577. The Best of Roger Zelazny Review (with Tom Gerencer)

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

David Barr Kirtley

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🗓️ 25 August 2024

⏱️ 150 minutes

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Tom Gerencer joins us to discuss the short story collection The Best of Roger Zelazny, part of the SF Masterworks series of science fiction classics. Stories discussed: "Corrida" (20:04), "LOKI 72181" (24:05), "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" (27:08), "The Great Slow Kings" (35:21), "Permafrost" (38:56), "Home is the Hangman" (44:13), "He Who Shapes" (59:44), "Divine Madness" (1:14:19), "The Last Defender of Camelot" (1:19:58), "Damnation Alley" (1:28:34), "The Keys to December" (1:38:45), "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" (1:44:07), "For a Breath I Tarry" (1:59:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.3	Thank you. Hi, I'm David Barr-Curtley, author of the book Save Me Please and other stories,
0:58.1	and welcome to episode 577 of Geeks Guide to the Galaxy.
1:01.5	Today on the show will be discussing the short story collection,
1:06.8	The Best of Roger Zelasney, part of the SF Masterwork series of science fiction classics.
1:11.5	And this will include spoilers for everything in the book, so just be aware of that.
1:16.9	And I'm joined today by my good friend Tom Gorencer, making his 30th appearance on the show.
1:22.4	His short fiction appears in magazines such as Galaxy's Edge, and in books such as new voices and science fiction. He's the author of the business book Think Like Google, and the short story collection, Intergalactic Refrigerator Repairmen, seldom carry cash.
1:31.7	And his popular science book, How It's Made, written for the Discovery Channel, is out now.
1:37.1	So, Tom, welcome to the show.
1:39.3	Thanks, Dave. 30. Wow. I'm honored.
1:42.3	Yeah.
1:43.5	Okay. So first of all, just tell us a bit about your history reading, Roger Zelasney. Wow. I'm honored. Yeah. Okay. So first of all, just tell us a bit about your history
1:46.0	reading Rogers Elasne. So my history with Rogers Elasne is tied directly to my history with
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