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Episode 57: Imagine a world where you and a 100,000 of your closest ideologically-aligned friends unite to form your own government under your favorite corporation, chibi character, or even a government comprised of nothing but policies. Sounds great right? Until you cross the street and unwittingly cross government borders and then the law. And what if all your news, elections, and information were under the control of a non-governmental search engine that exterminated misinformation with malice? If these kinds of ideas get your gears turning then you may want to join the Escape Crew for our discussion of Malka Older's Infomocracy.

Episode 56: What do you get when you combine dark academia, romantasy, and dragons? Join the Escape Crew as all, well, nearly all, grudgingly admit to maybe not hating this month's selection: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Episode 55: Cities have a life. They are born, live, love, and die just like any mortal. The birthing process is traumatic as the newborn city is thrust into being it destroys the many realties crosses. A newborn avatar is vulnerable. New York has just come alive and its young avatar has already had to fight for its life against the Lovecraftian "Woman in White." New York slips into a coma after the battle forcing new avatars to join the fight: Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, and the Bronx. Will the five boroughs be enough to save New York? Join the crew and find out!

Episode 54: Don your fry suit and get your pit viper anti-venom ready because the crew is going on a deep dive into the world of Red Rising. Imagine a school where your first assignment is to kill one of your classmates, where you are divided into teenage armies and pitted against one another, where you can only get ahead by being not only brutal but cunning. Plus, why does Erik gaze at balloon artists? Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 53: Forget about evil AI for awhile and start watching out for evil data analysts. Plus, what does evil HR at the evil corporation do all day? Dream up ways to punish staff for upsetting the equilibrium of the boss's pet iguana? And who foots the bill for all of that collateral damage that happens every time superpowers collide? This month we are talking about the world of Natalie Zina Walschot's Hench. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 52: Our landing party is in trouble. Why? You ask. Because we're all wearing red shirts. It's a sure sign that somebody is about to die a horrible and pointless death for dramatic effect. Set your phasers to kill but don't shoot them at the Borogovian land worms. It just makes them angry. The crew is discussing John Scalzi's Redshirts. Will they all make it out alive? Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 51: Imagine a world where technology rules every aspect of our lives from cradle to the grave. Each moment recorded, watched, and rated by the world. Wouldn't it be nice to get away from everything and get some "me" time with your favorite AI therapist? Welcome to the world as Leslie Stephens sees it in You're Safe Here. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 50: It's time to dive into some classic Sci-Fi. Wait, did you say Sci-Fi? But there are dragons, right? Doesn't that make it Fantasy? Join the debate as the crew goes between and back to the land of Pern with Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 49: Maya Hoshimoto is enjoying the quiet life of a doctoral candidate at one of the best universities on Earth. Maybe enjoying is a strong word, tolerating might be better. That changes when reports start coming in that the interstellar nodules that enable space travel have randomly started collapsing, cutting people off from their home worlds. This coincides with the arrival of Maya's friend Auncle, a member of a dying race in search of a mythical artifact that could restore the nodules or save the Auncle's people, but probably not both. Will Maya remain true to her friend or help humanity continue to colonize the universe? Join the Crew for a discussion of Yume Kiasei's, Stardust Grail. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 48: Feruchemy or Allomancy? Which is better and which is right for you? And what in the world is a kandra anyway? Learn all this and more by joining us on an exciting romp through the Cosmere. This month we're talking about Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 47: Come along with the Crew as they explore the world as it could be. From stately manors to experimental farms, all the way through the wastelands and beyond. We're talking about Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model! Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 46: The last remnants of humanity consist of violent extremists or small numbers of settlers living under the control of the Majoda, an alien race that destroyed Earth because their supercomputer predicted it to be the course of action with the best outcome for the most people. Or did it? Join the crew as they explore the time loop and all the questions that come along with it. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 45: Grab your dearest pig, bottle up your blue lightning and gear up to do some black ops in the world of BRZRKR! Join the crew as they explore the world created by Keanu Reeves and China Mieville. It's dark and philosophical fantasy at its best. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 44: Meeting "the one." Something most feeling, sentient creatures long for. We all want to be able to tell a great story about how we met our life partners. Even if they are time travelling assassins attempting to undo your entire existence, you can't really help who you love right? Join the crew as they break the wax seal on Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone's This Is How You Lose the Time War. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 43: Throw on some Talking Heads or adorn yourself in doll heads and meet the crew in Tabula Rasa, a futuristic Las Vegas on steroids as we team up with Zoey Ashe to both demean and defeat a roid raging ultra-male named Molech. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: [email protected] goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE