Episode #187 SF Hall of Fame #13 Scanners Live in Vain w/ duncan b. barlow & Brian Evenson

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science
Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 26 classic short stories that
represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on
by the members of the new (at the time, in the late 1960s)
organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series,
I will be joined by a panel of guests to break down these stories
and talk about the authors in the book.


In this episode, I am joined by two amazing authors to discuss
Cordwainer Smith's 1950 (written in ’45) story Scanners Live in
Vain. duncan b. barlow is a musician, academic, and author of
several amazing books, including his amazing new short story
collection Awry. Brian Evenson is the award-winning author of one
of my favorite novels, Immobility, and several amazing short
story collections.


We talk about the weird and cool history of Paul Linebarger, AKA
Cordwainer Smith, and the publication history of this story. We
go deep into the themes of this amazing story and the author.
Yes, the SF Hall of Fame is back in action. We are on track for
Ray Bradbury next!