Astronomy Cast Ep. 647: Best Sci Fi Beach Reading

<p class="p1"><a href= "https://youtu.be/AwIuPiFq5mw">https://youtu.be/AwIuPiFq5mw</a> — Part 1…</p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF18aVF7mdU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF18aVF7mdU</a> — Part 2</p> <p class="p1">Summer’s here! And that means finally tackling that huge list of books piled up on your bedside table and filling up your Kindle. What books do we recommend for some fun reads this summer?</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">- <em>The Kaiju Preservation Society</em> by John Scsalzi</p> <p class="p1">- <em>Space Opera</em> by Katherine Valente</p> <p class="p1">- The Culture series by Iain M. Banks (<em>The Player of Games</em>)</p> <p class="p1">- <em>Six Wakes</em> by Mur Lafferty</p> <p class="p1">- <em>Marco and the Red Granny</em> by Mur Lafferty</p> <p class="p1">- <em>Reamde</em> and <em>The Fall</em> by Neil Stephenson</p> <p class="p1">- Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor</p> <p class="p1">- <em>Project Hail Mary</em> by Andy Weir</p> <p class="p1">- <em>Childhood’s End</em> by Arthur C. Clark</p> <p class="p1">- <em>Lagoon</em> by Nnedi Okorafor</p> <p class="p1">- <em>Packing for Mars</em> by Mary Roach</p> <p class="p1">- <em>The Mission: A True Story</em> by David Brown</p> <p class="p1">- <em>Galaxy: The Prettiest Star</em> by Jadzia Axelrod</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">Just visit: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy">https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy</a> and donate as much as you can!</p> <p class="p1">Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">Every bit helps! Thank you!</p> <p class="p1">------------------------------------</p> <p class="p1">Do go visit <a href= "http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop">http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/sho