“Every book is a little mirror, and sometimes you look into it and see someone else looking back.” It’s the last review of 2023! Considering the many ways this has been a stressful few months, I think we all need something comfy and whimsical to finish up the year, don’t you? Travis Baldree’s second novel
There’s still time for at least one more book from 2023 before the end of the year, especially if it’s something that might be nominated for next year’s Hugo Awards. Shelley Parker-Chan’s duology set in alternate-history China will work nicely; I wouldn’t have thought it was possible, but the sequel to She Who Became The
Okay, not gonna lie, the latest two episodes of Lore Olympus that the Binary System Podcast team recaps are causing quite a lot of anxiety. Apollo’s plot to take over as ruler of Olympus is proving once again that Apollo will hurt anyone in order to get what he wants, and it’s stressful to imagine
“Something has the Upper Level demons afraid enough that they’ve all gone into hding.” Nicolai was speaking again. “And that something is killing us – killing Wardens.” Hey everybody, did you hear? Some joyless busybody tried to get a librarian arrested over a young adult book. I think that sounds like a recommendation, don’t you?
This week the Binary System Podcast team celebrates the triumphant return of Lore Olympus by recapping a brand new episode! To us. Episodes 251, 252, and 253 have been available for FastPass since July, but we wanted to wait until episode 252 (which we already discussed before the hiatus) was available for free on WebToon
This week’s episode of Welcome to Night Vale features the surprise return of Kevin from Desert Bluffs! AND Lauren, who’s sporting a fashionable set of priestess robes and a permanent frown tattoo, courtesy of an angry mob that was at least partly Kevin’s fault. The two frenemies spend the episode telling the story of Frown
Terry Moore wraps up the Parker Girls miniseries with Deadlight as Katchoo and her terrifying sister Tambi try to stop the billionaire Zachary May from gaining global power, and also bring him to justice for murdering his wife (and fellow Parker Girl) Piper. Volume 1 ended on one hell of a cliffhanger. Tambi’s associates Cherry
We had to skip another recording last week since somebody failed a saving throw versus a rock (we’ll explain later) so we’ve got a lot of catching up to do. First up this week, Cecil is covering Night Vale’s first Truck Toucher contest: 72 hours in, and it’s down to the last four contestants, not
Congratulations to this year’s Hugo Award winners! Here’s an updated list with links to all the Pixelated Geek reviews. 2023 Hugo Award Finalists Best Novel The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey) PG ReviewThe Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi (Tor Books) PG ReviewLegends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree (Tor Books) PG