Wired.com presents The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy. And here are your hosts. John Joseph Adams and David Barr

Kirtley.

Hi this is Dave and this is Dave.

And this is John.

And welcome to episode 94 of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy.

Our guest today is Margaret Atwood,

author of the classic dystopian novel The Handmaid's tale, about a takeover of the American government by religious fundamentalists,

as well as the book In Other Worlds, SF in the Human Imagination, an essay collection that examines mythology, utopias, and science fiction.

Her most recent book is Mad Adam, a sequel to her novels Orks and Craig and The Year of the Flood,

about a mad scientist who tries to replace humanity with genetically engineered people with his own creation.

Then stick around after the interview as Tobias Bachell and Palobachikalupi.

Join us for a panel on political agendas in science fiction.

All right, so let's get to our interview.

All right, so we're here with Margaret Atwood.

Welcome to the show.

Thank you.

Okay, so your new book, Mad Adam, is set in the same world as your previous books,

Orix and Craig, and the Year of the Flood.

So would you recommend that people jump right into this one or should they go back and read those

other two books first?

Oh, I think that would be their own choice. or should they go back and read those other two books first?

I think that would be their own choice.

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