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Atoz: A Speculative Fiction Book Club Podcast

Atoz: A Speculative Fiction Book Club Podcast

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College-level conversations about sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and weird fiction with writer G.L. McDorman.
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Ep. 43: The Languages of Pao by Jack Vance

Atoz: A Speculative Fiction Book Club PodcastMar 31, 2022

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Ep. 72: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Mar 28, 202457:57
Ep. 71: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
Feb 22, 202402:17:33
Ep. 70: The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman
Jan 25, 202433:43
Ep. 69: The House With a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs
Nov 30, 202329:44
Ep. 68: To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld) by Philip Jose Farmer

Ep. 68: To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld) by Philip Jose Farmer

Surrealist salvation!

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Oct 26, 202348:44
Ep. 67: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny

Ep. 67: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny

Platonic forms, amnesia, and Shakespeare!

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Sep 28, 202331:58
Ep. 66: The Golem by Gustav Meyrink

Ep. 66: The Golem by Gustav Meyrink

Murder and madness in fin-de-siecle Prague!

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Aug 31, 202354:47
Ep. 65: The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter

Ep. 65: The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter

H.G. Wells has to get back to the future.

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Jul 27, 202330:25
Ep. 64: The Fisherman by John Langan

Ep. 64: The Fisherman by John Langan

Grief and the Cthulhu Mythos.

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Jun 29, 202340:36
Ep. 63: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

Ep. 63: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

The inevitable collapse of global capitalism, it's inevitable return, and also woolly mammoths.

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May 26, 202340:10
Ep. 62: The Star King by Jack Vance

Ep. 62: The Star King by Jack Vance

It's Quentin Tarantino in space.

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Apr 27, 202330:42
Ep. 61: Finch by Jeff VanderMeer

Ep. 61: Finch by Jeff VanderMeer

It's mushroom people all the way down.

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Mar 30, 202330:13
Ep. 60: Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
Mar 23, 202301:41:43
Ep. 59: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

Ep. 59: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

That's no asteroid ...

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Feb 23, 202326:11
Ep. 58: The World of Null-A by A.E. Van Vogt
Feb 08, 202301:43:32
Ep. 57: The Deep by John Crowley

Ep. 57: The Deep by John Crowley

It's either a story about robots, seed ships, and light-sails; or it's a story about kings, castles, and court intrigue. Who can say?

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Jan 26, 202334:25
Ep. 56: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Jan 09, 202302:00:35
Ep. 55: The Dry Salvages by Caitlin R. Kiernan

Ep. 55: The Dry Salvages by Caitlin R. Kiernan

In space, no one can hear you scream.

Grab a copy of G.I.L.T by Alisa Kwitney.

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Nov 24, 202229:52
Ep. 54: Dune by Frank Herbert

Ep. 54: Dune by Frank Herbert

Feudalism. In space!!!

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Nov 07, 202202:25:48
Ep. 53: The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold

Ep. 53: The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold

Is this our first time travel story or our one hundredth?

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Oct 27, 202223:15
Ep. 52: The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

Ep. 52: The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

Let's go to Prydain.

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Sep 29, 202234:29
Ep. 51: The Devourers by Indra Das

Ep. 51: The Devourers by Indra Das

Werewolves!!!!

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Sep 14, 202235:15
Ep. 50: X-Men - God Loves, Man Kills by Chris Claremont

Ep. 50: X-Men - God Loves, Man Kills by Chris Claremont

Mutants vs. Televangelism.

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Aug 25, 202220:01
Ep. 49: Cats Have No Lord by Will Shetterly

Ep. 49: Cats Have No Lord by Will Shetterly

Sword and socialism.

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Jul 28, 202220:30
Ep. 48: City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett

Ep. 48: City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett

The fantasy novel Graham Greene always meant to write.

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Jul 13, 202240:10
Ep. 47: Hannah Goodheart and the Guardian of Time by C. Michael Morrison

Ep. 47: Hannah Goodheart and the Guardian of Time by C. Michael Morrison

Our first YA novel!

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Jun 30, 202226:23
Ep. 46: A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny

Ep. 46: A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny

The Call of Cthulhu Live Action Role-Playing Game Novel.

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May 26, 202223:41
Ep. 45: Batman - The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder

Ep. 45: Batman - The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder

Are you telling me that a man dressed up like a bat got all my press?

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Apr 28, 202227:19
Ep. 44: Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson

Ep. 44: Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson

I can't believe it took us 44 episodes to get to Brandon Sanderson.

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Apr 13, 202201:20:22
Ep. 43: The Languages of Pao by Jack Vance

Ep. 43: The Languages of Pao by Jack Vance

Space linguistics!

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Mar 31, 202227:31
Ep. 42: The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester

Ep. 42: The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester

Murder!!!

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Mar 16, 202243:02
Ep. 41: Lord of the Isles by David Drake

Ep. 41: Lord of the Isles by David Drake

Homer, dogwoods, and the horrors of war.

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Mar 04, 202253:36
Ep. 40: The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

Ep. 40: The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

El Cid fan-fiction fan-fiction.

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Feb 28, 202202:06:52
Ep. 39: Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Ep. 39: Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Dragonlance. Do I need to say more?

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Feb 24, 202244:30
Ep. 38: Xenos (Warhammer 40,000) by Dan Abnett

Ep. 38: Xenos (Warhammer 40,000) by Dan Abnett

Space marines, space heretics, space Lovecraft!!!!!

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Feb 04, 202231:56
Ep. 37: Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds

Ep. 37: Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds

Space opera you can use to prop open a door.

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Jan 27, 202238:22
Ep. 36: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - Part III: More Political Science-Fiction

Ep. 36: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - Part III: More Political Science-Fiction

Would you like to know even more?

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Jan 19, 202201:46:24
Ep. 35: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - Part II - Political Science-Fiction

Ep. 35: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - Part II - Political Science-Fiction

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Jan 17, 202201:38:52
Ep. 34: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - Part I - Military Science-Fiction

Ep. 34: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - Part I - Military Science-Fiction

We just called it the Bug War.

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Jan 12, 202201:40:31
Ep. 33: Foundation - Season One

Ep. 33: Foundation - Season One

Emperor Thranduil?

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Jan 05, 202201:54:43
Ep. 32: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

Ep. 32: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

Time travel for Christmas. Just try not to get the plague.

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Nov 25, 202142:36
Ep. 31: Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack

Ep. 31: Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack

Magical realism in upstate New York.

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Nov 10, 202138:25
Ep. 30: The Hour of the Dragon by Robert E. Howard

Ep. 30: The Hour of the Dragon by Robert E. Howard

CROM!!!! It's Robert E. Howard's only Conan novel!

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Oct 28, 202145:06
Ep. 29: The Last Witness by K.J. Parker

Ep. 29: The Last Witness by K.J. Parker

Are you sure that's what really happened?

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Oct 13, 202133:54
Ep. 28: Monstress - Awakening by Marjorie Liu

Ep. 28: Monstress - Awakening by Marjorie Liu

Old Ones, fairies, and talking cats.

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Sep 30, 202125:00
Ep. 27: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Parts IV and V

Ep. 27: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Parts IV and V

Two historians talk about imperialism ... IN SPACE!!!

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Sep 27, 202102:30:44
Ep. 26: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Part III

Ep. 26: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Part III

Two historians talk about science-fiction monks.

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Sep 26, 202102:12:10
Ep. 25: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Part II

Ep. 25: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Part II

Two historians talk about the Fall of Rome and the early Middle Ages ... IN SPACE!!!!

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Sep 25, 202102:38:14
Ep. 24: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Part I

Ep. 24: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Part I

Two historians talk about psychohistory and the Fall of Rome.

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Sep 24, 202102:17:58
Ep. 23: Star Trek - The Entropy Effect by Vonda McIntyre

Ep. 23: Star Trek - The Entropy Effect by Vonda McIntyre

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Aug 26, 202129:31