Roundtable - Meridian Australis

Guest host Arden Baker is joined by Kaz / A. M. Bueman and Ciar to discuss Ann Leckie's 2013 award-winning novel Ancillary Justice, the first in a trilogy of high-concept space opera novels that explore colonialism, gender and consciousness. Listen as we disagree on the book's thematic implications of colonisation, gender and linguistics.Edited by Andrew Nathan Roberts. Original music by Andrew Nathan Roberts.

Harvey is joined by fellow Meridian Australis members Cat and Jason, to discuss their stories The Sierra and The Transmogrification of Ordinary Things, which are featured in the AUSTRAL Anthology. AUSTRAL is the self-published passion project of Meridian Australis, a collection of speculative fiction stories written by young and up-and-coming Melbourne writers.This episode is the second in a series designed to explore the inner workings of Meridian Australis' authors. It is intended to be listened to after you've read the authors' stories.

Harvey is joined by fellow Meridian Australis members Arden and Will, to discuss their stories Canang Sari and Synecdoche, which are featured in the AUSTRAL Anthology. AUSTRAL is the self-published passion project of Meridian Australis, a collection of speculative fiction stories written by young and up-and-coming Melbourne writers. This episode is the first in a series designed to explore the inner workings of Meridian Australis' authors. It is intended to be listened to after you've read the authors' stories.

Harvey is joined by returning guest Eddy to wax poetic on Max Porter's Lanny, a beautiful novel that experiments with structure, form and point of view. We explore the use of magical realism, the melding of modernity and folklore, and the touching empathy present between the pages of this phenomenal text.

This episode, guest host Arden is joined by Dom and Kaz to discuss Seth Dickinson’s debut novel The Traitor Baru Cormorant. The three authors wax lyrical about what makes Cormorant a special favourite among Meridian Australis members.

This episode, Harvey is joined by Kaz Beuman and Jason Schembri to discuss This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar. We go back and forth expressing our unfiltered adoration for this Nebula-and-Hugo-winning 2019 novella, exploring the power of melodrama and intentional world-building in modern sci-fi. As always, a supplementary essay breaking down the book's key techniques is available at meridianaustralis.au/roundtable.