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 13: Jordan Kurella - "Awake, Arise, and Be Forever Fallen"
Episode 12: K. B. Wagers, ”Reluctant Heroes”
2019 Awards Eligibility Mini-sode
Episode 11: C. L. Polk - "Memory and a Monkey"
Episode 10: Sharon Hsu - "Grown-Up Business"
Episode 9: Premee Mohamed - "The Broken Astrolabe of Tychon Silkentongue"
Episode 8: Alexandra Rowland - "Windfall"
Episode 7: Amanda Hackwith, "A Gift of Claw and Hunt"
Episode 6: Tyler Hayes - "Ferryland"
Episode 5: Valerie Valdes - "Handyman"
Episode 4: Kate Lechler - "4PM at the Three-Eyed Dog"
Episode 3: R. K. Duncan - "The Night School"
Episode 2: Sarah Hollowell - “Several Emails Regarding a Ceiling Fan and a New Kitten”
Episode 1: Sarah Gailey - "Meet Cute"
Episode 0: Welcome to the Trunk
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