swordandlaser · #488 - Barrayar Your Sword Some great books in the Seiun Awards in Japan, why Sword and Laser is good for your heart, we kick off the May pick, and finally wrap up our thoughts on the surprising complexity and depth of the awesome Cordelia's Honor. Download directly here! WHAT ARE WE NOMMING? Tom: Chicken Tacos Veronica: Mac and Cheese Burger QUICK BURNS "Chris K. Yanekon, the 62nd Japan Science Fiction Convention, has announced the finalists for the 2024 Seiun Awards (the Japanese equivalent of the Hugo Awards), honoring the best original and translated works published last y ..read more

swordandlaser · #487 - Have We Reached Critical Maas? OMG all of the top bestsellers are romantasy! What order should you read series in? Does it matter? Also why is Veronica telling Tom to suck it? Or did we misunderstand. Tune in and find out! Download directly here! WHAT ARE WE NOMMING? Tom: Cheesy Stuffed Pasta Shells Veronica: Bahn mi QUICK BURNS Jan: Business Insider has an article on the success of the Romantasy Genre called "Sarah J. Maas is the bestselling author of 2024 so far — and other romance and fantasy authors are right behind her" Jan: From LocusMag: The Romantic Novelists ..read more

swordandlaser · #486 - Pre-re-read Will Veronica and Tom make it to Glasgow? Not after that embarrassing German pronunciation. And after talking some baseball, they dig into non-spoilery discussion of Cordelia's Honor. Download directly here! WHAT ARE WE NOMMING? Tom: Amboy Crispy Burger Veronica: Leftover Easter candy QUICK BURNS Julie: 2024 Hugo Awards Finalists announced. Mark added in Discord: And this year's Sword & Laser Awards Bump™® goes to The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older Jan: The German SERAPH awards 2024 have been announced. CountZeroOr posted some excellent deta ..read more

swordandlaser · #485 - Triangles Are Stronger The Nebula Award nominees are out! Should we re-read Neuromancer? Veronica explains Type I, II, and III fun. The truth behind Cordelia's Honor. And our final thoughts on Iron Widow. Download directly here! WHAT ARE WE NOMMING? Tom: Homemade guacamole Veronica: Cadbury creme eggs QUICK BURNS Geoff: The Nebula Award finalist list is up! Jan: As deadline reports: Michael Ende's ‘The Neverending Story’ is to be adapted again as a series of live-action movies. Vernor Vinge, a titan in the S&F literary genre and a multiple Hugo winner, has passed awa ..read more

swordandlaser · #484 - It's Giving "Mad" We check in on who's winning the tournament. A vikings kids book! Where it's stabbing time! We talk a little bit about Iron Widow, and wrap up Shadow of the Gods. Download directly here. WHAT ARE WE NOMMING? Tom: Tortellini with Pork Ragu Veronica: Doritos QUICK BURNS March Madness Check in Tamahome: Neuromancer coming to Apple TV Oaken: BSFA announces shortlist of nominees for their 2024 awards Mark: Announcing the finalists for the first annual Libby Book Awards, aka The Libbys Seth: Felicia Day wins! Third Eye is the best audio-drama of the year ac ..read more

swordandlaser · #482 - Let's Talk About Seax, Baby We've opened nominations for Mad Marchness!, our March tournament of book picks. Plus, the failure of the Hugos and the rise of Romantasy. And we begin our first impressions of Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne. Download directly here! WHAT ARE WE NOMMING? Tom: Spanikopita Quesadilla Veronica: Protein shakes QUICK BURNS March Madness nominations are open! Our annual tournament-style voting to determine the April pick is open for you to suggest books. Tamahome: A link for Peter F. Hamilton's next book in September. racer951y: Denis Villeneuve W ..read more

swordandlaser · #481 - Big Trouble in Little Worldcon Surprise, there's a problem with hosting the Hugos in China. Plus: Keanu Reeves is co-writing with China Mieville, we kick off our February read, The Shadow of the Gods. And our spoilery thoughts on The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes. Download directly here! WHAT ARE WE NOMMING? Tom: Pork chop, beans and rice Veronica: Protein shakes QUICK BURNS Seth: Full trailer for 3 Body Problem captures epic scope of Liu Cixin’s novel Jan: Tor Publishing is rebranding it's online news and editorial presence. Online Magazine Tor.com will become Reactor ..read more

swordandlaser · #480 - What You Can Do With Mickey Mouse Alternatives to Goodreads, and one of them is Amazon. Which owns Goodreads. What you can and can't do with Mickey Mouse. The "Who should play Murderbot" discussion continues. Typical human and augmented human stuff! Plus why Veronica should read this month's book pick. Download directly here! WHAT ARE WE NOMMING? Tom: Shrimp Tacos Veronica: Mac and Cheese Burger QUICK BURNS Dwango — Not sure what this means for Goodreads, but Amazon, it's owner, appears to be making a competitor to Goodreads based on its Amazon reviews. Mark was inspire ..read more

swordandlaser · #479 - Where Have All The Beef Suits Gone? Are there too many Nat 20s in Kings of the Wyld, our stance on Skarsgard as Murderbot, and we introduce the January pick (which has a lot of triggers). Download directly here! WHAT ARE WE NOMMING? Tom: Peppermint bark, peppermint almonds, peppermint popcorn, gingerbread people Veronica: bublé water QUICK BURNS Ruth and Tom: Murderbot is coming to Apple TV: Mark noted that Martha Wells interviews Murderbot in the newest F(r)icton magazine! Reading requires purchase of a subscription or the individual issue." Seth: Tor has released their ..read more

swordandlaser · #478 - Without A Lick of Condensation All the end of year book picks are out with lots of great titles to add to your own list! Did Vonnegut think he was a genre writer? And our non-spoilery thoughts about Kings of the Wyld. Download directly here! WHAT ARE WE NOMMING? Tom: Chicken Tacos Veronica: Mince Pies QUICK BURNS Mark: Darcie Little Badger has written a prequel to Elatsoe, Sheine Lende, coming April 2024 Chris K: AudioFile Magazine has posted their best of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror audiobooks of 2023 Tamahome: Yes, the Finder scifi series was dramatized by Graphicaudio ..read more