Between the Ley Lines: LARK ASCENDING by Silas House
Robot Elf Book Club
by Rose Cooke
11M ago
CONTENT WARNING: pet euthanasia, suicide. Rose and Nico discuss LARK ASCENDING by Silas House (Algonquin Books). After climate catastrophe ravages the planet and fascists seize control of the United States, Lark and his family flee to Ireland in search of a society that will accept them. Other titles mentioned: THE ROAD, Cormac McCarthy THE DOG STARS, Peter Heller SAME SUN HERE, Silas House & Neela Vaswani THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA, T. J. Klune THE DARKNESS OUTSIDE US, Eliot Schrefer Topical non-book: THE LARK ASCENDING, Composition by Ralph Vaughan Williams (YouTube) Read along w ..read more
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Octopuissance: THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA by Ray Nayler
Robot Elf Book Club
by Rose Cooke
11M ago
Rose and Nico discuss THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA by Ray Nayler (MCD). In a near future where AI is leveraged for everything from companionship to deep-sea fishing, megacorp DIANIMA purchases Vietnam's Con Dao archipelago after a unique population of octopi is discovered there. But not everyone believes DIANIMA's mission is benevolent -- including the small research team assembled to study the octopi. Timestamps: Discussion/***SPOILER ZONE***: 41:20 Conclusion: 01:25:50 Other titles mentioned: BLINDSIGHT, Peter Watts WOLF LARSEN, 1958 film Topical non-books: Mikhail Bakunin, rad dude The Spli ..read more
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Would you still like your doctor if they were a worm? LEECH by Hiron Ennes
Robot Elf Book Club
by Rose Cooke
11M ago
CONTENT WARNING: suicide, sexual assault, infant loss Rose and Nico discuss LEECH by Hiron Ennes (Tordotcom). On a post-apocalyptic earth, a sentient parasite seems to have cornered its niche by "integrating" the entire physician profession, until a chance encounter in the frozen north introduces it to an unexpectedly fierce competitor -- and humanity's will to survive. Two fungal hyphae way up! Timestamps: Act I/II: 07:00 Act III/***SPOILER ZONE***: 51:10 SLIME MOLD CHAT: 01:19:01 Conclusion: 01:26:00 Other titles mentioned: WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson FRANKENSTEIN ..read more
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What the hell, Judy? A HALF-BUILT GARDEN by Ruthanna Emrys
Robot Elf Book Club
by Rose Cooke Windsor, Nico Turner
11M ago
Rose and Nico discuss A HALF-BUILT GARDEN by Ruthanna Emrys (Tordotcom), a tale of first contact with a healthy side of eco-anarchism, high-stakes diplomacy, pronouns, and interspecies erotica. Timestamps: Acts I/II: 8:20 Act III / ***SPOILER ZONE***: 40:10 Interspecies Love: 67:00 Conclusion: 76:47 Other SFF titles mentioned: THE LONG WAY TO A SMALL, ANGRY PLANET, Becky Chambers CHILDHOOD'S END, Arthur C. Clarke DARK ORBIT, Carolyn Ives Gilman PROJECT HAIL MARY, Andy Weir Topical non-fiction: ECOSOCIALISM, essays by Michael Löwy Read along with us! We'll be back in October to discuss MEET US ..read more
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Robot Elf Book Club
by Rose Cooke
11M ago
Brace yourselves for an epic journey that will dazzle your expectations and baffle your imagination. Or something. Youtube license code: DNY4FFOKT9BL8HYB ..read more
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