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
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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
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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
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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_outlineComedian, author, podcaster and performer Sean Cullen joins the Invasion for this episode. Sean talks about how his love for speculative fiction started with works such as Tolkien's The Hobbit, Mr Bass's Planetoid by Eleanor Cameron, Stephen R Donaldson's Lord Foul's Bane, and Asimov's Foundation and Robot stories. We discuss the ups and downs of following a series, especially a long-running collection. And he talks about what makes a good story.
Sean and I dissect the Star Wars franchise, especially the prequel trilogy and the latest stand-alone focussing on Han Solo. We also talk about Space 1999 and Star Trek, and how science fiction is often a product of its time, and whether it's possible to go back to and enjoy your first loves in the genre. We then get into a discussion of more recent favourite books, including the works of Neal Stephenson, Dan Simmons, and Kim Stanley Robinson. And we reminisce about the madcap fun of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
We also talk about the books Sean has written for kids, including Hamish X and the Cheese Pirates and The Prince of Neither Here Nor There, as well as a superhero-themed novel he's currently writing for adult audiences. And Sean shares his thoughts on occasionally working science fiction references into his stand-up comedy.
Our interview took place in June 2018 via a Skype call between Sean's headquarters aboard The Seanpod, currently drifting along the bottom of James Bay, and my studio in the Lair of bloginhood, located in a sumptuous beach house on the shores of a methane lake on Saturn's moon Titan.
Find out more about Sean Cullen, his books, and his comedy albums on his website:
seancullen.com
Listen to episodes of The Seanpod on his podcasting page:
theseanpod.com
Watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on TV or YouTube.
And check the listings at your local comedy club to see when he'll be performing in your town.
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