About Dan Nexon

NBN Episodes hosted by Dan:

Ramez Naam, "Apex" (Angry Robot, 2015)

June 2, 2016

Apex

Ramez Naam
Hosted by Dan Nexon

In the fictional battles between humans and machines, the divide between good and bad is usually clear. Humans, despite their foibles (greed, impulsiv…

Ben Hatke, "Legends of Zita the Spacegirl" (First Second, 2012)

September 2, 2013

Legends of Zita the Spacegirl

Ben Hatke
Hosted by Dan Nexon

In this sequel to Zita the Spacegirl, Zita faces the perils of being a famous space hero. Ben Hatke once again combines whimsical and lovely drawings …

Patrick James and Abigail Ruane, "The International Relations of Middle-Earth: Learning from the Lord of the Rings" (U Michigan Press, 2012)

June 6, 2013

The International Relations of Middle-Earth

Patrick James and Abigail Ruane
Hosted by Dan Nexon

Patrick James is the Dornsife Dean's Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. A self-described intellectual "fox…

R.S. Belcher, "Six-Gun Tarot" (Tor, 2013)

February 4, 2013

Six-Gun Tarot

R.S. Belcher
Hosted by Dan Nexon

R.S. Belcher's first book, Six-Gun Tarot (Tor, 2013), has receive widespread praise in the online reviewing community. It tells the fantasy-western-ho…

Ramez Naam, "Nexus" (Angry Robot, 2012)

January 18, 2013

Nexus

Ramez Naam
Hosted by Dan Nexon

Ramez Naam is a computer scientist who lives in the pacific northwest. His debut novel, Nexus (Angry Robot, 2012), has received an impressive level of…

Felix Gilman, "The Rise of Ransom City" (Tor, 2012)

January 8, 2013

The Rise of Ransom City

Felix Gilman
Hosted by Dan Nexon

I first learned about Felix Gilman's work from the influential academic blog Crooked Timber. I proceeded to read Thunderer, Gears of the City, and Hal…

Michael Gordin, "The Pseudoscience Wars:  Immanuel Velikovsky and the Birth of the Modern Fringe" (U Chicago Press, 2012)

December 19, 2012

The Pseudoscience Wars

Michael Gordin
Hosted by Dan Nexon

When I agreed to host New Books and Science Fiction and Fantasy there were a number of authors I hoped to interview, including Michael Gordin. This mi…

Alastair Reynolds, "Blue Remembered Earth" (Gollancz, 2012)

October 31, 2012

Blue Remembered Earth

Alastair Reynolds
Hosted by Dan Nexon

Blue Remembered Earth (Gollantz, 2012) takes place roughly 150 years in the future. Climate change, as well as the political and economic rise of Afri…

Madeline Ashby, "vN: The First Machine Dynasty" (Angry Robot Books, 2012)

October 19, 2012

vN

Madeline Ashby
Hosted by Dan Nexon

Amy Peterson is a five-year old self-replicating android who lives with her synthetic mother and human "father." Her struggles might be that of any su…

Meagan Spooner, "Skylark" (Carolrhoda Books, 2012)

October 3, 2012

Skylark

Meagan Spooner
Hosted by Dan Nexon

Lark Ainsley lives within a near-hermetically sealed city located in a world scarred and depleted my magical wars. The Architects, who oversee the Cit…

D.B. Jackson, "Thieftaker" (Tor Books, 2012)

September 19, 2012

Theiftaker

D.B. Jackson
Hosted by Dan Nexon

"D.B. Jackson" is David B. Coe's pen name for his new historical-fantasy series, The Thieftaker Chronicles. Thieftaker (Tor Books, 2012) centers on Et…

Ken MacLeod, "The Night Sessions" (Pyr, 2012)

September 5, 2012

The Night Sessions

Ken MacLeod
Hosted by Dan Nexon

I met Ken MacLeod when we participated in a sequence of "Science Fiction and International Orders" panels at the London School of Economics in the win…