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Hello and welcome to Area 512. I’m your host Alicia Postigo bringing to you from the Texas Hill Country aliens, wormholes and other interstellar creatures. In this podcast I will review science fiction and fantasy books, movies and shows as I read them or

Alicia Postigo


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    The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 64:31


    Review of The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekerahttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1170934-area-512-listenersSend us a text

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    Mort(e)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 44:52


    Review of Robert Repino's Mort(e)

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    Constance by Matthew Fitzsimmons

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 43:44


    In this episode I review Constance by Matt Fitzsimmons. I review my opinion of this scifi thriller in conjunction with my opinions in politics and society and how this books reflects on it.

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    Dark City (1998 Movie)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 51:18


    In this episode I review the 1998 cyberpunk movie Dark City.

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    Nightfall and other stories by Isaac Asimov

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 21:49


    A collection of very interesting short stories by Isaac Asimov. Definitely a recommendation to read.

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    Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 28:38


    First installment of the Dragonriders of Pern Series

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    Let's Play Dead by Senaa Ahmad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 14:31


    First short story in the Best American Science Fiction Collection. Pretty good. I recommended

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    Underwater (2021 Movie) and Dark was the Night (2014 Movie)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 64:33


    In this episode I review two movies that I've seen lately on Amazon Prime. They have both a common thread in a way.Underwater 2021 and Dark was the Night 2014.

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    Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 60:25


    Review of the first book in the Children of Time series by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

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    Dune (book)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 88:16


    Finally! My Dune (book ) review is here.

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    To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 22:36


    LAtes from Christopher Paolini

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    Planetfall by Emma Newton

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 74:10


    Book #1 on the Planerfall Series by Emma Newton

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    Project Hail Mary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 42:16


    The third book from Andy Weir. 

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    Tenet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 29:27


    In this unplanned episode I give my opinion on the, not so scientific science fiction movie Tenet

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    The Shining

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 91:06


    In this episode I review the classic The Shining, which I read for the first time.

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    Misspent Youth by Peter F Hamilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 35:34


    I decided to read Misspent Youth following the first ever rejuvenated human Jeff Baker, as his newfound body affects his life and the life of all those around them.

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    The Void Trilogy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 62:40


    A more organic and somewhat hectic review of The Void Trilogy by Peter F Hamilton.

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    Salvation Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 70:13


    In this episode I go over my opinion of the different characters in Salvation by Peter F Hamilton.

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    Salvation by Peter F Hamilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 50:34


    As always, Hamilton brings together the lives and stories of different characters resulting in an engaging and surprising ending. I can wait to read the second installment of the trilogy!

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    Hyperion by Dan Simmons

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 55:27


    In this episode I review the 1st book in the Hyperion Cantos Series by Dan Simmons. There are spoilers nearly right from the start... Enjoy!

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    Fast Color

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 14:09


    In this episode I would be talking about the underrated movie Fast Color.

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    Omniscient on Netflix

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 16:27


    Hello! In this episode I go over the Brazilian show Omniscient , from Netflix. That I watched on one sitting due to the COvid19 shelter in place order. Enjoy!

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    The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 15:50


    In this, my first ever podcast, I review and give my opinion of the wonderful book by Kameron Hurley The Light Brigade. Enjoy!

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