And Ken Macleod's Fall Revolution quartet, four books set at different points of the same future timeliness.

Sorry, I'm sure I'll keep jumping back in as the synapse connect

Oh, and in SF, Ian McDonald's Luna trilogy, where the moon has been colonised & is run by libertarian corporations, with everyone below having to earn credits to get air, water, and everything else

Two fantasy series that jump out at me about class are China Mieville's Bas Lag, and the Black Iron Legacy by Gareth Hanrahan

When Chris said that the prev Secretary of Defence "really knew his shit", I can't believe nobody responded with "Hegseth doesn't even know he's shit"...

There is some superb African diaspora SF at the mo. Completely agree about Wormwood. Also Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death, Binti, Lagoon), NK Jemisin (Broken Earth, The City We Became), P. Djeli Clark (Dead Djinn series, Ring Shout, The Black God's Drums) and more

There is some superb African diaspora SF at the mo. Completely agree about Wormwood. Also Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death, Binti, Lagoon), NK Jemisin (Broken Earth, The City We Became), P. Djeli Clark (Dead Djinn series, Ring Shout, The Black God's Drums) and more

One of the best timeloop novels I've ever read is Recursion by Blake Crouch, which is one wild ride!

DG, the Void is for screaming into; the Abyss is only insured for staring...

Iain M. Banks was really good at this, in his Culture novels just casually referring that a character had switched genders and it is completely accepted

A note for people jumping in to Studio Ghibli & @podchris.bsky.social; Grave of the Fireflies is NOT child friendly, it is one of the most upsetting films I've ever seen

I love The Locked Tomb & The Space Between Worlds. I'd also recommend A Memory Called Empire & Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine. #scifi #LoveStory #books

I will genuinely miss this show. All the best, folks!

Oh, and I've heartily second Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race 🙂