The Sword and Laser

The Sword and Laser

Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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47 minutes 19 seconds

#488 - Barrayar Your Sword

Some great books in the Seiun Awards in Japan, why Sword and Laser is good for your heart, we kick off the May pick, and finally wrap up our thoughts on the surprising complexity and depth of the awesome Cordelia's Honor.

2 May 2024, 9:47 pm
35 minutes 16 seconds

#487 - Have We Reached Critical Maas?

OMG all of the top bestsellers are romantasy! What order should you read series in? Does it matter? Also why is Veronica telling Tom to suck it? Or did we misunderstand. Tune in and find out!

18 April 2024, 5:08 pm
34 minutes 20 seconds

#486 - Pre-re-read

Will Veronica and Tom make it to Glasgow? Not after that embarrassing German pronunciation. And after talking some baseball, they dig into non-spoilery discussion of Cordelia's Honor.

8 April 2024, 4:39 pm
48 minutes 35 seconds

#485 - Triangles Are Stronger

The Nebula Award nominees are out! Should we re-read Neuromancer? Veronica explains Type I, II, and III fun. The truth behind Cordelia's Honor. And our final thoughts on Iron Widow.

27 March 2024, 5:33 pm
48 minutes 34 seconds

#484 - It's Giving "Mad"

We check in on who's winning the tournament. A vikings kids book! Where it's stabbing time! We talk a little bit about Iron Widow, and wrap up Shadow of the Gods.

7 March 2024, 6:43 pm
44 minutes 14 seconds

#483 - C is for Chestburster

A few more thoughts on the Hugos, who would win in a fight between Maas and Yarros, and we preview our March Madness brackets!

23 February 2024, 3:23 am
54 minutes 47 seconds

#482 - Let's Talk About Seax, Baby

We've opened nominations for Mad Marchness!, our March tournament of book picks. Plus, the failure of the Hugos and the rise of Romantasy. And we begin our first impressions of Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne.

9 February 2024, 3:55 am
54 minutes 27 seconds

#481 - Big Trouble in Little Worldcon

Surprise, there's a problem with hosting the Hugos in China. Plus: Keanu Reeves is co-writing with China Mieville, we kick off our February read, The Shadow of the Gods. And our spoilery thoughts on The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes.

26 January 2024, 5:07 pm
49 minutes 14 seconds

#480 - What You Can Do With Mickey Mouse

Alternatives to Goodreads, and one of them is Amazon. Which owns Goodreads. What you can and can't do with Mickey Mouse. The "Who should play Murderbot" discussion continues. Typical human and augmented human stuff! Plus why Veronica should read this month's book pick.

4 January 2024, 6:44 pm
48 minutes 57 seconds

#479 - Where Have All The Beef Suits Gone?

Are there too many Nat 20s in Kings of the Wyld, our stance on Skarsgard as Murderbot, and we introduce the January pick (which has a lot of triggers).

30 December 2023, 8:00 pm
35 minutes 14 seconds

#478 - Without A Lick of Condensation

All the end of year book picks are out with lots of great titles to add to your own list! Did Vonnegut think he was a genre writer? And our non-spoilery thoughts about Kings of the Wyld.

14 December 2023, 10:29 pm
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