Classic SF with Andy Johnson
Exploring classic science fiction, with a focus on the 1950s to the 1990s.
Podcasting since 2020 • 133 episodes
Classic SF with Andy Johnson
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#133 A century of screams: Breakfast in the Ruins (1972) by Michael Moorcock
Breakfast in the Ruins is a sometimes harrowing experimental novel by Michael Moorcock. Originally published in 1972, the novel is a loose sequel of sorts to Moorcock's earlier novel Behold the Man - covered in episode ...
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Episode 133
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#132 Retirement plans: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) by Philip K. Dick
Since he died in 1982, Philip K. Dick has become, and has remained, one of the best-known science fiction writers of all time. He has recognition not only from established fans of SF, but also from more general audiences - very unusual for a wr...
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Episode 132
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#131 El Dorado of the mind: The Embedding (1973) by Ian Watson
Oddly, the British author Ian Watson may be best known today for his various novels in the Warhammer 40,000 setting. Long before he flirted with "the grim darkness of the far future", Watson carved a space for himself as one of the mos...
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Episode 131
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#130 Thousand island blessing: The Howling Stones (1997) by Alan Dean Foster
It's been over a year since we last covered a novel in Alan Dean Foster's expansive Humanx Commonwealth setting. In these far-future novels, humanity has allied with the insectoid thranx species, which resemble huge, intelligent ants. Together,...
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Episode 130
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#129 Blind man's bluff: Night Walk (1967) by Bob Shaw
In recent years, the reputation of the Northern Irish writer Bob Shaw has grown. He died in 1996, but left behind a large body of cleverly entertaining science fiction series, novels, and stories. Today, more readers are discovering Shaw's work...
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Episode 129
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