We discuss the meaning of religion in Elantris, whether 1Q84 is boring or not, and why Ray Bradbury is so darn crotchety.
QUICK BURNS
Roy Dotrice records new edition of FEAST FOR CROWS audiobook
Rudy Rucker’s autobiography: Nested Scrolls
Fahrenheit 451 becomes e-book despite author’s feelings
BARE YOUR SWORD
Elantris – Anyone else feel guilty?
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
Westeros: Total War needs some help
GAME OF THRONES Season 2 trailer
Lost Doctor Who Episodes Surface With Chumblies, Fish People
BOOK CHECK-IN
Hello Veronica and Tom,
I have been a long time listener to FrameRate on the TwiT network and have only recently been listening to The Sword and Laser, episode number 82 to be precise. Both this and the later episode have been enjoyable to listen to whilst on long plane journeys and idle time whilst building booths and trade shows. I must admit I finished the Elantris book in a few days and agree with Veronica when she stated this has a first book feel to it. Towards the end I found Sarene to be slightly grating and almost put the book down, but I am glad I pushed through the last twenty or so pages.
I was wondering if you had a few seconds to answer a question so I may learn from people possessing greater knowledge than I? I find myself with a two week break over Christmas and I was wondering if you could suggest any major series I could start getting into? (I have never read the Mistborn, the Way of Kings or Games of Thrones series, but really enjoyed the Dark Tower books.)
I hope you manage to find sometime during your busy schedules to answer my question and I look forward to the next episode.
Kind Regards,
Wilton
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Did you guys see this? A grad student of mine sent me the links and I though Tom in particular might enjoy it:
— Dr. Timothy R
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Veronica and Tom, I wanted to reach out to you guys and let you know about our e-zine Flagship. Every other month (soon to be every month) for the last fifteen months we’ve put out an anthology of positive science fiction and fantasy short stories in both electronic text and audio formats. We were recently featured in Wired magazine’s Geekdad blog and are looking for more places to get the word out about what we’re doing.
— Scott Roche
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