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
Episode 33: Nina Niskanen - ”The Golden Bees of the Black Stream”
Shelter in Place 20: Merc Fenn Wolfmoor - The Wolf Among the Wild Hunt
Episode 32: Freya Marske - ”One Version of Yourself, at the Speed of Light”
Shelter in Place 19: Rem Wigmore - Foxhunt
Episode 31: Elsa Sjunneson - The Livelong Night
Shelter in Place 18: Sarah Hollowell - A Dark and Starless Forest
Episode 30: Leigh Harlen - ”Snakes and Snails and Big Ol’ Rat Tails”
Shelter in Place 17: Premee Mohamed - And What Can We Offer You Tonight
Episode 29: L. D. Lewis - ”Last Stand of the E 12th St Pirates”
Shelter in Place 16: John Appel - Assassin’s Orbit
Episode 28: dave ring - ”Checks and Balances”
Shelter in Place 15: Jen Karner - Cinders of Yesterday
Episode 27: R. J. Theodore - Cast Off
Shelter In Place 14: Sarah Loch - Blue Line
Episode 26: Nino Cipri - ”Presque Vu”
Shelter in Place 13: Steve Toase - To Drown in Dark Water
Episode 25: Kelly Robson - ”Deadfall”
Shelter In Place 12: Engines of Oblivion, with Karen Osborne
Episode 24: Jason Sanford - ”The Wheels on the Torture Bus Go Round and Round”
Shelter in Place 11: The Echo Wife, with Sarah Gailey
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