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Dan Simmons: scifi author genius – his best and worst novels (retrospective).
Over the past 40 years, Dan Simmons has released three collections of short stories and 25 novels. Let’s review and tier rate 14…
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February 2023
January 2023
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Three Body Problem (science fiction novel retrospective).
Beware, there are spoilers ahead in this video for Cixin Liu’s trilogy Remembrance of Earth’s Past. Although the nature of the world and…
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Science fiction like a Wolfe: Gene Wolfe, the best SF author you never heard of (audio).
David Barr Kirtley is joined by James Wynn and Craig Brewer, hosts of the ReReading Wolfe podcast, to talk about the Book of…
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Roger Zelazny: the greatest fantasy and science fiction author of his generation? (audio).
Here’s a chat with Warren Lapine to talk about his most recent book, Immer, Zlaz, which is a collection of Roger Zelazny’s many…
December 2022
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Michael Moorcock interview: have a very Moorcock Christmas (video format).
On the eve of the winter solstice, English fantasy author Michael Moorcock joins Andrew Sumner to discuss FP’s signed copy of his eagerly…
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City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky (fantasy book review: video format).
The Library of Allenxandria (hah, we saw what you did there) brings us his review of the new fantasy novel from Adrian Tchaikovsky,…
November 2022
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Greg Bear, the wonderful imaginative science fiction author, passes away aged 71 (obituary).
Greg Bear, the wonderful, imaginative science fiction writer from Seattle, passed away aged 71 in hospital this Saturday 19th November 2022, due to…
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A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge (classic science fiction novel retrospective: audio format panel chat).
David Barr Kirtley is joined by Tobias S. Buckell, Abby Goldsmith, and Mercurio D. Rivera to talk about Vernor Vinge’s classic scifi novel…
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The Fall of Nmenor: Brian Sibley and Alan Lee interviewed (video format).
The editor Brian Sibley and artist Alan Lee sat down for a discussion on the recently published new Tolkien book The Fall of…
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Clive Barker’s Dark Worlds by Phil & Sarah Stokes
While he’s often compared with Stephen King as a prolific and successful writer of thoughtful horror fiction, Clive Barker’s career is highly distinctive.…
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David Brin 2022: the science fiction author interview (video format).
Is it possible that our planet was saved by science fiction? Dr. David Brin, a scifi author and a space physicist, talks to…
October 2022
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Michael Moorcock, the fantasy author interview with host Andrew Sumner (video).
Michael Moorcock, the legendary fantasy novelist, returns to Forbidden Planet TV for a late-night chat with Andrew Sumner on a variety of topics,…