At this point it’s hard to write a review of a T. Kingfisher novel—not because of the pace of publication, though that is breakneck (four books this year! Four!), and not because of the quality of the prose, which is unwaveringly compelling, or even the narratives, which are consistently innovative. It’s the rare combination of …

On this bookling, we’re talking the science fiction novella Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon. This was a fun one to talk about the cool technology used, dystopian futures run by corporations, setting boundaries, and the intimacy of the two main characters, so be sure to check it out. An advance reader copy of this book …

After defeating the mind piercers and reavers, the party contacted Emon Vanelis to report their findings. They must now search for a powerful artifact before the Spiraelith can use it for their nefarious ways. Will the party find the artifact before its too late? Find out on this episode of T&C! Join us as our …

These dang OT jerks got way too close to Ratma’s resistance hideout so naturally we gotta figure out how they found us. Screech had to step away so the world’s most ok detectives had to step up and gather some clues from their captives. It should work out fine and without any deaths. The adventure …

After Selene got found out, through no fault of her own, by the magic police our heroes must face off against the OT and their dreaded animal abominations. With resistance bases being found out left and right it will not be only Selene’s life they are fighting for today… but perhaps the resistance as a …

We talk about the final chapters of Gideon the Ninth, where things escalate quickly. We talk about the infamous pool scene and what details in the finale stood out to us this time around. Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us all on Bluesky. Our …

On our last episode the mighty heroes returned to the super secret sewer base only to find out that all may not be safe in this sanctum. To make matters worse a certain duo of absolute idiots are missing and now that is our problem I guess. The adventure continues with Screech Echo (Mike Bachmann), …

The party was able to convince the stone giant to help them in tricking Borgar.  Will their plan succeed or fail? Find out on this episode of T&C! Find out on this episode of T&C! Join us as our DM Rhyan (HaphazardDM) tries to kill our beloved characters – Nomu (Robert), Yelar (Rodimus7901), and Relinoa …

Having defeated the mimic it has now become time to divvy up the loot. The team’s power level jumps up a few degrees with these magical items and we have even more smoke bombs. We are actually running out of slots to equip and use all of our goodies, which is a really fun problem …

We talk about holding grudges, how much we hate the mayonnaise uncle, ghost talk, trauma responses, the youth of the Ninth House, Gideon and Harrow’s backstory, the mythology of the locked tomb, Camilla’s weapon of choice, and what Dulcinea is up to. Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). …