On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're talking about gender, relationships, and the worldbuilding thereof! The tentpoles this week are a selection of Steven Universe episodes, The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang, and “An Ever Fixed Mark” by imperfectcircle.
What We’ve Been Reading
Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn
A Perfect Spy by John le Carre
Empresses in the Palace
Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World
Nirvana in Fire
Le Guin short stories
The Royal Tailor
The Grand Heist
Thugs of Hindostan
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Mad Max: Fury Road
“The Answer” (the episode of Steven Universe with Garnet’s origin story)
“Now We’re Only Falling Apart” (the episode where Garnet unfuses)
“Jail Break” (the episode with Lapis Lazuli/Jasper fusion)
The Tensorate series by J.Y. Yang
“An Ever Fixed Mark” by imperfectcircle
Merlin
“A Fisherman of the Inland Sea” by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold
City of Lies by Sam Hawke
Homestuck by Andrew Hussie
Baahubali
Magic Mike XXL
The Harwood Spellbook series by Stephanie Burgis
The Underwater Ballroom Society edited by Stephanie Burgis
Hark! A Vagrant comics by Kate Beaton
Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey
Temeraire series by Naomi Novik
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie
For Next Time
Ulysses by girlbookwrm
Transcription:
The transcript for this episode can be found here! Thank you to our darling scribes, Sara, Neharika, Kelly, and Millie!!
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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