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Post-technology // Miles Cameron // Lars Anderson archery

Ep. 9
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Hosts Alice Fraser and Henry Fraser bring you episode 9 of Realms Unknown with all the latest genre fiction based news and recommendations.



Episode 9


In this week's news, Terry Brooks is to retire from writing the Shannara series books, with Delilah S. Dawson taking over as the new author, Sarah J. Maas’ publisher launches new sci fi and fantasy imprint, Bloomsbury Archer, and Naruto has become the most watched anime on Netflix.


Henry has been enjoying Miles Cameron, with the Cold Iron trilogy and Artefact Space duology coming highly recommended. But the real big recommendation this week - from both Henry and Alice - is for everyone to marvel at the incredible archery skills of Lars Anderson on YouTube.


Post-apocalypse (specifically post-technological and post-AI-collapse) fiction books are the focus of the sub-genre submarine deep dive - with a whole library full of examples and recommendations to explore - see the affiliate store. There are also games such as Horizon Zero Dawn and story-based fitness apps like Zombies Run and The Walk to explore.


We also have Trope on a Rope, with Henry questioning the 'blood brothers' hand cuts, and Alice's trope gripe is female protagonists supposedly not reading the really quite obvious signs from their admirers.


TV

Shannara Chronicles

Naruto

Blue Eye Samurai


YOUTUBE

Lars Anderson: A new level of archery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEG-ly9tQGk&


GAMES

Horizon Zero Dawn

Zombies Run - story based running app

The Walk - story based fitness app


BOOKS

WHAT ARE YOU INTO OF LATE?

Miles Cameron - Cold Iron trilogy (Masters and Mages)

Miles Cameron - Artefact Space duology


POST-APOCALYPSE/POST-TECHNOLOGICAL/POST-AI-COLLAPSE

Dune - Frank Herbert

Shattered Sea trilogy - Joe Abercrombie

A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M Miller Jr

Sun Eater series - Christopher Ruocchio

Anathem - Neal Stephenson

Elder Race - Adrian Tchaikovsky

Bee Speaker - Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Hungry Gods - Adrian Tchaikovsky

Cold Fire trilogy - CS Friedman


CONVINCE ME

Sum: Tales from the Afterlife by David Eagleman (sent in by Thomas Craven)


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