23 - Specter Of The Past (Part 1)

This week's special guest is Lydwina, Lenny's cat! Lou and Lenny discuss the first eleven chapters of Timothy Zahn's Specter of the Past (1997) because they had to take a break once Corran Horn showed up in this book. Lou has thoughts about foundational myth in relation to Zahn's own canon within a canon. The two discuss New Republic society and political responses to genocide.  Note: Lenny misspoke and did not say BCE when discussing Sophocles. They apologize.  Hosts: Lenny Apesos and Lou Laverty Art: Lenny Apesos  Music: Thomas Seibel Have questions, comments, or concerns? Email us at [interviewwithabothan@gmail.com](mailto:interviewwithabothan@gmail.com)  Find us elsewhere on the internet! Substack: interviewwithabothan.substack.com Bluesky: interviewwabothan.bsky.social Further Reading:  Maude Shawl by Paula Kibildis How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mask  Gym, Tan, Laundry  Buddy Cianci  ISO 8601 The Warriors  No Greater Enemy by Karasov The Hitleriad by A.M. Klein An Uncomplicated Man by Emily Wilson Romance of the Three Kingdoms Anabasis  Lamb by Christopher Moore  The Maltese Falcon The Cambodian Genocide