Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast

An interview with M.D. Presley - Author of the Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook

The Friends are joined by author M.D. Presley to discuss fantasy worldbuilding theory and the release of his new book Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook.

 

Follow / support M.D. Presley: https://www.mdpresley.com/ 

Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09B15FRV6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 

An interview with Nicholas Eames - author of 'Kings of the Wyld' and 'Bloody Rose'

The Friends are joined by award-winning author Nicholas Eames to discuss The Band Series ('Kings of the Wyld', 'Bloody Rose'), his writing process, and the magical properties of Rod Stewart.

 

Follow / Support Nicholas Eames: https://nicholaseames.com/ 

Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss - Kingkiller Chronicles Book 2 - Book Discussion

Hot takes and controversial debates continue in this week's buddy read of The Kingkiller Chronicle Book 2 - The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss here at the Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast!

 

To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode.

Sharp Ends Part 2 by Joe Abercrombie - Short stories from the world of The First Law - Book Discussion

Our read-through of the world of The First Law would not be complete with the short story collection Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie.

This is Part 2 of our Sharp Ends discussion. Short stories discussed in this episode are: 'Yesterday, Near a Village Called Barden', 'Three’s a Crowd', 'Freedom', 'Tough Times all Over', and 'Made a Monster'

SPOILER WARNING for: The First Law Trilogy, The First Law Standalones, and Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie.

Wheel of Time Character Matchups ft. On Wednesdays We Read Podcast

The Friends are joined by Hannah and Laura from On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR) Podcast to randomly generate various competitions between characters from The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.

Follow OWWr Pod: https://owwrpod.buzzsprout.com/ 

Mild SPOILER WARNING for books 1-4 of Wheel of Time.

The Witcher and What Makes a Monster - RERELEASE

The Friends discuss how Andrzej Sapkowski's use of folklore, prejudice, and the human condition makes the monsters in the Witcher series. 

Spoiler warning for The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski and season 1 of The Witcher Netflix series.

To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode.

Indie Book Recommendations for #IndieAugust - Part 2

#IndieAugust continues! To celebrate, we took to Twitter to get independently published fantasy book recommendations.

View the Twitter thread for all of the indie book recommendations: https://twitter.com/TheFTFPodcast1/status/1419307640216121348 

Sharp Ends Part 1 by Joe Abercrombie - Short stories from the world of The First Law - Book Discussion

Our read-through of the world of The First Law would not be complete with the short story collection Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie. 

This is Part 1 of our Sharp Ends discussion. Short stories discussed in this episode are: 'A Beautiful Bastard', 'Small Kindnesses', 'The Fool Jobs', 'Skipping Town', 'Hell', 'Two’s Company', and 'Wrong Place, Wrong Time' 

SPOILER WARNING for: The First Law Trilogy, The First Law Standalones, and Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie. 

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien - Book 1 of The Lord of The Rings Book Discussion - RE-RELEASE

To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode.

What Is SPFBO? Ft. Beth Tabler from Before We Go Blog

Beth Tabler (Founder of Before We Go Blog, Site Lead at Grimdark Magazine, SPFBO #7 Judge, and so much more) joins The Friends to discuss the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO). 

 

Learn more about SPFBO: http://mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-official-self-published-fantasy.html 

 

Follow Beth Tabler

Before We Go Blog: https://beforewegoblog.com/about/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BethTabler