Podcaster: Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay
Title: Astronomy Cast Ep. 647: Best Sci Fi Beach Reading
Organization: Astronomy Cast
Link: http://www.astronomycast.com
Description
Summer’s here! And that means finally tackling that huge list of books piled up on your bedside table and filling up your Kindle. What books do we recommend for some fun reads this summer?
- The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scsalzi
- Space Opera by Katherine Valente
- The Culture series by Iain M. Banks (The Player of Games)
- Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
- Marco and the Red Granny by Mur Lafferty
- Reamde and The Fall by Neil Stephenson
- Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
- Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clark
- Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
- Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
- The Mission: A True Story by David Brown
- Galaxy: The Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod
Bio: Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today and Dr. Pamela Gay is a Senior Scientist at Planetary Science Institute and a Director of CosmoQuest. They team up to do Astronomy Cast, a weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos.
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