This time around, I’m delighted to welcome back to the show Megan E. O’Keefe (@MeganEOKeefe) to talk about her brand new book, The Blighted Stars, out May 23rd from Orbit Books! In between saying “spaceship books” a lot, we talk about some things that got left out for the betterment of the book, some beloved tropes, and what else you can look forward to from Megan!
Things we mention in this episode:
Megan’s previous episode
Val’s last episode
K.B. Wagers’ last episode
Jaime Jones’ cover
The Archive Undying, by Emma Mieko Candon
Friends at the Table (of course)
The Imperial Radch Trilogy, by Ann Leckie
Ninefox Gambit, by Yoon Ha Lee
Velocity Weapon, by Megan E. O’Keefe
The Scorched Continent Trilogy, by Megan E. O’Keefe
The First Omega, by Megan E. O’Keefe
Cormac McCarthy
Philip K. Dick
Terry Pratchett
Final Fantasy XIV
The Bone Shard Daughter, by Andrea Stewart
Megan’s website, insta, twitch, and github
State machines
Pico air monitor
Micropython
Purple Air Dev
Ludum Dare
Johnny 5
Seek the Light, on Megan’s itch
Book Tour 20: Neon Yang – The Genesis of Misery
Episode 42: Rem Wigmore - ”Considine’s Counsel”
Book Tour 19: Valerie Valdes - Fault Tolerance
Episode 41: Miri Baker - ”DUEL”
Book Tour 18: Ruthanna Emrys - A Half-Built Garden
Episode 40: Amanda Cook - ”Snow Day”
Book Tour 17: Sarah Gailey - Just Like Home
Episode 39: Michael R. Underwood - The Broken Summit
Book Tour 16: Marion Deeds - Comeuppance Served Cold
Episode 38: Andi C. Buchanan - Invented Wings
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Episode 35: Sam J. Miller - Blue Matter
2021 Awards Eligibility
Shelter in Place 22: Jennie Goloboy - Obviously, Aliens
Episode 34: Victor Manibo - ”The Casket”
Shelter in Place 21: Cassie Alexander - AITA?
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