Everett Book Club

048- Venus is a Man's World, by William Tenn, 1951Wherein a man named Butt wants to get married.Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in the New Bahamas, and this week discussing the 1951 short story, "Venus is a Man's World", by William Tenn. This one's kinda sexist AF, but mostly it's just 1950's playful sexism- you know, the kind that's terrible, just like all the others. We don't spend much time ranting about it though. Mostly I (Ruiz) tell the story and Marguerite reacts- you know, just like every episode.Also, DOWN WITH BOWL CUTS!

047 - Basic Right, by Eric Frank Russell, 1958Wherein the Earth is taken over by fluffy green aliens!Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Herpes Beach, Florida, discussing the 1958 short story, "Basic Right" by Eric Frank Russell. You know, there's an ancient Raidan idiom (back on Raidan Homeworld that is, (which definitely isn't located in Sigma Octantis), that says, "Go thou and paint the long fence, Jayfat, for I am reclining within the hammock and I am very comfortable." And with these words, Ruiz Tremello fell in love with this short story, which definitely deserved an extra hundred pages at least- honestly, the 6-year span could spin off dozens of sub-plots full of intrigue and... Whoops, spoilers.Ruiz & Marguerite have been fairing alright during These Current Troubles, and they apologize for the lack of podcasts. Summer is to blame, along with extra time outdoors, and extra time reading that could have instead been spent podcasting. Whoops.

046- The Night of the Storm, by Dean R. Koontz, 1974Wherein 4 robot best friends go on an adventure!Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are still being topical by social distancing from inside Fidel Castro's Panic Palace in Kyoto, Cuba- and this episode they're discussing Dean R. Koontz's 1974 short story, "The Night of the Storm". To avoid spoilers, I'll just say that this story takes place in the same universe as another story we've covered in the past, so astute listeners may pick up on the fact much sooner than Marguerite does.Also, special thanks to Dean R. Koontz for his writing, voluminous and entertaining as it is! Extra special thanks to Fair Use for allowing us to make this podcast.

045- The Best Policy, by Randall Garrett, 1957Wherein Thagobar Verf meets first contact with HumanityRuiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Kyoto, Cuba, staying safe inside Fidel Castro's old Panic Palace. Between the Relics on the shelves and the episodes of Coronation Street on VHS, they also find time to discuss Randall Garrett's 1957 short story, "The Best Policy". Featuring one human and a diverse cast of Prawn-like Aliens, this short story has humor, action, intrigue, and adventure! Also, it's based on a true story that hasn't happened yet, according to a blog I found on the internet.Stay safe out there.

044- The Wall Around The World, by Theodore Cogswell, 1953Wherein a boy attends a school of magic and yearns to fly over a wall...Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Consternation, Venezuela, and are discussing the 1953 short story, "The Wall Around the World" by Theodore Cogswell.This is a story that stuck with Ruiz for a few years now- there was something charming about the [REDACTED] at the final reveal at the end. Also, he likes Pocket Universe stories.

043- The Gualcophone, by Alan Nelson, 1952Wherein a mutant creates a new musical instrument!Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Vancouver, Columbia, at a 9-star restort in the Andes Mountains, following a misadventure where they definitely didn't locate the Oak Island Treasure! Back for the Season 3 Premiere, Ruiz & Marguerite are discussing Alan Nelson's 1952 short story, "The Gualcophone", about a mutant who creates a new musical instrument. Alan Nelson has been featured on the podcast before, for Episode 35, "Soap Opera"- and Ruiz loves the personality of his stories, of which he's (apparently) only ever written 8. We'll work on collecting his remaining 6 stories in future episodes, to bring some attention to this unknown but talented author.

042- Part 2- Chateau d'If, by Jack Vance, 1950Wherein Roland Mario learns how to live an adventure: Of Revenge!Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Zejuatenejo (sp?), California- and concluding their discussion of Jack Vance's 1950 novella, "Chateau d'If". In part one, [SPOILERS] so now Roland Mario has to embrace his adventure! And he does so, with a single goal: REVENGE!This one's fun: I especially enjoyed the revenge.Everett Book Club is on our post-season hiatus, returning with Season 3 on March 1st!BUY OUR MERCH! IT DOESN'T EXIST YET! BOOTLEG IT AND THEN SEND US A PITTANCE!

041- Part 1- Chateau d'If, by Jack Vance, 1950Wherein Roland Mario seeks adventure!Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in [REDACTED], California, on a mission to destroy The Bezos Robot Army! Oh, and it's also the Season Finale PART ONE, so they're also discussing PART ONE of Jack Vance's 1950 novella, "Chateau d'If".This one's a lot of fun- a protagonist with the implausible name of Roland Mario lives in a future Earth in a era of plenty, and since there's apparently no adventure left, he's listless and seeking the solution to a mystery! ...A mystery that will basically get resolved at the end of Part 1.I forgot to have Marguerite describe the cover, whoops. This one's taken from "The Narrow Land", a short story collection very much worth reading. I'll have Marguerite describe this cover for PART TWO.

040- The Bright Illusion, by C.L. Moore, 1934Wherein a man falls in love with an alien babe?This week on the podcast, Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in the middle of British Columbia, Canada, discussing "The Bright Illusion" by C.L. Moore, from 1934. This one is something special, because C.L. Moore is an amazing author who's very ahead of her time. Honestly, this one surprised us both with its themes and surprise plot-points.For a picture of the cover, please consult episode 36, "The New Accelerator". I was going to re-upload it, but decided to turn it into the world’s worst scavenger hunt.C.L. Moore was famously married author Henry Kuttner, who you can hear about in Episode 003, "Time Locker"- and next season, we're going to do a story that they wrote together!

039- Nine-Finger Jack, by Anthony Boucher, 1952Wherein a Man marries his ninth Wife and nobody is suspicious.Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Acapulco, Yukon Territories, discussing the 1952 short story, "Nine-Finger Jack", by Anthony Boucher!This one is something special: and not just because it's short enough that Ruiz can read the whole thing verbatim. No, it's special because of reasons that shouldn't be revealed here, because of spoilers.Honestly though, I'm very interested in reading more of Anthony Boucher's works, even if he did mostly write mysteries- and I'm not much of a fan of mysteries. I don't know why, but I never guess Who Did The Crime, even when I'm watching Law & Order, or NCIS or whatever- if we're ten minutes from the end of the episode and you ask me, "who's the killer?" I'll probably just name all the suspects and not provide any salient insight whatsoever.Maybe it's something awry with my brain, kind of like how I'm terrible at remembering jokes?

038- The Machine, by Richard German, 1946Wherein a stable individual constructs a machine that runs.Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Kamehameha, Quebec, discussing Richard German's 1946 short story, "The Machine"! Where do I begin on this one?Okay, first off, I still haven't been able to find any good information about Richard German, who he is, what book / stories he wrote; nothing. Perhaps my Google Fu is lacking, but I went through ten pages of results and haven't found anything useful. If anyone has any useful information, let us know!Also, I forgot to ask Marguerite to describe the cover for our listeners: but that's mostly because we've already done it. Today's story was pulled from "13 Great Stories of Science-Fiction"; if you want to see the cover, check the show notes for Episode 33, "Volpla's". And if you want to see the back cover, check the show notes for Episode 35, "Soap Opera" .The image in today’s show notes is the front inside-cover of that wonderful collection.Seriously tho, Who Is Richard German?

037- Fondly Fahrenheit, by Alfred Bester, 1954Wherein a smart Android and a dumb Man team up, for crime!Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Bilbo, Morocco, where they've been imprisoned for various reasons, and are discussing Alfred Bester's 1954 short story, "Fondly Fahrenheit". Marguerite thinks that this is one of the darkest stories we've done so far on the podcast, but Ruiz isn't sure; all he knows is that Alfred Bester has spun a tale so shocking that it has inspired (or informed) countless tropes that we all each of us encounter (no doubt) on a daily basis.Also, what an interesting economy he's come up with: someone should write some kind of paper.

036- The New Accelerator, by H.G. Wells, 1901Wherein two foppish gentlemen lark about the LeasRuiz Tremello & Marguerite are in New Bombay, Iceland, to enjoy a few days at a local spa! Also, they're discussing H.G. Wells' 1901 short story, "The New Accelerator". What a preposterous tale, honestly HG, we're disappointed in you. For one of the so-called "progenitors" of science fiction, this particular tale of yours is about the laziest, most inconsequential, simplistic story that We Of This Book Club have had the misfortune of reading.Seriously HG, we've covered some poor tales in the past on this podcast, but "The New Accelerator" is a let-down- this podcast isn't a let down, but the source material? Jeez. HG Wells, we expected better.

035- Soap Opera, by Alan Nelson, 1953"Wherein a man causes mayhem across San Francisco, just because"Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Neo Tokyo, Siberia, discussing Alan Nelson's 1953 short story, "Soap Opera". Marguerite LOVED this one, in a certain way, kind of.Alan Nelson is the author of only 8 short stories in his entire career, and after enjoying this one, we want to read the other 7. We haven't been able to find out much about him, other than the fact that he was born in New Mexico in 1911, lived in Oakland during the 40's and worked for the "state employment agency" as an "interviewer".If you know anything more about him, or would like to send us books containing his stories, we are the proud owners of an email address, and we can't email you first, because we don't know who you are.

034- Alien Night, by Thomas N. Scortia, 1957Wherein every single trope rears its head in the space of about 12 hours...Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are lost somewhere on the Mongolian Steppe, near Buckinghamshire, and discussing Thomas N. Scortia's 1957 novella, "Alien Night".This one is a personal fave of Ruiz, who considers it probably the most inconsistent (or surprising?) narrative he's read in years, though it's also a lot of fun.Ruiz & Marguerite have been absent for over a month, due to circumstances. They apologize for the delay in getting new episodes out, but are also secure in the knowledge that their fans will be patient, unless they're not.Developed and broadcast under the benevolent auspices of Fair Use. :)

033- Volpla's, by Wyman Guin, 1952Wherein a mad scientist tries to pull a prank.Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in [REDACTED], Bhutan, a lovely place they can say nothing about; and discussing the madcap 1952 short story, "Volpla's", by Wyman Guin.This story is a bizarre mix of the tangible with the vague, featuring a cast of characters who remain mostly nameless, and a cast of mutants who seek a happy ending for their story in a way that can only be happy in the optimism of the early 1950's.This is Everett Book Club's first meeting with the works of Wyman Guin, and we hope to meet his stories again someday.Produced under the benevolent auspices of Fair Use.

032- Part 2- The Unteleported Man, by Philip K. Dick, 1964Wherein we finally learn The Truth of Whale's Mouth! Or do we...? No, we do.Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are visiting Belarus, Nepal, and completing their discussion about the 1964 Philip K. Dick novel, "The Unteleported Man"!Will Rachmael Ben Applebaum complete his 18 year voyage to Whale's Mouth without going mad? Will Al Dosker continue being Lies Inc.'s greatest pilot? Will Matson Glazer-Holliday succeed in his coup d'tat? And will Freya Holm take over Lies Inc.?"The Unteleported Man" is the novel that eventually became "Lies Inc.", which we'll probably have to do in Season 3, since I just read the Wiki page about it and it sounds insane.Everett Book Club operates under the benevolent auspices of Fair Use.

031- Part 1- The Unteleported Man, by Philip K. Dick, 1964Wherein the heir to a bankrupt spaceship company decides to go on an interstellar voyage!Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Indiana, India, where they're discussing the 1964 novella, "The Unteleported Man" by Philip K. Dick. This story is pulled from an Ace Double-Book, and is the originally-published version of what would eventually be called "Lies Inc.", which has a few extra chapters.Philip K. Dick is one of science fiction's most illustrious authors, and Ruiz Tremello's favourite story by him is "The Penultimate Truth", though "Radio Free Albemuth" was also delightful. Honestly though, just keep reading his books; and other people's books, and lots of all the books!Excerpted under the auspices of Fair Use.

030- Lonely Road, by Richard Wilson, 1956Wherein literature's most boring protagonist becomes a metaphorical snail.Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are back from a brief summer hiatus, and they're visiting India's French Coast to discuss the 1956 Richard Wilson short story, "Lonely Road", from his short story collection, "Those Idiots from Earth".Richard Wilson (1920-1987) was the author of three novels and a surprising number of short story collections, and "Those Idiots from Earth" was Ruiz's first introduction to this fellow's writing, which is better than Theodore Sturgeon's, and also less offensive.Rate and Review the Everett Book Club Podcast, via your local Podcatching software!We are selling stickers! You can buy them from us, in person, at places where we exist!

029- The Golden Egg, by Theodore Sturgeon, 1941Wherein a Cosmic Egg decides to become a human, and immediately falls in love.Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Los Angeles, Thailand, and discussing the 1941 short story, "The Golden Egg" by Theodore Sturgeon.This episode contains more casual and blatant sexism than any episode we've done yet (thanks, 1941) so be aware.Theodore Sturgeon (1918-1985) was the author of over 200 stories, including Ruiz Tremello's fave (of his) "Killdozer!" He is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

028- The Jester, by William Tenn, 1951Wherein a robot is given a "sense of humor".Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are discussing "The Jester" by William Tenn, from 1951. William Tenn is known as a comedic science fiction writer, and this story features a comedian, so I guess that counts. This story does not, however, contain too many Good Ideas in terms of how robots should be built; and as Turing Test Administrators, should Ruiz and Marguerite ever chance to meet a robot as unruly as "Rupert" from "The Jester", they would immediately (necessarily) burn it with fire.

027- The City of Force, by Daniel F. Galouye, 1960Wherein it's Man Vs. Pac-Man in an alien city on a future, invaded Earth!Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Strontium, Japan, hunting down an AI named Gary, and discussing the 1960 novella, "The City of Force" by Daniel F. Galouye.The story concerns a human exploring an alien city in a future, invaded Earth; and Ruiz Tremello absolutely loved this story. It had action, intrigue, romance, and some other stuff; and it's most certainly his most boringest podcast episode yet!Seriously though, this one's not as snappy as most of the other episodes because it's just too damn good. This was the first Daniel F. Galouye story Ruiz has ever encountered, and he very much wants to read more.

026- Angel Fix, by Raccoona Sheldon, 1974"Wherein good guys get all the unclean matter."Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are on the island of Treppenwitz, Japan, and discussing the 1974 short story, "Angel Fix" by Raccoona Sheldon (aka, James Tiptree Jr., aka, Alice Hastings Sheldon)."Angel Fix" features an alien who's casually passing by Earth, when he notices that we're having some troubles and he stops by to offer some help. "How benevolent of him," you may be thinking, and you are definitely correct; because as usually, nothing can possibly go wrong or be amiss.Alice Hastings Bradly wrote under several pseudonyms including most famously, "James Tiptree Jr". This is the first of her works that Ruiz Tremello has ever read and he wants to read more, and encourages you to do the same.

025- Growing Season, by F.L. Wallace, 1959Wherein a boy genius hallucinates and conspiratorializes!Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in the Casserole Islands, sailing across the Pacific and headed for Japan, discussing the 1961 novella, "Growing Season" by F.L. Wallace.This story concerns a boy genius plant mechanic/psychologist who spends a fair amount of time being paranoid. Ruiz in particular enjoyed this story, as it reminds him of his time among the French Foreign Legion.F.L. Wallace (1915-2004) was a mechanical engineer who published numerous short stories and novellas apparently all between 1951 and 1960. If anyone wants to help fill in the missing years of his biography, his Wikipedia entry is insufferably short, and his entry on the SF Encyclopedia is missing several of his works, including this one, "Growing Season".Quick apology: Ruiz accidentally credits the year on "Growing Season" as 1961. This is an error, as it was actually 1959. Our apologies to all who are negatively affected by this unfortunate incident.

While visiting New Eagleville, USA, Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite stop to discuss "The Cage", by Bertram Chandler, from 1957.This story is especially fun; following the misadventures of a group of survivors from a crashed spaceship! It's basically "Naked & Afraid" sixty years before that show was even a show.This was the first Bertram Chandler story Ruiz has ever read, and he wants to read more, and MORE!

023- Killashandra- Crystal Singer, by Anne McCaffrey, 1976Wherein a woman goes on a tropical summer vacation!Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are back for their Season 2 premiere, featuring "Killashandra- Crystal Singer", a short story by Anne McCaffrey, from 1976!In today's story, the iconic Killashandra goes on vacation. ...That's pretty much the whole plot, and it's glorious because Anne McCaffrey is an AMAZING author. Clearly rusty from their seasonal break, Ruiz & Marguerite completely fail to properly convey how fantastic an author Anne McCaffrey is and properly give her props for her "Dragonriders of Pern" series, and the fact that she was the first female author to win both the Hugo and Nebula Awards! Seriously, read her books. And other books besides hers. Mostly, just keep reading.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are back in their home in Everett for Part 2 of the Season Finale! Jack Vance's magnificent novella, "The Man From Zodiac" comes to a stunning conclusion, as Milton Hack attempts to bring infrastructure and peace to the war-like Phrones!As this is our Season Finale, Everett Book Club is on winter break, but we’ll be back with a very special episode just in time for Valentine's Day!

For Part 1 of the Season 1 Finale, Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are back home in Everett, and discussing "The Man from Zodiac", by Jack Vance, from 1967.Jack Vance is both Ruiz & Marguerite's favorite author, which is why this episode is (part 1 of) the Season Finale- Ruiz has been waiting for this one for a while.Jack Vance (1916-2013) was a prolific Hugo & Nebula Award-winning author of over 50 books, including some fantastic series' like "Tales of the Dying Earth", "Lyonesse", "The Demon Prices", "Araminta Station", and "The Durdane Series"; as well as lots of other books R&M recommend.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in New Giraffe City, Latvia, discussing the 1881 short story, "The Clock That Went Backward" by Edward Page Mitchell!Taken from "The Time Traveller's Almanac" short story collection, the aforementioned volume claims that "The Clock That Went Backward" is the first time travel story ever published; but it's not. It IS the first story ever published that features a Time Machine, however; a fact that is pretty cool; or would be if it weren't for "philosophy".A quick correction: Ruiz inaccurately states that "The Time Traveller's Almanac" is over a thousand pages, but that is incorrect, because it's actually 948 pages. He apologizes for any inconvenience.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Neo Rio DeJanero, Norway! The legendary Earthcore Elevator connecting Norway to Brazil is here, and Ruiz insists upon calling it The Earthshaft. Also, our heroes are discussing "Gleaners" by Clifford D. Simak, wherein a Time Travel Manager has a bad day at the office.Clifford D. Simak is a very prolific writer of science fiction, whose titles include "Time is the Simplest Thing", and "Way Station". He won the Hugo Award 3 times, and this short novella was the first of his works that Ruiz has read. As you'll hear, Ruiz and Marguerite were both enamored by this story, and will definitely read more by this talented author.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Hammerfest, Finland, discussing "The Frozen Planet" by Keith Laumer, a novella featuring Retief, the universe's least subtle spy. There are at least 14 different Retief books / collections, and "The Frozen Planet & four other science-fiction novellas" (MacFadden Books, 1966) contains this story, one of Retief's first published appearances. And what an appearance! He's basically 007 minus any trace of grace or elegance or Britishness.Keith Laumer (1925-1993) is the author of five different series', including the Retief novels, The Imperium Sequence, and the Bolo Books. We of the EBC endorse the works of Keith Laumer, in the sense that we think that you should read books, and these happen to be books, so why not read them?

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are vacationing on Platypus Island, Greece, and discussing the 1974 short story "The Fire Mountain" by Gail Kimberly. This story features four robot best friends who go on an adventure! Ruiz likes stories featuring four robot best friends because it reminds him of Earthbound.

Ruiz Tremello and Marguerite are finishing up the tests on Alberto Einsteino; and presenting Part 3 of "Odyssey to Earthdeath", by Leo P. Kelley: "The Feat"! Phillip Villane, Ruth Cameron, Adam York, Grandsir, and Sister, continue their battle against Supreme Priestman Simon Pume, while the batle between Cityside and Landsend reaches critical mass!Leo P. Kelley (1928-2002) was an advertising copywriter who also wrote Western Novels, YA SciFi, and several novels, including The Accidental Earth (1968), The Coins of Murph (1971), and Time: 110100 (1972), where in this episode Ruiz accidentally refers to it as being named "110100" rather than the proper "Time: 110100", because the website he sourced for research on Leo P. Kelley was wrong. Odyssey to Earthdeath was the first novel by Leo P. Kelley that Ruiz has ever been lucky enough to read, and he very much desires to read more by this talented and delightful author.Bibliography source: http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kelley_leo_p

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite remain in Rangoon, Italy, testing an AI with the unlikely (and possibly ironic) name of Alberto Einsteino. Meanwhile, they are continuing their discussions on Leo P. Kelley's 1968 masterpiece, "Odyssey to Earthdeath", with today's episode covering Part 2- "The Festival".This might be the darkest episode yet, but at the same time, wow, what a story! Leo P. Kelley, we want to read all your books now! ...except for that YA stuff.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Rangoon, Italy, for the first part of their discussion on Leo P. Kelley's magnificent 1968 novel, "Odyssey to Earthdeath". And what a novel! Ruiz in particular was taken by this story: by its post-World-War-3 dystopia, by its vague, cultish religions, and most of all, by its varied cast of characters. This one's unique.Leo P. Kelley is the author of two YA SF series, "Space Police" and "Galaxy 5", and over a dozen other novels, including several Westerns.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Colboclonk, Belgium, and discussing J.G. Ballard's 1967 short story, "The Last World of Mr. Goddard". The story concerns a creepy old man who wants to know everyone's business at all times!This story was found via J.G. Ballard's "The Day of Forever" short story collection, an eclectic series of tales that Ruiz found occasionally plodding, often delightful, and ultimately enjoyable if a bit forgettable.J.G. Ballard (1930-2009) was a British writer best known for the semi-autobiographical "Empire of the Sun", as well as his many Science Fiction & Post-Apocalyptic novels such as "The Drowned World" and "The Wind from Nowhere". Everett Book Club enjoys his works, and thinks that you should read them, and also everything else. Please always read, keep reading!

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Yamamoto Prefecture, Spain, and discussing the short story, "The Only Death in the City (Paris)" by C.J. Cherryh, from the 1981 short story collection, "Sunfall".C.J. Cherryh is a best-selling author who has sold over 3 million books, and has an asteroid named after her (!). "Sunfall" was the first of her works that Ruiz has ever read, and he loved it, heartily recommends it, and plans to read more. Marguerite however, has read LOTS of C.J. Cherryh, with the notable exception of "Sunfall", which is now on her list.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Hufflepuff, Portugal, discussing the 1916 short story, "Enoch Soames" by Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm. The story concerns a narrator's relationship to a failed writer, and an exciting Faustian bargain!This story was read from "The Time Traveller's Almanac", a massive collection of over 60 short stories, where it bears the alternate title of "Enoch Soames: A Memory of the 1890's".The Author, Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm (August 24, 1872 – May 20, 1956), was an essayist, humorist, broadcaster, caricaturist, writer, and according to Wikipedia, A Dandy. You can learn more about his fantastic life, here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Beerbohm

Wherein a swaddled lump of flesh is addicted to social media.Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Paraguay, France, discussing the 1909 novella, "The Machine Stops", by E.M. Forster. This story concerns a far, far future evolution of humanity that neither of our hosts are interested in living in. If they could travel to the future, and they were stuck in this particular future, they would be far less happy than they are right now.CORRECTIONS: In the audio, "The Machine Stops" is stated to have been written in 1928, but this is incorrect, as the actual year was 1909. That incorrect date was taken from the "Cities of Wonder" short story collection, edited by Damon Knight.CORRECTION #2- Unfortunately, Ruiz did some research on Wikipedia, which inaccurately stated that E.M. Forster was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature 16 times. That is however, incorrect, as he was actually nominated 20 times.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in New Northunderlandshiretonville County, England, discussing the 1960 short story, "Planet of the Condemned", by Robert Murphy. This short story was discovered via a 1985 collection called "Ten Top Stories", which contained ten stories of varying quality.In terms of Science Fiction, Robert Murphy apparently only ever wrote 4 short stories and published one short story collection, though Goodreads only contains his numerous nature books. If anyone has any copies of Robert Murphy's 1966 collection, "The Phantom Setter, and Other Stories", we'd love to read it!

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Lagonda, Turks & Cacos, and have gotten lost in the jungle! While waiting for a rescue helicopter, they discuss Part 2 of "Drunkard's Walk" by Frederik Pohl. Cornut is now happily married, and a myriad of unconnected, inexplicable plots are (thankfully) resolved by the end of the episode!

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Botswana, Peru, for the first of two discussions on Drunkard's Walk, by Frederik Pohl. A math professor avoids suicide, a math department head takes pictures of fuzzy molecules, an undergrad repeatedly flirts with an uninterested fellow student, and an uncontacted South Pacific tribe is recontacted! Several plots begin, and because it's part 1 of 2, none of them conclude!Part 2 will be posted 1 week from today (July 1st, 2018) rather than our usual bi-weekly format.Frederik Pohl is the prolific, award-winning author of "Gateway" and countless other books. Ruiz Tremello regrets the fact that Drunkard's Walk is the first Frederik Pohl book he's ever read, and intends to make up for this personality defect by reading more immediately, eventually.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in New Polygon City, Columbia, and discussing Brian Aldiss' 1964 short story, "The Underprivileged". As usual, Marguerite didn't read the story, so Ruiz provides a helpful summary.Twists and turns await, laughter and fear abounds, and the planet Dansson sounds incredible and Ruiz wants to go there for his next vacation.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in New Constantinople, Bolivia, and discussing "Babel II", by Damon Knight, from 1953. As usual, Marguerite had other things going on and she didn't read the story, so Ruiz provides a helpful summary. Along the way, an alien from another dimension comes to Earth for a shopping spree!Visit us at www.everettbookclub.com,or check out our Facebook Group, Instagram, or Twitter, where we can be found as "Everett Book Club".

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are in Snowcone Mountain, Brazil (real place, fake name) and discussing "Lucky Starr & The Big Sun of Mercury" by Isaac Asimov. Featuring a homicidal robot, political intrigue, and two probably-gay best friends, this novel was originally published under the name "Paul French", in part because Isaac Asimov didn't really want to sign his name to it (backstory contained within the episode).Visit us online at www.everettbookclub.com, reach us via email at everettbookclub@hotmail.com, follow us on Twitter @everetbookclub, or join our Facebook group, featuring a probably-predictable name at this point.

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite are on the road, giving a Turing Test to a rogue botnet somewhere near Dort, Nebraska. Taking a break on their day off before going for a hike in the town's sewers, our heroes visit the 1943 time travel classic, "Time Locker", by Henry Kuttner. "Time Locker" excerpted from "The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century", Edited by Harry Turtledove with Martin H. Greenberg, Copyright 2005, Del Ray BooksUsed under the benevolent auspices of Fair Use

Episode: 002Title: The Weapons ShopAuthor: A.E. van VogtYear: 1942Featuring: Ruiz Tremello & MargueriteA future Earth, a provincial town; a ruthless government, and a mysterious shop that sells guns... When the most annoying man in town makes it his business to play morality police, can Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite escape alive?

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite discuss Ben Bova's 1976 short story, Orion, first published in Weird Heroes Vol. 6, Published 1977, Byron PreissAll content and images are used under the terms of Fair Use for the purposes of Review and Satire.