Science Fiction 101

In this new episode of Science Fiction 101 , Phil and Colin review three short stories - the only three stories to make the Hugo, Nebula and Locus shortlists this time round. Our quizzing reaches new heights - or should that be depths - with a Chronology- inspired challenge for Phil. And we round off with our usual dash through past/present/future science fiction. We hope you enjoy the show. The stories we review are: " Mr. Death " by Alix E. Harrow (from Apex #2, 2021) " Proof by Induction " by José Pablo Iriarte (from Uncanny #5-6, 2021) " Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather ", Sarah Pinsker (from Uncanny #3-4, 2021)   Other items we mention: The Nebula award winners , Netflix series Sweet Tooth , Paramount Plus' Obi Wan Kenobi , film director Byron Haskin , author Patricia McKillip , podcasts and books from The Skeptics Guide to the Universe .         Other podcast platf...

We take to the air once again, and this time Phil wreaks his revenge on co-host Colin with a diabolical quiz! How will you fare when faced with questions from the Gollancz SF Masterworks quiz? Also in this episode we review the short story that just won the Nebula Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, plus one of the leading runners-up. And we do our usual run through the past, present and future of science fiction. We hope you enjoy the show: listen below and let us know what you think. Or pick us up on your podcast app - scroll down to see links to all the podcast places that carry us.       Show Notes The Gollancz SFMasterworks quiz is online here: https://www.gollancz.co.uk/science-fiction/2012/11/20/the-gollancz-sf-masterwork-quiz/ The list of Nebula Award winners for works published in 2020: https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2020/ File 770 's handy list of where to find all the Nebula free reads o...

Time for another episode of Science Fiction 101 ... in which we reveal the source of the mystery sound (and offer a brand new one), talk about the latest SF news around Hugo and Nebula Awards, and wax lyrical on science fiction's obsession with space. We hope you enjoy the episode, and look forward to your comments - please comment below, or seek out our Facebook page and comment there.   Show Notes In this episode Phil and Colin discuss the following:   Hugo shortlist and Nebula shortlist Information sources we like: ISFDB Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Ansible File 770 i09 Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction The editor of the Dictionary of Science Fiction - Jess Sheidlower - was interviewed on the Because Language podcast. Read about the impossibility of the apparently miraculous EmDrive . Phil recommended reading Sylvain Neuvel's A History of What Comes Next ( Amazon US link; Amazon UK link), but recommended ...