The Sword and Laser
Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it. Subscribe for book discussions, author interviews, hot releases, and news from the genre fiction world!
Episodes
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Apr 22, 2021 • 36min
#409 - Home is the People We Choose
Hugo awards are out and we’ve almost read all the authors! Jenny Colvin from Reading Envy is back but we also have hints of a new forthcoming host of Sword and Laser. Plus our last delightful thoughts about the House on the Cerulean Sea!
Apr 8, 2021 • 30min
#408 - You Can't Spell Young Adult without Adult
#408 - You Can't Spell Young Adult without Adult by Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
Mar 25, 2021 • 38min
#407 - The Strength of Family and Ghosts
Alex Brown is back, the Nebula nominess are out and they are great! We also discover new teas, the real flavor of crab chips, and talk about our thoughts on Elatsoe by Darci Little Badger.
Mar 11, 2021 • 33min
#406 - The Joy of Rat Skeletons
Alex Brown is here and we talk about all the excellent books getting nominated for and winning awards. Plus why Amazon won't sell ebooks to libraries, how animated rat skeltons are pretty awesome and we kick off our March book, Elatsoe!
Feb 25, 2021 • 44min
405: Above the Fold
The hosts of the SMR Podcast join Tom to discuss The Fold by Peter Clines. Is the main character overpowered? Can they convince Christ to read the book? Plus why kids these days get to tour potato chip factories AND the beginning of March madness!
Feb 11, 2021 • 45min
#404 - A Page Turner in the Best Sense
So many new reading list suggestions from Locus to the ALA to TheMarySue. Plus George RR Martin updates on his progress. And Rod Simmons from SMR Podcast is here to disucss this month's pick The Fold by Peter Clines.
Jan 28, 2021 • 52min
#403 - Like a Santa Hat on Ursula K. Leguin
Mallory O'Meara from Reading Glasses is back and she's very skeptical about adapting the Sparrow for television. The hands alone! Also new Game of Thrones universe TV options and our final thoughts on The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline.
Jan 14, 2021 • 42min
#402 - A tripod has three legs....
#402 - A tripod has three legs.... by Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont
Dec 24, 2020 • 52min
401 - More Like Dys-HOPE-ia, right?
We learn the mysteries of the fig newton and Fangtasia. PLUS we kickoff our January book with a SUPRISE GUEST and how Parable of the Sower ended making Brea and Tom more hopeful.
Dec 17, 2020 • 45min
#400 - Boxing Day Experts
Lots of great books are turning into TV shows and movies and lots of great book recommendation lists are coming out! We also become experts on Boxing Day and are BLOWN AWAY by Trike's Sword and laser word search. And Brea and Tom make recommendations of when NOT to read Parable of the Sower.
