Throughout The Traitor of Redwinter, the follow-up to The Daughter of Redwinter by Ed McDonald, dread seeped from the story, page by page. A title with the word traitor in it, with a main…
We read the first two novellas in Martha Wells's Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red and Artificial Condition. In this episode we gush about how much we love Murderbot almost as much as it secretly…
This episode Steph talks to author Paul Vanhoutteghem about his debut novel The Chao Portal (available now!). They discuss what it's like to hybrid publish, collaborating in the book process, and building a world…
The Blighted Stars by Megan O'Keefe is a mix of the horror of human expansion, the fear of limited resources, and humanity’s resolve. Her characters are engaging with conflicting motivations in a situation where…
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…
We welcome Bry (@blaze_nbk) to read this astonishing satire of superheroes by Charlie J Eskew. Zapidy doo! Your hosts are Christina Ladd (@OLaddieGirl), and Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston). Our art is by Chango Chamango (@ChangoChamango)…
We are joined by guest Henry (www.patreon.com/whimsysthrone) to discuss T Kingfisher's new horror novel: A House With Good Bones. Your hosts are Josh MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits), Christina Ladd (@OLaddieGirl), and Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston). Our art…
We revisit Emily Tesh's wonderful world of woods and monsters for the sequel to Silver in the Wood. The boys are fighting again but don't worry, there's a badass new character here ready to…
A teenager discovers they have magic abilities and joins a group with the same abilities hoping to learn from them. Sound familiar? Yet, The Daughter of Redwinter by Ed McDonald is anything but that…