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Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:30:00 GMT http://relay.fm/upgrade/559 http://relay.fm/upgrade/559 All Fingers Are Digital 559 Jason Snell and Myke Hurley After nearly 500 episodes away, Scott McNulty returns to the podcast to discuss the resilience of babies, dysfunction at Apple, the future of the Vision Pro, and (of course) ebooks and e-readers. After nearly 500 episodes away, Scott McNulty returns to the podcast to discuss the resilience of babies, dysfunction at Apple, the future of the Vision Pro, and (of course) ebooks and e-readers. clean 6779 After nearly 500 episodes away, Scott McNulty returns to the podcast to discuss the resilience of babies, dysfunction at Apple, the future of the Vision Pro, and (of course) ebooks and e-readers. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Guest Starring: Scott McNulty Links and Show Notes: Books Jason: M.R. Carey's Pandominion duology (Infinity Gate/Echo of Worlds) James S.A. Corey's Expanse series (9 books, “Leviathan Wakes”) Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture series (3 books, “Shards of Earth”) Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time series (3 books, “Children of Time”) The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Steven Baxter (5 books, “The Long Earth”) Merchant Princes series by Charles Stross (6+ books, “The Family Trade”) Scott: Jo Walton's Small Change (Farthing, Ha'penny, Half a Crown) Yoon Ha Lee's The Machineries of Empire (Ninefox Gambit, Raven Stratagem, Revenant Gun) The Culture novels by Ian Banks (not really a good fit, but sort of!) Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Ambient music: Free background tunes on your iPhone without ads Howard Lutnick says electronics tariff exemptions are temporary | AP News A 'US-Made iPhone' Is Pure Fantasy Why price increases aren't the only way Apple can fight tariffs – Six Colors How Apple Fumbled Siri's AI Makeover — The Information Report Reveals Internal Chaos Behind Apple's Siri Failure - MacRumors Apple Plans to Release Delayed Apple Intelligence Siri Features This Fall - MacRumors Trump Tariffs Add to Apple's Long-Standing Innovation Woes - The New York Times Upgrade #8: With Special Offers - Relay Upgrade #85: Talk to this Cylinder - Relay Which e-reader should you buy? – Six Colors 2024 Kindle Colorsoft and Paperwhite Review: No perfect choices – Six Colors RF Remote Control Page Turner for Kindle Kobo Libra Colour Review: Color, but at what cost? – Six Colors The future of the Roomba, and the best robot vacuums | The Verge Kindle Scribe review: Big, beautiful, and… buttonless? – Six Colors Boox Palma review: A phone-shaped e-reader – Six Colors Kindle Scribe – Good feature, but get it out of my face – Blankbaby Upgrade 559: A
Travis interviews author Yoon Ha Lee about Phoenix Extravagant, his latest novel from Solaris Books. This standalone story follows a nonbinary painter as they team up with a pacifist mecha dragon against an evil empire, and it takes place in a magical version of Korea during the Japanese occupation. Yoon and Travis discuss Yoon's experience with watercolor and animation, the important role of art in culture, and how colonization seeks to undermine and destroy that role. About Yoon Ha Lee: A Korean-American sf/f writer who received a B.A. in math from Cornell University and an M.A. in math education from Stanford University, Yoon finds it a source of continual delight that math can be mined for story ideas. Yoon's novel Ninefox Gambit won the Locus Award for best first novel, and was a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Clarke awards; its sequels, Raven Stratagem and Revenant Gun, were also Hugo finalists. His middle grade space opera Dragon Pearl won the Locus Award for best YA novel and was a New York Times bestseller. Yoon's short fiction has appeared in publications such as F&SF, Tor.com, and Clarkesworld Magazine, as well as several year's best anthologies. You can find Yoon on Dreamwidth, on Twitter as @deuceofgears, and on Instagram as @deuceofgears. You can find his art at deuceofgears.com and his music at soundcloud.com/deuceofgears. Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy Us a Coffee Music: Intro: "Beyond the Wide World" courtesy of Yoon Ha Lee Outro: "Shadow's End" courtesy of Yoon Ha Lee The blog post accompanying this episode can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com, along with fantasy book reviews, author interviews, and more fantasy content.
his episode Steve, Isaiah, and Mason discuss Raven Stratagem [Machineries of Empire, Book 2] Like what we’re doing? Have something you want to say? Care for a glass of peach brandy? You can follow us at : Our website : thestory.network Instagram : thestory.network Twitter : @thestorynet_pod Email : stroynetworkinfo@gmail.com Next week’s book : Relevant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee [Machineries of Empire, Book 3]
This episode Steve, Isaiah, and Mason discuss Way Station by Clifford D. Simak The first edition cover Like what we’re doing? Have something you want to say? Want to have a friendly chat at the end of the lane? You can follow us at : Our website : thestory.network Instagram : thestory.network Twitter : @thestorynet_pod Email : stroynetworkinfo@gmail.com Next week’s book : Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee [Machineries of Empire, Book 2]
Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast! We discuss Manowar's rant, Metallica's alleged scalping, new music from Unprocessed, Korn, WRVTH, The Number 12 Looks Like You, Wormed, and Jacob Collier. Also ArcTanGent festival, and the new Heavy Blog shirts! Then cool people time with Raven Stratagem, and some SDCC hype. Enjoy!
On this episode, we're doing a bird's-eye view of the six finalists from this year's Best Novel ballot of the Hugo Awards! What We’re Into Lately Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling Prince of Air and Darkness by M.A. Grant Schitt’s Creek Borne by Jeff Vandermeer Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer Sungkyunkwan Scandal The Flowers of Vashnoi by Lois McMaster Bujold Good Omens (the miniseries) Other Stuff We Mentioned The Calculating Stars and The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal (Freya misquotes the second title as The Fated Stars) Hidden Figures Record of a Spaceborn Few and The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Farscape Chants from A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland Star Wars: A New Hope Trail of Lightning Karl Urban Buffy Lost Girl Ninefox Gambit, Raven Stratagem, and Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee Hannibal Lecter from The Hannibal Lecter series by Thomas Harris Space Opera by Cat Valente Saga Press Eurovision Eurovision 2019 Iceland Eurovision 2019 Australia The Fifth Element Jupiter Ascending Spinning Silver Uprooted The Starlit Wood (‘Navah Wolfe anthology’) Discworld N.K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy For Next Time: "Geometries of Belonging" by RB Lemberg Transcription: The transcript of this episode can be found here. Sing, muse, of the work of the scribes!!
PATREON SUPPORT NOW STANDING AT 437 – LAST WEEK 434 HELP US GET TO 500 PATREON SUPPORTERS. Main Fiction: "The Chameleon's Gloves" by Yoon Ha LeeYoon Ha Lee's debut novel, Ninefox Gambit, won the Locus Award for best first novel and was a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Clarke awards. Its sequel, Raven Stratagem, was also a Hugo finalist. His middle-grade space opera, Dragon Pearl, is forthcoming from Disney-Hyperion in January 2019. He lives in Louisiana with his family and an extremely lazy cat, and has not yet been eaten by gators.Narrated by: Mary MurphyMary Murphy is an actor/voice-over artist based in Brooklyn, NY. She loves the world of audio fiction and is excited to be part of StarShipSofa. She can be heard voicing the role of Dashi on Disney Junior’s Octonauts, and voicing multiple characters for PBS Kid’s Past/Present, Leap Frog, & Muzzy. She can also be heard on Fireside Mystery Theatre’s audio drama podcast, Midnight Shorts Program, and narrating the audiobook Love and Smoke. Other credits include Boardwalk Empire, Man With A Gun, DNA, I Hope You Live Forever, Clutter, and Room 333. Recently she appeared in the play Near Nellie Bly for the Workshop Theater Series, and will be performing a series of Norwin Corwin & O Henry adaptations with QuickSilver. You can often find her roaming the streets of Brooklyn with her 13-pound Dachshund Penny, Gotham’s real Dark Knight. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Hugo winners, a tabletop RPG for The Expanse, His Dark Materials casting, favorite trilogies, and more. This episode is sponsored by Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu, Mirage by Somaiya Daud, and Nightblood by Elly Blake. News: A historic win for NK Jemisin at the Hugos The Expanse is getting a tabletop RPG Ursula K. Le Guin Sci-Fi ‘Nine Lives’ Gets Movie Adaptation BBC His Dark Materials adaptation casts witch queen Serafina Pekkala New HARRY POTTER Books (Including a Hogwarts Pop-Up) Coming This October Books Discussed: Machineries of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit, Raven Stratagem, Revenant Gun) (R)evolution series by Stephanie Saulter (Gemsigns, Binary, Regeneration) -- trigger warning: hate crimes The Broken Earth series by NK Jemisin (Fifth Season, Obelisk Gate, Stone Sky) Graceling Realm series by Kristin Cashore (Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue) Binti trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor (Binti, Home, The Night Masquerade) His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass)
Heretical calendrical erotica! We review and discuss "Raven Stratagem" by Yoon Ha Lee.
In this Episode of Science Fiction Double Feature, I talk to author Yoon Ha Lee about his second novel in the Machineries of Empire series, Raven Stratagem. Then we dive into all things heretical with Professor Claire Taylor from the University of Nottingham.
Luke and Juliane talk about their disappointing reading experience with Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee. 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 Follow Luke […]