Podcasts about imperial radch

Adjoa Andoh narrates a short story collection of speculative fiction by Ann Leckie. We're revisiting host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discussion of this 2025 Audie Award Finalist in Science Fiction. This collection includes works in the worlds of the Imperial Radch and the Raven Tower, as well as stand-alone pieces. Andoh's stellar skills are on display in every piece, making the stories of gods, humans, and other assorted beings incredibly compelling. A stunning performance by a master narrator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ann is also the author of Ancillary Sword, Ancillary Mercy, Translation State, Provenance (all set in her Imperial Radch universe), and the excellent stand-alone fantasy novel The Raven Tower.Join the Hugonauts book club on discord!Or you can watch the episode on YouTube if you prefer videoWe talked with Ann about: 1:12 Becoming a writer later in life5:06 The inspiration for the Radch and Ancillary Justice7:48 Creating a gender-less empire12:43 Writing from the POV of an AI16:56 Invisible exposition20:26 Space opera inspired by the real world26:16 Audiobooks and pronunciation34:14 Will we get to see inside the Radch Dyson sphere?35:49 Recent books Ann likes and her influences42:22 Blurbing Murderbot44:16 Ann's next book is set on a rogue planet!

Adjoa Andoh narrates a short story collection of speculative fiction by Ann Leckie. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss this collection that includes works in the worlds of the Imperial Radch and the Raven Tower, as well as stand-alone pieces. Andoh's stellar skills are on display in every piece, making the stories of gods, humans, and other assorted beings incredibly compelling. A stunning performance by a master narrator. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Hachette Audio. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Sound Reviews comes from Hachette Audio, and the audiobook edition of RELENTLESS by Luis A Miranda Jr, featuring a foreword read by none other than Lin-Manuel Miranda. To find out more about this, and any other Hachette Audio productions, please visit www.hachetteaudio.com, or @HachetteAudio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This time around, it's my pleasure to welcome longtime friend of the show Laura Blackwell! Laura reads to us from her very very trunked story, “Poor Prisoners,” which leads us into a wide-ranging discussion of things we wish we'd learned sooner, writers whose work we admire, and kindness to our past selves.   Things we mention in this episode:   Story Hour LiveJournal Dreamwidth Macey's Murderboard episode All Our Yesterdays, by Hilary B. Bisenieks Quaker Spec Fic issue AO3 Omegaverse The Iliad and Odyssey, by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney and Maria Dahvana Headley Grimms' Fairy Tales Lattimore, Fitzgerald, Fagles Homers The Aeneid, by Virgil, translated by Robert Fagles Paradise Lost, by John Milton Translation State and the Imperial Radch trilogy, by Ann Leckie The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years, by Shubnum Khan Archival Quality, by Ivy Noelle Weir and Steenz The Mütter Museum Ivy's episode Just Like Home, by Sarah Gailey The Death of Jane Lawrence, Last to Leave the Room, Yellow Jessamine, and The Luminous Dead, by Caitlin Starling Megan E. O'Keefe Megan's first episode Steve Toase Amanda Cook Jo Miles SFWA HWA Premee Mohamed She Walks in Shadows, edited by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles Beneath the Rising, And What Can We Offer You Tonight, The Annual Migration of Clouds, and The Butcher of the Forest, by Premee Mohamed System Collapse, by Martha Wells Yuletide (fic exchange) The Red River of the north Lake Agassiz Marie Brennan Martha Wells Ursula Vernon Chuck Tingle Sarah Gailey Hugo Awards thing Stoker Awards Edenville, by Sam Rebelein Camp Damascus, by Chuck Tingle Hellraiser Death Note manga, netflix, and anime Potato chip eating scene Death Note: The Musical Laura's website, bluesky, twitter, insta, mastodon   Join me next month when I'll be talking to John Wiswell and Ivy Fox

Gender, self-determination, and law drama collide in Ann Leckie's Translation State!  Your hosts rank their favorite characters; unsurprisingly, Cyrus was head over heels for pro-vivisection Qven, whereas Sarah was charmed by Enae's swagless detective whimsy. Also, this book about terrifying unknowable aliens and sci-fi political drama is a regency romance, actually. Occasionally we devolve into wailing about how we miss the protagonist of the Imperial Radch trilogy, Breq. Bear with us. Support the show

As 2023 comes to a close, we (Mark, Shachi, Lisa, and Scott) take a look back at some of our favorite audiobooks from 2023. Round 1: Mark: System Collapse [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Shachi: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: The Reformatory [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 199] Round 2: Mark: The Wild Robot Protects [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Shachi: Loot [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Lisa: Lone Women [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: Mammoths at the Gates [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 226] Round 3: Mark: All It Takes Is a Goal: The 3-Step Plan to Ditch Regret and Tap Into Your Massive Potential [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Shachi: Glory [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby]  / [Audible] Lisa: The Shamshine Blind [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] Scott: Translation State [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 210] Additional Picks: Mark: What Do You Want Out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters, The Infinite Miles Shachi: The Laughter; Yellow Face; Sea Change; Maame; American War; What We Fed to the Manticore Lisa: Novels - Terraformers; Meru; Chain Gang All-Stars; Silver Nitrate; The Saint of Bright Doors; Who Drowned the World; Translation State /  Novellas - The Lies of the Ajungo; And Put Away Childish Things; The Mimicking of Known Successes; Walking Practice; The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar; If Found, Return to Hell, A Feast For Flies; Mammoths at the Gates / Series - The Final Architecture; Imperial Radch; The Last Binding; Xuya Universe Scott: And Put Away Childish Things; The Mimicking of Known Successes; The Sunlit Man; The Saint of Bright Doors; Bookshops & Bonedust

Golden Voice Adjoa Andoh narrates a complex story about identity and belonging set in Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch universe. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss this new standalone sci-fi mystery with a memorable cast of characters. Qven should have become a Presger translator, but for a terrible incident that sends them careening towards Enae Athur, Reet Hluid, and the Radch Empire. Adjoa expertly narrates the emotional depths of these three characters, each of whom comes from a background where they were not valued or or didn't feel part of a community. As all three claim their identities and start to heal, Andoh's performance will resonate in profound ways. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Hachette Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Today's episode is sponsored by Dreamscape Publishing. Dreamscape Publishing is celebrating Audiobook Month with exciting giveaways! Learn more on their social media channels or at their website, dreamscapepublishing.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breq used to be the Justice of Toren - the huge, complex AI that inhabited a colossal starship and all of its thousands of ancillaries in the service of the Radch, the largest of the human empires.Ancillaries are human bodies that were captured in previous Radchaai annexations (or colonizations) – those who resist the takeover are killed and their bodies frozen and stored, ready to be activated and controlled by Radchaai AI in future annexations. The ancillaries are terrifying soldiers – each one is protected by almost impenetrable armor, and the AI never miss a shot.But now Breq has been reduced to only one ancillary body. The book follows two parallel timelines – one as she closes in on the end of her quest for revenge, and the other showing how she was betrayed twenty years ago.There are two small things that hold this book back just a little bit. First, it's fairly complicated – perhaps too much so. Second, it starts off slowly – but once it gets going, it is incredibly propulsive. So, push through the first 50-80 pages, and know that it's an incredible experience once you are immersed in the world!We also talk a bit about the two sequels in the Imperial Radch trilogy – those books aren't as good and are a lot smaller in scope, but if you absolutely love Ancillary Justice, they can still be worth a read.As always, we also recommend and discuss some similar books if you are looking for more great books to read. This week we recommend:The Murderbot series by Martha WellsA Memory Called Empire by Arkady MartineThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinOr you can watch the show on YouTube here.

Pete and Karlo revisit Book 2 in the Imperial Radch series, Ancillary Sword. Why the second book and not the first? Hint: it rhymes with "shrimperialism"

This episode is full of creepy shenanigans, don't worry. We talk viral Tiktok ghosts, respecting funeral directors and undertakers, and what was definitely a Hot Topic teen ghost.    Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of teeth, surgery, cadavers, imprisonment, capital punishment, fire, death, ableism, funeral homes, death of family members, bodily functions, and post-surgery depression.    Here's a link to Tammy the Face Ghost.    Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends The Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie.  - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests' books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books - Call to Action: Check out Meddling Adults: A whodunnit game show charity hosted by Mike Schubert. Search for Meddling Adults wherever you listen to podcasts, or visit meddlingadults.com   Sponsors - Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service that finds and delivers clothes, shoes, and accessories to fit your body, budget, and lifestyle. Get started at stitchfix.com/spirits for 25% off when you keep your whole box! - Function of Beauty is hair care formulated specifically for you. Save 20% off your first order at functionofbeauty.com/spirits - ThirdLove is on a mission to find a perfect bra for everyone. Get 20% off your first order at thirdlove.com/spirits.   Find Us Online If you like Spirits, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us @SpiritsPodcast on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. You can support us on Patreon (http://patreon.com/spiritspodcast) to unlock bonus Your Urban Legends episodes, director's commentaries, custom recipe cards, and so much more. We also have lists of our book recommendations and previous guests' books at http://spiritspodcast.com/books. Transcripts are available at http://spiritspodcast.com/episodes. To buy merch, hear us on other podcasts, contact us, find our mailing address, or download our press kit, head on over to http://spiritspodcast.com.   About Us Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

Denham talks about Destiny, Jake talks about WOW, Connor talks about books, Kingdom Hearts takes over, the PS5 is sorta there. It's truly business as usual.   TV & Movies: Trickster, Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun, Eric Andre Show Season 5, Star Trek Discovery Season 3, Fargo Season 4, Bake Off, The Next Generation, Lord of the Rings Games: Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Demon's Souls, Astro's Playroom, Miles Morales: Spider Man, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Picross S5, WoW Shadowlands, XCloud, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin Books: Zeb Wells' New Mutants, A Dead Djinn In Cairo, The Haunting of Tram Car 015, The Black Gods Drum, Sorcerer of the Wildeeps, The Tensorate Series, The Poppy War, The Imperial Radch trilogy, Way of Kings Ronald Wimberly's Lighten Up: https://thenib.com/lighten-up-4f7f96ca8a7e/ A Dead Djinn In Cairo: https://www.tor.com/2016/05/18/a-dead-djinn-in-cairo/   Follow Us! Email: winemumspodcast@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/WineMumsPod Twitter: twitter.com/WineMumsPod Website: winemumspodcast.libsyn.com

We discuss how to handle outages and how to measure productivity for managers. Imperial Radch series of books (https://www.goodreads.com/series/113751-imperial-radch) Terry Pratchett Discworld novels (https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/book-series/discworld/) Pyramids by Terry Pratchett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramids_(novel)) The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33369254-the-manager-s-path) You can reach us via email at hosts@expandingbeyond.it (mailto:hosts@expandingbeyond.it). Where to find Monica on the internet: Twitter: @KFMolli (https://twitter.com/KFMolli) Github: @nirnaeth (https://github.com/nirnaeth) Blog: dev.to/nirnaeth (https://dev.to/nirnaeth) Where to find Urban on the internet: Twitter: @ujh (https://twitter.com/ujh) Github: @ujh (https://github.com/ujh/) Blog: urbanhafner.com (https://urbanhafner.com/) The intro and outro music is Our Big Adventure (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Our_Big_Adventure) by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes). It's licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! This week, Techtic has the week off so we have a fun Nerdbomber/Illeagle combo episode! There's some juicy news to cover, so let's get to it.   - Amazon and Bethesda announce a new Prime Original based on Fallout (4:11) - Rumor has it Microsoft is kicking the tires on buying WB Games (18:57) - A new interview reveals Black Widow movie will hand the baton to Florence Pugh (31:02)   After our news coverage, we go a little more hands-on and see what we've each been up to the past few weeks:   - Nerdbomber finishes the Imperial Radch trilogy and takes on some more chores around the house (41:17) - Illeagle finishes up The Green Mile, watches Hamilton, and checks out Unsolved Mysteries (44:20)   Unfortunately, Fantasy Movie League as a whole is on hold due to current events that have results in movie delays and theater closures.   This week we have a fun one-on-one lie detector trivia based on movie robots! Check it out at (47:38)   This week's promo: The Sega Lounge!   Special shoutout to our Patreon Producer: Ben Cheknis.   We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content!   As always, we appreciate you tuning in, and look forward to seeing you next week! Stay safe and healthy everyone!   Find us on Twitter: @OnlineWarriors1, @OWIlleagle86, @OWNerdbomber, @OWTechtic Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

This is the twelfth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today our author is a Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Award winning science fiction writer Ann Leckie. We spoke with her in December of 2017, shortly after the release of her book “Provenance”, part of the “Ancillary” universe of books from the publisher Orbit that made her beloved by readers of the science fiction genre.This New York Times Best Selling author’s rise to sci-fi stardom began with her first novel “Ancillary Justice” in 2013 and kicked off her award winning career. The “Imperial Radch” trilogy continued with “Ancillary Sword” in 2014 and “Ancillary Mercy” in 2015 and featured sharply tuned characters dealing with ancient alien cultures. And while “Provenance” is set on the other side of the same universe as the “Ancillary” books, Leckie wrote the protagonist, Ingray, with an atypical attitude for a lead in that world…one that may be more relatable to most of us down here on Earth.We’ll learn about that new tack on a sci-fi hero and the change of focus to antiquity smuggling and forgery in “Radch Space", plus we’ll hear about the real world road taken by Ann Leckie to the worlds she creates on this episode of Talking with Authors from HEC Media and HEC Books. Our host and interviewer this time is Brenda Madden.HEC Media is a production company out of St. Louis, Missouri. With the help of independent bookstore Left Bank Books and St. Louis County Library, we are able to sit down with these amazing writers and thought leaders to discuss their work, their inspiration, and what makes them special. You can watch video versions of most of our interviews at hecmedia.org.Host of this episode - Brenda MaddenPhotography - Cecil Corbett and Chris CrossEditor & Graphics - Greg KoppSupervising Producer - Julie WinkleProduction Support - Jayne Ballew and Christina ChastainHEC Media Executive Director - Dennis RiggsTalking with Authors Podcast Executive Producer - Christina ChastainPodcast Producer - Rod MilamPodcast Editors - Ben SmithPodcast Host - Rod MilamSpecial thanks to Maryville University, St. Louis Public Radio, 90.7 KWMU, TechArtistaYou can follow us on all social media platforms. Just search for "Talking with Authors":Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/talkingwithauthorsTwitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingwAuthors

Jenn and guest María Cristina García Lynch discuss the Nebula Award winners, the new Terminator and Star Trek installments, military sf/f, and more. This episode is sponsored by All the Books, Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey, and Gather the Fortunes by Bryan Camp. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter!   News Let’s talk about the Star Trek: Picard trailer. Let’s also talk about Terminator: Dark Fate! Hooray for Nebula Award winners! Into the Spider-verse screenplay The Shirley Jackson Award Finalists have been announced.   Books Discussed Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch #1) by Ann Leckie The Rage of Dragons (The Burning #1) by Evan Winter Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu The Cassandra by Sharma Shields Monstrous Regiment (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett

What happens when a society is spread out over the vastness of space? How do you control them? How can culture be a means of structure and hierarchy? And, what happens when a society doesn't see gender?

The last of four sessions of The Sword, the Crown, and the Unspeakable Power. What is The Sword, The Crown, and The Unspeakable Power? The Sword, The Crown, and The Unspeakable Power (SCUP) is a tabletop roleplaying game from Wheel Tree Press designed by Todd Nicholas and Thomas J. Using the Powered by the Apocalypse system, SCUP focuses on power, intrigue, and shifting alliances in a dark fantasy setting. Inspired by political science fiction and fantasy such as A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, The First Law by Joe Abercrombie, Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie, and the TV show Vikings, SCUP provides players with an immersive role-playing experience, where they can get their hands dirty in the bloody machinations of power. Part of the Gauntlet Hangouts. Find out more at gauntlet-rpg.com

The second of four sessions of The Sword, the Crown, and the Unspeakable Power. What is The Sword, The Crown, and The Unspeakable Power? The Sword, The Crown, and The Unspeakable Power (SCUP) is a tabletop roleplaying game from Wheel Tree Press designed by Todd Nicholas and Thomas J. Using the Powered by the Apocalypse system, SCUP focuses on power, intrigue, and shifting alliances in a dark fantasy setting. Inspired by political science fiction and fantasy such as A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, The First Law by Joe Abercrombie, Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie, and the TV show Vikings, SCUP provides players with an immersive role-playing experience, where they can get their hands dirty in the bloody machinations of power. Part of the Gauntlet Hangouts. Find out more at gauntlet-rpg.com

The first of four sessions of The Sword, the Crown, and the Unspeakable Power. What is The Sword, The Crown, and The Unspeakable Power? The Sword, The Crown, and The Unspeakable Power (SCUP) is a tabletop roleplaying game from Wheel Tree Press designed by Todd Nicholas and Thomas J. Using the Powered by the Apocalypse system, SCUP focuses on power, intrigue, and shifting alliances in a dark fantasy setting. Inspired by political science fiction and fantasy such as A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, The First Law by Joe Abercrombie, Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie, and the TV show Vikings, SCUP provides players with an immersive role-playing experience, where they can get their hands dirty in the bloody machinations of power. Part of the Gauntlet Hangouts. Find out more at gauntlet-rpg.com

Jenn and Liberty discuss cozy mysteries, books set in Malaysia, readalikes for Amélie and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcasts here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.   Questions   1. I really love the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, I love their feel. Maybe you could recommend something with a similar feel? Friendship and a great cast of characters, and not just action but also domestic things and hobbies and maybe some gentle humour. I would also love to find a book with a badass character such as the main protagonist of the Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie. --Anna   2. Hello there! I have recently been picking up a few cozy mysteries and I'm finding that I really enjoy the idea of these murder mysteries where nothing truly terrible happens (aside from the murder). I was wondering though, do you have any recommendations for cozies that have younger protagonists? I picked up Death by Dumpling on Liberty's recommendation on her show, and really liked it! Bonus points if it's bookish! tldr; cozy mysteries with protags in their 20s or so? Thank you so much! I love the show! --Ashleigh   3. Hello, I am a photographer and will be traveling to Kuala Lumpur for a photo festival in October. I would love to find some good books based in Malaysia to read prior to and during my trip. I usually read fiction, but I love nonfiction as well; especially Bill Bryson-esque travel writing. I am not very picky about what I read, but would prefer something that isn't too much of a "love story". My favorites range from Harry Potter to The Martian to Fahrenheit 451, so fantasy/sci-fi/magical realism are definitely up my alley, but I love a good mystery or realistic drama also. I know Malaysia is a fairly small country, so I will also accept books based in Singapore, Thailand, or the other small Asian countries surrounding Malaysia, but Malaysia based books would be preferred. Thank you! --Sean   4. One of my favorite movies is Amélie. I was wondering if you two know of any similar books? I don't need or even necessarily want the book to have the same kind of plot, but I'm more interested in the atmospheric quirkiness that Amélie captures so perfectly. Bonus points of the books is in France because I'm a bit of a francophile, but location doesn't actually matter all that much to me. Thanks! --Anon   5. Hi, I'm a long time listener, first time question-asker. I regularly pause to download kindle samples or go ahead and buy the book :) I am looking for chapter books/longer pictures books to read to my 3 year old son. (I am part way through listening to the early kid recommendation episode.) My husband read the Hobbit aloud and when Toby asked for a reread he essentially wanted the scenes where they were eating dinner (ie less scary things). We recently read and enjoyed the Mrs Noodlekugel series, we read the Thomas and Friends original books/stories, and we are currently in our Cars phase. (we have not yet read the Princess in Black series). I have the Wild Robot from the library but am thinking of pre-reading some to see if that's right. He has a decent attention span but after the Hobbit I want to make sure we're more level appropriate. Thank you! --Rhiannon   6. Hello Ladies! Thank you so much for doing this podcast-l have read so many new books because of your recommendations. I'm looking for new books for my husband. He's enjoyed The Radium Girls by Kate Moore, Packing for Mars by Mary Roach, and various YA non-fiction titles like Red Bandana and books on Jack London. His reading time is limited so shorter books that aren't too dense would be ideal. He likes history, adventure, and booze. Any recs would be greatly appreciated. If you have time, my son is 9 and will only read graphic novels. He loves Doug TenNapel and Dav Pilkey. Any other age appropriate authors we could binge read? He's read Amulet and Bone and enjoyed both. Thank you so much for your time. I love your show and can't wait to hear what you come up with! --Michelle   7. Hello, I am looking for books, fiction or nonfiction, to learn more about the trans community and gender fluidity. I hope I'm not coming across as rude or offensive; I am just not trans or gender fluid myself, and so don't know much about either of these communities. Nonfiction explaining the science of the transition process or the ideas of gender would be great; I'd also be interested in a memoir of someone who has transitioned or experiences gender fluidity. I'm open for whatever fiction you'd suggest as well. Thanks! --Becca   Books Discussed How Long Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle A Trifle Dead by Livia Day The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng Evening is the Whole Day by Preeta Samarasan (trigger warning: child abuse) The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, translated by Alison Anderson (tw: suicidal ideation) Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord Knights vs Dinosaurs by Matt Phelan The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum Astronaut Academy by Dave Roman Being Jazz: My Life as a Transgender Teen by Jazz Jennings Redefining Realness by Janet Mock (trigger warning: child abuse)

Pam and Riley chat about what they've been up to these last couple weeks! We talk space horror, more movies where mom isn't there, the Imperial Radch trilogy, ASMR and answer some listener questions! What we've been up to (00:00:51) Event Horizon (Riley) (00:02:50) Sunshine (Riley) (00:07:05) Logan (Pam) (00:10:29) Cargo (Pam/Riley) (00:17:16) Ancillary Mercy, Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (The Imperial Radch Trilogy) (Riley) (00:22:13) Overwatch (Pam) (00:26:11) State of Decay 2 (Pam) (00:29:08) BTS - Love Yourself: Tear (Riley) (00:34:22) Kim's Convenience (Pam) (00:36:24) Goodnight Moon ASMR (Pam) (00:39:57) Far Verona Discord (Riley) Listener Questions (00:41:02) What genres of games have you grown to like now, that you didn't like 10 years ago? - Diego (00:43:48) What are your thoughts on achievements/trophies? - the_doc_webb (00:50:54) Are you excited for E3? If so, what are you excited for? What would be your dream announcement this year? - @MustyHobbit (00:55:55) Are you going to be getting the Nintendo Switch online service? - @orkchop (00:56:58) What did you think of Tides of Numenara? Should I pick it up if I liked playing Planescape: Torment, but haven't played a game like that in years? - @orkchop (00:58:03) Which one of you looked better in the Tracer filter and whose pets looked better with it? - night_moogle Contact information (00:59:49) Riley Pam Watch Pam's Moms in Video Games video!! If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at MediaMavensCast@gmail.com or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're discussing space empires! We talk a little bit about the history of empires, writerly tips for constructing an empire, and the problems of imperialism. The tentpoles this week are: Ancillary Justice (and the rest of the Imperial Radch trilogy) by Ann Leckie, Star Wars, and The Course of Honour by Avoliot What We’re Reading: The Cruel Prince by Holly BlackSpace Opera by Catherynne M. Valente“Maggie Fitzgerald and the Saltwater Drip” by antistar_e   Other Stuff We Mentioned: FarscapeSagaKilljoysTithe by Holly BlackWhite Cat by Holly BlackSpider-Woman/The White Widow/the Spider-Gwen series4th Street Fantasy ConventionKatamari DamacyGame of ThronesThe Little PrinceThe Prince, by Niccolo MachiavelliThe Sun Chronicles (forthcoming) by Kate ElliottJupiter AscendingNinefox Gambit and the others in the The Machineries of Empire series by Yoon Ha LeeTerraformingStar TrekEurovision (esp. Verka Serduchka, the Buroanovskiye Babushki, and sparkles)   Transcription: The transcript for this episode is available here. Thanks as always to the scribes, Magali, Neharika, and Sarah, for their help!

Ann Leckie discusses The Imperial Radch trilogy and her latest novel set in the same universe, Provenance.

The award-winning sci-fi novelist's new book 'Provenance' is due out September 26. A far-flung space empire on the verge of internal collapse? Check. A multi-body artificial intelligence that calls all people "she"? Si. Tea? Of course. These are just some of the aspects of sci-fi author Ann Leckie's award-winning Imperial Radch book series, which started with her debut novel Ancillary Justice in 2013. Ahead of her new book Provenance, which will be available on September 26, Leckie stopped by the Motherboard HQ in Brooklyn to discuss the series with us for a Facebook Live video broadcast and a new episode of Radio Motherboard, which we're premiering today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

No surprise to anyone, we loved the Imperial Radch books by Ann Leckie so much that we gave in to our inner fangirls and recorded a supplementary episode covering Ancillary Sword and Ancillary Mercy. Listen as we celebrate the incredible badassery of Breq, discuss the best qualities of our favorite, Seivarden, and still struggle with pronunciation and telling those darn Anaanders apart.   Follow us on twitter @RTFBPodcast Rec your favorites to us or join in the discussion! NEXT BOOK: Arcana Chronicles 1: Poison Princess by Kresley Cole   Theme from "Books" by Jahzzar    

I detta tjugonde avsnitt diskuterar vi rymdskepp! Vad är ett rymdskepp egentligen? Hur kan de se ut, vilka möjligheter ger de oss i litteraturen och vilka tycker vi bäst om? Vi intervjuar också space opera-författaren Ann Leckie och diskuterar hennes Imperial Radch-trilogi, som började med flerfaldigt prisbelönta Ancillary Justice. Även matiga speltips från Andres och från Malmö kommer ett tips för den som söker eleganta rymdfarkoster att läsa om. Dessutom blir det en tävling, med chans att vinna den kompletta Ancillary Justice-trilogin signerad av Ann Leckie. Kom med ett förslag till ett framtida poddtema. Finns en författare, film eller serieskapare du vill veta mer om? Eller en genre, en kultserie, ett tema (tentakler?) eller något helt annat som du tycker vår podd bör ta upp, vill vi jättegärna höra. Kontakta oss med ett Facebook-meddelande eller ett mail till fragor@sfbok.se senast onsdag den 6 april för att delta i utlottningen! 00:00 Intro och presentation 01:04 Tema: Rymdskepp - Vad är ett rymdskepp? 06:55 Intervju I: Ann Leckie & the Imperial Radch Trilogy [in English] 23:01 Tema: Rymdskepp - Olika typer av farkoster 33:02 Speltips: Apollo 13 & Star Realms [in English] 41:28 Tema: Rymdskepp - Våra favoritskepp 46:12 Interju II: Ann Leckie & fandom & reading [in English] 51:33 Boktips: Radiance av Catherynne M Valente 52:51 Avslutning och nästa program

Luke reviews the third book in the Imperial Radch trilogy and covers his thoughts on the whole series. Get this audiobook for free, or any of 100,000 other titles, as part of a free trial by visiting this link: http://www.audibletrial.com/sfbrp. Buy this book at Amazon, or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog […]