The Bright Sword, by Lev Grossman, is a novel set in the Arthurian era. Magic happens, swords clank, personalities vary. Watch me struggle with my new braces, as they catch my lips while I speak.
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The Glass Abyss, by Steven Barnes, is the first Star Wars book I know of that features Mace Windu as the main character. It is not a kid's book, in my opinion. The bad guys do some pretty bad murder.
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Here's a video from last year that fell through the cracks. This is Doctor Special, running though our set in our practice space.
Axiom's End is the first science fiction novel in a series by Lindsay Ellis. It was recommended to me by Billy Youngblood, who is our guest today. As a bonus, Billy also gives us insight into the new Francis Ford Coppola movie Megalopolis, which we both saw the day before.
Here's a little alien exchange that could come from many books and stories, over generations:
[I require insurance you won't betray me.]
[I require incentive not to betray you.]
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Born With Teeth tells Kate Mulgrew's stories of her acting career. One of the main themes is "Family vs. Career", especially intense with one of her husbands. She talks about Star Trek a bit, but maybe not as much as you'd think. She has a wry, ironic sense of humor, especially in somey rough spots.
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Captain Janeway's influence on today's society:
The McCartney Legacy Vol. 1 just covers the years 1969-1973. This was a rough time for our hero, Paul. The thing he feared most, a Beatles break-up, happened almost because of his attempt to prevent it. Suddenly a solo artist, he has a crisis of confidence. It takes him quite a while to build it back.
This excerpt sums up a lot:
"The day after I finished with the Eagles, I went straight in with Paul McCartney and Wings," said [producer Glyn] Johns. "[I remember] him walking in to the control room on the first day and saying, 'I want you to treat me like the bass player in the band, not Paul McCartney of the Beatles.'" (Johns soon observed that McCartney's democratic impluse was wafer thin; when he started treating him like a lowly bass player, Paul quickly exerted his authority.)
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