425 - Literary Mosaic

We wrap up our last thoughts on Aurora Rising by Alistair Reynolds and kick off the new read, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 19, 2021 • 52min

#424 - Prefect's Progress

We have pumpkin spiked lattes and cheese. In fact one cheesy book literally molds. Plus we check in with a non-spoilery discussion of Aurora Rising/The Prefect by Alistair Reynolds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 4, 2021 • 44min

#423 - Shrike Stans

We talk a little about cheese, a lot about wine, and too much about the Shrike. Plus lots of good Dune news, and we kick off our read of an Alastair Reynolds novel that may be called The Prefect or Aurora Rising depending on where you buy it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 21, 2021 • 55min

#422 - Horror is Like Cheese

Veronica and Tom discover why horror is like cheese. Plus the reason a German book is being made into an English TV show by Germans. And our spoilery final thoughts on NOS4A2 by Joe Hill! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 8, 2021 • 35min

#421 - N0T4U2?

Some things aren't for everybody, like our current read NOS4A2, or the new Game of Thrones trailer. But don't worry, there are plenty of other great things to read like the British Fantasy Award winners and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 24, 2021 • 57min

#420 - Spoopy Spoilers

Lots of award winners to beef up your To Be Read lists, plus our assumptions about Murderbot, what makes a spoiler a spoiler, and we wrap up our final thoughts on Terra Nullius. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 9, 2021 • 37min

#419 - Trust me, It's SciFi

Tom and Veronica are jealous of those with Leviathan Falls ARCs, and wonder if a phobia ever affected your book enjoyment! Plus we kick-off Terra Nullius, and Tom reassures us that it IS SciFi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 3, 2021 • 39min

#418 - Don't Fart on My Art

Alastair Reynolds has a book, Tom needs a bookcrate sub stat, and our wrap-up of The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 14, 2021 • 40min

#417 - Bong!

We've got Dragon Award finalists, a Kickstarter roundup for small publishers, and Tom buys new bookends. Plus, our non-spoiler thoughts on The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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