For our third episode of Starship Alexandra, Emma puts forward Ursula K le Guin’s fascinating SF novel The Lathe of Heaven for Adrian to read and consider.
Other talking points:
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Reality-bending in SF
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Unusual power relationships
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Tech billionaire problem solving
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The perils of having superpowers
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Inadvertent puns
Media Mentions:
The Fifth Element, film, dir. Luc Besson
Eye in the Sky, novel, Phillip K Dick
It’s a Good Life, short story, Jerome Bixby
Young Americans, film, dir. Danny Cannon
Dancer in the Dark, film, dir. Lars von Trier
Our next episode will look at: Top Ten volumes 1 and 2, graphic novels by Alan Moore, Gene Ha and Zander Cannon.
Emma’s music recommendation: Play Dead by Björk https://youtu.be/cw09VTTDRRo?si=WAaY0qeb7cC4OH12
Emma’s latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance
Adrian’s most recent book: Bee Speaker https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bee-speaker-adrian-tchaikovsky/7741036
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Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk
Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com