Every time a new Robert Jackson Bennett book comes out, I read it way too fast and then feel something I mostly otherwise feel after eating an entire bag of Cadbury mini-eggs: not regret—never!—but longing to return to the start, to experience the whole thing over again. I want to have both the anticipation and …

It’s March, so by the rules of podcasting, we must do a draft. On this episode, each host drafted eight characters to come to a new world as its new protectors (or rulers, depending on their disposition). You can decide via the poll below whose eight would be the best protectors or make the best …

The party returns to the city of New Tempest with their journey for the star metal complete. Will they hand over all of the star metal to Barsora? Or will they choose to do something else with it? Find out on this episode of T&C! Join us as our DM Rhyan (HaphazardDM) tries to kill …

This is a special side episode where Mike Bachmann is investigating a strange disappearance up in Washington State!  (The Final Special Ep!)   Listen to the other special eps in this series with Nika Howard here, Jennifer Cheek here, Michael DiMauro here, and Tim Lanning here! The adventure continues with Screech Echo (Mike Bachmann), Selene …

At the start of a new season and series, we begin our deep dive into Tamsyn Muir’s The Locked Tomb series with Gideon the Ninth. We discuss why we like and chose the series and what makes it unique. This episode focuses a lot on Gideon herself. Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd …

Nomu, Yelar, and Relinoa had decided to help the stone giant against the group of hunters.  With the might of a giant on their side, will the party be victorious? 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), …

R’Ork and Screech have their hands full. The gardener/guards are out of the way…Now time to get in and search! The adventure continues with Screech Echo (Mike Bachmann), Selene Von Esper (Jennifer Cheek), R’Oarc (Nika Howard), T’Chuck (Tim Lanning), and our Dungeon Master Michael DiMauro.  Don’t forget to follow our editor David Stewart!  Podcast art …

T’Chuck and Selene had a hugely difficult task – appear normal at a party with Farholde’s movers and shakers. They each had about a centepedes worth of feet they could stick in their moths if they said the wrong thing or angered the wrong person so it was going to be tricky. Lucky for them, …

It’s not really the done thing, but in talking about The River Has Roots, the first offering from Amal El-Mohtar since she co-authored This Is How You Lose the Time War with Max Gladstone, I have to first at least mention Margaret Atwood. Or really, I have to mention Atwood’s famous “Spelling” poem, which so …

Our Cosmerenauts Steph and Josh talk full spoilers about the fifth book in the Stormlight Archive, Wind and Truth. We talked about what we loved, what didn’t work, our character MVPs of the book, and the future of the characters and the series. Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall …