Ranked #1
Episode 8: "The Black Destroyer" by A. E. Van Vogt
Episode 8: "The Black Destroyer" by A. E. Van Vogt
"The Black Destroyer" by A. E. Van Vogt. First published 1939 in Amazing Science Fiction magazine.
13 Jun 2021
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45mins
Ranked #2
Episode 7: "Mortal Gods" by Orson Scott Card
Episode 7: "Mortal Gods" by Orson Scott Card
In this review of "Mortal Gods", I try and figure out how to reconcile myself to the fact that Orson Scott Card is a gre... Read more
24 May 2021
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33mins
Ranked #3
Episode 6: "Shambleau" by C. L. Moore
Episode 6: "Shambleau" by C. L. Moore
"Shambleau" by C. L. Moore. First published in 1933.
26 Apr 2021
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28mins
Ranked #4
Review of Anne Mccaffrey's The Ship Who Sang"
Review of Anne Mccaffrey's The Ship Who Sang"
In this episode I am reviewing one of my favorite science fiction short stories, "The Ship Who Sang", written by Anne Mc... Read more
3 Apr 2021
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28mins
Ranked #5
The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster
The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster
E. M. Forster wrote The Machine Stops in 1909, and in a crazy bit of synchronic prescience, he created a world that is s... Read more
19 Mar 2021
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28mins
Ranked #6
Ep. 3: Reviewing "Contagion" by Katherine Maclean and "The First Man In The World" by Misha Burnett
Ep. 3: Reviewing "Contagion" by Katherine Maclean and "The First Man In The World" by Misha Burnett
This episode reviews two science fiction short stories that were published sixty six years apart, yet both delve into th... Read more
4 Mar 2021
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26mins
Ranked #7
Reviews "The Sentimentalists" by Murray Leinster and "A Dead Djinn in Cairo" by P. Djeli Clark
Reviews "The Sentimentalists" by Murray Leinster and "A Dead Djinn in Cairo" by P. Djeli Clark
In this episode my reviews of the Classic scifi "The Sentimentalists" and modern scifi "A Dead Djinn in Cairo" shed a li... Read more
19 Feb 2021
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23mins
Ranked #8
Episode1: Reviews of "Only a Mother" by Judith Merrill and "Dogs of War" by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Episode1: Reviews of "Only a Mother" by Judith Merrill and "Dogs of War" by Adrian Tchaikovsky
My review of two science fiction stories from 1948 and 2017 that strangely focus on the same subject: The consequences o... Read more
11 Feb 2021
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18mins
Ranked #9
Pluto is a Planet Introduction
Pluto is a Planet Introduction
Just me explaining what books I will be reviewing and why.
9 Feb 2021
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2mins