Synopsis
Starburst Magazine Presents: Ed Fortune and his team dive into the world of genre fiction, with book news, author interviews and in depth reviews of the latest science fiction, fantasy and horror novels. Guests include the likes of George RR Martin, Robin Hobb and Sarah Pinborough.
Episodes
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Episode 2.32: A Turtle in the Desert
14/02/2018 Duration: 56minEd, Ross, Mikey, Producer Anne-Louise and Del present Brave New Words. This time we get our grubby hands on the Folio Society's version of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and A Scanner Darkly. Also featuring a squeaky chair. The interview is indie author Shah Jalal. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.31: A Man of Pasties
13/02/2018 Duration: 01h48sEd, Ross, Producer AL and Del present Brave New Words. Ed attempts to review A Man of Shadows by Jeff Noon. His friends 'help'. Along the way we discuss Greggs, Worldcon, and a number of other novels including Becky Chambers book A Closed and Common Orbit , Yoon Ha Lee's Ninefox Gambit, Emma Newman's After Atlas, Tricia Sullivan's Occupy Me, Central Station by Lavie Tidhar and Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad. The interview is Richard K Morgan, who discusses the new TV show based on his book, Altered Carbon. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.30: Alice Automatic
05/02/2018 Duration: 01h07minEd, Del, Al and Ross explore Fox Spirit's anthology, Tales of Mouse and Minotaur, and Christina Henry's novel, Alice. We also dip into the world of Afterlife with Archie. The interview is the amazing Jeff Noon and we talk about his book, A Man of Shadows. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.29: Peel The Power
27/01/2018 Duration: 57minEd, Ross, Mikey, Anne and Si talke about Cheer Up Love by Susan Calman and the recent musical adaptation of Bananaman The Musical. Captan Zep Space Detective and Riverdale also get discussed. The interview is Kim Newman. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.28: A Lady's Mailbox
23/01/2018 Duration: 01h02minEd, Mikey, Ross, and Simon discuss Your Lady's Choosing, Larissa Zageris and Kitty Curran's Romantic Novel which is also a choose your own adventure novel. Owls arrive with The Wizarding World Harry Potter Loot Crate and the team get very excited. We also interview Candy Jar author, Robert Mammone. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.27: Onward Adventurer!
15/01/2018 Duration: 01h02minEd, Mikey, Ross, Dell and Anne discuss You are The Hero Parts One and Two, a history of the Fighting Fantasy books. They also delve into Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland by Jonathan Green. The interview is Jade City author, Fonda Lee. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.26: Losing the Plot
07/01/2018 Duration: 01h06sEd, Ross, Anne and Del talk about Genevieve Cogman's latest book, The Lost Plot. We discuss libraries in passing, and dive into Taschen's Jamie Hewlett art book and get excited over Terry Pratchett's Discworld Imaginarium by Paul Kidby. We also interview George RR Martin. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.25: Beeeees!
20/12/2017 Duration: 58minEd, Ross, Anne and Del talk about Adrian Tchaikovsky's new book Dogs of War, discuss the Brave New Words Award and interview Robin Hobb. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.24: Back to the 80's
12/12/2017 Duration: 57minEd, Ross, Anne and Del talk about Simon Stålenhag's Tales from The Loop and discuss Modiphius Entertainment's RPG of the same name. We quickly descend into chat about the 80s. The interview is Colin Sinclair, who tells all about the Invaders from Beyond anthology. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.23: Alas The Baron
03/12/2017 Duration: 56minEd, Ross, Anne and Del go through their mailbox; and find another Harry Potter Lootcrate and a detached Wolfs head with a Game of Thrones theme. The book review is The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen by James Wallis. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.22: Sledge Lit 2017
29/11/2017 Duration: 56minEd, Ross and Del team up with authors Clare North, RJ Barker and Alison Littlewood for a live show presented at Sledge Lit 2017. Ed attempts to talk about recent book news. It does not go to plan. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.21: Millennium Dustbin
10/11/2017 Duration: 47minEd, Al, Ross and Del talk about the 40th Anniversary book, Star Wars A Certain Point of View and build a space ship. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.20: Unreal Video Games
10/11/2017 Duration: 41minEd, Ross and Mikey talk about Nate Crowley's 100 Video Games that Never Existed. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.19: Legendary Gemmels
29/10/2017 Duration: 01h01minEd, Del, Ross and Anne talk about Rhyming Rings, the last David Gemmel novel to be published, and talk about everything Gemmel on the way. We interview Maria Lewis about her latest book, Who's Afraid Too? All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.18: Surface Details
29/10/2017 Duration: 59minEd, Del, Ross and Anne judge even more books as they attempt to escape their Library style confiement. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.17: Gallifreyan Donkeys
29/10/2017 Duration: 01h02minEd, Del, Ross and Anne judge some books by their covers. We take a quick look at Godblind, Achtung! Cthulhu!, Before The Flood, Shattered Minds, Virology , Earth Children are Weird, Sea of Rust, Tales of the Mouse and Minotaur, Master of Orion,Darkness Visible, My Best Friends Exorcism and Basic Witches among others. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.16: Hogwarts Gets Arrested
04/10/2017 Duration: 01h03minEd, Mikey, Del, Ross and Anne take a look at The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch. A special Hogwarts parcel arrives in the Book Nook (delivered by LootCrate, not Owl, alas) and this weeks Lovely Author is RJ Barker ( @dedbutdrmng), who talks about his debut novel, Age of Assassins. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.15: The Hugos: We Never Get Nominated
28/04/2017 Duration: 59minEd, Ross and Del discuss The Hugo Awards Nominations. (Originally broadcast on Fab Radio International 16th April 2017) All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.14: Rock and Moorcock
25/04/2017 Duration: 37minEd, Russ,Ross and Al discuss The Witch of Torinia by Clifford Beal and end up talking about eternal champions and all things Moorcock. (Originally broadcast on Fab Radio International 9th April 2017) All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.
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Episode 2.13: A Galaxy, Far, Far Away
01/04/2017 Duration: 57minEd, Russ,Ross and Al discuss get all Star Wars with Chuck Wendig's latest Aftermath novel. They also get lost in L-Space. The interview is Star Wars writer Tim Lebbon, who talks about his new original novel, Relics. (Originally broadcast on Fab Radio International 02 April 2017) All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.