Summer, Joe and David are joined by the one and only Jack Mangan in a lively discussion about the 1996 Bruce Sterling novel, Holy Fire.
KAMN Show #11: Dune
March 29, 2006 By 11 Comments
This week, we discuss Dune, the 1965 Frank Herbert novel that continues to have an impact on the way people think about science fiction.
The Ninjas also cover the theatrical movie (several different versions of it), and the more recent SciFi Channel miniseries treatment of the book. Listen to their varied opinions on the creative interpretations.
New York Times Science Fiction Book Reviewer
March 4, 2006 By
I’m incredibly pleased to discover that the New York Times has finally deigned to form a science fiction book review column. This is long overdue: Science fiction, as we all know, is just as valid a literary form as any other. The first review (link) is of David Marusek’s Counting Heads. You may recall that [...]
KAMN Show #9: Sundiver
February 28, 2006 By 14 Comments
This week, we discuss Sundiver, the first novel in David Brin’s award-winning Uplift series. The first book of the first trilogy, the one that started it all.
Dave, Summer and Joe have varying opinions of the story, which always makes for a lively chat.
KAMN Survey: Info Dumps
February 3, 2006 By 12 Comments
KAMN Show #7: Snow Crash
January 31, 2006 By 11 Comments
This week, we discuss Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash.
KAMN Show #5: The Lathe of Heaven
January 3, 2006 By 6 Comments
This week, we head back to the classic bookshelves to discuss Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Lathe of Heaven.
Show #3: Lord of Light
December 8, 2005 By 5 Comments
Today, we talk about Roger Zelazny’s Hugo Award-winning novel, Lord of Light, first published in 1967. There are many levels to this book, and we try to hit most of them.
Show #2: Stranger In A Strange Land
November 2, 2005 By 25 Comments
As mentioned in the pre-show thread, Joe has been having problems with the science fiction classics, and the latest masterpiece he wasn’t impressed with is Robert Heinlein’s Stranger In A Strange Land.
Discussion: Favorite Book Series
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Show #1: Hyperion
October 16, 2005 By 16 Comments
As was discussed earlier, I have had problems over the years trying to understand why there was so much hype about Dan Simmons’ Hyperion being such an outstanding novel, so I figured that’d be a good topic for a first show.
Show #1: Pre-show discussion
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