Hosts

Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt started Sword and Laser as an online book club in October 2007. They have been hosting the audio edition of The Sword and Laser since February 2008, and the video edition on YouTube since April 2012.

Veronica and Tom met while they were both working at CNET Networks, where they co-hosted the technology podcast Buzz Out Loud with Molly Wood. With their shared love of all things science fiction and fantasy, they decided to create a new online book club dedicated to genre fiction. Sword & Laser was born!

Traditionally, Veronica is known as the "sword" of the team, while Tom is the "laser."

Currently, Tom and Veronica also host several other podcasts and video shows online when they're not working on Sword & Laser. Tom hosts Daily Tech News Show, Current Geek with Scott Johnson, Cordkillers with Brian Brushwood, Tom Merritt’s Top 5, East Meets West &  Let’s Talk About Star Wars

Veronica previously hosted the weekly tech help and how-to show Tekzilla with Patrick Norton, as well as Fact or Fictional, TWiT.tv gaming show Game On!, Qore, Mahalo Daily podcast, Buzz Out Loud & IRL – Online Life is Real Life''. ''She, previously, also joined other geeky-minded ladies (Felicia Day, Bonnie Burton and Kiala Kazebee) every month for the Vaginal Fantasy Hangout on Google Plus.

Links

 * The Sword and Laser Website
 * The Sword and Laser on Goodreads
 * Tom Merritt Official Website


 * Tom Merrtit's Books
 * Veronica Belmont Official Website