Show Notes
This episode is all about books that are great stepping stones into the genre, whether for you or a friend or family member you think might be a little sci-curious.
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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is a masterpiece of both sci-fi and lit fiction! And if you need a good cry, this is surely a good shot at it.
The Hugo Award shortlist this year is stacked with great science fiction and fantasy books. Plus, we read all the Nebula nominees, most of the Locus nominees, most of the Arthur C. Clarke's, plus a bunch of the Goodreads Readers Choice nominees - all to bring you the best of the best sci-fi and fantasy books of the year!
We take a deep dive into Charles Stross's hard sci-fi classic Accelerando—a book Cody calls "the Ulysses of sci-fi" and Brent calls a mind-bending ride for fans of Greg Egan and hard-concept futurism.