Neal Stephenson Farms Gold and Changes the World in Episode 47 of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy
Neal Stephenson, author of Snow Crash and Reamde, joins us to discuss farming gold, studying Western martial arts, and changing the world through science fiction.
Discussion Topic: Computer Role-Playing Game Design (with guest geek Keith Burgun)
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By Arthur C Clarke, dramatised by Mike Walker.
What is the secret at the heart of the space object known as Rama and why, years after the event, has Commander William Norton never spoken about what he found there?
Episode 1: http://huffduffer.com/adactio/3213
Mike Walker’s dramatisation of the novel by Arthur C Clarke, set in the 22nd Century.
When the mysterious space object known as Rama appears in the solar system, the crew of the SV Endeavour are sent to investigate.
Episode 2: http://huffduffer.com/adactio/3418
Novelists Alastair Reynolds, Lauren Beukes, Michael Moorcock and Jeff Noon talk about the state of SF.
In this week’s new year books podcast, we look to the future. Science fiction has never been bigger, and publishers are falling over themselves to sign the next Terry Pratchett or Neil Gaiman. We talk to some of the genre’s biggest names about the state of SF in 2012, and where they think the genre is heading.
Lauren Beukes, author of hard-boiled SF thriller Zoo City, tells us about winning the 2011 Arthur C Clarke award and about South African science fiction. We talk to Michael Moorcock, who helped define science fiction back in the 1960s with his ground-breaking literary magazine New Worlds. And we also hear from hard SF author Alastair Reynolds and speculative fiction author Jeff Noon about their new projects, how they feel about being classed within the same genre, and writing on Twitter.
Reading List
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2012/jan/06/books-podcast-science-fiction-now-tomorrow
While Philip K. Dick fan clubs have long been part of the literary landscape, one of the novelist’s biggest fans is famed author Jonathan Lethem. Lethem has co-edited of "The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick," a sprawling collection of Dick’s notes, journal entries, and ideas.