Welcome to the worst bestsellers, where we read about a girl with perfect pitch and no dragons so you don't have to.

I'm Kate.

And I'm Renata.

And for this episode, we read Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey.

Joining us to discuss this fartled sci-fi novel is Chris Collision, the best God's Damned

podcaster in the whole Narding Galaxy. I can't tell you how happy I am to be here with the best in the game and, uh, you know, by far the best, uh,

weird minced oaths and, uh, fake cursing and sci-fi for some reason.

Yes. Um, welcome back, Chris collision. I, it felt weird to say Chris and I had to keep going.

For those of you who are not familiar,

earlier this summer,

it is flashback summer, by the way,

where we revisit childhood favorites

and see how they hold up.

And we'll get to that in a minute.

It's flashback summer.

Splash like summer.

And Collision is the once and perhaps future co-hosts of I don't even own a television

podcast.

And earlier in the summer, we had the other co-host, Jay, who brought just a timeless sci-fi classic to the table.

And now for an equally beloved, well-known, successful, and influential book.

Equally cherished, influential, yes.

That is why there is a popular website called Fartles.

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