Transient Planet: Talks Books

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For the month we read The Black Company by Glenn Coo k and have a discussion on our thoughts The Black Company , released in May 1984, is the first novel in Glen Cook 's ongoing series The Black Company . The book combines elements of epic fantasy and dark fantasy as it describes the dealings of an elite mercenary unit, the Black Company, with the Lady, ruler of the Northern Empire. “ Our discussi...

For the month of February we read Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice and have a discussion on our thoughts Interview with the Vampire is a gothic horror and vampire novel by American author Anne Rice , published in 1976. It was her debut novel . Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac , who tells the story of his life to a reporter. Ri...

For the month of January we read Red Dragon - Thomas Harris and have a discussion on our thoughts Red Dragon is a psychological horror novel by American author Thomas Harris , first published in 1981. The story follows former FBI profiler Will Graham , who comes out of retirement to find and apprehend an enigmatic serial killer nicknamed "the Tooth Fairy". The novel introduces the character Dr. Ha...

For the month of December we read The Lost World - Michael Crichton and have a discussion on our thoughts The Lost World is a 1995 science fiction action novel written by Michael Crichton , and the sequel to his 1990 novel Jurassic Park . It is his tenth novel under his own name and his twentieth overall, and it was published by Knopf . A paperback edition ( ISBN 0-345-40288-X ) followed in 1996....

For the month of November we read Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton and have a discussion on our thoughts Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton ; it is a cautionary tale about genetic engineering that presents the collapse of a zoological park which showcases genetically recreated dinosaurs to illustrate the mathematical concept of chaos theory and its real-world...

For the month of October and our 1st year Anniversary! We read The Dark Tower III - The Wastelands by Stephen King & Legion by William Peter Blatty and have a discussion on our thoughts The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands: Redemption , commonly known simply as The Waste Lands , is a dark fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King . It is the third book of the Dark Tower series. The original...

For the month of Sept (sorry we are late) we read The Dark Tower II - The Drawing of Three by Stephen King and have a discussion on our thoughts The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger is a dark-fantasy novel by American author Stephen King . The Drawing of the Three is a dark fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King . It is the second book in the Dark Tower series, published by Grant in 1987. The ser...

For the month of August (sorry we are late) we read The Gunslinger by Stephen King and have a discussion on our thoughts The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger is a dark-fantasy novel by American author Stephen King . It is the first volume in his Dark Tower series. The Gunslinger was first published in 1982 as a fix-up novel, joining five short stories that had been published between 1978 and 1981. King...

For the month of July we read The Troop by Nick Cutter and have a discussion on our thoughts The Troop is a 2014 horror novel written by Canadian author Craig Davidson under the pen name Nick Cutter. The novel was released in English in hardback, e-book , and audiobook on February 25, 2014, through Gallery Books . The following year, it won the inaugural James Herbert Award for Horror Writing. Th...

For the month of June we read Behold the Monster: Confronting America's Most Prolific Serial Killer by Jillian Lauren and have a discussion on our thoughts Short stories of one of the most notorious Serial Killers."Sam Little is the monster in this story and Jillian Lauren is the slayer. She is the one who stuck her nose into it, saw something was not right, was dreadfully wrong, in fact, and did...

For the month of May we read The Dark Verse, Vol. 1 From the Passages of Revenants and have a discussion on our thoughts Short stories of occult, metaphysical, and fantastical horror that will follow you to the visions of your sleep. The Dark Verse is a multiverse of Lovecraftian terror written and self-published by M. Amanuensis Sharkchild, and is currently contained within four hardcover volumes...

For the month of February we read Little Girls (A Ghost Story) by Ronald Malfi and have a discussion on our thoughts on the Bram Stoker Award nominee's book. After years away, Laurie returns to the home where she was raised by a cold, distant father who recently exorcised his demons. But no amount of cleaning can wipe away the troubled past. She feels it lurking in the broken moldings, sees it sta...

For the month of February we read Tomie by Junji Ito and have a discussion on our thoughts on the series by the great mangaka. Tomie ( Japanese : 富江) is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito . Tomie was Ito's first published work he originally submitted to Monthly Halloween , a shōjo magazine in 1987, which led to him winning the Kazuo Umezu award (sorry for the del...

The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King . It is King's third published novel and first hardcover bestseller; its success firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre. The setting and characters are influenced by King's personal experiences, including both his visit to The Stanley Hotel in 1974 and his struggle with alcoholism . Here the Captain (Jul...

On our third episode we talk about the ever famous novella written by Stephen King, here the Captain (Julian), First Mate (George), Quartermaster (Gracie), & Bo's'n (Jim). We delve into the odd world of the Cycle of the Werewolf and have a discussion on our thoughts on the Cycle of the Werewolf. Cycle of the Werewolf is a horror novella by American writer Stephen King , featuring illustrations...

On our second episode we talk about the ever famous book is A Roadside Picnic philosophical science fiction novel by Soviet-Russian authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky ,, here the Captain (Julian), First Mate (George), Quartermaster (Gracie), & Bo's'n (Jim). We delve into the philosophy of A Roadside Picnic and have a discussion on our thoughts on "A Roadside Picnic . “ Our discussion will tou...

On our first episode we talk about the ever famous book written by William Peter Blatty, here the Captain (Julian), First Mate (George), Quartermaster (Gracie), & Bo's'n (Jim). We delve into the psychology of the Exorcist and have a discussion on our thoughts on the Exorcist. “ Our discussion will touch on the potential sexual assault depicted in the book. This content is disturbing and may be...