Ep 54 - Kelly Robson's Top 10
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Author Kelly Robson joins us for the final episode of the special bonus season of Invaders From Planet 3! Kelly shares her list of her Top 10 favourite works of science fiction by other writers.
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Ep 53 - Joe Haldeman's Favourites
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Author Joe Haldeman returns to the show in this bonus mini episode to share his thoughts on some of his favourite works of sf, with a special emphasis on comics.
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Ep 52 - Sebastien de Castell's Top 5
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Author Sebastien de Castell returns to the show as we count down towards the end of our special bonus season. In this episode, Sebastien shares his Top 5 list of some of his favourite speculative fiction stories by other writers.
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Ep 51 - Kristi Charish's Top 5
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Author Kristi Charish returns to the show to share her list of her Top 5 favourite speculative fiction movies.
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Ep 50 - Robert Charles Wilson's Top 5
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The bonus season continues with author Robert Charles Wilson. In this previously-unaired mini interview, Bob shares his list of his Top 5 favourite works of speculative fiction.
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Ep 49 - Minister Faust's Top 5
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Author Minister Faust returns to the show. This time, he's sharing his list of his Top 5 favourite works of speculative fiction by other writers.
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Ep 48 - Alyx Dellamonica's Top 5
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Author Alyx Dellamonica returns for the show's bonus season to share her list of her Top 5 favourite works of speculative fiction by other writers. And she throws in some bonus recommendations, including a book to help aspiring writers.
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Ep 47 - David Nickle's Top 5
Invaders From Planet 3
Author David Nickle returns to the show for its bonus season. In this previously-unaired mini interview, he shares a Top 5 list of noteworthy speculative fiction stories.
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Ep 46 - Matt Ruff's Top 5
Invaders From Planet 3
Author Matt Ruff joins us in this previously-unaired mini interview as the bonus season of the show continues! Matt shares his list of his Top 5 favourite works of speculative fiction by other writers.
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Ep 45 - Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Top 5
Invaders From Planet 3
Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia joins us for this mini-episode of the Invaders From Planet 3 bonus season. She shares her list of her Top 5 favourite works of speculative fiction by other writers.
info_outlineIn this episode, we're joined by author, podcaster, and video game dialogue & plot writer Minister Faust. Minister tells us how his love of speculative fiction started with the original Star Trek series and Robert A. Heinlein's Red Planet. We also talk about Frank Herbert's Dune as one of his early influences, along with the merits and faults of the various incarnations of Dune over the years.
Also of particular interest are Minister's reflections on the significant role his mother played in his early development as a reader and a writer. How she introduced him to science fiction — and literature in general — and allowed him to read anything in the house. How she gave him a sense of the importance of having someone to talk about stories with. And how she fostered his enthusiasm for the wonder of the universe.
We'll talk about his books and how they struggle with the question of redemption and the humanity of both heroes and villains. On the subject of heroes, we'll discuss superheroes and comics, and how his novel Shrinking the Heroes (formerly known as From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain) uses the tropes of this sub-genre to grapple with the dangers of both poorly practiced psychology and the US government under the George W. Bush administration.
As we talk about superhero movies like Mystery Men and TV shows like Breaking Bad (which he contends is actually science fiction), Minister will share his thoughts on what he wants out of novels, comics, and other forms of entertainment. Our conversation will branch out into an exploration of the nature of communication and perception. And we circle back to the topic of heroes with a discussion on Canada's difficulty with heroes and mythology, nationalism versus regionalism, and the effects of our history.
Our interview took place in October 2015 via a Skype connection between Minister's headquarters at the Grand Lodge of Imhotep in Edmonton, and my location in the lair of bloginhood, located aboard a refurbished airship moored to the peak of Mt. Garibaldi.
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