The Sword and Laser

See the discussion on the forums if you need some help deciding!

Heads up! We know Veronica said it was episode 27 (en español) but that’s because she was working with Tom’s bad episode number intel. We’re really on #26, and we’ve finally made it through Mists of Avalon and have a recap for you. Overall we liked it, and Tom gets into some of the Arthurian Legend underpinnings.

QUICK BURNS – unrelated news of the month

Sci-Fi Author Peter Watts Beaten, Charged During Border Crossing

20 Best Science Fiction Books Of The Decade

Extinct Bees and Drugs Haunt Douglas Coupland’s “Generation A”

BARE YOUR SWORD – feedback from the audience

Josh Lawrence’s pics for the Sword and Laser song

Have you guys ever had a book that you really wanted to read but just couldn’t get into? Did you persevere with it?

I haven’t read a lot of retellings of Arthurian legend other than the classics, but has Atlantis been connected with is before now?

What’s next? One of the Top 20! But which one? Make your nomination persuasively on the Ning forum.

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The Mists of Avalon Recap – The S&L Podcast #026

We had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Brandon Sanderson, co-author of the next installment of the Wheel of Time Series; The Gathering Storm. Brandon told us how he got into writing, what books he likes to read and how he ended up with the honor of finishing the work of Robert Jordan.

Quick Burns
JC Hutchins’s sf novel 7TH SON serialized here on Boing Boing, Part 1

Colfer’s Hitchhiker’s Guide Sequel Will Be His Last

Mists of Avalon
We’re still rolling! Expect a wrap-up episode in December.
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In the Ning forums there are active conversations about Dragon*Con 2010, EBook Readers, Movie recommendations and more.

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Interview with Brandon Sanderson– The S&L Podcast #025