Literature: Evil Robot Monkey by Mary Robinette Kowal
In this short and bittersweet story, TLS explores what it is to be trapped between two worlds via forced technology.
[Aggregate score: 9.6]
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Literature: The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen
Join TLS in discovering the secrets behind the veil of reality in this detective/psychological cosmic horror story as we head into the 2019 Halloween season.
[Aggregate score: 8.3]
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Literature: All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury
On the rainy plains and in the classrooms of Venus, TLS experiences the sun for the first time in this Ray Bradbury short story.
[Aggregate score: 5.75]
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Literature: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
“Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself — that comes too late…”
With those words in mind, join TLS for Part 1 of 2 in which we analyze and critique Joseph Conrad’s influential novella, Heart of Darkness, followed by perhaps its most famous contemporary adaptation, Apocalypse Now.
[Aggregate score: 8]
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Literature: Byzantine Empathy by Ken Liu
TLS discusses and debates the intricacies and pitfalls of charity work, blockchains, cryptocurrencies, statism and much more in Ken Liu’s polarizing story, Byzantine Empathy.
[Aggregate score: 7.75]
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Literature: The Game of Smash and Recovery by Kelly Link
TLS grapples with the problems of A.I. and identity in this intriguing although often opaque short sci-fi story. [Aggregate score: 7.5]
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Literature: The Effluent Engine by N.K. Jemisin
Sail away on a methane-powered dirigible with TLS as we embark on a steampunk spy thriller/romance in this story. [Aggregate score: 7]
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Literature: The Janitor in Space by Amber Sparks
The TLS crew cleans up their emotional refuse (and ponders re-evaluating their review scale) in Amber Sparks’ wonderfully bittersweet story, The Janitor in Space.
[Aggregate score: 6]
Published in American Short Fiction, 2014.
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Literature: By His Bootstraps by Robert A. Heinlein
TLS plays all the parts– past, present, and future– in a review of trope-making Robert A. Heinlein classic, By His Bootstraps
[Aggregate score: 9.25]
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Literature: Another End of the Empire by Tim Pratt
We read a story of classic fantasy trappings turned on their head.
[Aggregate score: 9]
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