We have finally made it to Farholde! Well, the city proper and not a cemetery or a sewer in or around the city. But the proper city! So it’s time to shop and quickly get distracted by all the sights and sounds and wives. The adventure continues with Screech Echo (Mike Bachmann), Selene Von Esper (Jennifer …

On this episode we discuss chapters 71-80 of The Discord of Gods, the fifth book in Jenn Lyon’s A Chorus of Dragons. We’re close to the very end now, and events get near apocalyptic levels of crazy. Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us all …

You know the drill. You drew your weird cousin in the family Secret Santa, but all you know is she likes books, and now it’s too late and/or awkward to ask her for specific titles, because shouldn’t you know more about your own cousin? (No. She is full of secrets on purpose.) As a high-ranking …

The party was disturbed by a knock at the door during the late hours of the night.  Upon answering, they come across a goblin merchant by the name of Figaloo Clutterbuck.  Figaloo proposed a deal with the party in hopes of gaining their support in defeating the wyvern, Gralnox.  Will the party be able to …

Your heroes return to Ratma after their victory over the Medusa. They are really making a name for themselves within the resistance as both reliable and intriguing. Although maybe they should lay low since they are still very much wanted… The adventure continues with Screech Echo (Mike Bachmann), Selene Von Esper (Jennifer Cheek), R’Oarc (Nika Howard), T’Chuck …

The end of Arc 1 of Brandon Sanderson’s The Stormlight Archive is here, and Wind and Truth feels enormous, metaphorically and physically. The release of The Way of Kings feels like another lifetime, and yet just yesterday, as the end of the first arc seemed so far away in 2010. Now we’ve reached the midpoint where one …

The underground mushroom farm seems to have a beast who has taking a liking to its tenders. Maybe the folks in the resistance are soft, but these freaking monsters made quick work of them. Time for the real heroes to step and show them how things are done. The adventure continues with Screech Echo (Mike Bachmann), …

On this Off the Books, we are interviewing Sung-il Kim, author of Blood of the Old Kings, and Anton Hur (Toward Eternity, transl. Blood of the Old Kings, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-Hee) to discuss Kim’s book, falling empires, publishing, translations, technofeudalism, and what’s next for The …

The party takes a break at the Quacking Donkey Tavern to discuss things with Tobias Monteiro and Napolean Feyapart.  With a new goal in mind, they now prepare themselves to continue their journey. What sorts of trouble will the party come across this time?  Find out on this episode of T&C! Join us as our …

We joined Ratma’s band of misfits because it seemed like the right thing to do but most importantly they gave us a lot of loot! I’d like to think we would have joined regardless, being heroes and all, but, honestly, who knows? The adventure continues with Screech Echo (Mike Bachmann), Selene Von Esper (Jennifer Cheek), R’Oarc …