Brent Bowen and Kristi Charish discuss being named a Hugo Awards finalist as well as the political clash of clans before the finalists were announced. They also remember Terry Pratchett and share their thoughts on his work and life.
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What if a society banished its worst nightmare to the far edge of the solar system, destined to sip only dregs of light and struggle for the barest living. And yet, that life thrived? It grew and learned and became far more than you ever expected, and it wanted to return to the sun. What if it didn’t share your moral compass in any way?
The Glittering Edge duology describes the clash of forces when an advanced society that has filled a solar system with flesh and blood life meets the near-AI’s that it banished long ago. This is a story of love for the wild and natural life on a colony planet, complex adventure set in powerful space stations, and the desire to live completely whether you are made of flesh and bone or silicon and carbon fiber.
In Edge of Dark, meet ranger Charlie Windar and his adopted wild predator, and explore their home on a planet that has been raped and restored more than once. Meet Nona Hall, child of power and privilege from the greatest station in the system, the Diamond Deep. Meet Nona’s best friend, a young woman named Chrystal who awakens in a robotic body….
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In our Hugo Awards finalist episode:
AISFP is a 2015 Hugo Awards finalist.
Brent and Kristi have been covering the Sad Puppies and Hugo Awards debate (also visit the hosting convention site — 2015: Sasquan) over the past month, featuring interviews:
AISFP 289 — Sad Puppies with Larry Correia, Brad R. Torgersen
AISFP 291 — Anti-Sad Puppies with Paul Weimer
And in the week leading up to Hugo Awards finalists announcement, there was much online chatter about the outcome and the consequences, represented by two posts we discuss in detail:
Making Light — Distant thunder, and the smell of ozone
Larry Correia’s blog — Sad Puppies Update: Honesty from the Other Side
Terry Pratchett
But, in the grand scheme of things, this isn’t the most important component of our discussion: We remember luminary Terry Pratchett and what he meant to us as a human being and author. In the discussion, we mention:
- Jo Walton’s reminiscence of Terry Pratchett
- BBC The Richard Dimbleby Lecture — Terry Pratchett: Shaking Hands with Death
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts recognition of Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
Finally, if you didn’t catch Kristi’s Norwescon reading, you can via Periscope (requires the mobile app).
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