SF3
94 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 9 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThree science fiction fans review and discuss a different science fiction ("scifi") or fantasy book every week.
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SF3-092: Middlegame
March 28, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBMeataphor! We review and discuss "Middlegame" by Seanan McGuire. In the process, we cross our own timelines, discuss our own godlike powers, and talk about SF Bay Area locations. Originally recorded June 28, 2020. 00:04 Intro, summary, reviews 06:55 Discussion 07:04 Topic: The title 08:29 Topic: Save points, power management 12:30 Topic: Imaginary books 15:08 Favorite scenes 18:49 Usual questions 23:46 Conclusion
SF3-091: A Memory Called Empire
March 21, 2024 12:00 - 31 minutes - 44.1 MBI am a spear in the hands of the sun! We review and discuss "A Memory Called Empire" by Arkady Martine.
SF3-090: The Light Brigade
March 14, 2024 14:00 - 30 minutes - 42.6 MBCombat madness! We review and discuss The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley. Recorded June 14, 2020.
SF3-089: Gideon the Ninth
March 07, 2024 13:00 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MBBonelords, attend! We review and discuss Gideon the Ninth [2019] by Tamsyn Muir. Originally recorded May 9, 2020.
SF3-088: The City In The Middle of the Night
February 29, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBMilk and gin! We review and discuss The City In The Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders [2019]. Originally recorded 2020-04-26.
SF3-087: The Stone Sky
August 03, 2018 19:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBRusting reviews! We review and discuss "The Stone Sky" by NK Jemisin.
SF3-086: Provenance
July 19, 2018 19:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBFIDDLESTICKS! We review and discuss "Provenance" by Ann Leckie.
SF3-085: The Year of the Flood
July 14, 2018 05:50 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MBGang. Gang who? Gangrene! We review and discuss "The Year of the Flood" by Margaret Atwood.
SF3-084: The Collapsing Empire
July 07, 2018 03:32 - 32 minutes - 45 MBFlow! We review and discuss "The Collapsing Empire" by John Scalzi.
SF3-083: The White Mountains
June 28, 2018 19:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBTripods! We review and discuss "The White Mountains" by John Christopher.
SF3-082: New York 2140
June 22, 2018 03:34 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBBears, Bears, Bears, oh my! We review and discuss "New York 2140" by Kim Stanley Robinson.
SF3-081: Raven Stratagem
June 14, 2018 19:00 - 43 minutes - 60.4 MBHeretical calendrical erotica! We review and discuss "Raven Stratagem" by Yoon Ha Lee.
SF3-080: The Map of Bones
May 19, 2018 04:53 - 27 minutes - 38 MBBlast from the past? We review and discuss "The Map of Bones" by Francesca Haig.
SF3-079: The Eyes of the Overworld
May 12, 2018 05:01 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MBBy no means! We review and discuss "The Eyes of the Overworld" by Jack Vance.
SF3-078: The Genius Plague
May 04, 2018 19:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBMycelium! We review and discuss "The Genius Plague" by David Walton.
SF3-077: The Library at Mount Char
April 19, 2018 19:00 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MBReissak ayrial! We review and discuss "The Library at Mount Char" by Scott Hawkins.
SF3-076: Ready Player One
April 06, 2018 19:00 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBHop in Ecto-1 and activate the flux capacitor! We review and discuss "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline. (Well, sort of. We also indulge in a huge amount of our own pop culture and Internet nostalgia.)
SF3-075: Strange the Dreamer
March 22, 2018 19:00 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBTizerkane! We review and discuss "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor.
SF3-074: Last Year
March 16, 2018 16:40 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBFuturity! We review and discuss "Last Year" by Robert Charles Wilson.
SF3-073: All Systems Red (The Murderbot Chronicles)
March 08, 2018 20:00 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MBMurderbot! We review and discuss "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells.
SF3-072: The Left Hand of Darkness
February 15, 2018 20:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBShifgrethor! We review and discuss "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. LeGuin.
SF3-071: The Atrocity Archives
February 08, 2018 20:00 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBCASE NIGHTMARE GREEN! We review and discuss "The Atrocity Archives" by Charles Stross.
SF3-070: Dungeon Born
February 01, 2018 07:18 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBGazebo! We review and discuss "Dungeon Born" by Dakota Kraut.
SF3-069: Pilot X
January 25, 2018 20:00 - 33 minutes - 46 MBThere are no pineapples on the Pineapple Planet! We review and discuss "Pilot X" by Tom Merritt.
SF3-068: The Water Knife
January 11, 2018 20:00 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBSicarios! We review and discuss "The Water Knife" by Paolo Bacigalupi.
SF3-067: The Bear and the Nightingale
December 28, 2017 20:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBDomovoi! We review and discuss "The Bear and the Nightingale" by Katherine Arden.
SF3-066: Replay
December 21, 2017 20:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBPerform the appeasement! We review and discuss "Replay" by Ken Grimwood.
SF3-065: Children of Time
December 14, 2017 20:00 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBMy monkeys! We review and discuss "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
SF3-064: Artemis
December 07, 2017 20:00 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBWelding! We review and discuss "Artemis" by Andy Weir.
SF3-063: The Warrior's Apprentice
December 01, 2017 10:59 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBForward momentum! We review and discuss "The Warrior's Apprentice" by Lois McMaster Bujold.
SF3-062: The Andromeda Strain
November 23, 2017 20:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBSqueeze! We review and discuss "The Andromeda Strain" by Michael Crichton.
SF3-061: The Book of Strange New Things
November 16, 2017 20:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBJesus Lover One! We review and discuss "The Book of Strange New Things" by Michel Faber.
SF3-060: Paradox Bound
November 09, 2017 20:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBClown masks! We review and discuss "Paradox Bound" by Peter Clines.
SF3-059: We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
November 02, 2017 19:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBBob me! We review and discuss "We Are Legion (We Are Bob) " by Dennis E. Taylor.
SF3-058: Null States
October 26, 2017 19:00 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBMicrodemocracy! We review and discuss "Null States" by Malka Older.
SF3-057: The Necronomicon 2
October 19, 2017 19:00 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBNameless antiquarian horror! We review and discuss the second half of "The Necronomicon", a selection of short stories and novellas by H. P. Lovecraft. These included "The Music of Erich Zahn", "The Shadow Out of Time", "The Dunwich Horror", "The Haunter of the Dark", "The Outsider", "The Shunned House", "The Unnamable", "The Thing on the Doorstep", and "Under the Pyramids".
SF3-056: The Necronomicon 1
October 12, 2017 19:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBHideous! We review and discuss "The Necronomicon", a confusingly-titled collection of stories by H. P. Lovecraft. This includes the stories/novellas Dagon, Herbert West: Reanimator, The Lurking Fear, The Rats in the Walls, The Whisperer in Darkness, Cool Air, In the Vault, The Call of Cthulhu, The Colour Out of Space, and The Horror at Red Hook.
SF3-055: Leviathan Wakes
September 28, 2017 19:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBSpace zombies! We review and discuss "Leviathan Wakes" by James S. A. Corey.
SF3-054: Arkwright
September 15, 2017 19:00 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBWorldCon! We review and discuss "Arkwright" by Allen Steele.
Moving to Thursday release
September 07, 2017 19:00Hello all-- We've normally (ish) been releasing the ScifiScifiScifi podcast on Tuesdays, but we're moving to Thursdays. So, uh... yeah. Enjoy.
SF3-053: The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
September 01, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MBHive! We review and discuss "The Book of the Unnamed Midwife" by Meg Elison.
SF3-052: The Player of Games
August 22, 2017 19:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBDrone, do my bidding! We review and discuss "The Player Of Games" by Iain M. Banks.
SF3-051: Meg Elison Interview
August 15, 2017 19:00 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBAn interview with Meg Elison, author of "The Book of the Unnamed Midwife" and "The Book of Etta".
SF3-050: 50th Episode!
August 08, 2017 19:00 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBFIFTY EPISODES! We look back on our favorite (and least favorite) books that we've reviewed over episodes 1-50.
SF3-049: Company Town
July 26, 2017 19:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBRoko's Basilisk! We review and discuss "Company Town" by Madeline Ashby.
SF3-048: You
July 19, 2017 06:30 - 52 minutes - 72 MBGrind the Arch-Lich! We review and discuss "You" by Austin Grossman.
SF3-047: Hugo 2017
July 11, 2017 19:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBIn a special very-few-edits episode, we go through our ballot picks for the 2017 Hugos.
SF3-046: Ninefox Gambit
July 04, 2017 23:06 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBCalendrical rot! We review and discuss "Ninefox Gambit" by Yoon Ha Lee.
SF3-045: Sleeping Giants
June 27, 2017 19:00 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBHands in the place where you live. We review and discuss "Sleeping Giants" by Sylvain Neuvel.
SF3-044: The Midwich Cuckoos
June 21, 2017 19:00 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBObligate brood parasites! We review and discuss "The Midwich Cuckoos" by John Wyndham.