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Explore the best of sci-fi with Brent and Cody. Each episode dives into a single book or series in the sci-fi cannon. Author interviews, reviews and analysis, and related book recommendations. Happy reading y'all!

Hugonauts: The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time Brent Gaisford, Cody Troyer

    • Arts
    • 4.9 • 48 Ratings

Explore the best of sci-fi with Brent and Cody. Each episode dives into a single book or series in the sci-fi cannon. Author interviews, reviews and analysis, and related book recommendations. Happy reading y'all!

    2024 Nebula nominees - 3 great books on this short list!

    2024 Nebula nominees - 3 great books on this short list!

    Such a great year of books, the top 3 nominees are frickin' wonderful.

    • 32 min
    Metro 2033 - The book that inspired the hugely popular video games!

    Metro 2033 - The book that inspired the hugely popular video games!

    The Metro video game series was a huge success. Is it worth reading Dmitry Glukhovsky's novel that inspired it all?

    • 38 min
    The Martian - Poop, Taters, and Tenacity

    The Martian - Poop, Taters, and Tenacity

    The Martian by Andy Weir is one of the most fun, un-put-downable sci-fi adventure stories out there. Plus, it's really in a league of it's own, poop-taters wise.

    • 27 min
    Roadside Picnic - the book that inspired Stalker and Metro 2033!

    Roadside Picnic - the book that inspired Stalker and Metro 2033!

    Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's sci-fi masterpiece is driven by one man - Red Schuhart, one of the greatest characters ever written into science fiction. He's a stalker, one of the few people with enough grit and wits to survive trips into the Zone, the eerie region left behind after aliens visited Earth.

    • 43 min
    The Expanse - Full series review!

    The Expanse - Full series review!

    Watched the show and wondering if you should read the books? REVIEW SPOILER HELL YES YOU SHOULD this is the greatest space opera series ever written. James S.A. Corey all four of your cheeks deserve a nice squeeze from nona.

    • 50 min
    We - The book banned by the Soviets that inspired 1984!

    We - The book banned by the Soviets that inspired 1984!

    We by Yevgenzy Zamyatin is the grand-daddy of all dystopias that couldn't be published in the USSR until 1988! Extremely well-written and full of interesting ideas - petroleum food, anyone?

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
48 Ratings

48 Ratings

DJG_7079 ,

Great podcast

Just recently found this podcast and am glad that I did. The discussions are interesting and insightful. Enjoyed learning about new books and hearing about ones I’ve read. Look forward to reading the books that I’ve not read. Thanks for the great podcast.

delliejonut ,

Love it

My favorite book review podcast. Really insightful and humble dudes, and most importantly not obnoxious or boring! They just present the ideas in the books and their opinions on it. Perfect format. Love the interviews too

DrewSamuel ,

Great analysis

I really enjoy the analysis and informed discussions!

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