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About Rob Wolf
Rob Wolf
is a writer and host of New Books in Science Fiction.
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NBN Episodes hosted by Rob:
Science Fiction
June 9, 2022
The Kaiju Preservation Society
John Scalzi
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
One could call The Kaiju Preservation Society (Tor Books, 2022) a pandemic novel because a) John Scalzi wrote it during the pandemic and b) the pandemic serendipitously leads the main character, Jamie …
Science Fiction
May 5, 2022
The Circus Infinite
Khan Wong
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Few writers are as qualified to set their book in a circus as Khan Wong, who has not only performed in a circus but is an internationally recognized hula hoop …
Science Fiction
March 10, 2022
Light Years from Home
A Novel
Mike Chen
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Literature is full of families torn apart by tragedy—death, war, crime. But what if the members of a family can’t agree on the cause of the tragedy that divides them …
Science Fiction
February 17, 2022
Goliath
Tochi Onyebuchi
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Tochi Onyebuchi’s new novel Goliath (Tordotcom, 2022) features a phenomenon familiar to those of us who live in cities—gentrification.Like the gentrifiers of today who push out old-timers with high rents and coffee boutiques …
Science Fiction
January 6, 2022
Swashbucklers
Dan Hanks
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Most people believe that when they grow up, they need to “put away childish things”—a wise strategy for holding a job, paying the rent and raising a family. But what …
Science Fiction
December 16, 2021
Forging a Nightmare
Patricia A. Jackson
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Patricia A. Jackson’s debut novel Forging a Nightmare (Angry Robot, 2021) immerses the reader in a world of menace-—fallen angels and demigods whose history of alliances and resentments stretch to the beginning …
Science Fiction
November 26, 2021
2034
A Novel of the Next World War
Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
The next world war is 13 years away—that is, if you live in the world envisioned by Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis, 2034: A Novel of the Next World War (Penguin, 2021) …
Science Fiction
November 4, 2021
Destroyer of Light
Jennifer Marie Brissett
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Destroyer of Light (Tor Books, 2021) is Jennifer Marie Brissett’s long-awaited follow up to her critically acclaimed debut Elysium, winner of a Philip K. Dick Special Citation and a finalist …
Science Fiction
October 14, 2021
Light From Uncommon Stars
Ryka Aoki
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Ryka Aoki’s new novel, Light from Uncommon Stars (Tor Books, 2021), is packed with as much variety as a box of lovingly prepared assorted donuts from your favorite, funky-but-long-standing neighborhood donut …
Science Fiction
September 23, 2021
No Gods, No Monsters
Cadwell Turnbull
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Cadwell Turnbull appeared on New Books in Science Fiction two years ago to discuss his debut novel, The Lesson, about an alien invasion and colonization of Earth, centered around Turnbull's …
Science Fiction
September 2, 2021
In the Watchful City
S. Qiouyi Lu
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
It’s no coincidence that one of the main characters in S. Qiouyi Lu’s In the Watchful City carries with ser a qíjìtáng, or cabinet of curiosities. Lu’s novella is, itself …
Science Fiction
August 12, 2021
Eye of the Sh*t Storm
Jackson Ford
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Jackson Ford has some things in common with his protagonist, Teagan Frost. Both use nom de plumes. And both can move sh*t. With her telekinetic powers, Teagan can move inorganic …
Science Fiction
July 22, 2021
The Wall
Gautam Bhatia
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Gautam Bhatia’s debut novel The Wall (Harper Collins, 2020) is set in Sumer, a city enclosed in an impenetrable, unscalable barrier that seems sky high. To its inhabitants, whose ancestors have lived …
Science Fiction
July 1, 2021
The Echo Wife
Sarah Gailey
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Where does DNA end and the soul begin? It’s a question that Evelyn Caldwell, the brilliant genetic researcher at the center of Sarah Gailey’s The Echo Wife, never asks as she …
Science Fiction
June 10, 2021
Project Hail Mary
A Novel
Andy Weir
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
A story about an alien invasion typically revolves around diplomacy, military strategy, technological one-upmanship, and brinksmanship. But the invaders in Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary: A Novel (Ballantine Books, 2021) …
Science Fiction
May 20, 2021
The Doors of Eden
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
In Adrian Tchaikovsky’s The Doors of Eden (Orbit, 2020) the multiverse is filled with parallel Earths where evolution takes different twists and turns. The forks in the road and the paths species …
Science Fiction
April 29, 2021
The Rush's Edge
Ginger Smith
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Space operas take readers far from Earth with stories about alien cultures and battles between good and evil. But while usually set in distant galaxies in the far flung future …
Science Fiction
April 8, 2021
The Rain Heron
A Novel
Robbie Arnott
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
At the end of its life, the phoenix bursts into flames and a younger bird rises from the ashes. The roc is large enough to carry an elephant in its …
Science Fiction
March 18, 2021
Machinehood
S.B. Divya
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
The title of S. B. Divya’s debut novel, Machinehood (Gallery/Saga Press, 2021), refers to an underground band of rebels (or terrorists, depending on your view) who threaten to unplug the world from …
Science Fiction
February 25, 2021
The Phlebotomist
Chris Panatier
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Humans have found many ways to divide and stratify—by skin color, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, health status, body type or size, and so on. The list is …
Science Fiction
February 4, 2021
The Light Years
R. W. W. Greene
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Arranged marriages have been around for centuries, and in The Light Years (Angry Robot, 2020), R.W.W. Greene imagines they’ll be around for centuries more. With the addition of speed-of-light travel, Greene’s …
Science Fiction
January 14, 2021
Black Sun
Rebecca Roanhorse
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
The first chapter of Rebecca Roanhorse’s new novel, Black Sun (Gallery/Saga Press, 2020), features a mother and child sharing a tender moment that takes an unexpected turn, ending in violence. It’s …
Science Fiction
December 24, 2020
The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley Robinson
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
The Ministry for the Future (Orbit, 2020) is a sweeping novel about climate change and how people of the near future start to slow, stop and reverse it. The story opens with …
Science Fiction
November 25, 2020
The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow
Hosted by
Rob Wolf
Alix E. Harrow’s The Once and Future Witches (Redhook, 2020) begins with the familiar phrase “Once upon a time” but the novel is anything but a traditional fairytale. Yes, there are …
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