Author: TJ Berry

Would a virtual world really look like the Oasis? This week, we delve into Ready Player One and take a look at the plot differences between the book and film. We also talk about how assuming the real world is intrinsically better than a virtual world can be an ableist trap.

Warp Drives #39: Ready Player One

We attended both Emerald City Comic Con and Norwescon this month and Dave and TJ talk about barconning while sober, as well as how to barcon when you’re too shy to approach people. We discuss whether the Retro Hugos are really necessary or just an exercise in romanticizing the history of sci-fi.

Warp Drives #38: Prose & Cons

Star Trek: Discovery finally wrapped up with a class trip to Qo’noS, the Klingon home world, for a daring plan that (of course) goes awry. We talk about our impressions of the finale, plus a look back over all fifteen Discovery episodes to see if the promises made at the start of the season were fulfilled (spoiler, they weren’t).

We also share some insights from the creators on what we might see in Season 2. Which characters might be gone for good and who might be the next captain of the Discovery.

Warp Drives #37: Soul Neuropathy

Black Panther was one of the best films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date. This week on the Warp Drives Podcast, we talk about the costumes, music, story, and characters in this amazing movie.

Here’s an interesting featurette on the music from the movie from io9.

Warp Drives #36: Black Panther

TJ wrote a book! Space Unicorn Blues will be out from Angry Robot Books on July 3, 2018. We talk about how an offhand comment from Dave inspired TJ to spite-write the weirdest space opera she could come up with… and then she sold it!

We talk about upcoming conventions we’re attending, the editing process, and the role of sensitivity readers.

Warp Drives #35: Space Unicorn Blues

I am so excited to see Space Unicorn Blues listed on Barnes & Noble’s 25 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Debuts to Watch for in 2018!

Take a look at their fun writeup: