The Best SF/F of 2020

Published: Dec. 16, 2020, 5:50 p.m.

b'Sharifah and Jenn discuss some exciting adaptation news, a campaign to buy Tolkien\\u2019s house, and their picks for the best sci-fi and fantasy of 2020.\\n\\nSubscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here.The show can also be found on Stitcher here.\\n\\nTo get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter!\\n\\nNews\\n\\nThe Poppy War series being developed for TV [Deadline]\\n\\nRing Shout being developed for TV [Variety]\\n\\nCampaign to buy Tolkien\\u2019s house: Project Northmoor [Locus]\\n\\nLord of the Rings casting update [Black Girl Nerds]\\n\\nOctavia Butler\\u2019s life mapped out [LA Times]\\n\\nBooks Discussed\\n\\nBlack Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse\\n\\nThe Burning God (Poppy War #3) by RF Kuang (tw: graphic violence, reference to rape & assault)\\n\\nBurning Roses by SL Huang (tw: animal death, child abuse)\\n\\nPrime Deceptions (Chilling Effect #2) by Valerie Valdes\\n\\nThe Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (tw: intimate partner violence, harm to children, addiction)\\n\\nMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia (tw: racism, attempted rape, incest, suicide (mentioned), miscarriage and stillbirths, cannibalism, and death of a child)\\n\\nThe Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (tw: sexual assault (mentioned), pedophilia (mentioned), death during childbirth, racism, sexism, animal death)\\n\\nRiot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi (tw: sexual assault, attempted suicide, racism, police brutality, suicide (mentioned))\\n\\nHarrow the Ninth (Locked Tomb #2) by Tamsyn Muir (tw: self mutilation)\\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'