The Sword and Laser

We talk to Emily Jiang at the Nebula Awards about her book Summoning the Phoenix, her foray into children's books and what she has planned for a full novel. Hint, it involves magic and spies.

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it.

Would you like to be in a George R. R. Martin Book? Got $20K? Don't mind being killed? Good. You can help wolves. Also we give our first impressions of Brian McClellan's The Promise of Blood and talk Geekomancy with Michael Underwood.

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it.

David Weber joins Tom Merritt at BayCon to talk about the origins of his writing, the journey of Honor Harrington and how he relies on his fans.

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it.

We intersect with Mr. Samuel R. Delany at the Nebula Awards to talk about his writings, old and new, and the role of science fiction, plus more stimulating conversation.

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it.

Veronica is back from China to regale us tales of motorboating pandas, but first we announce our June book pick and wrap-up The Martian by Andy Weir. Is it as scientifically accurate as so many say? We get an aerospace engineer's perspective.

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it.

We chat with Ann Leckie mere hours before she wins a Nebula award, about what it's like to get so many awards, and what's coming next for fans of her award-winning novel, Ancillary Justice.

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it.

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it.

N. K. Jemisin writes fiction that reads like history in the best way. But could it also be romance? We ask N. K. Jemisin that and how she's able to keep a day job and still write amazing fiction. We also find out what trope she'd like to give a rest. It's our season finale and we couldn't think of a better person to help us wrap things up in style!

Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it.