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Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
ISBN: 9781250290281

Episode 47: Murderous Valets, Wonks, and Feral Accountants! Oh My!

Come along with the Crew as they explore the world as it could be. From stately manors to experimental farms, all the way through the wastelands and beyond. We're talking about Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model!

Transcript - Episode 46

Past Reads and Podcast Episodes

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Some Desperate Glory

Episode 46: No Time for Love, Dr. Jones

The Book of Elsewhere

Episode 45: Why Do I Keep Egging In Other Places?

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Episode 44: Just the Right Level of Pretentious

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

Episode 43: Mansplaining Toxic Masculinity

Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

Mirrored Heavens

Episode 42: Songs to Put Your Kraken to Sleep

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

Foundryside

Episode 41: There's Gonna Be Bursting

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

The Man in the High Castle

Episode 40: The Butterfly Effect of Eating Beans

ETE Interview with Jinwoo Chong

Episode 39.5: Author Shot: Jinwoo Chong

Flux by Jinwoo Chong

Flux

Episode 39: His Drugs Are in the Milk

The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland

The God of Endings

Episode 38: Eternity and the Single Vampire Mama

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

A Day of Fallen Night

Episode 37: A Complex Tale of Dragons Destroying the World

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Oryx and Crake

Episode 36: Death by Jimmy

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

A Deadly Education

Episode 35: Angry Crochet and Secret Pet Mals

ETE Interview with Nino Cipri

Episode 34.5: ETE Finna Author Shot

Finna by Nino Cipri

Finna

Episode 34: We Blame Derek

The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

The Terraformers

Episode 33: Naked Mole Rats on the Self-Awareness Train

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

Legends and Lattes

Episode 32: The Prologue Is the Epilogue

The Meister of Decimen City by Brenna Raney

The Meister of Decimen City

Episode 31: Dinosaurs, Deep Topics, and the Metaphorical Meaning of Cheese

The Stars Undying by Emery Robins

The Stars Undying

Episode 30: Starships and Sweet Lips

Gideon the Ninth

Episode 29: Dungeons and Dirty Comics

Snow Crash

Episode 28: Behold the Metaverse! (Circa 1992)

Rosebud by Paul Cornell

Rosebud

Episode 27: You Can't Spell Aliens Without AI

Jade City by Fonda Lee

Jade City

Episode 26: Rolling Up to the Twice Lucky in a White Duchesse

Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

Who Fears Death

Episode 25: The Sacrifice of the Unsung Hero Kinda Sums Up Everything

Pop Madness Episode

Pop Madness 2023

Episode 24: Good Day R2: SAPL's Pop Madness 2023

The Windup Girl

Episode 23: Do Lab-Grown Mammoths Have Souls?

Rosewater by Tade Thompson

Rosewater

Episode 22: Kaaro's Amazing Mycelium-Laced Technicolor Xenosphere

Fevered Star

Episode 21: The Ambassador's Representative's Envoy's Delegation

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem

Episode 20: Dehydration for the Masses

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

The Kaiju Preservation Society

Episode 19: The Orange Rage Pheromone Bomb

Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi

Goliath

Episode 18: In which the Crew gets Real about Race

The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

The Color of Magic

Episode 17: The Mating Call of the Great Space Turtle

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

Six Wakes

Episode 16: Professor Plum in the Med Bay with the Hermit Crab

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Episode 15: Pondering how Kids are like Cats and the Fate of all Personal Injury Attorneys

Pop Madness Episode

Pop Madness 2022

Episode 14: The Spoon of Our Mighty Overlord: SAPL's Pop Madness

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Black Sun

Episode 13: Rabbit's feet and Teek bones: They're All After Our Lucky Charms

Rabbits by Terry Miles

Rabbits

Episode 12: Fake Paul in the Bathroom with a Freaking Crossbow

The Mother Code by Carole Stivers

The Mother Code

Episode 11: Gene Sciency Stuff and the Roomba Personality Quotient

The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu

The Library of the Dead

Episode 10: Explosions with Glitter and a Gem at the End

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Episode 9: One Me Burger, Poop Potato Fries, and a Coma Slurry Shake to Go

Remote Control

Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Episode 8.5: Queen vs. Toto vs. War Bagpipes

Into the Drowning Deep

Into the Drowning Deep

Episode 8: Lovely Rita Murdermaid

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Episode 7: Unleash the Minotaur

ETE Interview with S.B. Divya

Episode 6.5: ETE Interview with S.B. Divya

Machinehood by S. B. Divya

Machinehood

Episode 6: Do Robot Dogs Dream of Self-Loathing in the Gig Economy

Catfishing on CatNet

Catfishing on CatNet

Episode 5: Shrinkwrapped with a Cherry On Top

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

The Black God's Drums

Episode 04: Fun Fact: There is such a thing as Cow Punk!

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Episode 03: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Lie

Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie

Ancillary Justice

Episode 02: Gender Blender vs. Culture Shock vs. Fishing Rights

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Gods of Jade and Shadow

Episode 01: The Haunted Splinter

Introduction

Episode 00: Welcome to Escape The Earth

Upcoming Reads

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn

October 2025

The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei

The Stardust Grail

November 2025

Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey

Dragonflight

December 2025

You're Safe Here by Leslie Stephens

You're Safe Here

January 2026

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

Hench

February 2026

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Red Rising

March 2026

Redshirts by John Scalzi

Redshirts

April 2026

The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin

The City We Became

May 2026

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing

June 2026

Infomocracy by Malka Older

Infomocracy

July 2026

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

The Measure

August 2026

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

September 2026

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski

Blood of Elves

October 2026

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

An Unkindness of Ghosts

November 2026

Space Brooms! by A. G. Rodriguez

Space Brooms!

December 2026

Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

Lore Olympus: Volume One

January 2027

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Light from Uncommon Stars

February 2027

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

March 2027

Last Updated: Sep 4, 2025 5:16 PM
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