Geek Book Club – SomeGadgetGuy

Geek Book Club 014: ‘The Dark Forest’ By Liu Cixin

thegeekbookclub@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Bagnell) — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:48:41 +0000

Our follow up to the incredible ‘Three Body Problem’, we revisit this rich world. Does the story survive a translation from a different author? Let’s take a spin through the future, and how humanity would survive an alien first contact! Shop for ‘The Dark Forrest’ on Amazon https://amzn.to/2KxQqBj Download this week’s show as an audio …

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Geek Book Club 013 – ‘Artemis: A Novel’ by Andy Weir

thegeekbookclub@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Bagnell) — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 19:41:45 +0000

A near future colony on the moon! A protagonist who flirts with criminal activities. A noir caper to change the face of the lunar economy. ‘Artemis’ is a fun romp through sci-fi crime from the author of ‘The Martian’. Andy Weir delivers just enough science to keep the story grounded, but just enough drama to …

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Geek Book Club 12b – Interview with ‘Barrow’ Author John Deakins

thegeekbookclub@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Bagnell) — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 16:33:33 +0000

Our first fantasy novel on the Geek Book Club, with a fun insider story from Andrew. He knows the author! The first book of the “Barrow” series introduces the setting; the city of Barrow on the Thousand Stars Plane. Andrew sat down with John Deakins to chat about writing the book, publishing, and fantasy stories. …

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Geek Book Club 012a – ‘Barrow’ by John Deakins

thegeekbookclub@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Bagnell) — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 16:01:23 +0000

Our first fantasy novel on the Geek Book Club, with a fun insider story from Andrew. He knows the author! The first book of the “Barrow” series introduces the setting; the city of Barrow on the Thousand Stars Plane. In a multiverse of unstable pocket universes, the Thousand Stars Plane is nearly normal, except for …

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Geek Book Club 011 – ‘Station Eleven’ by Emily St. John Mandel

thegeekbookclub@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Bagnell) — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:11:56 +0000

A gut-wrenchingly beautiful story about art and story telling in a post apocalyptic world. Station Eleven walks us through the fall of modern society, the individuals who survive, and asks us to imagine how we might preserve our stories and art. “Existence is insufficient”. Shop Station Eleven on Amazon https://amzn.to/2LGi1Qo Download this week’s show as …

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Geek Book Club 010 – ‘Vendetta: Star Trek The Next Generation’ by Peter David

thegeekbookclub@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Bagnell) — Tue, 29 May 2018 14:48:54 +0000

Sometimes you just have to see if you CAN go home again. One of Juan’s favorite Trek novels as a kid, does it live up to his memories? Can it survive the scrutiny of “Man Child Juan”? Let’s take a look back at Vendetta, one of the first stories to feature a Borg killing antagonist! …

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Geek Book Club 008 – Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

thegeekbookclub@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Bagnell) — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 22:42:56 +0000

Maybe the most passionate love letter to the 1980’s ever written. Releasing this week as a feature film adaptation, directed by none other than Mr. Steven Spielberg, ‘Ready Player One’ is a high concept fantasy adventure celebrating all things geek and pop culture in a wonderful mash up style. Here’s our take on the book, …

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Geek Book Club 007 – Altered Carbon by Richard K Morgan

thegeekbookclub@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Bagnell) — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 16:14:56 +0000

Pulp noir storytelling, hard science fiction setting, and a little life philosophy. ‘Altered Carbon’ has a little something for everyone. No surprise that this book series was optioned by Netflix for a 10 episode series. Sure, TV is fun to watch, but we’re BOOK GEEKS! Let’s read this puppy! Let’s read the HECK out of …

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Geek Book Club 006 – The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

thegeekbookclub@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Bagnell) — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:03:10 +0000

The Left Hand of Darkness is an incredible achievement in science fiction, pushing the boundaries on late 1960’s gender discussion, and building a world for future novels to explore. What happens to a society when you strip away gender, and then introduce a man into that society? Plus we get super squirrely talking about fantasy …

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Geek Book Club 005 – Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

thegeekbookclub@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Bagnell) — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 23:03:45 +0000

Our review of ‘Little Brother’ by Cory Doctorow! It’s time to tackle some YA fiction, and why not also get SUPER political! Doctorow’s book takes a hard look at American politics and our government’s response to tragic events. Can a group of tech savvy kids take down Homeland Security? How can young citizens get involved? …

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