Two lifelong friends bantering about the best in fantasy books, movies, shows, and more!
Episodes
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
First half SPOILER FREE! The Friends discuss the hottest new release in fantasy The Book That Wouldn't Burn by bestselling author and friend of the show, Mark Lawrence.
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Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
SPOILER FREE! The Friends interview Carnegie Medal and Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner Melvin Burgess. In his first adult novel, Loki, he breathes new life into the Norse myth.
Buy Loki: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1639364390?tag=simonsayscom
Support Melvin Burgess: http://melvinburgess.net/news/
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Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
The Friends discuss the latest fantasy action heist comedy to hit the movies: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
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Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
International bestselling fantasy author Saara El-Arifi returns to the show to discuss her highly anticipated upcoming release, The Battle Drum - Book 2 of The Ending Fire Trilogy.
The Battle Drum releases May 23! Get your copy now: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671931/the-battle-drum-by-saara-el-arifi/
Support Saara: https://linktr.ee/SaaraElArifi
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Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
The Friends read one of TIME's top 100 fantasy books of all time written by filmmaker turned indie author turned published author Evan Winter: The Rage of Dragons.
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Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Looking to expand your reading goals for 2023? Consider playing along with r/Fantasy's Book Bingo Challenge- an annual reading challenge designed to challenge readers to try books and authors outside their comfort zone with their comprehensive fantasy book bingo card.
Completing some of the bingo squares can be though, which is why The Friends decided to go square-by-square to recommend their top fantasy books for each category.
Learn more about the r/Fantasy 2023 Book Bingo Challenge: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/128oxqt/official_rfantasy_2023_book_bingo_challenge/
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Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
The Friends discuss New York Times best seller and winner of the 2021 Alex and Mythopoeic Awards, The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.
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Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
The Friends read one of the most popular fantasy books in modern history, #1 New York Times Bestseller and a USA Today and Indie Bestseller Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson, Book 4 of The Stormlight Archive.
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Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
SPOILER FREE! The Friends discuss the indie darling turned USA Today bestselling author David Dalglish in his grim dark, action-packed, Brent Weeks-esk fantasy book - A Dance of Cloaks.
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Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Spoiler Free! The Friends recommend the 2019 science fiction epistolary novel This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. It won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction, the Nebula Award for Best Novella of 2019 and the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novella.
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