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#13 — Babylon 5 Re-Watch (S1D2: Eps. 5-8) — A Shoot the WISB Discussion

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB13Babylon5ReWatchep58/Shoot%20the%20WISB%20%2313%20–%20Babylon%205%20re-watch%20%28ep%205-8%29.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAssassins, space racists, secret pasts, and alien politics, oh my! Mike, Paul, Shaun, and Stina offer their thoughts on episodes 5-8 of Babylon 5 in our second ever re-watch session. We also really want to hear what you think!  So feel free to watch along with us!  Next up, the third disc of the Season One box set! Spoiler Alert:  the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; if you wish to see the film without having it ruined for you, download this podcast and save it for later. Download the episode here. Show notes (info about our contributors can be found on the about page): Babylon 5 (IMDB) Episode 5:  “The Parliament of Dreams“ Episode 6:  “Mind War“ Episode 7:  “The War Prayer“ Episode 8:  “And the Sky Full of Stars“ Comment away!

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Book Review: A DARKLING SEA by James Cambias

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Two species of aliens, a frozen world, and a no-contact policy that is more than badly bent are the ingredients of A Darkling Sea, a first novel by short story writer and roleplaying game supplement writer James Cambias. I’ve been familiar with Cambias’ roleplaying work for a long time, most notably the GURPS: Mars and GURPS: Space supplements. The rigor and careful research in those supplements translates here to a novel quite well. Ilmatar is an Europa-like body, a gas giant moon with an ocean covering the surface, a layer of frozen water kilometers thick insulating the liquid interior ocean and letting the hydrothermic vents warm the ocean underneath to

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The World SF Tour: A Comics and Graphic Novel Reading List?

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Since I’ve been the one blogging about comics here (Mike Underwood doesn’t count), I figured I could do something special for the World SF Tour:  read more SF/Fish work by creators from elsewhere.  I already read tons of Marvel titles, with a few indies and DC titles tossed in, but most of the folks behind those works are from the U.S.  So I went a-googling for works by people from elsewhere…and didn’t come up with much at all (a few things here or there).  Short of searching every single country on Earth, I haven’t the foggiest where to find new or upcoming comics by people from outside the U.S. in English (translated or otherwise).  The only exception is Japan, whose comics industry is so large that there are entire magazines dedicated to discussing it (manga rules, by the way). This is where the Internet comes in.  I’m interested in reviewing or discussing SF/Fish comics by creators from all over the world, published whenever (slight preference for newer-ish works).  And if you have a way to find this stuff OR you’ve got suggestions OR you can share this with folks who might have some information, I’d appreciate the help. So…what should I be reading?

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Giveaway: James Dashner’s The Kill Order AND The Eye of Minds + Dashnerian Swag!

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That’s right.  We’ve got two books to give away this week as part of James Dashner’s blog tour for the paperback edition of The Kill Order.  Entry is going to be super simple.  All you need to do is answer this question in the comments OR via Twitter (@skiffyandfanty — use the hashtag #dashnerarmy) OR via email (skiffyandfanty[at]gmail[dot]com — use the subject line Dashner Giveaway): What is your favorite young adult fantasy or science fiction novel? So get your entries in right away.  The giveaway will close on January 24th, 2014 (Friday).  Winners will be announced on the following Monday. On top of that, Dashner’s Army is going to give away some swag (t-shirts, etc.) if they reach 1,000 members.  Joining is pretty darn easy.  You just need to go here and sign up!

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187. Lavie Tidhar (a.k.a. NYC P.I.) — The Violent Century (2013) (An Interview)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode187InterviewWLavieTidhar/SandF%20–%20Episode%20187%20–%20Interview%20w%20Lavie%20Tidhar.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe World SF Tour continues…with an interview with Lavie Tidhar, author of The Violent Century.  We discuss the novel’s path to publication, its themes of heroism, superheroes and the pulps, and much more. We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 187 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Lavie’s Website Lavie’s Twitter You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible.  Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

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186. Israeli Publishing and Translation w/ Didi Chanoch & Rani Graff (World SF Tour)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode186IsraeliPublishingAndTranslation/SandF%20–%20Episode%20186%20–%20Israeli%20Publishing%20and%20Translation.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe World SF Tour begins…now!  For our first episode, Julia and Shaun talked with Didi Chanoch and Rani Graff about translation, the publishing world in Israel, Israeli SF/F, and much more! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 186 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Graff Publishing Graff Publishing on Facebook YA Graff Books Didi’s About Page Didi’s Twitter Didi’s Blog Rani’s Facebook Rani’s Twitter You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible.  Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

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