Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast

Kvothe and Denna's Relationship: The Good, The Bad, and The Crooked - The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss

Howdy partner. We're breaking down the controversial Kvothe / Denna relationship into three parts: The Good, The Bad, and The Crooked. 

 

Spoilers for The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss.

Making a Magi - Discussing Bayaz from the First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

We take a deep dive into the character of Bayaz from The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Spoilers ahead for The First Law Trilogy!

Fantasy Books That Changed Our Lives - SPOILER FREE

The Friends share experiences with fantasy series that have influenced them to become the fantasy podcasters they are today. 

Being Realistic About Logen Ninefingers from the First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

Say one thing about The Friends, say they're talking in-depth about one of The First Law's most famous characters, Logen Ninefingers A.K.A. 'The Bloody Nine.'

 

This episode contains spoilers for The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. 

The Eye of the World ft. Fantology - Book 1 of The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

Stephen and Jake from Fantology join The Friends in a discussion of 'Eye of the World,' book 1 of The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.

Check out Fantology: https://www.fantologybooks.com/ 

Starting Wheel of Time - First Time Tips From #TwitterOfTime - SPOILER FREE

We turn to #TwitterOfTime to find out what things a first-time reader of Wheel of Time should know before starting the 14 book series. 

Friends Pitching Fantasy Pt 2: There and Pitched Again, a Buddy Read's Tale - SPOILER FREE

It's time to pick a new fantasy book to read! In this SPOILER FREE episode, the Friends at Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast begin another epic round of Friends Pitching Fantasy! This is part 2 of 2 dedicated entirely to Charles' books. 

Missed Dylan's pitches? Listen to part 1 in the previous episode. 

 

Fantasy Books Mentioned in this episode:

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke

Friends Pitching Fantasy Pt 1: The Paper Menagerie and Other Books We Might Buddy Read - SPOILER FREE

It's time to pick a new fantasy book to read! In this SPOILER FREE episode, the Friends at Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast begin another epic round of Friends Pitching Fantasy! This is part 1 of 2 dedicated entirely to Dylan's books. 

Wanted to hear Charles' books? No worries! The second part of Friends Pitching Fantasy drops soon! 

Fantasy Books Mentioned in this episode:

Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu 
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
All Systems Red (Murderbot 1) by Martha Wells

Why Do We Like Fantasy? - SPOILER FREE

The Friends discuss why they like talking fantasy. 

Zack from Middle Fantasy - ‘Why Fantasy?: A Fantastical Collaboration!’ : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEOh2sSayrI 

Last Argument of Kings (Part 2 of 2) by Joe Abercrombie - Book 3 of The First Law Trilogy - Buddy Read

You can never have too many buddy reads... which is why The Friends split their buddy read of Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie into two parts.