Gods of the Wyrdwood Review – No Evidence of Gentleness
It feels often, in fantasy, magic is a blessing. It’s not the magic that makes the arch-typical, the top of the mountain, evil but in how they decide to use it. Not as we…
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Bookling: Red River Seven
It's Halloween so here's a spoOoOoOky bookling: Red River Seven by AJ Ryan! This tense horror thriller is a fantastic quick and creepy read. Check out the episode for more discussion (remember there will…
Read story ↗Off the Books: Lev AC Rosen
Lev AC Rosen joins us to talk about his new book (which you should absolutely preorder right now, go do it!) coming out on October 10th: The Bell in the Fog. This is a…
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Empire of Exiles Review – Pay No Mind to the Bygones
It's the kind of book I'll recommend to everyone to read simply so there are more people to talk to about it.
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The Combat Codes Review – Code of Honor
Do you like violence? Alexander Darwin's The Combat Codes is about a world where society has traded war for hand-to-hand combat bouts. Where the Grievar are trained, given performance-enhancing stimulants, and all sorts of…
Read story ↗Off the Books: Halfway Through 2023
We are talking about each of our top 3 books of 2023 as of August! Your hosts are Josh MacDougall (FourofFiveWits), Christina Ladd (christinaladd), and Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston) and you can find us all…
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The Traitor Review – The Suffering of Scribes
The Traitor, the last installment of Anthony Ryan’s The Covenant of Steel, staked me through the heart. The ending of the previous book, The Martyr, left little doubt that the events of Alwyn Scribe’s…
Read story ↗Off the Books: Ursula Vernon (T Kingfisher) Interview
Get your beverage of choice ready because we finally manifested our own drinking game into existence. We welcome the fantastic Ursula Vernon AKA T. Kingfisher onto the show to discuss caterpillar inflaters, ghost kangaroos,…
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The Sword Defiant Review – There and Interceding Again
Nine heroes came together and defeated the dark lord of Necrad twenty-two years ago, losing one of their own in the process, and now have been doing their best without him trying to lead…
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Some Desperate Glory Review – The Familiar Sting of Pride
Since the release of her novella Silver in the Wind in 2019, I've been a fan of Emily Tesh, so her debut novel, Some Desperate Glory, was high on my anticipation list for 2023.…
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