Podcast appearances and mentions of Curtis C Chen

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Curtis C. Chen, author of TRUE BLUE KANGAROO. About TRUE BLUE KANGAROO: Welcome to the spacefaring future, where humanity travels between planets with ease and has abused that power to establish outposts in some questionable places. Take Venus, for example: a sister world to Mother Earth, similar in size […] The post Episode 641-With Curtis C. Chen appeared first on The Functional Nerds.

Emma and Miyako race to solve a bizarre poisoning as the Nakajima-kai's influence in Tokyo spreads. To hear the rest of season 2, search "Ninth Step Murders" wherever you get your podcasts. Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Our job is to solve murders.” As terrorists and the Chinese army attack in Tokyo, Emma and Miyako must decide what really matters. Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deadly attack threatens to tear Tokyo's fragile peace to shreds. Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a man obsessed with body modifications attacks his girlfriend, he says his hand has a mind of its own. Yeah, right. Right? Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A politician is dead. Two of her colleagues were caught on tape saying they wanted to kill her. Case closed. Right? Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The child of a Chinese diplomat disappears, and Emma and Miyako are on the case, with a little unwanted help from the other side of the drone curtain. Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miyako and Emma must untangle whether a man who shot a woman on the street is a defector, or a murderer. Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A powerful corporate chairman crashes to his death on a Tokyo sidewalk. Is it suicide? Or murder? Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A powerful corporate chairman crashes to his death on a Tokyo sidewalk. Is it suicide? Or murder? Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A severed arm leads Miyako and Emma into the world of extreme body modders, with a side dish of organized crime. Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a city divided by war, a Tokyo cop and a US peacekeeper are brought together by murder, missing guns, and politics way above their pay grades.  Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a near-future Tokyo, a Japanese investigator and US peacekeeper reluctantly join forces to solve a series of bizarre murders.  Season 2 out now! It's 2033 and Tokyo, partially occupied by China, is in a state of fear, distrust, and drone-enforced surveillance. When Detective Miyako Koreda is paired with Lieutenant Emma Higashi of the US Peacekeeping force, Miyako is annoyed by the obviously American-backed PR stunt. But as the city is ailed by a rise in gruesome crimes, Miyako and her new partner must quickly learn to trust each other as they race against the clock to investigate each case —which range from a missing shipment of dangerous weapons to a faceless body on the subway platform — all while dealing with frequent blackouts, local gangs, and underground resistance forces. Adrenaline: Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde. Listen Away.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the midst of clone protests and police counter-action, James and Terrance come face to face with the murderer. Adrenaline: Echo Park is a Realm production starring Harry Shum Jr., written by Curtis C. Chen, Monte Lin, Millie Ho, Sloane Leong, and Jenn Reese. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a shocking turn of events, the murderer is finally revealed. Adrenaline: Echo Park is a Realm production starring Harry Shum Jr., written by Curtis C. Chen, Monte Lin, Millie Ho, Sloane Leong, and Jenn Reese. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was it like working with Harry Shum Jr. and how did he come up with those voices? What was the process in the writers room? Enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at Echo Park with writer Curtis C. Chen and Director Pun Bandhu. Adrenaline: Echo Park is a Realm production starring Harry Shum Jr., written by Curtis C. Chen, Monte Lin, Millie Ho, Sloane Leong, and Jenn Reese. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was it like working with Harry Shum Jr. and how did he come up with those voices? What was the process in the writers room? Enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at Echo Park with writer Curtis C. Chen and Director Pun Bandhu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James sobers up and manages to go back to work, where shocking new information brings the true source of the danger to light. Adrenaline: Echo Park is a Realm production starring Harry Shum Jr., written by Curtis C. Chen, Monte Lin, Millie Ho, Sloane Leong, and Jenn Reese. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hot on the trail of his latest lead, Terrance finds a new suspect, and this one hits close to home. Adrenaline: Echo Park is a Realm production starring Harry Shum Jr., written by Curtis C. Chen, Monte Lin, Millie Ho, Sloane Leong, and Jenn Reese. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Listen to this episode ad-free by joining Realm Unlimited or Realm+ on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers also get early access and exclusive bonus content! Visit realm.fm/unlimited Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Want to chat about your favorite Realm shows? Join our Discord. Visit our merch store: realm.fm/merch Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WE CAN REMEMBER IT FOR YOU. After a mysterious death, Emma and Miyako stumble into the strange world of memory recording. Episode written by Curtis C. Chen. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production. Listen away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curtis C. Chen shows us it's slippery slope when a cop is more interested in crime than in criminals, narrated by Nicol Zanzarella. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Tales Beyond Time is a Realm production. Listen Away Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An old case returns when an invisibility cloak is used to steal swords. Meanwhile, Emma hunts for Santiago's killer. Episode written by Curtis C. Chen.  For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production. Listen away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deadly attack threatens to tear Tokyo's fragile peace to shreds. Episode written by Fran Wilde and Curtis C. Chen. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production. Listen away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The child of a Chinese diplomat disappears, and Emma and Miyako are on the case, with a little unwanted help from the other side of the drone curtain. Episode written by Curtis C. Chen. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production. Listen away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A powerful corporate chairman crashes to his death on a Tokyo sidewalk. Is it suicide? Or murder? Episode written by Curtis C. Chen. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Ninth Step Murders is a Realm production. Listen away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone is off to Antarctica for the third trial, but there might be something wrong with DevLok's AI.  Episode written by Curtis C. Chen. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Machina is a Realm production. Listen away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cameron is having a crisis, the AIs might be a little too autonomous, and trial three is about to begin.  Episode written by Curtis C. Chen. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Machina is a Realm production. Listen away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trial results are in. No one is calm.  Episode written by Curtis C. Chen. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Machina is a Realm production. Listen away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month, we're honored to be joined by John Wiswell (@Wiswell), who reads an excerpt of his story, "Tonight at the Palindrome." After that, we talk about our experiences navigating non-genre bachelors programs as genre writers and why it's so important to be open about our rejections as well as our sales. Things that we mentioned this episode: "Tank!" by John Wiswell Ellen Datlow  Arkady Martine  A. T. Greenblatt  Uncanny Magazine  Shimmer  Julia Rios  Fireside Magazine  Worldcon 76  Bogi Takács  NaNoWriMo  Curtis C. Chen  Mary Robinette Kowal  Seanan McGuire  Warren Wilson College  Louis L'Amour  Stephen King  J. R. R. Tolkien  Ursula K. Le Guin  Richard Matheson  "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson Bennington College  The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold William Faulkner  Tor  Peter Jackson  Campbellian monomyth  Astounding  Amazing Stories  TSR (the publisher, as opposed to "TRS," as in the Tandy TRS-80, which was mistakenly name-dropped in the episode) Lois McMaster Bujold  Diana Wynne Jones  Cowboy Bebop  "Tank!" by Yoko Kanno and Seatbelts Personal Canons: Dragon Ball by John Wiswell (free to read, despite what was said on the show, but do consider subscribing anyway) Sarah Gailey's Here's the Thing  Orson Scott Card  "The Bottomless Martyr," by John Wiswell The Bathroom Monologues    Please join us again next month, on December 18th, when our guest will be Phoebe Barton!

Toasted Cake #255! In which we make breathable air.It wasn't a new idea. But as soon as mother said out loud "we should wrap the Moon"--so close, so dead, but with resources hidden under dust and rock--father and his scientists...

In this episode, Alan and Diane interview Scot & Jane Noel, editors of Dreamforge Magazine. They discuss giving back to the community, SFF inspirations, and the decisions they made to create their unique magazine. You can find DreamForge Magazine here: /https://dreamforgemagazine.com/ We also review: The Guardian by JD Moyer Ninth Step Station by Malka Older, Fran Wilde, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Curtis C. Chen

Author : L. Chan Narrator : Curtis C. Chen Host : Setsu Uzume Audio Producer : Peter Behravesh Discuss on Forums Previously published by Future Fire in the Making Monsters anthology. Content warning for domestic abuse and violence. Rated R, for a rowdy band of righteous monsters. Field Reports from the Department of Monster Resettlement […] The post PodCastle 615: Field Reports from the Department of Monster Resettlement appeared first on PodCastle.

The Stories We Tell Ourselves by Curtis C. Chen. Narrated by J.S. Arquin. Featuring an afterword recorded by Curtis C. Chen. #fantasy #flashfiction #wishes Gerald sat and stirred his coffee, waiting to change the world. The front door of the cafe swung open, and the bell jingled. The balding man who walked in wore a thick overcoat, scarf, and gloves. His nervous, desperate eyes scanned the room. Once a Silicon Valley software engineer, Curtis C. Chen now writes speculative fiction and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His debut novel Waypoint Kangaroo (a 2017 Locus Awards Finalist and Endeavour Award Finalist) is a science fiction thriller about a superpowered spy facing his toughest mission yet: vacation. The sequel, Kangaroo Too, lands our hero on the Moon to confront long-buried secrets. Curtis' short stories have appeared in Playboy Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, Mission: Tomorrow, and Oregon Reads Aloud. He is a graduate of the Clarion West and Viable Paradise writers' workshops. Find him online at: https://curtiscchen.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtisCChen https://www.instagram.com/curtiscchen/ http://www.facebook.com/CurtisCChen   Please help support The Overcast. Become a Patron Today! Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher so you never miss an episode. While you're there, don't forget to leave a review! ASCENT, Book One of J.S. Arquin's Crimson Dust Cycle has launched! Go to www.arquinworlds.com to download your free prequel story. Are you an author who loves J.S. Arquin's narrations? Ask him to narrate your audiobook at www.arquinaudiobooks.com    

SciFi author Curtis C. Chen returns to cast the deciding vote on whether or not "John Carter" the film or Edgar Rice Burrough's A PRINCESS OF MARS is better. In episode 122, Luke, James, and Curtis dive into all the possible reasons behind one of Disney's biggest flops, and even suggest some ways the disaster may have been avoided. Listen to find out how to enter to win a signed copy of both of Curtis’s novels, WAYPOINT KANGAROO and KANGAROO TOO!  Topics include: Beefcake issues, marketing mistakes, the Pixar connection, seven degrees of Ink to Film, to cut or not to cut, an unexpected horny scene, and a final vote on which was better, the book or the movie! Connect with Curtis C. Chen at www.twitter.com/curtiscchen or at www.curtiscchen.com Become a Patron & unlock exclusive content/rewards, including our brand new "Book Club" tier: www.patreon.com/inktofilm   Ink to Film is on YouTube!   Email address: inktofilm@gmail.com Sign up for Ink to Film’s Newsletter   Follow Ink to Film on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Home Base: inktofilm.com Ink to Film Book Club on Goodreads Intro Music: Ross Bugden

SciFi author Curtis C. Chen joins the show to discuss Edgar Rice Burroughs' original "planetary romance,” A PRINCESS OF MARS. From its early pulp magazine origins to its sweeping influence on the SciFi of today, the story of John Carter is an important piece of literary history. In episode 121, Luke, James, and Curtis prove that there’s more to ERB than just Tarzan! And make sure to listen to find out how to enter to win a signed copy of both of Curtis’s novels, WAYPOINT KANGAROO and KANGAROO TOO!  Topics include: John Carter’s extraordinary punches, Mars doggos, Normal Bean, the stories your grandpa might tell, wanting more Dejah Thoris, Luke messing up another name, the under-used psychic powers, a shout-out to a few easter egg's in Curtis's work, and who they ultimately think should read this novel. Join Luke, James, AND Curtis again next week as they discuss the 2012 film, “John Carter!” Connect with Curtis C. Chen at www.twitter.com/curtiscchen or at www.curtiscchen.com Become a Patron & unlock exclusive content/rewards, including our brand new "Book Club" tier: www.patreon.com/inktofilm   Ink to Film is on YouTube!   Email address: inktofilm@gmail.com Sign up for Ink to Film’s Newsletter   Follow Ink to Film on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Home Base: inktofilm.com Ink to Film Book Club on Goodreads Intro Music: Ross Bugden

This week, we're talking to Tracy Townsend, author of THE NINE and THE FALL from the THIEVES OF FATE series. Find out more about her at https://www.tracytownsend.net, follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TracyATownsend and on Facebook over at https://www.facebook.com/tracy.townsend.980. Thank you to all of our amazing supporters, including our patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: The Functional Nerds Podcast HIS DARK MATERIALS (Book Series) by Philip Pullman Oceans 11 (Movie) Charles Dickens KINGS OF THE WYLD by Nicholas Eames WAYPOINT KANGAROO by Curtis C. Chen THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF SPRING HEELED JACK by Mark Hodder BONESHAKER by Cherie Priest Gail Carriger Doctor Who (TV Show) Rick and Morty (TV Show) Mythbusters (TV Show) Firefly (TV Show) Buffy The Vampire Slayer (TV Show) J. R. R. Tolkien Robert Jordan Diablo (Video Game) World of Warcraft (Video Game) Mass Effect (Video Game) Harry Potter (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Book Series) by Rick Riordan Marvel Fallout 76 (Video Game) A WALK TO REMEMBER by Nicholas Sparks The Matrix (Movie) The Lord of the Rings (Movie) Illinois Science Fiction in Chicago http://www.isfic.org WindyCon World Fantasy Con Capricon

Author : Anton Stark Narrator : Curtis C. Chen Host : Marguerite Kenner Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Discuss on Forums Cast of Wonders 337: Silkstrand, A Minute Of is a Cast of Wonders original. Silkstrand, A Minute Of by Anton Stark Imperial Majesty, Lord-for-Countless-Years, Son of Heaven, Ruler of Industry and Wisdom; this your […] The post Cast of Wonders 337: Silkstrand, A Minute Of appeared first on Cast of Wonders.

Amanda and Jenn discuss books about the arts, kid-friendly audiobooks, Victorian-esque reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and Flatiron Books, publishers of Frankie.   Questions   1. I love your show! I was really getting into a slump of only reading the highly marketed books. You help me broaden my bookshelf so thanks! My husband and I recently start "reading" books together. He listens to the audio book because he is a busy MA student and drives a lot while I enjoy reading physically. We just finished Bird Box and both really enjoyed it! My husband is the finicky reader. He enjoys Stephen King and thrillers. We have Dark Matter by Blake Crouch on our to read list. I tried recommending Into the Drowning Deep, but the mermaids were too far (even though I think he would love it). We would like recommendations for thrillers/suspense with some supernatural happenings and at least one likeable/smart character. He has read most of Stephen King where as I really enjoy fantasy novels. I can do most horror/suspense. Sci Fi could be doable if it had the right characters. Please stay in the adult category as my husband does not enjoy "teen angst". Side note: I would just need a trigger warning for violence against women and children (which you always provide). Thank you in advance! --Kyla and Kyle   2. I would love ideas for books that are relationship focused but have intellectual conversation, like my favorite movies - Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight. What I love about those is that you feel so much intimacy and tension - the way one tiny thing could make everything fall apart. I have On Chesil Beach on my radar already. Normal People by Sally Rooney also came close to what I'm hoping for. --Jenny   3. Hi Ladies! Love the podcast! I have loved the Dana Stabenow, Kate Shugak mysteries. Though I love her series, I would love a recommendation for a Native American own voices author from Alaska or North Western Canada. I prefer fiction, and it does not have to be a mystery. --Jessie   4. I’m looking for recommendations for my school’s book club. We are a group of high school educators who enjoy reading broadly, so we have tried to have books that delve into different departments’ interests like The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (science) or Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (History). I would love some book recommendations where the text is heavily influenced by art or music to better represent those departments. Bonus points for diverse authors or perspectives! In the past we have also loved Station Eleven, Enrique’s Journey, The Nightingale, Educated and The Storied Life of AJ Fikry. Thanks in advance for your help! --Sarah   5. Hi! I've recently discovered audio books as an excellent way to get more books in my life on my commute every morning. I drop my kids off at two different places and I'm usually in the car for about an hour. My difficulty is finding something that I enjoy but is also appropriate for my kids to listen to, they are 2 1/2 and 4 but are VERY observant and like to mimic what they hear. So far I've listened to Blackout by Connie Willis and the The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden. I love fantasy, sci-fi, historical fiction, and mystery. Any recommendations you have would be awesome, thank you! --Heather   6. My dad loves traditional sci-fi. Heinlein is his favorite author ever, but he also enjoys Zelazny, Asimov, etc. I'm hoping to find new authors for him, and have had some success with the Expanse, The Martian, and with books by Elizabeth Moon. However, the Vorkosigan books, the Murderbot Diaries, Red Mars, and the Honor Harrington books all fell flat for him. Do you have suggestions for modern books in the classic sci-fi style? --Books for Space Dad   7. Hiii! :) I'm wondering if you know of any books similar to the Victorian "sensation novels" such as Lady Audley's Secret, Wilkie Collins' books etc, but which reflect modern values. I find I'm completely charmed by the trope that I call "mild mannered Victorian gentleman reluctantly and/or accidentally solves a crime," that isn't gritty or over the top but still has a lot of unforseen twists; however, I've grown so tired of books that only have white straight characters. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! --Mild Mannered Modern Reader   Books Discussed The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (TW: violence against women and children (and everyone)) Stephen King read-alikes episode My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (TW: graphic violence, harm to women and children) The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer A Separation by Katie Kitamura Two Old Women by Velma Wallis Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (rec’d by Jessica and Michelle) Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro Blood, Water, Paint by Joy McCullough (tw: rape) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang (rec’d by Jamie C) Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones (rec’d by Jenn's friend Ellen)

Sarah interviews Curtis C. Chen, author of Waypoint Kangaroo and Kangaroo, Too.  The science fiction series is set in the future and centers around Kangaroo, a secret agent with an ability no one else in the universe posesses:  he is able to open "the pocket" a portal that opens into an empty, seemingly infinite, parallel universe.  The pocket makes Kangaroo an extremely valuable agent, but also manages to get him mixed up in some rather crazy adventures.As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you’ll always be among the first to get the latest GSMC SciFi Podcasts.We would like to thank our Sponsors: GSMC Podcast NetworkAdvertise with US: http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/advertise-with-us.html Website: http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/sci-fi-podcast.htmlITunes Feed :  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gsmc-sci-fi-podcast/id1119783301 GSMC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fNSp5YIejA&list=PLF8Qial15ufqLUPDUdsmYcmEhqyO-MGxSTwitter: https://twitter.com/GSMC_SciFiFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GSMCSciFi/Disclaimer: The views expressed on the GSMC SciFi Podcast are for SciFi purposes only. Reproduction, copying or redistribution of The GSMC SciFi Podcast without the express written consent of Golden State Media Concepts LLC is prohibited.

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Recorded in front of a live audience at Emerald City Comicon 2018! Warning: This episode contains explicit language. Two teams of all-star authors face off for our second-annual ECCC show. They’ll have to tell us the difference between everything from medieval weapons to astronomical phenomena, figure out famous books with letters missing from the end and, oh yes, we made them sing. K.C. Alexander, Curtis C. Chen, and Alex Wells take on Eric Scott Fischl, Delilah S. Dawson, and Adam Rakunas while host Dan Moren and guest scorekeeper Glenn Fleishman try to keep everyone in line. Host Dan Moren and Glenn Fleishman with K.C. Alexander, Curtis C. Chen, Alex Wells, Eric Scott Fischl, Delilah S. Dawson and Adam Rakunas.

Inconceivable! Episode 19 - Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Recorded in front of a live audience at Emerald City Comicon 2018! Warning: This episode contains explicit language. Two teams of all-star authors face off for our second-annual ECCC show. They’ll have to tell us the difference between everything from medieval weapons to astronomical phenomena, figure out famous books with letters missing from the end and, oh yes, we made them sing. K.C. Alexander, Curtis C. Chen, and Alex Wells take on Eric Scott Fischl, Delilah S. Dawson, and Adam Rakunas while host Dan Moren and guest scorekeeper Glenn Fleishman try to keep everyone in line. Host Dan Moren and Glenn Fleishman with K.C. Alexander, Curtis C. Chen, Alex Wells, Eric Scott Fischl, Delilah S. Dawson and Adam Rakunas.

"The Heaven-Moving Way," by Chi Hui (translated by Andy Dudak) -- published in Apex Magazine, issue 104, January 2018. Read it here: http://www.apex-magazine.com/ Born in north-eastern China, Chi Hui was a member of the editorial team of Science Fiction World 科幻世界 from 2006 to 2010. Chi currently works as an editor in Chengdu. She uses pen names Heixiaomao 黑小貓 [Black kitten] and Soulaxia for her fantasy and World of Warcraft themed writings, respectively. She has published more than twenty pieces of science fiction writing under the name Chi Gui, including "Duzi" 獨子 [Only Son], "Guizhe wulu" 歸者無路 [Road of No Return], and "Chongchao" 蟲巢 [Bugs' Nest]. This Apex Magazine podcast was produced by KT Bryski. Music in this podcast included "Lost Frontier" and "Spatial Harvest," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License. Find out more at www.incompetech.com. Our narrator for this episode is Curtis C. Chen. Once a Silicon Valley softwar engineer, Curtis C. Chen (陳致宇) now writes fiction and runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His debut novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO is a science fiction thriller about a superpowered spy facing his toughest mission yet: vacation. The sequel, KANGAROO TOO, sends our hero to the Moon. Apex Magazine podcast, Copyright Apex Publications. Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at http://www.apex-magazine.com.    

Sarah interviewsCurtis C. Chen, author of Waypoint Kangaroo and Kangaroo, Too, which comes out next Tuesday, June 20th.  The science fiction series are set in the future and center around Kangaroo, a secret agent with an ability no one else in the universe posesses:  he is able to open "the pocket" a portal that opens into an empty, seemingly infinite, parallel universe.  The pocket makes Kangaroo an extremely valuable agent, but also manages to get him mixed up in some rather crazy adventures.Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at: http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Recorded in front of a live audience at Emerald City Comicon 2017! Hear the audience gasp and applaud! Witness our attempts to share three microphones among seven people! Marvel at our host’s total inability to correctly use a $10 scoreboard! We’ve recruited several writers from the realms of science-fiction, fantasy, and horror to form two teams of first-time panelists. They’ll do battle with devious acronyms, attempt to find which of these things is not like the other, and try their hands at a Golden Age of Television edition of mashed-up movie plots. Host Dan Moren with Christopher Husberg, K.C. Alexander, Adam Rakunas, Juliette Capra, Curtis C. Chen and Wendy N. Wagner.

Inconceivable! Episode 14 - Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Recorded in front of a live audience at Emerald City Comicon 2017! Hear the audience gasp and applaud! Witness our attempts to share three microphones among seven people! Marvel at our host’s total inability to correctly use a $10 scoreboard! We’ve recruited several writers from the realms of science-fiction, fantasy, and horror to form two teams of first-time panelists. They’ll do battle with devious acronyms, attempt to find which of these things is not like the other, and try their hands at a Golden Age of Television edition of mashed-up movie plots. Host Dan Moren with Christopher Husberg, K.C. Alexander, Adam Rakunas, Juliette Capra, Curtis C. Chen and Wendy N. Wagner.