On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're discussing some of our favorite sneaky, conniving little shits and their schemes, both successful and embarrassing. The tentpoles for this episode are A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold, Lithograph by romantic_drift, and Jingo by Terry Pratchett.
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Mark Oshiro’s Anger is a Gift
Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
Queen’s Gambit by bedlamsbard
Unfit to Print by K. J. Charles
Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
Brothers of the Wild North Sea by Harper Fox
Reflections by Diana Wynne Jones
It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian
Still more Dragon Age: Inquisition fanfics
Other Stuff We Mentioned:
Fernand Braudel’s The Structures of Everyday Life
Mediterranean by Fernand Braudel
The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt
A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland
"Love in Every Stitch" by Alexandra Rowland (published in Fireside Magazine Issue 57, digital release forthcoming!)
"Cradle of Vines" by Jennifer Mace
Cast of Wonders
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
The Borgias
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold
A Deeper Season by lightgetsin, sahiya
Nirvana in Fire
Discworld by Terry Pratchett
City Watch Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Going Postal and Making Money by Terry Pratchett
Ocean’s series
Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat (and the short story “Pet”)
Misethere by Astolat
Once Upon a Time
Elementary
Magnificent Century
The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett
The transcript for this episode is available here. Hail the scribes, hail those quick-fingered three: Sara, Neharika, Magali!
Episode 81: An Apology, and a Collection of Recs
Episode 80: Extravaganza
Episode 79: These Newfangled Toys
Episode 78: Baby, Remember My Name
Episode 77: Sneks Bless Us, Everyone!
Episode 76: Structure?? I Don't Even Know 'Er!
Episode 75: Bread and Roses
Episode 74: Darling, It's Better Down Where It's Wetter
Episode 73: Game, Set, and Match
Episode 72: Fangs for the Memories
Episode 71: Back To School (feat. Naomi Novik)
Episode 70: Extravaganza
Episode 69: Nice Nice Nice
Episode 68: Who Wants to Live Forever?
Episode 67: Toss a Coin to Your Serpents
Episode 66: You Break It, You Bond It
Episode 65: Transfigurations
Episode 64: The Art of War
Episode 63: Hugo Award Slate Review -- Best Novels of 2019
Episode 62: Overwhelming Ancestral Nostalgia
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Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
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