Is life purposeless and meaningless? Can we survive when our purpose is shattered? Those are some of the questions presented in a cerebral book, a gem of Scottish fiction: 'Walking on Glass' by Iain Banks. Let's get this book undone!

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Are books political? I think we're asking the wrong question. Let's dive in!

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Cyberpunk is back, and we're discussing "The Escher Man", with SPFBO semi-finalist Sarah K Balstrup, FanFi addict reviewer Charlie Cavendish, and the author himself, T.R. Napper.

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SOME OF THE PAPERS AND BOOKS MENTIONED:

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38694651/
• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22522805-the-buried-giant
• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59808603-the-mountain-in-the-sea
• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54120408-klara-and-the-sun
• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63183008-the-way-of-unity

We're going back to the Borgesian Labyrinths with "The Garden of Forking Paths." My guests today are Varsha (from Reading by the Rainy Mountain), Jarrod (from The Fantasy Thinker), and Britton (aka SomeOkieDude).

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A SPOILER LITE discussion on the relationship between memory and identity, as presented in The Escher Man, the latest cyberpunk release from T.R. Napper.

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A cross-over discussion about ideas, deconstructing V's iconic phrase and analysing it under the light of V for Vendetta itself, 1984, and The Dispossessed.

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Today, we're discussing one of the most famous graphic novels out there--V for Vendetta. Not for the faint of heart, and one piece that remains as timeless as 1984. My guests today are Varsha (from Reading by the Rainy Mountain), Jarrod (from The Fantasy Thinker), and Britton (aka SomeOkieDude).

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This time, the Spotlight is on the Doctor of Cyberpunk himself, Ditmar award-winning author, and fellow Aussie, T.R. Napper. Today we're discussing his novella, Ghosts of the Neon God.

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