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The Sword and Laser Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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Read along with the Sword and Laser book club! From classic science fiction to the latest gritty fantasy, we cover it. Subscribe for book discussions, author interviews, hot releases, and news from the genre fiction world!

    #490 - Cosy Adjacent

    #490 - Cosy Adjacent

    Are we living in a Maas society? Veronica has recommendations in joining on the Sarah J. Maas train. Independent bookstores are on the rise. We kick off The Sword of Kaigen and give our spoilery thoughts on Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett.

    • 48 min
    #489 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Veronicas

    #489 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Veronicas

    We have Locus Award and Arthur C. Clarke award nominees. We share our non-spoilery thoughts on Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. And Tom discovers Birria Ramen!

    • 33 min
    #488 - Barrayar Your Sword

    #488 - Barrayar Your Sword

    Some great books in the Seiun Awards in Japan, why Sword and Laser is good for your heart, we kick off the May pick, and finally wrap up our thoughts on the surprising complexity and depth of the awesome Cordelia's Honor.

    • 47 min
    #487 - Have We Reached Critical Maas?

    #487 - Have We Reached Critical Maas?

    OMG all of the top bestsellers are romantasy! What order should you read series in? Does it matter? Also why is Veronica telling Tom to suck it? Or did we misunderstand. Tune in and find out!

    • 35 min
    #486 - Pre-re-read

    #486 - Pre-re-read

    Will Veronica and Tom make it to Glasgow? Not after that embarrassing German pronunciation. And after talking some baseball, they dig into non-spoilery discussion of Cordelia's Honor.

    • 34 min
    #485 - Triangles Are Stronger

    #485 - Triangles Are Stronger

    The Nebula Award nominees are out! Should we re-read Neuromancer? Veronica explains Type I, II, and III fun. The truth behind Cordelia's Honor. And our final thoughts on Iron Widow.

    • 48 min

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