Popular book club podcast, Sword & Laser, comes to life with an irreverent show hosted by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt. The show features interviews with top authors, reviews of the hottest science fiction and fantasy books, discussion of the essential news of the week, and lots of participation from the vibrant Sword and Laser community.
Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt give you the scoop on the Sword and Laser show including a sneak peek at the first episode and their pet dragon!
On our very first episode, Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt welcome author Scott Sigler to the show to discuss his new (too scary for Veronica) book, Nocturnal. We also kick-off this month's book club pick, The Magicians by Lev Grossman, and respond to your audience feedback!
We ask author Scott Sigler more questions than could fit in the main episode. Plus he tries to guess the name of the dragon.
This week, we're wrapping up "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman (but don't despair if you haven't finished yet!) and we also speak with author Saladin Ahmed, finalist for the Nebula and Campbell awards and author of "Throne fo the Crescent Moon."
We ask author Saladin Ahmed more viewer questions. Plus he describes his new book and how he became a DM for Joe Abercrombie
Celebrated author and book critic Lev Grossman answers your questions about The Magicians, and we kick off our brand new "laser" pick, Hyperion by Dan Simmons!
Tom and Veronica sat down with 6 of the 7 authors of the Mongoliad, including Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey, E.D deBirmingham, Cooper Moo, Neal Stephenson, and Mark Teppo.
We've used our remedial magic to convince The Magicians author to stick around for a few more questions!
Author and screenwriter Ernest Cline joins us today to talk about Ready Player One, and we wrap up our May pick, Hyperion!
Author and screenwriter Ernie Cline (Ready Player One) sticks around for a few more questions from the audience in our bonus video!
The duo behind Leviathan Wakes, Ty Franck and Danial Abraham (as James S.A. Corey) chat with us, and we kick off our June pick!
Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham (a.k.a. James S.A. Corey) chat with us about Leviathan Wakes!
A Song of Ice and Fire author George RR Martin talks with us in our Game of Thrones spectacular!
George R.R. Martin stopped writing the next book for a bit to answer a few more of your questions! Just kidding. We also chat more with Henry Jacoby!
We discuss our brand new "laser" pick for July, Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey!
New format ahoy! We interview author Rob Reid about music, aliens and TED Talks!
Author Daniel Suarez joins us to discuss Kill Decision, daemons, and whether he's sent unmanned drones to annihilate us or not!
We wrap-up our July pick, Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey!
John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War and Redshirts, joins us to discuss his upcoming e-book serial, The Human Division, and what book he'd take with him if he was about to be sucked into an alternate universe.
We kick-off our latest Sword pick, Robin Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice!
We talk with 'Empire State' author Adam Christopher about his upcoming book 'Seven Wonders,' alternate New Yorks, and what kind of superhero he'd like to be.
We sit down with writer and all around great geek Gary Whitta to discuss his upcoming projects, The Book of Eli, and how The Walking Dead video game nearly made his head explode.
We wrap-up our August pick, Assassin's Apprentice, and Veronica uses the Skill* to check in with everyone over on GoodReads. *Tom's pretty sure she just used the internet.
We kick-off this month's pick, Isaac Asimov's classic Foundation, and check with everyone over on GoodReads!
Take a look, he's not in a book, he's on Sword & Laser! LeVar Burton joins us to discuss his favorite novels, the future of Reading Rainbow, and what one line he'd strike from our memory of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
September is drawing to a close, and that means its time to wrap up this month's Laser pick, Foundation by Issac Asimov! We wonder if Hari Seldon could have predicted it was this month's pick...
We sit down with Cherie Priest, the author of 'Boneshaker' and all around steampunk extraordinaire, to talk the new direction her writing is taking, why she loves steampunk, and learn a little about a family legend passed down from her "feuding hillbilly" ancestors.
With a movie adaptation coming to theatres on October 26th, we kick-off David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, check in with the folks over on Goodreads, and giggle like schoolboys at the titles of a few of Tom's favorite pieces of pulp fiction!
Gail Carriger joins us in the space castle for tea time, a lesson in Victorian vampire name pronunciation, and what's forthcoming from the 'Parasol Protectorate' universe!
It's our first LIVE Sword & Laser video show, filmed this summer at the San Diego Comic-Con! Like our live audio specials from Dragon*Con and Bay Con, we sat down with one of the best authors in the biz to talk their canon of works and upcoming projects and then turned the mics on the audience for a live Q&A. This year, John Scalzi, author of Old Man's War and Redshirts, joined us at the YouTube Fan Lounge to talk his take on the ever ill-fated Starfleet ensigns and his next project, The Human Division. Enjoy!
Before you head to the theatres to see the film adaptation of Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, join us in the space pub as we wrap-up our October pick and check in with everyone on GoodReads!
It's November, and while its not quite time for turkey, it is time for us to kick-off our book for the month, Tad Williams' The Dirty Streets of Heaven! Enjoy!
We sit down with Robin Hobb to discuss her penchant for pen names, what's she currently working on, and her epic trilogies, or are they a nonology? dodecology? We're not sure either, but regardless, enjoy!
Jim Butcher joins us to talk about Harry Dresden's latest adventure, his upcoming steampunk series, and how LARP helps shape his world building.
Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Kingkiller Chronicles, joins us in the space castle to talk world building, beard growing, and how he ripped off Sir Issac Newton.
We kick-off a Classic Sword pick, J.R.R. Tolkein's The Hobbit, find out what THE Cloud Atlas is all about, and reassure Lem that he's still our favorite dragon.
We bend space and time to have Paul Cornell, all-around geek writer extraordinaire, join us to talk London Falling, how he bridged the Marvel-DC divide, and the next step in his plans for world domination.
Joe Abercrombie, author of The First Law trilogy, joins us to talk his fantasy western Red Country, letting go of fan favorite characters, and Logen Ninefinger's favorite whiskey.
We’re making good on one of our S&L New Year Resolutions by kicking off the oft-requested ld Man’s War by John Scalzi! Enjoy, Nick (and everyone else)!
Its time to wrap up our January pick, John Scalzi's Old Man's War, check in with everyone over on GoodReads, and get momentarily excited for a new excerpt from GRRM...before remembering that its still going to be a long wait for Winds of Winter. Enjoy!
Author of our November pick, The Dirty Streets of Heaven, Tad Williams, joins us in the space castle to give us a little insight on the future of Bobby Dollar, why cats haunt his dreams, and what advice Present Tad would give to Young Adult Tad.
Terry Brooks, the mastermind behind the world of Shannara, joins us to discuss what's coming up in the Dark Legacy of Shannara, his ventures into standalone e-books, and the advice he'd give to new fantasy authors.
Brandon Sanderson joins us to talk his upcoming Rithmatist, the Legion film adaptation, and why he was the right guy for the job when it came to finishing Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series. Cheers!
Author of "The Black Magician" trilogy, Trudi Canavan, joins us to talk her Millennium's Rule trilogy, upcoming stand alone works, and her appreciation of fan works. Cheers!
Author of the Kushiel's Legacy series, Jacqueline Carey, joins us to talk the inspirations behind her immensely popular series, the power of writing in the first person, and Veronica tries not to butcher anyone's name.
We've reached the end of our run here on Geek & Sundry, but before we go, its time to wrap up our March pick, C.J.Cherryh's Downbelow Station, see what everyone is talking about over on GoodReads, and venture into Whiteboard Land one last time.
