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 23: Fran Wilde - ”How Sentient Kudzu Solved the KRYPTOS K4 Code and How the CIA Covered It Up A Revolution in Four Parts”
Shelter In Place 10: 2020 Awards Eligibility
Episode 22: Phoebe Barton - ”More Things Than Are Dreamt Of”
Shelter in Place 9: Post-NaNoWriMo
Episode 21: John Wiswell - ”Tonight at the Palindrome”
Shelter in Place 8: Fae’s Purrs
Episode 20: Jennifer Mace - Hagstone
Shelter in Place 7: Exquisite Corpse
Episode 19: Caitlin Starling - Untitled Faerie Story
Shelter in Place 6: Q&A
Episode 18: Karen Osborne - ”Slingshot Protocol”
Shelter in Place 5: ”Once Upon a Conspiracy”
Episode 17: ”When Dreams Like Fire Spread” - Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
Shelter in Place 4: ”The Doorway”
Episode 16: Megan E. O’Keefe - Conduit of Stone
Pride in Place: What Queer Fiction Means to Us
Episode 15: Annalee Flower Horne - ”Diamonds in the Sky”
Shelter in Place 2: ”New Horse Thing”
Episode 14: Hilary B. Bisenieks - ”Green Line”
Shelter in Place 1: ”Steel Yard”
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