Geek Book Club – SomeGadgetGuy

Episodes

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   Geek Book Club 014: ‘The Dark Forest’ By Liu Cixin

   Our follow up to the incredible ‘Three Body Problem’, we revisit this rich world. Does the story survive a translation from a different author? Let’s take a spin through the future, and how humanity would survive an alien first contact! Shop for ‘The Dark Forrest’ on Amazon…

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   Oct 3, 2018
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   Geek Book Club 12b – Interview with ‘Barrow’ Author John Deakins

   Our first fantasy novel on the Geek Book Club, with a fun insider story from Andrew. He knows the author! The first book of the “Barrow” series introduces the setting; the city of Barrow on the Thousand Stars Plane. Andrew sat down with John Deakins to chat about writing the book, publishing, and...

   Aug 2, 2018
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   Geek Book Club 012a – ‘Barrow’ by John Deakins

   Our first fantasy novel on the Geek Book Club, with a fun insider story from Andrew. He knows the author! The first book of the “Barrow” series introduces the setting; the city of Barrow on the Thousand Stars Plane. In a multiverse of unstable pocket universes, the Thousand Stars Plane is nearly...

   Aug 1, 2018
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   Geek Book Club 011 – ‘Station Eleven’ by Emily St. John Mandel

   A gut-wrenchingly beautiful story about art and story telling in a post apocalyptic world. Station Eleven walks us through the fall of modern society, the individuals who survive, and asks us to imagine how we might preserve our stories and art. “Existence is insufficient”. Shop Station Eleven on...

   Jun 29, 2018
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   Geek Book Club 010 – ‘Vendetta: Star Trek The Next Generation’ by Peter David

   Sometimes you just have to see if you CAN go home again. One of Juan’s favorite Trek novels as a kid, does it live up to his memories? Can it survive the scrutiny of “Man Child Juan”? Let’s take a look back at Vendetta, one of the first stories to feature a Borg killing antagonist! … Continue...

   May 29, 2018
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   Geek Book Club 008 – Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

   Maybe the most passionate love letter to the 1980’s ever written. Releasing this week as a feature film adaptation, directed by none other than Mr. Steven Spielberg, ‘Ready Player One’ is a high concept fantasy adventure celebrating all things geek and pop culture in a wonderful mash up style....

   Mar 27, 2018
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   Geek Book Club 007 – Altered Carbon by Richard K Morgan

   Pulp noir storytelling, hard science fiction setting, and a little life philosophy. ‘Altered Carbon’ has a little something for everyone. No surprise that this book series was optioned by Netflix for a 10 episode series. Sure, TV is fun to watch, but we’re BOOK GEEKS! Let’s read this puppy! Let’s...

   Mar 5, 2018
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   Geek Book Club 006 – The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

   The Left Hand of Darkness is an incredible achievement in science fiction, pushing the boundaries on late 1960’s gender discussion, and building a world for future novels to explore. What happens to a society when you strip away gender, and then introduce a man into that society? Plus we get…

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   Feb 21, 2018
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   Geek Book Club 005 – Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

   Our review of ‘Little Brother’ by Cory Doctorow! It’s time to tackle some YA fiction, and why not also get SUPER political! Doctorow’s book takes a hard look at American politics and our government’s response to tragic events. Can a group of tech savvy kids take down Homeland Security? How can...

   Jan 3, 2018