Cover My Ass

At the end of the world and in the face of uncertainty, two friends careen through colliding worlds, all baffling yet strangely familiar, toward their final destinations. — "Soldiers" by John Dalmas Thank you for joining us on Cover My Ass, where baffling books were reviewed, but not read! Special thanks to our Friends Of The Library: Chris, JM, Matt, Old Pines, Glim, Saint, Ryan Campbell, and that inexhaustible font of fantastic covers, GoodShowSir. We hope you've enjoyed your journey through the Library as much as we have. And we hope you'll join us on our next project: So Farscape!

Belle-Amy Falcon, a mild-mannered bakery proprietor and fifth-generation Sourdough Sorceress discovers her ancestors' secret Grain Grimoire and decides to fulfill her family's master plan: a sex-cult army of werewolves. Lacing her doughs with lycanthrocytic potions, she seeks to convert unwitting shoppers into dreaded lycanthropes — now if only she could get it to work on women, too... — "Boys, Baps & Breeding" by Billi Wolf Find CoverMyAssCast on https://twitter.com/covermyasscast (Twitter), Gmail and http://www.covermyasscast.com/ (covermyasscast.com).

Earth's most popular and sexiest stage magician has no idea he owes his stunning looks and fantastic hair to parentage from beyond the stars! But he isn't the only one, and the others don't take kindly to the attention he's bringing to their kind... — "The Adventures of Mhyr" by P. N. Elrod Find CoverMyAssCast on https://twitter.com/covermyasscast (Twitter), Gmail and http://www.covermyasscast.com/ (covermyasscast.com).

A brand-new Farscape fancast from Yours Trulies in which a longtime fan (Khaki!) introduces his innocent bestie (K!) to the marvel that is Farscape, the science fiction masterpiece from the Jim Henson Company.  It launched today, so find So Farscape wherever you get your podcasts or visit www.sofarscape.com for a brand-new show about gonzo sci-fi, cantankerous creatures, rollicking adventures and stunning production design, all seen through fresh eyes and discussed with insight, wit, and love.

Merry Jiculek has lost his partner on their last assignment and now has to sneak back to different periods of time to return him safely without his superiors catching on. — "Annals of the Time Patrol" by Poul Anderson Find CoverMyAssCast on https://twitter.com/covermyasscast (Twitter), Gmail and http://www.covermyasscast.com/ (covermyasscast.com).

One earth colony after the other gets destroyed by a mysterious force and Dr Bones and her faithful assistant are called in to help discover the cause and reason for this sudden aggression against the peaceful colonists only to find out that the Diplopodan empire has decided to wage war by deploying the dreaded F-bomb in the latest expansion move of their galactic empire. — "Dr. Bones" by William F. Wu Find CoverMyAssCast on https://twitter.com/covermyasscast (Twitter), Gmail and http://www.covermyasscast.com/ (covermyasscast.com).

Once a carefree playgirl and now immortal Mistress of the Mystic, Bambirella awakens from torpor in a century quite unlike the one she left behind. Endowed with ample potency, she wields her hard-earned powers and preternatural charms in service of the mission she started so many centuries ago:  Social justice for all. — "Fangs for the Mammaries" Esther Friesner Find CoverMyAssCast on https://twitter.com/covermyasscast (Twitter), Gmail and http://www.covermyasscast.com (covermyasscast.com).

"Lizzie Gilmore is at the top of her game, rocking up through the charts she is leaving her old fanbase behind in the dingy little dive bars where she used to play as she heads for the big stages. But such newfound fame come with a price as the powers that be maneuver her into directing the power of her music to nefarious purposes. — "Wrack and Roll" by Bradley Denton See also: Episodes 80, 70 and 25, and Pounded in the Butt By My Own Podcast Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38e9cc71694000.jpg

In the late '70s a young special-FX wiz is recruited by a hotshot Hollywood sci-fi director, but little does he know that his brilliant model designs and pioneering camera technologies are being used for more than mere movie magic: with every pull of his glue-gun's trigger he turns the wheels of a brutal Star War in a galaxy far, far away... — "Dykstra's War" Jeffery D. Kooistra Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38e9c9a2f8f640.jpg

A psychic alien menace, hell-bent on revenge against Humanity, has infiltrated Earth's waters and manipulated the oceans' wildlife. Poised to rise to the surface with a fury and wipe Homo Sapiens from the face of the Earth, these impassioned zealots failed to account for one thing: Mankind's staggering inability to recognize a threat for what it is. — "City Under the Sea" by Kenneth Bulmer Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38df30366d6540.jpg

When quaint, cozy towns are forbidden from shunning the out-of-towners they despise, some citizens pool their retirement funds to strap rocket-engines under their picturesque retreats and launch themselves into space. When Blake Whitecock decides to retire from Her Majesty's Space Service he finds a blast-off crater where his home town of Throbshire once stood, and climbs into the cockpit one more time in search of home... — "And Then The Town Took Off" by Richard Wilson Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38df30366d6540.jpg

A retired adventurer, renowned the world over, prepares to pass the torch to his long-suffering apprentice, who calmly plays a mental game of "Fuck, Marry, Kill" to decide what to do with her idiot mentor after the Transference is complete, while the adventurer reminisces about the lifetime of violent adventures they've had together, still staggeringly, bewilderingly oblivious to the torch she's long held for him herself. — "The Dark Hand of Magic" by Barbara Hambly Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38cd9867b672d0.jpg

When well-meaning time-travelers divert the dinosaur-killing asteroid and crash on Cretaceous Earth, the once-peaceful Dinosaur civilizations are spared from extinction and go on instead — to become responsible shepherds of the future themselves, or to make the same mistakes over and over? Only time will tell... — "Boundary" by Ryk E. Spoor & Eric Flint Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38c81a08de0670.jpg

She's a hot-shot, rising-star detective who plays it fast and loose but gets results, he's a gigantic horse-person who thinks every crime needs to be solved with magic — together, they're the worst liability to the fragile interdimensional peace guarded by the Salem City Police Department, and the only ones who can stop a mysterious new crime spree... — "Centaur of the Crime" by Michael Angel Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38cd96729d59e0.jpg

After a confused alien becomes stranded on planet Den, the being is discovered and befriended by a trio of young catfolk. Bringing the extraterrestrial into their suburban lives, they introduces P.T., as the alien is dubbed, to their friends, and the youngsters decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, P.T. falls "ill", resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both the kittens and the alien. — "The Trouble with Aliens" by Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38c818cac2efa0.jpg

What appeared to be a blimp on the radar was not a huge manatee coasting the idyllic currents of Venus, but a new alien life-form! One far more advanced than their Earthbound guests, but also naive to the ways of crony capitalism. As exploration turns to conservation, can Earth’s finest scientists protect another world from falling to exploitation? — "Venus Prime" by Paul Preuss & Arthur C. Clarke Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38c41a75be0d20.jpg

When a tech billionaire who sets company policy through late-night tweets accidentally types the wrong planet when announcing their new space program, one young employee sees an opportunity to fulfill a lifelong scientific ambition — but can her team keep the Great Leader focused long enough to get results? — "Venus, INC" by Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38b9474fc40620.jpg

After her family moves into a new house, Lizzie keeps hearing strange sounds coming from the walls, and when the finally discovers a doorway leading to the secret basement she finds something which the previous owners left there — and the realtor failed to disclose to her parents... — "The Devil Downstairs" by P. F. Costello Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38b1a635a48a60.jpg

Convicted for a crime he didn't commit, Commander Eugene Parsec is sentenced to the penal colony of Panopticon IV, he has to find a way to escape, prove his innocence, and save earth from the threat to its very existence." — "Stay Out Of Space" BY Dwight V. Swain Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. Thanks to Chris for recommending this week's book! https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38b33530e9e430.jpg

The staunchly overconfident Kzinti only find honour in battles they can't possibly win, and have plunged into another crusade against a culture so advanced that, after a decade of bloodshed, they still don't know the Kzinti are at war with them. Earth, their staunchest (and only) ally, has committed to join their Kzinti brethren and sealed their pact through a political marriage between two reticent young princes, whose reluctant adventures lead to an unexpected friendship and teach both peoples a valuable lesson. — "Man Kzin wars XI" byLarry Niven Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38ae6e0b646080.jpg

To cure his Leonian wife's illness, galactic bounty hunter Leonard Skeonard must return her to the 'primitive' planet of her birth, even altering his appearance to blend in — but when unscrupulous prospectors seize the tranquil planet, he'll have to go to even greater lengths to save the one he loves, and a world he has much to learn from... — Firebird by Charles L. Harness Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38a96428e84090.jpg

The surf spot of Kahiko Kahakai is inexpicably popular with the senior crowd as our hero discovers when he finds what looks like a geriatric convention where he was expecting like-minded sun, sea and sand-lovers — it's only after hours when the true nature of the resort reveals itself. — "Dinosaur Beach" by Keith Laumer Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com. https://media.podiant.co/spoke/covermyass/artwork/38b1a7cc8cefc0.jpg

Myfanwy, the Dildosmith's Daughter returns! After a fallout with her demon over ‘creative differences’ Myfanwy wanders through the lands on her own until she comes across the valley of the Damosels, a peaceful land ruled by council of three, a land of beautiful streams, lovely meadows, high-spired castles and unicorns — a land in mourning, as the Crone has died and expectations are high for the arrival of the new maiden so the Council of Three is once again complete. Myfwanwy is hailed as the new maiden but soon learns that not all is as beautiful and peaceful as it seems on the surface and Myfwany has to decide if she wants be become part of an ancient and disturbing system of terror and oppression! — "The Three Damosels" by Vera Chapman ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rfkuom/CMA-079.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

Night-nurse Kevin Dobson is feeling the weight of the world when his night shifts run 22 hours because he's living in Kokhanok, Alaska, staggering home late one morning he finds himself accosted by a jeans-flaunting Space-Wolf bounty-hunter who realizes his mission suffered a unfortunate typo, and needs Kevin's help to bring a vile intergalactic criminal to justice. — "The Battle of Forever" by A.E. van Vogt ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6a1q0a/CMA-078.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

An unexpected death rocks the galaxy's largest fantasy convention on Arcturus 14! The Leotard Ladies of Lascivious Prime perform the Rite of Summoning to bring in the greatest detective to ever stalk the halls of CosmicCon: self-acclaimed bimbo Dick Powers is brought in to save the day and rescue the convention. — "Bimbos of the Death Sun" by Sharyn McCrumb ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pu4y9m/CMA-077.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

Elfric the Eclectic barely manages to eke out a living as a door-to-door salesman of (supposedly) healing crystals, usually moving on quickly to the next town before questions arise about the qualities of his wares. Soon he learns though that it's not a wise idea to peddle faulty crystals to a dragon with a long reach and a grudge. — "Pyramid Power" by Eric Flint & Dave Freer ----more---- http://covermyasscast.podbean.com/mf/web/498hoj/CMA-076.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

Emma Rind and John HCCF's marriage has cooled since that impulsive night on Arcturus, because of the secrets they keep: neither can admit to the other they're an intergalacitc spy! On a last 'romantic' trip to the star where they first met they have to admit how mismatched they are — until the arrival of a band of wanted criminals sparks the thrilling excitement they've been missing. — "Slow train to Arcturus" by Eric Flint & Dave Freer ----more---- http://covermyasscast.podbean.com/mf/web/97j2t5/CMA-075.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

This week's episode was 'filmed' before a 'live' 'audience' — in place of the planned live show in Croydon we did a livestream! You can see the recording here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nDfy5BGoIMA In a world of noble wolves there is a small hidden group afflicted with reverse lycanthropy: once a month at the full moon(or in a moment of uncontrolled emotion) they will revert to a more primitive human form, capable of preternatural feats of passive agression, protecting the world of wolves from the dark legions of Karens and Chads who prey upon it from the shadows. — "Silver Crown" by William Bridges ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xfgcz8/CMA-074.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

Working as a flying saucer-wrecker, our young hero finds himself in the midst of an intergalactic conspiracy when his shift-leader ends up dead! He will have to prove his innocence by finding his way out of the trouble he's been dropped in. — "Muerte en Soucoupe Volante" by Pierre Tollet ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9kp9c5/CMA-073.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

In a world where witches are both loved and feared, it brings great status to a town or village to have their own garden-witch — but the wiley creatures are hard to lure in and get to settle. So when the hamlet of Titisee seeks to increase their tourist appeal they turn to  reclusiveGuild of witch-baiters that claims to always get results, or your money back. — "The Witch-Baiter" by Charles Birkin ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qgv69s/CMA-072.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

While practicing for his upcoming debut as opera singer in the role of Papageno from Mozart's Magic flute, up and coming baritone Kenneth Rogered finds himself transported by the magical Glockenspiel to the mystical world of Isis and Osiris, caught in a conflict where both see him as the problem rather the solution and he'll eventually have to decide which world he belongs to. — "Witch World" by Andre Norton ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/guk7k7/CMA-071.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

When low-rent Comic-Con's panel on crocheting Superhero Blankets accidentally summons an eldritch horror, the only thing standing between an Elder God invasion and the attendees cowering in the Dealers Den is a squad of Maleficent cosplayers. — "Times without Number" by John Brunner ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/y6du3u/CMA-070.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

As dictated by tradition every dragon must acquire his weapon in conquest, but for one young fire-lizard his knight in shining armour just doesn't seem to want to come; as the laughing stock of his peers he sets off to find his knight himself and hopefully win his blade in time for him to join the impeding dragon war. — "A Sword for a Dragon" by Christopher Rowley ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7z724g/CMA-069.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

We've sadly had to cancel our live show at the Bonus Stage in Croydon, which we'd previously hinted at — so we're doing it on the INTERNET instead! Click here to tune in to the Cover My Ass Live Extravaganza:  Reverse Werewolf Boyfriend Quest!    

International woman of mystery "The Baroness", who, unlike many of her male counterparts actually maintains her secret identity and mission-ready status faces off against her longtime nemesis Blowfinger alongside her trusty but wholly impractical Afghan hounds against the backdrop of a world shrugging out of the carefree '60s and into the Welsh-Argentinan Cold War using cunning, political savoir-faire, and haute couture. — "The Baroness: The Ecstasy Connection" by Paul Kenyon ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b6cin4/CMA-068.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

To combat an extragalctic threat which voraciously consumes all flesh in its path, the genetically eroded human species tries to 3D-print a new strain of super-soldiers using the only evidence still extant: the Falcon Studios back catalog of gay porn. Wildly successful, the program's results are not quite what the New Humans — nor the adversary threatening to swallow it — had in mind. — "Dark Sky Legion" by William Barton ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/m76n3b/CMA-067.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

The descendants of the original Moonbase Alpha crew are tired of exploring the wondrous universe in their generational fleet. They discover a forbidden psychic time-travel technology to inhabit the bodies of past NASA personnel to prevent the centuries of wandering through space. All is not as it seems though as they end up taking over the minds of a TV crew playing the parts of Astronauts rather than actual NASA personnel! — "Space: 1999: The Psychomorph" by Michael Butterworth ----more---- http://covermyasscast.podbean.com/mf/web/ys4nkh/CMA-066.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

Musical stage productions have evolved to the point where dance-fights are as deadly as real ones, and Michael Flatley XIV, down on his fortune, is lured into an anarchic production of the lost Shakespeare play "Lord Tedric" — but it was 'lost' for a reason and the aliens who buried it have no intention of letting this harmless farce reach the stage. — "Lord Tedric: Black Knight of the Iron Sphere" by E. E. "Doc" Smith & Gordon Eklund ----more---- http://covermyasscast.podbean.com/mf/web/45k4js/CMA-065.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

Unexpectedly rising out of the murky Boston harbour, the mysterious Cube becomes a fixture of the city and freelancing exterminator Zoe [Loggist] and her trusty muskbat 161 try to claim Squatters Rights before alien relations are established, and they're willing to go to any lengths to keep the Port Authority at bay. — "In The Cube" by David Alexander Smith ----more---- http://covermyasscast.podbean.com/mf/web/ujejj8/CMA-064.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

A casual comment from the comfortably abducted daytime TV star Romula DeDeridex gets her alien hosts delving into the netherworld of Twitch streaming; they soon mistake a notorious videogame cheater for a brilliant military strategist and kidnap them to lead their intergalactic skirmish, under the passive-aggressive guidance of his skeezy talent-agent-slash-uncle. — "The Vor Game" by Lois McMaster Bujold ----more---- http://covermyasscast.podbean.com/mf/web/5chkjy/CMA-063.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

On their 12.5th anniversary, all is not well in the Royal Bedchambers: Queen Bacheloretta is on Second Love and King Pitty is on Grindr. Foolishly trusting their inept marriage counselor to juggle the need for galactic peace while the mismatched pair of Royals desperately try to "get some while the getting's good", the galaxy slides toward disaster and war until rockstar wedding planner Susan Black is summoned from retirement to shake things up. — "Better to Ask Forgiveness" by Christopher Stasheff ----more---- https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w9mv24/CMA-062.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

The Court Wizard has a side business selling 'used dragons', but his carefree hustling days are numbered once he accidentally fulfills a tragic Princess's prophecy and discovers Fate has not only a cruel sense of humour but also the tax department on speed-dial. — "Her Majesty's Wizard" by Christopher Stasheff ----more---- With thanks to Clickhole (of all things) for providing a prophecy generator!  http://www.covermyasscast.com/mf/web/vhrqc7/CMA-061.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

The extinct planet Earth is an intergalactic LARPer's paradise. All the cool continents are already claimed, but two robots discover their tiny allotment was once the Holy Seat of a global religion. Their role-playing, philosophical and cosplaying fun takes a turn for the real when they discover the only remaining multicellular life on the planet and must decide: was the Burning Bush literal or metaphoric? — "Project Pope" by Clifford Simak ----more---- http://www.covermyasscast.com/mf/web/7r6x4e/CMA-060.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

The little town of Big Beaver, Pennsylvania, struggling to rebound after the closure of its electric novelty crucifix factory is beset by a swarm of turtlenecked, espresso-swilling, horn-rimmed Satanists drawn in by its Authenticity. A conflict of biblical proportions brews between the Dark Prince and their traditional nemesis: the interim chairperson of the Homeowners' Association. — "The Devil Finds Work" by Michael Delving ----more----  https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/iptmr6/CMA-059.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

You’ve enjoyed the noir classics The Big Heat and The Big Sleep; now try… The Big Eye! "My partner Denton Wrinklesuit just ain’t cut out to be a private eye. Always trippin’ on sidewalks, takin’ his dates and their perky nipples down with him. Well, buddy, try doin’ a stakeout as a very public eye like me. It’s goin’ real great — I’m sure nobody’s noticed me up here, just like I didn’t notice that goddamn skyscraper that just socked me right in the cornea. These people. Maybe if I had a jaunty bowtie, they’d find me less frightening. And the warning I boomed out was about an eye dilation, since I’d just been to the doc — not sure where they got annihilation. “Red peril”, they call me. Well, maybe I do need some drops... and I’m sure I need a drink." — "The Big Eye" by Max Ehrlich ----more---- With special thanks to Friend-of-the-library Glimmerstomp for this week's synopsis!  Also thanks to @ladyaeva for https://twitter.com/ladyaeva/status/1215717975711473664. https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uut9bb/CMA-057.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

Objection! Daytime TV star Romula DeDeridex is mistaken for the galaxy's brightest adjudicator and kidnapped to mediate between two galactic empires — literally cats and dogs! — vying for custody of their recently-discovered ancestral homeworld. With the threat of war looming overhead, Romula must come to grips with the complexities and seductions of... Space Court! — "Between Darkness and Light" by Lisanne Norman ----more---- K coins a phrase. Khaki keeps an open mind. https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uut9bb/CMA-057.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

The wise intergalactic mediator Ming the Motiveless struggles to maintain democracy and peace among the stars when the charismatic Yale poloist Flash "Yeet" Gordon sets out in his rocket-ship Manifest Destiny to colonize uncivilized space by spreading the gospel of neo-lib capitalism and training malcontents in guerilla tactics to install regimes friendly to Flash's imperialist interests. — "Black Star Chronicles" by DJ Arneson & Tony Tallarico ----more---- K is into loot boxes. Khaki is just happy to be podcasting again. http://covermyasscast.podbean.com/mf/web/bpzg2c/CMA-056.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

Since the discovery that drinking dissolved unicorns enhances magical ability these glorious creatures have been poached to the brink of extinction, depleting the world's ambient levels of magic and exacerbating the demand — only our young, responsible heroes stand in the way of thaumaturgical disaster! — "The Unicorn Solution" by John Lee ----more---- K has tips for ebook readers. Khaki says "monocerops" and doesn't pay enough of a price. With thanks to Friend-of-the-library Ryan Campbell who wrote "6 Unbelievable Facts About Unicorns" http://covermyasscast.podbean.com/mf/web/p4a7u2/CMA-055.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

In a society where the quaint custom of 'Stealing the Bride' is taken very seriously, Susan Black's career as a wedding planner is about to make a meteoric rise when she lands the contract for the crown prince's upcoming nuptials, which take on the scope of a land war in Asia or invading Russia in winter. — "Rules of Engagement" by Elizabeth Moon ----more---- K 'doubts continue to gnaw at him. Khaki recites his favorite German idiom. http://covermyasscast.podbean.com/mf/web/4sh8sp/CMA-054.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

A bumblebrained young blunder-dunce is mistaken for an eccentric prodigy and tasked with creating wondrous new technologies to safely exploit the Arctic mineral resources. Together with his well-meaning but equally incompetent friends, Tom Swift nobly strives and disastrously fails to live up to his parents' rose-tinted expectations, to the ruin of all who believed in him. — "Tom Swift and his Atomic Earth Blaster" by Victor Appleton II ----more---- K 's patience wins out over his suspicion. Khaki is... not himself. http://covermyasscast.podbean.com/mf/web/vby9yq/CMA-053.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.

The dimension-hopping gigglewitch Anne McCaffrey teleports into a sleepy town in medieval France to delight the townsfolk's upper crust with a sumptuous dinner spread — but when one of the guests is murdered Mrs. McCaffrey must use all her magical cooking skills uncover the truth and find the proof in the pudding. — Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey" by Anne McCaffrey with John Gregory Betancourt K grins and bears his good friend's cooking. Khaki edits the fuck out of this episode. Cover art: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sr6f7z/CMA-052.jpg Find CoverMyAssCast on Twitter, Gmail and www.covermyasscast.com.