To Be Continued?

From http://www.theincomparable.com/2010/11/11-to-be-continued.html Three Hugo winners enter our Book Club. “Spin” by Robert Charles Wilson, “Hyperion” by Dan Simmons, and “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union” by Michael Chabon. Also: Why sequels suck. The Incomparable Participants: Jason Snell, Glenn Fleishman, Dan Moren, Scott McNulty, and Greg Knauss. The Incomparable Theme Song composed by Christopher Breen.

Updated on Thursday evening, November 11, to fix a strange empty spot and add an explanation about what “work me like a ham” means. But you have to listen to the end. And re-download if you missed it.

Spoiler Horn Data

Please note that this episode contains spoilers for the three books mentioned above. The AAC version of the podcast has been demarcated with chapter breaks so you can skip some (or, heck, all!) of the spoilers for those books. Presumably so you can come back later after you’ve read the books, right?

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  1. Inomp11

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    From: http://authorsontourlive.com/aot-135-neal-stephenson-podcasts-anathem/

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    Also mentioned:

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    http://www.theincomparable.com/2010/08/1-well-always-have-zeppelins-1.html

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    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98964876

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