Episode 112 - The Game

Episode 201 - Magic the Systeming

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2 - Magic the Systeming!  The panel discusses the spec-fic books with the most unique magic systems we've ever read about.  Hear about The Black Prism by Brent Weeks, Into the Labyrinth by John Bierce, Book of Doors by Gareth Brown, and Myst: The Book of Atrus by David Wingrove, Rand Miller, and Robyn Miller.

Episode 113 - The Creeps

Next up is Episode 13 - The Creeps.  The panel discusses the spec-fic books that creep them out and make their skin crawl.  Hear about Sandkings by George RR Martin, We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer, The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, and Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill.

Episode 112 - The Game

Next up is Episode 12 - The Game.  The panel discusses the spec-fic books that put us in the competitive spirit - for the win!  Hear about Dream Park by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes, The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin, The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks, and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.

Episode 111 - The End

Next up is Episode 11 - The End.  The panel discusses post-apocalyptic fiction at its finesst.  Hear about Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin, Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle, and The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

Episode 110 - The Pride

This month is Episode 10 - The Pride.  The panel discusses the spec-fic books that address or represent the queer community through characters, themes, or by their authors.  Hear about Rainbow Rowell's Carry On, Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth,  Arthur C Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise, and H. E. Edgmon's The Witch King.