This week we discuss the first five stories in The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers: “The Repairer of Reputations,” “The Mask,” “In the Court of the Dragon,” “The Yellow Sign,” and “The Demoiselle d’Ys.”

Time Codes

• 01:06 Introduction
• 04:20 Readings for next time
• 06:22 Chambers according to Robin D. Laws
• 10:13 The King in Yellow Act 1, Scene 2
• 11:57 “The Repairer of Reputations”
• 31:07 “The Mask”
• 47: 31 “In the ...

This week we wrap up our discussion of Neuromancer by William Gibson, covering chapters 13-24. Our feelings have changed, but our confusion has not.

Time Codes

• 01:04 How are we feeling?
• 08:48 Summary
• 14:38 What the hell was that last scene?
• 16:36 What was the deal with TA?
• 20:16 Favorite parts
• 23:58 Themes
• 34:37 What happened to Hideo?
• 38:20 Seriously, what was the deal with TA?
• 40:44 What's the message?
• 45:53 Wrapup

This week we discuss the first three parts(chs 1-12) of Neuromancer by William Gibson. We try to figure out what is happening, fail spectacularly, and wonder if maybe the real plot starts in Part 3.

Time Codes

• 01:31 History of Cyberpunk
• 04:15 Summary
• 09:02 Pain points
• 17:55 What is the plan?
• 18:51 What was the Flatline?
• 22:23 What’s Riviera’s deal?
• 23:37 What’s the goal?
• 25:34 Wintermute
• 30:38 It gets better in Part 3
• 33:01 D...

This week we wrap up our discussion on The Way of Kings, covering the second half of Part 4, Part 5, the Epilogue, and the Ars Arcana! We are left with more questions than answers as we attempt to process the Sanderlanche, and mull over the journey we’ve been on.

Next Read: Neuromancer Chs 1-12

Our next read will be the granddaddy of cyberpunk fiction: Neuromancer by William Gibson. We will be reading the first ...

This week we discuss the first half of Part 4 of The Way of Kings, chapters 52-61. We finally get some answers to some burning questions, but are left with even more that probably won’t even get answered in the next four books!

Next Episode April 11

Next time we will be discussing the rest of the book, including the rest of Part 4, Part 5, the Epilogue, and the Ars Arcanum on April 11th!

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This week we discuss the second half of Part 3 of The Way of Kings, chapters 41-51 and interludes I-7 through I-9. We also discuss the upcoming Cosmere RPG from Brotherwise Games and just how much we still don’t know about the setting.

Next Episode April 4

Next time, as we try to catch up to our release schedule, we will be discussing the...

This week we discuss the first half of Part 3 of The Way of Kings. We discuss whether things are happening too fast or too slow, the ethics of murdering background characters in back alleys, and if Kaladin is in fact the Chose One.

Next Episode March 7

We will be discussing the second half of Part 4, chapters 41-51, and the interludes I-7 - I-9 on March 7th!

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This week we discuss the rest of Part 2 of The Way of Kings. Due to some technical shenanigans, we will not be going in as fresh as usual, but we will have plenty to say about the vastness of the Cosmere.

Next Episode February 21

We will be discussing the first half of Part 3, chapters 29-40, at length on February 21st!

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This week we continue our dive into the world of Roshar through chapters 12-21 of The Way of Kings. Who is this moody man once called the Blackthorn, and why is he so serious?

Next Episode February 7

We will be discussing the second half of Part 2, chapters 22 - I-6, at length on February 7th! See you then!

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This week we finally dive into the Brando Sando-verse with the first novel in the epic Stormlight Archives: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. What wonders await us in Alethi, a world of rocks and unpronounceable names?

Next Episode January 24

Despite what we say in the episode (and why would you believe us in the first place?) we will only be reading the first half of Part 2, chapters 12-21, which we will discuss at...

We discuss the short stories "Liar!" "Little Lost Robot," "Escape!" "Evidence," and "The Evitable Conflict" from the short story collection I, Robot by Isaac Asimov.

Join us on January 10th, when we will discuss Part 1 of The Way of Kings, first book in The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

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This week we discuss the short stories “First Law," “Runaround," "Reason," and "Catch That Rabbit," from I, Robot by Isaac Asimov.

Next Episode December 27

Join us on December 27th, when we will discuss the Isaac Asimov short stories"Liar!" "Little Lost Robot," "Escape!" "Evidence," and "The Evitable Conflict" from I, Robot.

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This week we discuss the short stories “Ulan Dhor” and “Guyal of Sfere” from The Dying Earth by Jack Vance.

We get to see some sci-fi sneaking into our pulp fantasy, and finally get to follow some protagonists who are not complete psychopaths!

Next Episode December 13

Join us on December 13th, when we will discuss the Isaac Asimov short stories “Runaround," "Reason," and "Catch That Rabbit," from I, Robot; as well as ...

This week we discuss the short stories “Turjan of Miir,” “Mazirian the Magician,” “T’sais,” and “Liane the Wayfarer” from The Dying Earth by Jack Vance.

Join us November 29th when discuss “Ulan Dhor” and “Guyal of Sfere,” the last two short stories in The Dying Earth.

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This week we discuss chapters 46-57 of the novel Jade City, part of the Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee.

Join us November 15th when discuss the short stories “Turjan of Miir,” “Mazirian the Magician,” “T’sais,” and “Liane the Wayfarer,” the first four stories in The Dying Earth by Jack Vance.

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This week we discuss chapters 1-8 of the novel Jade City, part of the Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee. Or at least Jonah does, because he apparently can’t count page numbers.

Join us next time on September 20, when we will be discussing chapters 9-24 of Jade City.

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