Tangental Diatribe

Women in Fantasy, and was Elizabeth the First a Man?

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the role of women in Fantasy literature.  We also had a chat about the story that Elizabeth the 1st might have been a man; The Boys from Brazil, by Ira Levin; and what is happening with KJ Parker.

 

Time Stamp:

5:00:          Women in Fantasy

44:10:        Elizabeth the 1st was a man?

01:03:10:   Ira Levin, The Boys from Brazil

 

 

 

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Fatties in Fantasy, and the Argument for Trump

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the absence of rotund people in the Fantasy Genre.  We also had a chat about the war in Ukraine; the fundamental problem with a utopian society; the benefits of having Trump win the election; a better political society, and the influence of social media on each of us; and one or two book recommendations.

 

Time Stamp:

2:20:          The war in Ukraine

7:10:          Fat people in Fantasy

43:18:        Eugenics & a Utopian Society

48:00:        The argument for Trump

1:03:20:     Book recommendations

 

 

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Terry Pratchett, and Hyperinflation

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about The City, by Stella Gemmell; and all the books by Terry Pratchett.  We also had a chat about Hyperinflation; Legend of the Seeker, the TV show; the Hugo Awards; Steam Punk; and the absurdity of the Goodreads rating system.

 

Time Stamp:

00:02:50, Hyperinflation

00:13:45, Legend of the Seeker

00:25:10, Hugo Awards

00:27:52, Stella Gemmell, The City

00:35:20, Terry Pratchett

 

 

 

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Addendum, The Comic Book Edition

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar and realised there was no time for jokes, so they settled down and had a quick chat about comic books.

 

Contents:

Preacher, Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon

DMZ, Brain Wood & Ricardo Burchielli

Y The Last Man, Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra

Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons & John Higgins

 

 

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Old Man‘s War, and the Death of Western Civilisation

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Seal of the Worm, by Adrian Tchaikovsky; Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch; and Old Man's War, by John Scalzi.  We also had a chat about Terry Pratchett; Stephen King; Why Leif can no longer be trusted; and the collapse of Western civilisation.

 

Time Stamp:

00:02:30, The Collapse of Western Society

00:21:20, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Seal of the Worm

00:30:16, Wikipedia

00:32:25, Terry Pratchett

00:35:45, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London

00:36:50, Leif gets Brave

00:45:10, What about Bob

00:46:46, John Scalzi, Old Man's War

00:98:00, Would we survive a zombie appocolypse

01:02:10, Why Stephen King is a good bloke

 

 

 

 

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Elizabeth Moon, and is it good to be the King

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro; and the Deeds of Paksenarrion, by Elizabeth Moon.  We also had a chat about how what authors owe us; The Watch; Snow Piercer; and whether or not it is good to be the king.

 

Time Stamp:

00:02:35, The Watch

00:06:50, Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun

00:10:15, What do Authors owe us?

00:24:50, Elizabeth Moon, The Deeds of Paksenarrion

00:35:45, Snow Piercer

00:57:00, Is it good to be the King?

 

 

 

 

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When Reading is not Reading, and why Bill Gates has Failed us all

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about King of Assassins, by RJ Barker; How to Avoid Climate Change, by Bill Gates; and Warhammer 40k.  We also had a chat about how Leif injured his shoulder; where has all the good Fantasy gone; and how to tell a joke.

 

Time Stamp:

00:03:10, Talking Rubbish

00:07:30, Where has all the good fantasy gone?

00:12:39, RJ Barker, King of Assassins

00:13:50, When is reading not reading

00:28:10, Warhammer 40K

00:34:20, Bill Gates, How to Avoid Climate Change

00:41:10, KJ Parker, Sharps

00:43:20, Adaptations of Pratchett

00:52:24, RJ Barker, The Bone Ships & King of Assassins

 

 

 

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The Best Fantasy of all Time, and Too many Moons

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson; Market Forces, by Richard K Morgan; and Zone 1, by Colson Whitehead.  We also had a chat about killer fungus; the chance of finding a slug in space; and jokes about turnips.

 

Time Stamp:

00:03:50, What is a turnip

00:15:10, Colson Whitehead, Zone 1

00:20:33, Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

00:26:20, Richard K Morgan, Market Forces

00:27:40, How many moons is too many moons

00:36:13, 100 Best Fantasy of all time

 

 

 

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Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Animal Cruelty

An Irishman and a Swedishman(?) walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Adrian Tchaikovsky, crowd control, and why meat-eaters are hypocrites.  We also had a chat about The Original, by Brandon Sanderson; Riot Baby, by Tochi Onybuchi; Use of Weapons, by Iain M Banks; and Warhammer/Warcraft.

 

Time Stamp:

00:03:50, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Dogs of War

00:15:10, Romantic Fantasy and Crowd Control

00:20:33, Animal Cruelty

00:26:20, Goodreads Rant

00:27:40, Short Stories: Iain M Banks, Use of Weapons; Tochi Onybuchi, Riot Baby; Brandon Sanderson, The Original

00:36:13, Warhammer/Warcraft

00:42:40, People in the Walls

00:47:05, Tyler Whitesides, The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn

 

 

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Evan Winter, and Spiders with a Personality

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Evan Winter, nuclear war, and if spiders have a personality.  We also had a chat about End of Watch, by Stephen King; Velocity Weapon, by Meghan O'Keefe; Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson; and Salt.

 

Time Stamp:

00:04:45, Racism, or Lack Thereof

00:10:25, Evan Winter, Fire of Vengeance

00:14:31, More Rants about Time Best Fantasy of all Time

00:21:30, Stephen King, End of Watch

00:24:40, Meghan O'Keefe, Velocity Weapon

00:29:05, Salt

00:31:49, Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

00:45:20, Nuclear War

 

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