What The SFF?!

A Long Time Ago On a Chess Board Far Far Away...

What The SFF?!

Show Notes

Robert Overlord Eleanor Teasdale chats with authors Etan Ilfeld (Duchamp Versus Einstein, Angry Robot, 2019) and Christopher Hinz (Duchamp Versus Einstein & Starship Alchemon, Angry Robot, 2019) in What the SFF?! Episode 5! Join them for a discussion about researching and representing real life characters in fiction, the history of chess, and what game they'd choose to play against Death in order to save their mortal souls...

Order the authors' books:

Duchamp Versus Einstein: Angry Robot | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | Waterstones

Starship Alchemon: Angry Robot | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | Waterstones

Find the authors:

Etan Ilfeld: Twitter | Instagram

Christopher Hinz: Website

Further reading:

Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson: Amazon

Chess by Stefan Zweig: Amazon

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis: Wikipedia

xkcd comic: Ultimate Game

The Seventh Seal: Wikipedia

The Mind Sports Olympiad: Website

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