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Podcast / feed author: Luke Burrage
description: Luke Burrage reads a science fiction novel and reviews it when he's done. Then he reads another.
Recent Episodes:
- SFBRP #054 - Cory Doctorow - Little Brother released on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 10:50
Luke reviews Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. Download it at http://www.craphound.com/littlebrother
Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog
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- SFBRP #053 - Tobias S Buckell - Crystal Rain released on Fri, 05/08/2009 - 00:08
Audio of a live video stream. Luke reads Crystal Rain, the Caribbean Steampunk novel by Tobias S Buckell.
Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog
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Check out listener recommended books at http://www.goodreads.com/lukeburrage
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- SFBRP Live Show Tonight! released on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 17:43
SFBRP Live Show tonight! Begins in about 3.5 hours. That makes it:
11pm my time (Central European Summer time)
10pm British Summer Time
5pm Eastern Daylight Time
2pm Pacific Daylight Time
The book I’ll be reviewing is Crystal Rain by Tobias S Buckell. Just go to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lukeburrage, hang out and enjoy the ride. For some reason I feel a rant [...]- Test. released on Wed, 05/06/2009 - 20:32
I just upgraded wordpress, this is just a test.
- SFBRP #052 - Charles Stross - Halting State released on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 19:30
You get third time lukcy with Charles Stross’s cyberpunk thriller Halting State. You liked it so much you decided to record the review in the second person. You hope your listeners find that idea as fun as you.
Next live show on 7th May 11pm CEST. See http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lukeburrage
Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog
Follow Luke on [...]- SFBRP #051 - Joe Haldeman - The Accidental Time Machine released on Sat, 05/02/2009 - 11:13
Following the H G Wells classic, Luke reviews Joe Haldeman’s take on the time travel genre. Luke loved The Accidental Time Machine… or maybe just the first quarter of the novel.
Next live show on 7th May 11pm CEST.
Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog
Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage
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- SFBRP #050 - Philip Jose Farmer - To Your Scattered Bodies Go released on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 14:11
To Your Scattered Bodies Go is the first of the Riverworld series by Philip Jose Farmer. Luke reviews it and remembers why he’s never bothered reading further in the series.
Next live show on 7th May 11pm CEST.
Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog
Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage
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- SFBRP #049 and a half - answering questions live from the chatroom released on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 11:01
A bonus podcast with Luke taking questions live from the chatroom attached to the live video stream. Thanks to everyone who took part. See the videos of the recording at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lukeburrage
Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog
Follow Luke on twitter http://twitter.com/lukeburrage
- SFBRP #049 - Dan Simmons - Hyperion released on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 10:54
A review of Hyperion by Dan Simmons, recorded with a live audience! See the videos of the recording at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lukeburrage
Read Luke’s blog at http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog
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- SFBRP Live recording starts in 30 minutes. released on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 20:36
Everything is set up and ready to go! We start in 30 minutes! Just go to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lukeburrage and join in the fun. The session will begin at:
11pm my time (Central European Summer time)
10pm British Summer Time
5pm Eastern Daylight Time
2pm Pacific Daylight Time
I’ll be reviewing and discussing Dan Simmons’ novel Hyperion, one of the most requested [...]- SFBRP Live Recording (with video) - Dan Simmons - Hyperion released on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 21:46
As I mentioned on the last episode of the SFBRP, I’m planning to do live recording sessions of the next few episodes.
Everything is set up and ready to go! Tomorrow night (Thursday 16th April), just go to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lukeburrage and join in the fun. The session will begin at:
11pm my time (Central European Summer time)
10pm British [...]- SFBRP #048 - Charles Stross - Accelerando released on Mon, 04/13/2009 - 19:21
Luke reviews Accelerando by Charles Stross. Available for free download at http://www.feedbooks.com/book/228
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- SFBRP #047 - Karl Schroeder - Ventus released on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 00:58
Luke reviews the debut novel from Karl Schroeder, Ventus. Available for free download at: http://www.kschroeder.com/my-books/ventus/free-ebook-version
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- SFBRP #046 - many science fiction series released on Sat, 03/28/2009 - 15:22
Luke performs speedy reviews of over thirty science fiction series. He also talks about his experience with ebooks and asks for volunteer readers for his own novel.
More information on the SFBRP Wiki or Luke’s Blog.
- SFBRP #045 - H G Wells - The Time Machine released on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 00:08
The oldest and shortest story reviewed so far, Luke tackles the H G Wells classic The Time Machine.
Read the missing chapter 11 at wiki source.
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- Bonus podcast: SFF Audio. released on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 10:47
Bonus podcast: I was invited on the SSF Audio Podcast to talk about the SFBRP. We had a really good discussion about reviewing fiction. Hope you enjoy listening, normal podcasts will resume shortly.
- SFBRP #044 - Iain M Banks - Matter released on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 23:04
Luke reviews Matter, the latest Culture novel by Iain M Banks.
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- SFBRP #043 - Alastair Reynolds - Century Rain released on Sat, 02/21/2009 - 17:04
Luke questions if this 2005 effort by Alastair Reynolds was written by his dog.
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- SFBRP #042 - Richard Morgan - Altered Carbon released on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 08:43
Luke reviews one of his favorite novels of this decade, Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan.
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- SFBRP #041 - Walter M Miller Jr - A Canticle for Leibowitz released on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 08:31
Luke catches up with some news, shares his five all time favorite science fiction novels and then reviews A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr’s classic novel about post apocalyptic abbots.
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Luke’s travel blog
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- SFBRP #040 - Fredrick Pohl - Gateway released on Fri, 01/23/2009 - 11:33
Luke reviews the classic novel Gateway by Frederick Pohl.
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- SFBRP #039 - Peter F Hamilton - The Temporal Void released on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 18:22
A shorter episode about a second book in a series… how will Luke review The Temporal Void without spoiling four other novels by Peter F Hamilton? Luke was very tired when recording this, so hopes his words are understanderbubble.
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- SFBRP #038 - Looking back at 2008 released on Sun, 01/11/2009 - 23:46
Luke talks about 2008, about his own attempts at writing a novel, and offers listeners a chance to read it. He then looks back at all the books he reviewed in 2008 to give quick summaries and to see if he agrees with his original ratings.
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- SFBRP #037 - Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg - Nightfall released on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 18:52
Luke experiences inverse synergy with Nightfall, a book by science fiction greats Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg.
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- SFBRP #036 - Robert J Sawyer - Hominids released on Sat, 12/27/2008 - 13:13
“How the hell did this book win a Hugo award?” asks Luke, then has a rant about Robert J Sawyer’s Hominids. Multiple rants, in fact.
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- SFBRP #035 - Robert Reed - The Well of Stars released on Thu, 12/25/2008 - 17:19
A spaceship the size of Jupiter traveling at half the speed of light battles with a nebula… Luke reviews The Well of Stars by Robert Reed.
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- SFBRP #034 - China Mieville - Perdido Street Station released on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 23:10
Luke reads Perdido Street Station by China Mieville, a story about a dirty, bedraggled, begrimed, black, contaminated, cruddy, crummy, defiled, disarrayed, dishabille, disheveled, dreggy, dungy, dusty, filthy, foul, fouled, greasy, grimy, grubby, grungy, icky, lousy, messy, mucky, muddy, mung, murky, nasty, pigpen, polluted, raunchy, scummy, scuzzy, slatternly, slimy, sloppy, slovenly, smudged, smutty, sooty, spattered, spotted, [...]- SFBRP #033 - Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson - Paul of Dune released on Fri, 11/28/2008 - 18:34
Luke enjoys getting interesting feedback far more than he enjoys reading non-canon Dune books such as Paul of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
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- SFBRP #032 - John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids released on Sun, 11/09/2008 - 14:40
Luke reviews a childhood favorite, the John Wyndham classic post-apocalyptic tale: The Day of the Triffids.
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- SFBRP #031 - William Gibson - Neuromancer released on Sun, 11/02/2008 - 17:48
In a continuing exploration into early cyberpunk, Luke reads and reviews the book that started it all, William Gibson’s Neuromancer.
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- SFBRP #030 - Peter F Hamilton - The Dreaming Void released on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 20:35
Luke reviews the The Dreaming Void, avoiding as much of the story as possible so not to spoil the events in the previous Commonwealth Books by Peter F. Hamilton.
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- SFBRP # 29 and a half - accidental feedback show released on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 11:16
Luke went long replying to some listener feedback so decided to post it as a separate show. And when he reads some feedback at the end, he says “… rant incentive…” instead of “… rant invective…” with the sole reason being his very bad reading aloud skills. Ironically, he goes on to talk about how [...]- SFBRP #029 - Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash released on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 00:01
Luke really lets loose during his review of this classic cyberpunk effort by Neal Stephenson, Snore Crash. Er… Snow Crash.
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- SFBRP #028 - Robert Reed - Down the Bright Way released on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 23:09
Luke re-visits Robert Reed’s back catalog to find yet more long lived humans and yet more inexplicable technology… but this time it all makes sense! Thumbs up for Down the Bright Way.
- SFBRP #027 - John Varley - Red Thunder released on Mon, 09/22/2008 - 09:16
This book came highly recommended by some science fiction websites and had some good quotes on the cover… but can Luke trust what others say about John Varley’s Red Thunder?
- SFBRP #026 - Iain M Banks - Use of Weapons released on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 20:03
On his second read of this book, it turns out Luke enjoyed Iain M. Banks’ Use of Weapons much more than he expected.
- SFBRP #025 - Richard Morgan - Black Man released on Sat, 09/06/2008 - 21:49
A review of Richard Morgan’s latest shoot ‘em up novel called Black Man (released in the US as Thirteen). This time Luke decided to talk as long as he wanted instead of keeping the review to about 20 minutes. If you like a long show, email luke@juggler.net. If you like the shorter shows, email luke@juggler.net.
For [...]- SFBRP #024 - A. A. Attanasio - The Last Legends of Earth released on Sat, 08/30/2008 - 14:00
After a bit of a summer break, Luke publishes this review of The Last Legends of Earth using some kind of energy.
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- SFBRP #023 - Spider Robinson - Callahan’s Secret released on Fri, 07/25/2008 - 11:40
Luke reads Callahan’s Secret, a book by Spider Robinson about drinking, getting drunk and hangovers… oh, and some aliens too.
More info on the SFBRP Wiki.
Next novel: A.A. Attanasio - The Last Legends of Earth
- SFBRP #022 - John Brunner - The Crucible of Time released on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 17:57
By using really alien aliens to explore very human issues, The Crucible of Time is exactly what Luke needed after last week’s disappointment.
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Next review: Spider Robinson - Callahan’s Secret
- SFBRP #021 - Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes - Encounter With Tiber released on Wed, 07/09/2008 - 20:54
Luke mentioned in the last show that Encounter With Tiber was one of the most memorable books he has read. Turns out, after re-reading it, that he might have a selective memory.
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Next book review: John Brunner - The Crucible of Time
- SFBRP #020 - Joe Haldeman - The Forever War released on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 21:00
After his first ever reading of the classic Joe Haldeman novel The Forever War, Luke manages to talk a surprisingly long time about such a short book.
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- SFBRP #019 - Alastair Reynolds - The Prefect released on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 22:32
The Prefect is the second book and the first novel by Alastair Reynolds reviewed so far. While thinking he couldn’t talk so long about a story that has so many spoilers to avoid, Luke got a bit too enthusiastic and went on for almost 30 minutes!
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Buy the book [...]- SFBRP #018 - Greg Bear - Moving Mars released on Sun, 06/08/2008 - 14:36
Moving Mars is a book by Greg Bear. It won a Nebula Award and all that… but did it move Luke?
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Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link to buy the book, but I get a few cents for each [...]- SFBRP #017 - Kim Stanley Robinson - Antarctica released on Sun, 05/18/2008 - 16:57
Luke read this book years before going to Antarctica… how well did Kim Stanley Robinson capture the feeling of the coldest, driest, highest and least populated continent? And is the novel any good?
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Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link [...]- SFBRP #016 - David Evans - Time Station Berlin released on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 23:28
The first in the theme “Sci-fi novels about places Luke has lived” is Time Station Berlin, set in Luke’s home town. Luke explains why this book is such a big inspiration.
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Do not buy this book from amazon.com:
- SFBRP #015 - Vernor Vinge - The Peace War released on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 14:46
Luke reviews this novel from 1984 and thinks about bobbling himself up, only to come back in future times when he can read all of Vernor Vinge’s books and not have to wait so long for the new ones.
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Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no [...]- SFBRP #014 - Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson - Variable Star released on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 20:51
This is first listener submitted book for Luke to review. Variable Star is a novel 51 years in the making. Question: if Heinlein was on a spaceship heading out at 97% of the speed of light for 17 years, and Spider Robinson stayed on Earth to pursue his own writing career, would it have been [...]- SFBRP #013 - Charles Stross - Singularity Sky released on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 23:29
Singularity Sky is book in a new genre that Luke would like to call “Technobabble Opera”. Charles Stross has loads of great ideas, but do good ideas make a good book?
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Buy the book on amazon.com (full disclosure, the book costs no more if you use that link to buy the [...]- SFBRP #012 - Ken MacLeod - Learning the World released on Wed, 03/26/2008 - 00:01
Luke is sorry for not updating this blog feed for a week… this episode is a review of Learning The World, a book with a blog where someone apologizes for not keeping up to date with their blog. After a week of tonsillitis, Luke gets back to the shorter length of podcast.
- SFBRP #011 - Frank Herbert - Dune released on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 04:48
After reading Frank Herbert’s Dune, Luke had so much to say that this episode is less of a review, and more of a discussion on what makes it such a great novel. With so much to talk about, Luke stopped recording after almost 30 minutes.
- SFBRP #010 - Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson - Hunters of Dune released on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 04:46
Non-Frank-Herbert Sequel of Dune. Luke reads books like this one so you don’t have to.
- SFBRP #009 - Carl Sagan - Contact released on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 04:34
The legendary science popularizer Carl Sagan turned his hand to science fiction. Luke, a fan of Carl Sagan’s other work, reviews a book he didn’t finish reading.
- SFBRP #008 - Robert Reed - Marrow released on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 04:32
Luke likes stories that feature big things that float mysteriously in space. And Marrow is a book about just that topic, and a lot more besides.
- SFBRP #007 - Peter F. Hamilton - Fallen Dragon released on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 18:48
A big book with big ideas means Luke runs long with his review of this chunky 2001 novel. You’ve got to love body armour and battles… but Luke wants a more human conclusion.
- SFBRP #006 - Fire in the Abyss - Stuart Gordon released on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 18:44
Luke reads and reviews a book from 1984 about the sixteenth century historical figure of Humphrey Gilbert and how, instead of drowning at sea, Humf was displaced through time by a secret government experiment.
- SFBRP #005 - Alastair Reynolds - Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days released on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 13:18
Luke checks out the 2003 book set in Alastair Reynolds Revelation Space universe. A slightly longer podcast this time as Luke discovers it contains two novellas instead of one novel.
- SFBRP #004 - Robert A. Heinlein - The Door Into Summer released on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 13:16
A classic time travel book from an undisputed master of science fiction, Robert A. Heinlein. Luke thought he had read this one before but he was wrong. Does this book, written in 1956, still hold up today?
- SFBRP #003 - Pamela Sargent - Venus of Dreams released on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 13:14
In 1984 Pamela Sargent wrote a long book about the terraforming of Venus. Luke read it and found it longer than he expected.
- SFBRP #002 - Joan D. Vinge - The Outcasts of Heaven Belt released on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 13:11
The first review is the 1978 book from Joan D. Vinge, a name that Luke doesn’t know how to pronounce. The Outcasts of Heaven Belt is about reliance on technology, the politics of resource management and, of course, space battles.
- SFBRP #001 - Introduction to the SFBRP released on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 13:09
No book review for this episode, instead an introduction to Luke, an introduction to the podcast, what the rating system means and much more.
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- The start of something new. released on Sun, 01/27/2008 - 13:11
The first post on the new blog and rss feed for a new podcast I’ve been planning and recording for about a year. I thought it would be best to actually get started on the project that I included in my new years resolutions…
