Belting At Windmills

Marco is revealed, and so is his plan. It's.... heavy. In more ways than one. It's a once in a 65 million year stunt, and affects all corners of the solar system. Also we talk about Metamaterials! Discussion Question : Should bodily autonomy be violated if your body is a literal weapon? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 9th of November to continue Nemesis Gam...

Nemesis Games continues to ramp up! Holden and Fred team up to save the Belt from Belters. Naomi is too trusting. Alex hits dead ends. Amos is nowhere to be seen. It's a rough set of chapters! Discussion Question : Which crew member of the Roci would you most want to hang out with? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 26th of October to continue Nemesis Games! W...

The mystery of Nemesis Games is getting deeper! Alex and Amos very quickly deal with the issues relating to their exes, then pick up side quests. Naomi drops a bomb on us... or she dropped it about 16 years ago I guess. Holden is surprisingly rational. Discussion Question: No DQ this week (again)! Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 19th of October to continue...

We're back for book 5: Nemesis Games! Reuben is excited to see the Roci crew all get some protagonist time. Elliot is excited to get to judge Naomi for a bit. Discussion Question: No DQ this week! Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 12th of October to continue Nemesis Games! We'll be covering chapters 6 through to the end of 12!  Check out the full schedule her...

Howdy folks! While we take a break before Nemesis Games, we decided to talk to our official Space Doctor about all the weird medicine in Cibola Burn! Also we spend a lot of time discussing lying in bed for a month. No discussion question for this bonus episode! Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! Remember, we're back on the 5th of October to begin Nemesis Games!  Check out the f...

Reuben and Elliot reach the end of Cibola Burn! Holden and co manage to save everyone, much to Avasarala's disappointment. Also we talk about the real Cibola. Discussion Question : What did you think of Cibola Burn? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 5th of October to begin Nemesis Games! We'll be covering the prologue through to the end of chapter 5!  Ch...

Things are starting to turn around on New Terra, because humanity has a secret weapon - really basic and technologically backwards plans that work even when this stupid planet is exploding and breaking physics. Discussion Question : If you had to give up your body and inhabit a piece of industrial machinery instead, which machinery would you choose? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Dis...

This episode is a bit late because one of us was up all weekend. Bit of a Holden really - who's staying up for 3 days massaging his messiah complex. Also Havelock uses the lack of sight on the planet to superpower his insight and finally get his shit together. Discussion Question : What is the animal you would be most excited to find an analogue of on an alien planet? Follow us on Bluesky , or com...

Things are not looking good on New Terra. Turns out half the planet exploding was just the beginning of problems for the people on Ilus. Reuben and Elliot enjoy their woes. Discussion Question : What role do you think you’d be most useful in, during this series of catastrophes? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 17th of August to cover the chapters 38 through...

Cibola Burn is popping off. Literally, New Terra is having a bad day. Reuben and Elliot bunker down to look at what happens as Ilus goes nuts. Discussion Question : There mostly isn't one but we welcome ideas on what the Temple and Rabbits and Hogs from Elvi's dream is. Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 10th of August to cover the chapters 30 through to 37 of...

Reuben and Elliot are continuing the dive into Cibola Burn. Basia starts to get redeemed. Havelock less so. Elvi is... having her own struggles. Speaking of - Holden just wants to go home. Discussion Question : Would you want to be a colonist on an alien world? What would you be focusing on when you get there? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 3rd of August t...

Reuben and Elliot watch as everyone makes things worse on Ilus/New Terra.... except for Holden? This really is an alien planet. No discussion question as we deal with schedule funkiness! Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 27th of July to cover the chapters 15 through to the interlude after chapter 22 of Cibola Burn!  Check out the full schedule here! Send us f...

It's a new novel, a New Terra, and a new episode! Reuben and Elliot start their journey into Cibola Burn, and discuss the wacky assortment of people who have made their way to humanity's first inter-stellar colony, as well as the nature of squatter's rights. Discussion Question : How long do a population need to live in a place before they actually have an entitlement over it? Or - who do you side...

We're back for Season 2! And kicking it off with an intense one! Reuben and Elliot tackle the difficult problems of The Churn, what it means for Amos, and where even is Baltimore. Discussion Question : As we head into the second trilogy, what did you think of the first? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 6th of July to cover the prologue through to chapter 7 o...

Howdy folks! While we take a break before season 2, we wanted to share this unreleased bonus episode talking about the medical questions raised by Caliban's War! Also Elliot talks about sharks for some reason. No discussion question for this bonus episode! Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! Remember, we're back on the 29th of June to cover The Churn!  Check out the full schedul...

The Season 1 finale of Belting at Windmills is here! We finish off our coverage of Abaddon's Gate, and try to figure out where the characters (and our show) might go from here. No discussion question this episode! Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 29th of June to cover The Churn!  Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

We're back on schedule! The counter coup gets a counter-counter coup, as all our characters work to do their own version of saving the human race. Clarissa yo-yos between sanity and Melba. No discussion question this episode! Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 27th of April for chapters 47 through to the epilogue of Abaddon's Gate!  Check out the full sch...

Sorry this episode is so late! Just about everything that could've gone wrong did! But Elliot and Reuben are finally out of the Slow Zone, and back to backseating our characters still in there! Discussion Question : Which character (in fiction) has had your favourite redemption arc? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 14th of April (one day late) for chapters 4...

Things are very slow in the Ring Space - but not in Abaddon's Gate! Holden's in holding. Melba melts down. Anna puts the Reacher in preacher, and Bull becomes the china shop. Discussion Question : Do you agree with Anna or Cortez about humans reaching too far - is it our strength, or our weakness? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 30th of March for chapters 3...

It's the halfway point of Abaddon's Gate, and we learn about Ring Space! Also, we realise this show is missing one thing in particular: Shipping! Discussion Question : What ships do YOU think should emerge from this series so far? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 16th of March for chapters 26-32 of Abaddon's Gate!  Check out the full schedule here! Send...

One by one, we watch all our characters enter the Ring. Also, Melba's big day finally arrives - and she finds it's not all it's cracked up to be. Discussion Question : What would be the most surprising thing to find on the other side of the ring? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 2nd of March for chapters 20-25 of Abaddon's Gate!  Check out the full sche...

Everyone is heading for the ring, and there's a surpising number of executions along the way. Elliot and Reuben are travelling alongside Abaddon's Gate as we try to figure out what the hell Melba is thinking. Discussion Question : If the Ring happened today, who should we send on our cultural expedition / possible first contact voyage? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're b...

The third book, and some kind of ominous ring, await us! Elliot and Reuben kick off their coverage of Abaddon's Gate, talk a little too much about genai and some other things, and talk about how awesome all these new characters are! Discussion Question : What crazy stunts did you pull when you were young, dumb, and wanted to fuck your cousin? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord !...

It's time to jump back into Memory's Legion, so we can cover Gods of Risk! David Draper breaks bad. Bobbie (threatens to) break bones. Mars breaks spirits. Discussion Question : How well would you deal with the prescriptive Mars society? Would you flourish or flounder? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 19th of January to go kick start Abaddon's Gate, starting...

It's the end of Caliban's War! Will the baddies be defeated? Who is the baddies actually? Also who the hell is Caliban? Discussion Question : What did you think of Caliban’s War as a novel? Follow us on Bluesky , or come check out our Discord ! We're back on the 5th of January to go back into Memory's Legion and cover the Gods of Risk novella!  Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on...