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TOM MERRITT: Coming up, why
the entire galaxy owes
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humanity all the money
in the universe.
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VERONICA BELMONT: And
why our show is
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changing format a little.
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Welcome to "The Sword and
Laser," where we interview the
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hottest authors of the science
fiction and fantasy world and
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keep you to date on all
the news and releases.
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I'm Veronica Belmont.
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TOM MERRITT: Yes, you are.
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And I'm Tom Merritt.
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Whether you're a sci-fi newb or
a level-85 fantasy reading
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mage, you're among
friends now.
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But get prepared for a longer
list of books to read.
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VERONICA BELMONT: Absolutely.
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And for those who've been
watching our "Sword and Laser"
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video shows, thank you.
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And we have a small change
to announce.
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The main show here will continue
to have author
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interviews, news,
and calendar.
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But we're splitting the book
club off into its own show.
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TOM MERRITT: Fly!
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The "Sword and Laser" book club,
which gets us all to
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read along with a different
book every month,
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will get its own show.
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So we can pack in as much book
discussion and user feedback
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as possible, all without
spoiling it for all the folks
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who haven't read that
month's pick.
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VERONICA BELMONT: Mm-hm.
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And thanks to everyone who has
been reading along with us.
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We hope this makes things
a little bit
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easier to follow along.
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And if you aren't reading along,
this should make it
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easier to choose when you want
to join in and not make you
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feel left out if you're not.
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OK, so on with the show.
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TOM MERRITT: To the show.
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VERONICA BELMONT: Yes.
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We have Rob Reid today,
author of Year Zero.
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And we're excited to talk to
him about aliens and music.
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TOM MERRITT: But first, let's
take a quick look at some of
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the most interesting news items
in the world of sci-fi
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Because they're quick and
they're news and the news is
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hot, we call 'em the
"Quick Burns."
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Want some motivation to read
that book that's been sitting
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on your nightstand for weeks?
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