Ep 79 - Freedom (TM)

The Daemon continues to spread. The economy is failing. Food and gas prices are through the roof and looting is widespread across the US, and the world. But is the Daemon to blame, or corporations? What if the Daemon is here to save us and help bring forth a new world where people, not businesses, decide our fate? Find out in this month’s book, Freedom (TM) by Daniel Suarez.

Next books will be:

March: Wool by Hugh Howey

April: Making It So by Patrick Stewart

May: Starter Villain by John Scalzi

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren

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Ep 78 - Daemon

Artificial Intelligence is all the rage right now causing people to question its use and how it will effect society. But what if it didn’t take AI to bring down the world we know, what if all it took was a really complex decision tree programmed by a genius and set out upon the world after his death? This month we take a look at the first in a two part series where it happens and even though people die, fortunes are lost and countries could fall, we have to ask, is that a bad thing? Find out in this month’s book, Daemon by Daniel Suarez.

Next books will be:

February: Freedom (TM) by Daniel Suarez

March: Joseph’s Pick

April: Making It So by Patrick Stewart

May: Ray’s Pick

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren

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Ep 77 - Half a Soul

What do you get when you mix Bridgerton with a little Harry Potter? Imagine trying to abide by all of the social norms of the day, while trying to find a husband and doing so only being able to feel a few extreme emotions. How do you know when you have offended a lord, or lady, or wizard when you are unable to pick up on most social queues? Find out in this month’s book, Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater.

Next books will be:

December: Other Books We’ve Read

January: Daemon by Daniel Suarez

February: Freedom (TM) by Daniel Suarez

March: Joseph’s Pick

April: Making It So by Patrick Stewart

May: Ray’s Pick

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren

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Ep 76 - How to Do Nothing

Social media, grind culture, modern life is a series one thing after another always seeming to speed up and never slow down. But more and more people are pushing back and taking back time for themselves. While the title and synopsis for How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell seems to be about that very subject, is it really? This month we discuss How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell and what we feel the book is about.

Next books will be:

November: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

December: Other Books We’ve Read

January: Daemon by Daniel Suarez

February: Freedom (TM) by Daniel Suarez

March: Joseph’s Pick

April: Jennifer’s Pick

May: Ray’s Pick

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Jennifer Hetzel

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Ep 75 - #1 in Customer Service: The Complete Adventures of Tom Stranger

What do you do when aliens, or demons, or manatees from an alternate dimension show up on your planet and start destroying everything? Call you insurance agent of course. Hopefully you have a good one like Tom Stranger. This month we read a collection of stories about the man who does everything in his power to ensure his clients have the best customer service experience possible. #1 in Customer Service: The Complete Adventures of Tom Stranger by Larry Correia

Next books will be:

September: How to do Nothing by Jenny Odell

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren

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Ep 74 - Earthside

Earth, our Earth at least, continues to fall into chaos. But over in Outland, everything is great. Well, good. Well, ok. Things are going in the dumpster as well. Kevin and Bill continue to find new worlds but most aren’t any place you would want to vacation on. The colony keeps finding more survivors which means more mouths to feed. Monica and B keep running into locals who don’t want to pull their weight or overthrow the colony. So just another day of life in Earthside by Dennis E. Taylor

Next books will be:

August: #1 in Customer Service by Larry Correia

September: How to do Nothing by Jenny Odell

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren

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Ep 73 - The House in the Cerulean Sea

Linus is a by the book investigator for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He is sent to check on 6 such children who might cause the world to end at an orphanage in a far away island. There he meets the head of the home and other curious beings that do not trust he is there to close the place down. Prepare for whimsical magic at its best in The House in the Cerulean Sea.

Next books will be:

July: Earthside by Dennis E. Taylor

August: #1 in Customer Service by Larry Correia

September: How to do Nothing by Jenny Odell

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren

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Ep 72 - The Last Wish

Before the 3rd season of The Witcher drops on Netflix, we’re reading a collection of short stories about Geralt of Rivia. Some of these stories appeared in the previous seasons of The Witcher so you might already be aware of them while others are new to readers of the series. So grab your silver sword, your medallion and your horse and let’s ride with Geralt in The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski.

Next books will be:

June: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

July: Earthside by Dennis E. Taylor

August: #1 in Customer Service by Larry Correia

September: Jennifer’s Pick

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren, Joseph Moroles

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Ep 71 - Lincoln in the Bardo

Before a soul passes on to the afterlife, sometimes it gets trapped in a between place, in limbo, in the bardo. And this is the unfortunate fate that has befallen the soul of Willy Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln. Unsure of how or if he should move on, he is much discussed by the other 160+ ghosts that haunt the bardo with him. Read by a huge casts, this month we review Lincoln in the Bardo by George Sanders.

Next books will be:

May: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

June: Jennifer’s Pick

July: Earthside by Dennis E. Taylor

August: Shaun’s Pick

September: Kris’ Pick

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren, Jennifer Hetzel, Joseph Moroles

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Ep 70 - A Darker Shade of Magic

Image a world where there are multiple Londons in separate dimensions; some of lively and gush with magic while others seem to have the color literally fading out of them. And one that was sealed off to protect the others because of magic gone amuck. This is the world V.E. Schwab paints for us in A Darker Shade of Magic where we follow Kell, one of few people who can go between the worlds.

Next books will be:

April: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Sanders

May: Joseph’s Pick

June: Jennifer’s Pick

July: Earthside by Dennis E. Taylor

August: Shaun’s Pick

September: Kris’ Pick

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren, Jennifer Hetzel

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