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This time we discussed A Drop of Corruption, Book 2 of the Shadow of the Leviathan series, written by Robert Jackson Bennett and narrated by Andrew Fallaize. A Drop of Corruption [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]   Murderbot (2025) [Apple TV] The Tainted Cup [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]   Penric and Desdemona (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] The Cemeteries of Amalo (Series): The Witness for the Dead [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] The Tyrant Philosophers (Series): City of Last Chances [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  

This time on Narrated, we discussed our favorite books and series that we thought could be adapted into great TV series. We also discussed some of our favorite past adaptations. Murderbot (2025) [Apple TV] Annie Bot [Libro.fm] / [Episode 249] The Kingston Cycle (Series): Witchmark [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Binti (Series): Binti [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] My Monticello [Libro.fm] / [Episode 121] The Space Between Worlds [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] The Cemeteries of Amalo (Series): The Witness for the Dead [Libro.fm] / [

Lisa and Scott discuss the 2025 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novel. 2025 Hugo Finalists - Best Novel: Alien Clay [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]   The Ministry of Time [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]   Someone You Can Build a Nest In [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 253]  Service Model [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Episode 257] A Sorceress Comes to Call [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] The Tainted Cup [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  

This time we discussed The Unworthy, written by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses and narrated by Imani Jade Powers. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Simon & Schuster Audio for providing audio review copies of The Unworthy for today's episode. The Unworthy [Libro.fm] Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak [Libro.fm] We Shall Sing a Song into the Deep [Libro.fm] The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain [OverDrive/Libby] A Canticle for Leibowitz [Libro.fm]  

This time we discussed The Invisible Wild, written by Nikki Van De Car and narrated by Barrie Kealoha. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Hachette Audio for providing audio review copies of The Invisible Wild for today's episode. The Invisible Wild [Libro.fm] Heroes of the Water Monster [Libro.fm] Black Water Sister [Libro.fm] The City We Became [Libro.fm]  

This time we discussed Murder by Memory, written by Olivia Waite and narrated by Blair Baker. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. The Tomb of Dragons [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]   It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton [Website] Six Wakes [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive] / MicroSFF by Örjan Westin [Bluesky] /  [Website] Short Fiction Spotlight: “An Omodest Proposal” written by Andrew Dana Hudson, narrated by Stefen Rudnicki [Lightspeed] - February 2025 (Issue 177) / Short Story “My Omelas, Right or Wrong” written by An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog [Bluesky] / Short Story ”Hook and Line” written by Koji A Dae, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 222: March 2025 / Short Story ”AITA for telling my genetic double she can't be transgender?” written by Leon Tomova, narrated by Swann Grey [khōréō] / Short Story ”Redo” written by Brigitte Winter, narrated by Julia Rios [PodCastle 883] / Short Story ”Lyra, From Many Angles” written by Hiron Ennes, narrated by Tatiana Grey [Escape Pod 986] / Short Story ”Tea for Truth, Mango for Memory” written by Nicole L. Soper Gorden, narrated by M.K. Hobson [Beneath Ceaseless Skies - 427] / Short Story

This time we discussed Transmentation | Transience: Or, an Accession to the People's Council for Nine Thousand Worlds, written by Darkly Lem and narrated by Dion Graham. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Blackstone Publishing for providing audio review copies of Transmentation | Transience for today's episode. Transmentation | Transience [Libro.fm] The Space Between Worlds [Libro.fm] No Gods, No Monsters [Libro.fm] The Voyage of the White Cloud [Libro.fm] Tread of Angels [Libro.fm] American War [Libro.fm]

This time we discussed The Martian Contingency, Book 4 of The Lady Astronaut series, written and narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal. The Martian Contingency [Audible]   Rip-Off! [Audible Original]   The Calculating Stars [Audible] The Fated Sky [Audible] The Relentless Moon [Audible] / [Episode 73: The Relentless Moon with Mary Robinette Kowal] Episode 72: Food & Drink Audiobook Draft For All Mankind (2019) [IMDb] Lessons in Chemistry (2023) [IMDb] Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void [Libro.fm] / [Audible]   A City on Mars: Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Overdrive/Libby]  

This time we discussed The River Has Roots, written by Amal El-Mohtar and narrated by Gem Carmella. We also discussed the included novelette “John Hollowback and the Witch”. The River Has Roots [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]   ”Kilkelly” by Peter Jones  ”Ballad of Spring Hill” by Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl  ”Diner” by Martin Sexton  The Greenhollow Duology (Series): Silver in the Wood  [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]   The Kingston Cycle (Series): Witchmark [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] Babel [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] The Book of Witches: An Anthology [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

This time we discussed The Tomb of Dragons, Book 3 of The Cemeteries of Amalo, written by Katherine Addison and narrated by Liam Gerrard. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. The Tomb of Dragons [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]   It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton [Website] The Witness for the Dead [Libro.fm] / [

Mark, Shachi, Lisa, and Scott celebrate 300 episodes of Narrated by discussing favorite audiobook recommendations and Narrated moments. Top Narrated Interviews: 1. Nick Martorelli [Episode 44] / 2. Jefferson Mays [Episode 126] / 3. Kate Reading & Michael Kramer [Episode 87] / 4. John Scalzi [Episode 66] / 5. Greg Tremblay [Episode 64] / 6. Dan Moren (The Bayern Agenda) [Episode 34] / 7. Anneliese Rennie [Episode 36] / 8. Dan Moren (Aleph Extraction) [Episode 70] / 9. Travis Baldree[

This time we discussed I Leave It Up to You, written by Jinwoo Chong and narrated by Daniel K. Isaac. I Leave It Up to You [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Flux [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Number One Chinese Restaurant [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Memorial [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Before the Coffee Gets Cold [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

This week, Lisa discusses They Bloom at Night, written by Trang Thanh Tran and narrated by Nhi Do; and Pink Slime, written by Fernanda Trías and narrated by Frankie Corzo. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Bloomsbury Publishing for providing an audio review copy of They Bloom at Night for today's episode. They Bloom at Night [Libro.fm] Pink Slime [Libro.fm]  

This week we are sharing our Short Fiction Spotlight along with mini reviews of Upon a Starlit Tide and The Fourth Consort Short Fiction Spotlight: ”The Last Flesh Figure Skaters” written by Claire Jia-Wen, narrated by Lauren Choo [khōréō] ”An Intergalactic Smugglers Guide to Homecoming” written by Tia Tashiro, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 211: April 2024 ”The Slow Music of Drums” written by A.C. Wise, narrated by Wilson Fowlie [Psuedopod 950] ”Emily” written by Alexander Hewitt, narrated by Joe Moran [Cast of Wonders 617] ”The Coffee Machine” written by Celia Corral-Vázquez, translated by Sue Burke, and narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 219: December 2024 ”T-Rex Tex-Mex” written by Sarina Dorie, narrated by Tina Connolly [Escape Pod 965] Reviews: Upon a Starlit Tide: written by Kell Woods / Narrated by: Esther Wane [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] The Fourth Consort: written by Edward Ashton / Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby]

This time we discussed Wind and Truth, book five of the Stormlight Archive written by Brandon Sanderson and narrated by Kate Reading & Michael Kramer. Wind and Truth [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Stormlight Archive (Series): The Way of Kings [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Narrators Kate Reading & Michael Kramer [Episode 87] Harry Potter (Series) [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] / [Libro.fm] His Dark Materials (Series): The Golden Compass [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Mistborn Saga (Series): The Final Empire [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Mistborn Saga (Era 2 - Wax & Wayne): The Lost Metal [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Warbreaker [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This time we discussed Good Dirt, written by Charmaine Wilkerson and narrated by January LaVoy. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Penguin Random House Audio for providing audio review copies of Good Dirt for today's episode. Good Dirt [Libro.fm] Exploring Narrators[Episode 142] My Monticello (Novella) [Libro.fm] / [Episode 121]   The Turner House [Libro.fm] The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store [Libro.fm] When Stars Rain Down [Libro.fm] / [Episode 112]   The Trees [Libro.fm] James [Libro.fm] / [Episode 250] Roots [Overdrive/Libby] How Long 'til Black Future Month? [Overdrive/Libby]  

This time we discussed The Book of Doors, written by Gareth Brown and narrated by Miranda Raison. The Book of Doors [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]   2024 Locus Recommended Reading List 2024 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Awards The Forbidden Book [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Metal from Heaven [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]   The Ten Thousand Doors of January [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Libro.fm] / [Overdrive] / [Audible] / [Episode 33] The Starless Sea [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive] / [Audible] / [Episode 55] The Cartographers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Last Hour Between Worlds [Libro.fm]

This time we discussed Sister Snake, written by Amanda Lee Koe and narrated by Zoë Chao. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and HarperAudio for providing audio review copies of Sister Snake for today's episode. Sister Snake [Libro.fm] A Snake Falls to Earth [Libro.fm]

Author Jennifer Celeste Briggs joined Lisa to discuss her new book Watching Sarah Rise: A Journey of Thriving with Autism. Watching Sarah Rise: A Journey of Thriving with Autism [OverDrive/Libby]  

This time we discussed Interstellar MegaChef, written by Lavanya Lakshminarayan and narrated by Soneela Nankani. Interstellar MegaChef [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]   The Daevabad Trilogy (Series): The City of Brass [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Aru Shah and the End of Time [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Space Opera [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Tune in Tomorrow [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Wayfarers (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] A Memory Called Empire [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] /  / [Audible]  

As 2025 begins, we discuss some of the audiobooks we are looking forward to in the new year. Round 1: Shachi: Hot Air (Written by: Marcy Dermansky / Narrated by: TBA): March 18, 2025 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Mark: The Martian Contingency (Written & Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal): March 18, 2025 [Audible] Lisa: Notes from a Regicide (Written by: Isaac Fellman / Narrated by: Avi Roque): April 15, 2025 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: The Last Soul Among Wolves (Written by: Melissa Caruso / Narrated by: TBA): August 19, 2025 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Round 2: Shachi: I Leave It Up to You (Written by: Jinwoo Chong / Narrated by: Daniel K. Isaac): March 4, 2025 [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Mark: A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting (Written by: Casey Johnston / Narrated by: TBA): May 6, 2025  [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: The Last Contract of Isako (Written by: Fonda Lee/ Narrated by: TBA): October 9, 2025 Scott: The Shattering Peace (Written by: John Scalzi / Narrated by: TBA): September 16, 2025

As 2024 comes to a close, we (Mark, Shachi, Lisa, and Scott) take a look back at some of our favorite audiobooks from 2024. Round 1: Shachi: James [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]  / [Episode 250] Mark: The Mercy of Gods [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]  / [Episode 274] Lisa: Those Beyond the Wall [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 248] Scott: The Maid and the Crocodile [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 281] Round 2: Shachi: Martyr! [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Mark: Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: The Stardust Grail [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 260] Scott: The Last Hour Between Worlds [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 285] Round 3: Shachi: There Are Rivers in the Sky [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Mark: Unraveled [Audible] Lisa: Service Model [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 257]  Scott: Someone You Can Build a Nest In [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 253] Additional Picks: Shachi: Enter Ghost; Annie Bot; Demon Copperhead; Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey Mark: 1000 Words: A Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All-Year Round, How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It), Harry Potter - narrated by Stephen Fry Lisa: The Practice, the Horizon and the Chain; Moonstorm; Mirrored Heavens - Between Earth and Sky (series); Stories are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind Scott: Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography; The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles; Wind and Truth

This time we discussed Heavenly Tyrant, book two of the Iron Widow series, written by Xiran Jay Zhao and narrated by Rong Fu. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Penguin Random House Canada for providing audio review copies of Heavenly Tyrant for today's episode. Heavenly Tyrant [Libro.fm] Iron Widow [Libro.fm] Everfair [Libro.fm] Kinning [Libro.fm]

This time we discussed Voyage of the Damned, written by Frances White and narrated by Nathan Foad. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. Voyage of the Damned [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Raybearer [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 91]   The Locked Tomb (Series): Gideon the Ninth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Cemeteries of Amalo (Series): The Witness for the Dead [Libro.fm] /  [Episode 116] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Fractal Karma” written by Arula Ratnakar, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 217: October 2024 ”Something Crossing Over, Something Coming Back” written by Arula Ratnakar, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 215: August 2024 ”Woodmask” written by Adrian Tchaikovsky, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Sixty-One ”A Strange and Terrible Wonder” written by Katie McIvor, narrated by Devin Martin [PodCastle 862] ”Conversation with a Dragon” written and narrated by Cat Rambo [Beneath Ceaseless Skies] - Issue 414 “Salemo” written by David Marino, narrated by Stefen Rudnicki [Lightspeed] - April 2024 (Issue 167)

This week we are each sharing some mini reviews that we think you may enjoy. Key Lime Sky: written by Al Hess / Narrated by: Curtis Michael Holland [Audible] Planetfall: written and narrated by Emma Newman [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] A Very Scalzi Christmas: written by John Scalzi / Narrated by: Khristine Hvam, Dina Pearlman, Kevin T. Collins, Josh Hurley, Neil Hellegers, L. J. Ganser, Erin Mallon [Audible]  

This time we discussed The Last Hour Between Worlds, written by Melissa Caruso and narrated by Moira Quirk. Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Hachette Audio for providing audio review copies of The Last Hour Between Worlds for today's episode. The Last Hour Between Worlds [Libro.fm] A Darker Shade of Magic [Libro.fm] A Half-Built Garden [Libro.fm] The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Episode 199] Even Though I Knew the End [Libro.fm] / [Episode 180] The Locked Tomb (Series): Gideon the Ninth [Libro.fm]  

This time on Narrated, we discussed what makes a comfort read and shared some of our favorites with a Narrated draft. Round 1: Shachi: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: The Vorkosigan Saga (Series): The Warrior's Apprentice [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: Wayfarers (Series): The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Round 2: Shachi: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  /  [Episode 164] Lisa: The Murderbot Diaries (Series): All Systems Red [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: Legends & Lattes [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 150] Round 3: Shachi: Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: Non-Fiction books about space - Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life [OverDrive/Libby] Scott: The Expanse (Series): Leviathan Wakes [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Additional Picks: Shachi: Phantom Tollbooth; Anne of Green Gables; Klara and the Sun; My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir through (Un)Popular Culture; You Can't Be Serious; Sh

This time we discussed Countess, written by Suzan Palumbo and narrated by Chanté McCormick. We also discussed some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. Countess [Libro.fm] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”A Stranger Knocks” written by Tananarive Due, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Sixty ”Nine Tenths of the Law” written by K.J. Parker, narrated by Heath Miller [Beneath Ceaseless Skies] - Issue 417 ”Sturdy Ladders and Lanterns” written by Malka Older, narrated by Valerie Valdes [Escape Pod 953] ”LuvHome™” written by Resa Nelson, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 218: November 2024 ”A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair” written by Renan Bernardo, narrated by Valerie Valdes [PodCastle 852&853] “The Heist for the Soul of humanity” written by Filip Hajdar Drnovšek Zorko, narrated by Susan Hanfield [Lightspeed] - July 2024 (Issue 170)

This week we celebrated Non-Fiction November by discussing some of our favorite non-fiction reads and listens from 2024. Biography/Memoir: Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography [Libro.fm] / [

This time we discussed The Maid and the Crocodile, written by Jordan Ifueko and narrated by Adetinpo Thomas. The Maid and the Crocodile [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Raybearer [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 91]   Redemptor [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 118] ”The Sin of America” [Uncanny Magazine]  Other References: The Vorkosigan Saga (Series) [Overdrive/Libby] / [Libro.fm] / [Audible]   Barrayar [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible Plus] / [Hugos There #62]  Litter Mates on Bluesky  

This time we discussed She Who Knows, written by Nnedi Okorafor and narrated by Yetide Badaki. She Who Knows [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography [Libro.fm] / [

This time on Narrated, we celebrated Halloween with a Narrated draft of some of our favorite creepy, eerie, and mysterious stories. Round 1: Shachi: Girl One [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: These Lifeless Things [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: What Moves the Dead [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Round 2: Shachi: Firekeeper's Daughter [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  /  [Episode 116] Lisa: The Murders of Molly Southbourne [OverDrive/Libby] Scott: The Witness for the Dead [Libro.fm] / [

This time we discussed Lady Eve's Last Con, written by Rebecca Fraimow and narrated by Tamika Katon-Donegal. Lady Eve's Last Con [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Iron Children [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Discussions from Readercon 33 [Episode 266]  The Expanse (Series): Leviathan Wakes [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Vorkosigan Saga (Series) [Overdrive/Libby] / [Libro.fm] / [Audible]   The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti (Series): The Mimicking of Known Successes [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Universe of Xuya (Series): Seven of Infinities [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible]  

This time we discussed Haunt Sweet Home, written by Sarah Pinsker and narrated by Jennifer Blom, Jess Nahikian, Matt Godfrey & Robb Moreira. We also shared some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. Haunt Sweet Home [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] We are Satellites  [Overdrive/Libby] /  [Libro.fm] / [Audible] ”Two Truths and a Lie” written by Sarah Pinsker [Reactor] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Signs of Life” written by Sarah Pinsker, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Nine ”An Uncanny Patch and Uncanny Hole: The Final Account from the Records of Ptaten, Imperial Surveyor” written by Cara Masten DiGirolamo, narrated by M.K. Hobson [Beneath Ceaseless Skies] - Issue 409, June 13, 2024 “The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strain'd” written by Archita Mittra, narrated by Arthur Morey Bews [Lightspeed] - August 2024 (Issue 171) ”The Invention of a Cat” written by Carolina Valentine, narrated by Laura Pearlman [CatsCast 25] ”Ace of Knives” written by E. A. Xiong, narrated by Alexa Aguinaldo [khōréō] “Reconstructing “The Goldenrod Conspiracy,” Edina Room, Saturday 2:30-3:30” written by Gabriela Santiago, narrated by Stefen Rudnicki [Lightspeed] - September 2024 (Issue 172)

This time we discussed Space Oddity, written by Catherynne M. Valente and narrated by Heath Miller Space Oddity [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Space Opera [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 149] Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Past is Red [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 117] The Refrigerator Monologues [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  

This time we discussed The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, written by P. Djèlí Clark and narrated by Lynnette R. Freeman Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and Recorded Books, Inc. for providing audio review copies of The Dead Cat Tail Assassins for today's episode. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins [Libro.fm] A Master of Djinn [Libro.fm] The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm]

This time we discussed The Mercy of Gods, written by James S.A. Corey and narrated by Jefferson Mays. The Mercy of Gods [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Livesuit - Available Oct 1 [Libro.fm] / [Audible] The Expanse (Series): Leviathan Wakes [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  

This time we discussed The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles, written by Malka Older and narrated by Lindsey Dorcus. We also shared some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Mimicking of Known Successes [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 201] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Wonderland Is a Parking Lot in Revere” written by John Chu, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Nine ”Scrap Dragon” written by Naomi Kritzer, narrated by Rachel Lackey and Heather Klinke [Cast of Wonders 591] ”The Best Version of Yourself” written by Grant Collier, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 214: July 2024 ”The Time Capsule” written by Alice Towey, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 215: August 2024 ”What He Woke” written by Jess Whitecroft, narrated by Kat Day [PseudoPod 931] ”The Scientist Does Not Look Back” written by Kristen Koopman, narrated by Ant Bacon, Valerie Valdes and Adam Pracht [Escape Pod 951]  

This week we discussed Floating Hotel, written by Grace Curtis and narrated by Braden Wright. Floating Hotel [Audible] ”The Best Sci-Fi Books of 2024 (So Far)” By Molly Templeton [Esquire] - Aug 16, 2024 The Aleph Extraction [Audible] / [Episode 70] The Spare Man [Audible] / [Episode 176]  The Expanse (Series) [Libro.fm]  / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  

This week we discussed Loka, written by S.B. Divya and narrated by Deepa Samuel Loka [Audible] Meru [Libro.fm] / [Audible] / [Episode 192]

This time we discussed All This and More, written by Peng Shepherd and narrated by Helen Laser Thank you to Libro.fm ALC Program and HarperAudio for providing audio review copies of All This and More for today's episode. All This and More [Libro.fm] Clue (1985) [IMDb] The Midnight Library [Libro.fm]   A Quantum Love Story [Libro.fm] This Time Tomorrow [Libro.fm] The Dallergut Dream Department Store [Libro.fm] The Ministry of Time [Libro.fm] Flux [Libro.fm] The Double Life of Benson Yu [Libro.fm] Recursion [Libro.fm] Before the Coffee Gets Cold [Libro.fm] Tune in Tomorrow [Libro.fm]

This week we discussed We Speak Through the Mountain, written by Premee Mohamed and narrated by Eva Tavares. We also shared some of our favorite recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. We Speak Through the Mountain [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Annual Migration of Clouds [Libro.fm]  / [Episode 131] A Psalm for the Wild Built [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 113] Land of Milk and Honey [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Space Between Worlds [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] /  [Audible] Sorrowland [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Lonliness Universe” written by Eugenia Triantafyllou, narrated by Matt Peters [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-Eight ”Artistic Encounters of a Monumental Nature” written by S.B. Divya, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 213: June 2024 ”Every Hopless Thing” written by Tia Tashiro, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 214: July 2024 ”Amma's Kitchen” written by Rati Mehrotra, narrated by Shweta Adhyam [PodCastle 845] ”Mr. Harmon's Girls” written by Elliott Gish, narrated by Louise Hewitt [PsuedoPod 928] ”Off Track” written by Luc Diamant, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 213: June 2024

Lisa and Shachi discuss the Earthseed series, written by Octavia E. Butler including Parable of the Sower narrated by Lynne Thigpen; and Parable of the Talents narrated by Patricia R. Floyd, Sisi Aisha Johnson & Peter Jay Fernandez. Discussion does include spoilers for the series. They also begin with discussion of the Booker Prize 2024 Longlist. Parable of the Sower [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Parable of the Talents [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Booker Prize 2024  Orbital [Libro.fm] / [Episode 235] James [Libro.fm] / [Episode 250] Wandering Stars [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 255] Note: Listeners may notice some technical issues with the audio for this week's audio. We apologize for any inconvenience.  

Author Jessica Max Stein joined Lisa to discuss her new book Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography, narrated by Will Tulin. Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography [Libro.fm] / [

Lisa shares her discussions with authors at Readercon 33. Readercon Carlos Hernández: [Website] / [Facebook] / [Instagram] Sal and Gabi Break the Universe [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lincoln in the Bardo (Written by: George Saunders / Narrated by: Full Cast) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] C.S.E. Cooney: [Linktree] / [Blog] / [Instagram] / [Facebook] Saint Death's Daughter [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Starlings (Written by: Jo Walton / Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney & Rudy Sanda) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Combat-Ready Kitchen (Written by: Anastacia Marx de Salcedo / Narrated by: C.S.E. Cooney) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Desdemona and the Deep [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Dawn (Written by: Octavia E. Butler / Narrated by: Julienne Irons) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Ambassador [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Nomad [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week, Lisa and Scott discussed Rakesfall, written by Vajra Chandrasekera and narrated by Shiromi Arserio. Rakesfall [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Saint of Bright Doors [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 223]  This is How You Lose the Time War [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]  

Lisa and Scott discuss the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists for Best Novel. 2024 Hugo Finalists - Best Novel: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 199]  The Saint of Bright Doors [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 223]  Starter Villain [Audible] Some Desperate Glory [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Translation State [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 210] Witch King [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 206]

This week Lisa shares her mid-year 2024 book recommendations and what she is looking forward to in the second half of the year. Shachi shares a mini review of Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny, written by Mark Cecil and narrated by Tanis Parenteau, Ari Fliakos, and JD Jackson. Novels: The Warm Hands of Ghosts [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Those Beyond the Wall [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 248] The Stardust Grail [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 260] Mirrored Heavens [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 262] Service Model [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 257] Someone You Can Build a Nest In [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]  / [Episode 253] Kinning [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 246] Rakesfall (Written by: Vajra Chandrasekera / Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio) The Dead Cat Tail Assassins (Written by: P. Djeli Clark / Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman) Loka (Written by: S.B. Divya) Dead Girls Don't Dream (Written by: Nino Cipri) A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping (Written by: Sangu Mandana) Blackheart Man (Written by: Nalo Hopkinson / Narrated by: Ron Butler) The Book of Elsewhere (Written by: Keanu Reeves and China Mieville) The Mercy of Gods (Written by: James S.A. Corey / Narrated by: Jefferson Mays) Wind and Truth (Written by: Brandon Sanderson/ Narrated by: Kate Reading & Michael Kramer) Novellas: The Truth of the Aleke (Written by: Moses Ose Utomi) Small Gods of Calamity (Written by: Sam Kyung Yoo) The Butcher of the Forest (Written by: Premee Mohamed) The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (Written by: Malka Older / Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus ) The Practice, the Horizon and the Chain (Written by: Sofia Samatar) Lost Ark Dreaming [Audible] / [Episode 259] The Brides of High Hill [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 256] The Tusks of Extinction [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 243]  We Speak Through the Mountain (Written by: Premee Mohamed / Narrated by: Eva Tavares) Navigational Entanglements (Written by: Alliette de Bodard) Haunt Sweet Home (Written by: Sarah Pinsker) She Who Knows (Written by: Nnedi Okorafor) 2024 SFF YA and Middle Grade: Moonstorm [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Sheine Lende [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Daydreamer (Written by: Rob Cameron) Heavenly Tyrant (Written by: Xiran Jay Zhao) Amari and the Dispicable Wonders (Written by: B.B. Alston) 2024 Non-Fiction: Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography (Written By: Jessica Max Stein) Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power (Written & Narrated By: Devon Price) Who's Afraid of Gender (Written & Narrated By: Judith Butler) Mini-Review: Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week we discussed Mirrored Heavens, book 3 of the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, written by Rebecca Roanhorse and narrated by Christian Barillas, Darrell Dennis, Cara Gee, Shyla Lefner, Nicole Lewis, Kairyn Potts & Shaun Taylor-Corbett. Mirrored Heavens [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Fevered Star [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Black Sun [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]

This week, Lisa and Scott continue their look at the 2024 Hugo Finalists with the Best Series category. 2024 Hugo Finalists - Best Series: The Final Architecture (Series): Shards of Earth [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Imperial Radch (Series): Ancillary Justice [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Laundry Files (Series): The Atrocity Archives [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] "The Laundry Files: an updated chronology" by: Charlie Stross The Last Binding (Series): A Marvellous Light [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] October Daye (Series): Rosemary and Rue [Libro.fm] / [Audible] The Universe of Xuya (Series): Seven of Infinities [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] "The Universe of Xuya" by: Aliette de Bodard 2024 Hugo Episodes: 254: 2024 Hugo Finalists - Best Novella 261: 2023 Hugo Finalists - Best Series  

This week we discussed The Stardust Grail, written by Yume Kitasei and narrated by Katharine Chin. Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing an audio review copy of The Stardust Grail for today's episode. The Stardust Grail [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Interdependency (Series) [Audible]   The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 199] Wayfarers (Series) [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Terraformers [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]