Science Fiction Book Review Podcast
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Science Fiction Book Review Podcast
Luke Burrage and Juliane Kunzendorf read a science fiction novel and review it when they're done. Then they read another.
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70 episodes
SFBRP #590 – Adrian Tchaikovsky – Lives of Bitter Rain and Days of Shattered Faith – Tyrant Philosophers #2.5 & #3
Luke talks to Juliane about the next stories in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Tyrant Philosophers fantasy series, Lives of Bitter Rain and Days of Shattered Fa...
SFBRP #589 – Robert A Heinlein – Have Space Suit – Will Travel
Luke and Juliane talk about Robert A Heinlein’s children’s book Have Space Suit – Will Travel, what they enjoyed and what they found problematic, and...
SFBRP #588 – Silvia Park – Luminous
Luke talks to Juliane about Luminous by Silvia Park, so far the best book he’s read in 2026.
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SFBRP #587 – Barbara Truelove – Of Monsters and Mainframes
Juliane read Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove and in this episodes tells Luke why he shouldn’t read it too.
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SFBRP #586 – Iain M Banks – Inversions – Culture #5
Luke and Juliane discuss Inversions by Iain M Banks, a sure-fire entry into the SFBRP Must-Read List.
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SFBRP #585 – Shannon Chakraborty – The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi – Amina al-Sirafi #1
Luke tried out The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty, a book so bad he’s going to have to update the SFBRP website to match the new...
SFBRP #584 – Alastair Reynolds – Halcyon Years
Luke reviews Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds and if you don’t know the Terrible Secret of Space then you might be confused about the pusher robots...
SFBRP #583 – Claire North – Slow Gods
Luke talks to Juliane about Slow Gods by Claire North, a book with so many nods to The Culture series that Luke’s head almost fell off nodding in reco...
SFBRP #582 – Adrian Tchaikovsky – Shroud
Luke and Juliane are very enthusiastic about Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky so half way through their review go deep into the spoiler zone.
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SFBRP #581 – Neal Stephenson – Anathem
It’s a 1000 page book from 2008, and Luke tells Juliane why he thinks Anathem is a “Masterwork” by Neal Stephenson.
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SFBRP #580 – Alix E Harrow – The Everlasting
Luke tells Juliane about the disappointing romance in The Everlasting, the romantasy novel by Alix E Harrow.
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SFBRP #579 – Ann Leckie – Ancillary Justice – Imperial Radch #1
Luke revisits Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie to see how it holds up as an early example of the awards-dominating science fiction movement variously k...
SFBRP #578 – David Brin – Startide Rising – Uplift Saga #2
Luke REMOVES Startide Rising by David Brin from the SFBRP Must-Read List! Why? Listen to find out!
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SFBRP #577 – E J Swift – When There Are Wolves Again
Juliane begins the podcast by wondering whether When There Are Wolves Again by E J Swift is even science fiction, and Luke has strong thoughts on that...
SFBRP #576 – Derek Künsken – The Quantum Magician – Quantum Evolution #1
Luke re-reads The Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken to see if it keeps its place on the SFBRP Must-Read list.
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SFBRP #575 – Adrian Tchaikovsky – City of Last Chances and House of Open Wounds – Tyrant Philosophers #1 & #2
Luke talks to Juliane about the first two novels in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Tyrant Philosophers fantasy series, City of Last Chances and House of Open Wo...
SFBRP #574 – Robert Silverberg – A Time of Changes
Luke tells Juliane about a mostly-forgotten Nebula Award winning novel from 1971, A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg, and how it’s VERY IMPORTANT...
SFBRP #573 – Adrian Tchaikovsky – One Day All This Will Be Yours
Luke and Juliane talk about One Day All This Will Be Yours, Adrian Tchaikovsky’s take on how one might lose a time war.
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SFBRP #572 – Nnedi Okorafor – Death of the Author
Luke is very excited about new directions for science fiction as a genre, so talks up the promise of Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor… but then e...
SFBRP #571 – Becky Chambers – The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet – Wayfarers #1
Luke and Juliane revisit The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers and discuss why writing a cozy story is incompatible with writing a t...
SFBRP #570 – Stanisław Lem – Solaris
Luke and Juliane discuss Solaris by Stanisław Lem. Trigger Warning: Luke has “explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers.”
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SFBRP #569 – Kaliane Bradley – The Ministry of Time
Luke reviews The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, the Goodreads Winner for Readers’ Favorite Science Fiction of 2024, which means it isn’t actuall...
SFBRP #568 – Orson Scott Card – Speaker for the Dead – Ender’s Saga #2
Luke rereads Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card to see if it should be on the SFBRP Must-Read List, and with Juliane discusses how Some Desperat...
SFBRP #567 – Emily Tesh – Some Desperate Glory
Luke tells Juliane about Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh, a novel that started strong with lots of promise but left him disappointed, annoyed, unde...
SFBRP #566 – J R R Tolkien – The Return of the King – The Lord of the Rings #3
Part 3 of our discussion of The Lord of the Rings, focusing on The Return of the King, what it means to be a good man or a good king, lessons learned...
SFBRP #565 – J R R Tolkien – The Two Towers – The Lord of the Rings #2
Part 2 of Luke and Juliane’s discussion of The Lord of the Rings, focusing on The Two Towers, the power of wizards, action vs fights vs battles vs sie...
SFBRP #564 – J R R Tolkien – The Fellowship of the Ring – The Lord of the Rings #1
Part 1 of Luke and Juliane’s discussion of The Lord of the Rings, focusing on the audiobook performance by Andy Serkis, appreciation for the first mov...
SFBRP #563 – Tolkien – The Silmarillion
Luke delves into The Silmarillion for the first time, and talks to Juliane about myth creation, map confusion, and the genealogy of a silver tree.
SFBRP #562 – Adrian Tchaikovsky – Alien Clay
Juliane finished Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky and so Luke joins her to discuss academic politics, totalitarian politics, aliens, and clay.
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SFBRP #561 – Alastair Reynolds – Terminal World
Luke revisits Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds, and tells Juliane about the four different levels of understanding available to discover and enjoym...
SFBRP #560 – David Zindell – Neverness – A Requiem for Homo Sapiens #0
Luke talks to Juliane about Neverness by David Zindell, an epic space opera from 1988 which for years he considered one of his favourite science ficti...
SFBRP #559 – George R Stewart – Earth Abides
Luke and Juliane share their thoughts on Earth Abides by George R Stewart, an influential post-apocalyptic novel from 1949.
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SFBRP #558 – Micaiah Johnson – Those Beyond the Wall – Space Between Worlds #2
Luke tells Juliane why Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson ended up on his did-not-finish list, and why it was such a disappointment after The Sp...
SFBRP #557 – Dune: Part Two (2024) – Dune #2
Luke and Juliane discuss the second instalment in what they now realise is a Dune movie trilogy, Dune: Part 2 (2024). To keep the full story fresh in...
SFBRP #556 – Frederik Pohl – Gateway – Heechee Saga #1
Luke re-read the multi-award-winning Gateway by Frederik Pohl. Juliane joins him to discuss why 1970’s science fiction can be very clever but still mi...
SFBRP #555 – C J Cherryh – Heavy Time – Company Wars #4
After diversions on buying and reading the hardcover version of the book, Luke and Juliane talk about Heavy Time by C J Cherryh, the first Company War...
SFBRP #554 – Arkady and Boris Strugatsky – Roadside Picnic
Luke reviews a new (to him) translation of Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky and discusses with Juliane if it should make it onto the SFB...
SFBRP #553 – Robert A Heinlein – Starship Troopers
Luke revisits Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein and shares his thoughts on the political ideas it contains with Juliane.
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SFBRP #552 – Mary Doria Russell – The Sparrow – The Sparrow #1
Juliane read The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell for the first time, and Luke for the second time, and they talk through how the book impacted their emo...
SFBRP #551 – Joe Haldeman – The Forever War – Forever War #1
Luke re-reads The Forever War by Joe Haldeman to see if it could make it onto the SFBRP Must-Read List, but discovers there are more versions of the n...