Robot Elf Book Club
Rose and Nico read and discuss recently published science fiction/fantasy novels.
Episodes
CONTENT WARNING: pet euthanasia, suicide.
Rose and Nico discuss LARK ASCENDING by Silas House (Algonquin Books). After climate catastrophe ravages the planet and fascists seize control of the United States, Lark and his family flee to Ireland in search of a society that will accept them.
Other titles mentioned:
THE ROAD, Cormac McCarthy
THE DOG STARS, Peter Heller
SAME SUN HERE, Silas House & Neela Vaswani
THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEA...
Rose and Nico discuss THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA by Ray Nayler (MCD). In a near future where AI is leveraged for everything from companionship to deep-sea fishing, megacorp DIANIMA purchases Vietnam's Con Dao archipelago after a unique population of octopi is discovered there. But not everyone believes DIANIMA's mission is benevolent -- including the small research team assembled to study the octopi.
Timestamps:
Discussion/***SPOILER ...
CONTENT WARNING: suicide, sexual assault, infant loss
Rose and Nico discuss LEECH by Hiron Ennes (Tordotcom). On a post-apocalyptic earth, a sentient parasite seems to have cornered its niche by "integrating" the entire physician profession, until a chance encounter in the frozen north introduces it to an unexpectedly fierce competitor -- and humanity's will to survive. Two fungal hyphae way up!
Timestamps:
Act I/II: 07:00
Act III/...
CONTENT WARNING: death, arson, suicide, unexpected pregnancy, child abuse, sexual assault.
Rose and Nico discuss MEET US BY THE ROARING SEA by Akil Kumarasamy (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux). In the near future, a young woman grieves the sudden loss of her mother, and uncovers a surprising message from the past while translating an unusual manuscript from Tamil. (Spoilers: we loved it.)
Timestamps:
Act III/***SPOILER ZONE***: 42:00
Co...
Rose and Nico discuss A HALF-BUILT GARDEN by Ruthanna Emrys (Tordotcom), a tale of first contact with a healthy side of eco-anarchism, high-stakes diplomacy, pronouns, and interspecies erotica.
Timestamps:
Acts I/II: 8:20
Act III / ***SPOILER ZONE***: 40:10
Interspecies Love: 67:00
Conclusion: 76:47
Other SFF titles mentioned:
THE LONG WAY TO A SMALL, ANGRY PLANET, Becky Chambers
CHILDHOOD'S END, Arthur C. Clarke
DARK ORBIT, Carol...
Brace yourselves for an epic journey that will dazzle your expectations and baffle your imagination. Or something.
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