Time for a new episode of the podcast. This time Colin and Phil meet the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author Robert J. Sawyer, to discuss his new novel The Downloaded.

You may recall we reviewed the Audible Original full-cast audio version of The Downloaded a couple of episodes ago (you can find it here). We were keen to find out how the book version differs from the audio version, so we invited Rob onto the show to discuss.

And what a discussion it is!

Also in this episode, we have listener responses to our "to be a fan" episode, and our usual ramble through the past, present and future of SF.

For the full show notes, check out our website at 101sf.blogspot.com

Are you a science fiction fan? Possibly, or why else would you be listening to this podcast?

Phil and Colin ponder what it means to be a fan, and whether there are are specific rules for entry into fandom.

We also have our usual quiz, and our past/present/future discussion. For full show notes, check out our website at https://101sf.blogspot.com/

In this episode, we review The Downloaded, the new novel by multi-award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer. It's an "Audible Original", meaning that it's been published first as an audiobook - and not just any old audiobook. This has Oscar-winner Brendan Fraser as one member of a full cast.

We also have a quiz and our usual run-through of recommendations of past, present and future SF.

For more info, check out our shownotes at 101sf.blogspot.com