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Episodes
Jan 20, 2021
Jan 20, 2021
30 min
In this SPOILER FREE ep, The Friends feature independent author Levi Jacobs and his latest book 'Daughter of Flood and Fury'.
From the author: Daughter of Flood and Fury is the gripping first book in the Tidecaller Chronicles. If you like strong female leads, clever magic and page-turning action, then you’ll love Levi Jacobs’ epic fantasy adventure
Jan 17, 2021
Jan 17, 2021
1hr 30 min
Why do we do this?... Because The First Law Trilogy is AWESOME! In this episode, The Friends discuss Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie.
Jan 15, 2021
Jan 15, 2021
45 min
We wrote to Author Mark Lawrence (Broken Empire, Book of The Ancestor) and he graciously replied! In this episode, The Friends read and reply to Mark Lawrence's answers to their questions.
A spoiler warning for Book of the Ancestor will be mentioned about half way into the episode.
Jan 13, 2021
Jan 13, 2021
1hr 51 sec
Did you enjoy reading the Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson? Looking for more? Well look no further! In this SPOILER FREE episode, The Friends recommend fantasy books for Mistborn fans. This episode also includes recommendations from other fantasy creators and enthusiasts from social media.
Jan 10, 2021
Jan 10, 2021
55 min
Our buddy read of this epic, grimdark, steampunk, graphic novel series continues with Volume 2 of Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
Jan 8, 2021
Jan 8, 2021
45 min
In this SPOILER FREE episode, The Friends discuss some of their favorite uses of the mentor trope in fantasy. Inspiration and life direction not guaranteed.
Jan 6, 2021
Jan 6, 2021
51 min
New year, new edition of 'Who Would Win?'! The Friends randomly generate a competition between characters across the fantasy genre and pop culture. The result? Crazy character matchups and hilarious speculations!
Jan 3, 2021
Jan 3, 2021
1hr 34 min
Say one thing about the FTF Podcast, say they're discussing book 1 of The First Law Trilogy: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie.
Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2021
55 min
So you've read The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss... now what? In this episode, The Friends recommend books to fans of Kingkiller. This episode also includes recommendations submitted by our friends on social media. You don't want to miss it!
Episode correction: The author of The Greatcoats Series is Sebastien* de Castell
Dec 30, 2020
Dec 30, 2020
42 min
The internet will never forget season 8 of HBO's Game of Thrones, but can it forgive? In this episode, the Friends discuss if the internet is ready to lay off the season 8 memes and love Game of Thrones again.