On Episode 231 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a dive deep into their favorite space si-fi across the ages.
From the earliest works of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells to the best of contemporary space science fiction, Rod and Tariq also challenge you with some of the most obscure titles they know.
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Space news of the week
- The Integral Trees
- The Smoke Ring
- Lucifer’s Hammer: A Novel
- Star Trek Classics: The Mirror Universe Saga
- Rising Stars Compendium
- Farmer in the Sky
- From the Earth to the Moon (Illustrated 1874 Edition): 100th Anniversary Collection
- Between Planets
- The Expanse Series Collection 9 Books Set
- The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1
- Ancillary Justice
- Firestar: An Epic of Science Fiction for the Twenty-First Century
- The Martian
- Rusty’s Space Ship
- We All Died at Breakaway Station
- Edison’s Conquest of Mars: A Classic Mars Invasion Science Fiction Adventure and Early Interplanetary War Story
- The Martian Chronicles
- Fury (Golden Age Masterworks)
- Farewell to The Master: The Day the Earth Stood Still
- The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
- A Talent For War (An Alex Benedict Novel Book 1)
- War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches
- The Chimerium Gambit: The Radiation Angels
- The Great Planet Robbery
- Earth Strike: A Gritty Military Space Opera in the Vein of Battlestar Galactica
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This Week in Space covers the new space age. Every Friday we take a deep dive into a fascinating topic. What’s happening with the new race to the moon and other planets? When will SpaceX really send people to Mars?
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