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b'This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome S.B. Divya, author of MERU.
\\nAbout MERU: For five centuries, human life has been restricted to Earth, while posthuman descendants called alloys freely explore the galaxy. But when the Earthlike planet of Meru is discovered, two unlikely companions venture forth to test the habitability of this unoccupied new world and the future of human-alloy relations.
\\nFor Jayanthi, the adopted human child of alloy parents, it\\u2019s an opportunity to rectify the ancient reputation of her species as avaricious and destructive, and to give humanity a new place in the universe. For Vaha, Jayanthi\\u2019s alloy pilot, it\\u2019s a daunting yet irresistible adventure to find success as an individual.
\\nAs the journey challenges their resolve in unexpected ways, the two form a bond that only deepens with their time alone on Meru. But how can Jayanthi succeed at freeing humanity from its past when she and Vaha have been set up to fail?
\\nAgainst all odds, hope is human, too.
\\nAbout S.B. Divya: S.B. Divya (she/any) is a lover of science, math, fiction, and the Oxford comma. She is the Hugo and Nebula nominated author of Meru and Machinehood. Her short stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, and she is a former editor of Escape Pod, the weekly science fiction podcast. Divya holds degrees in Computational Neuroscience and Signal Processing. She worked for twenty years as an electrical engineer before becoming an author. Born in Pondicherry, India, Divya now resides in Southern California with her spouse, child, and two fur babies. She enjoys subverting expectations and breaking stereotypes whenever she can.
\\nThis week\\u2019s picks:
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\\n* S.B.: Spy x Family (Crunchyroll)
\\n* Tracy: Soos the Cat
\\n* Patrick: This Is Where I Leave You
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\\nLinks:
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\\n* S.B. Divya on Twitter
\\n* Tracy Townsend on Twitter
\\n* Patrick Hester on Twitter
\\n* The Functional Nerds Patreon Page
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\\n\\xa9 2023 Patrick Hester
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