This week we discuss chapters 18-end of A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark, as well as the short story “A Dead Djinn in Cairo.”

Time Codes

• 00:48 Recap
• 06:28 Jeremy’s opinion
• 08:11 Fatma as a character
• 13…

This week we discuss chapters 1-17 of A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark.

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• 01:22 Context
• 04:47 Summary
• 07:49 Initial thoughts
• 20:19 Fatma
• 31:36 The world
• 36:56 Some good things
• 39:18 Some thoughts…

This week we discuss Parts 3 and 4 of Red Rising by Pierce Brown. We get into some pretty heavy stuff this episode, so content warning for rape, sexual assault, and general violence.

Despite these sub…

This week we discuss Parts 1 and 2 of Red Rising by Pierce Brown. The twists come early and often, and we are left reeling from the shifts in genre. This is a good one to go in fresh, so read it if y…

This week we discuss the stories “An Inhabitant of Carcosa" and "Haïta the Shepherd" by Ambrose Bierce and The Whisperer in Darkness by H.P. Lovecraft.

The more I read, the less I know. I feel just li…

This week we discuss the first five stories in The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers: “The Repairer of Reputations,” “The Mask,” “In the Court of the Dragon,” “The Yellow Sign,” and “The Demoisell…

This week we wrap up our discussion of Neuromancer by William Gibson, covering chapters 13-24. Our feelings have changed, but our confusion has not.

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• 01:04 How are we feeling?
• 08:48 Summary
• 14:…

This week we discuss the first three parts(chs 1-12) of Neuromancer by William Gibson. We try to figure out what is happening, fail spectacularly, and wonder if maybe the real plot starts in Part 3.

T…

This week we wrap up our discussion on The Way of Kings, covering the second half of Part 4, Part 5, the Epilogue, and the Ars Arcana! We are left with more questions than answers as we attempt to pr…

This week we discuss the first half of Part 4 of The Way of Kings, chapters 52-61. We finally get some answers to some burning questions, but are left with even more that probably won’t even get answ…

Content warning for fake suicide attempts meant to cover up your magical powers.

This week we discuss the second half of Part 3 of The Way of Kings, chapters 41-51 and interludes I-7 through I-9. We a…

This week we discuss the first half of Part 3 of The Way of Kings. We discuss whether things are happening too fast or too slow, the ethics of murdering background characters in back alleys, and if K…

This week we discuss the rest of Part 2 of The Way of Kings. Due to some technical shenanigans, we will not be going in as fresh as usual, but we will have plenty to say about the vastness of the Cos…

This week we continue our dive into the world of Roshar through chapters 12-21 of The Way of Kings. Who is this moody man once called the Blackthorn, and why is he so serious?

Next Episode February 7

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This week we finally dive into the Brando Sando-verse with the first novel in the epic Stormlight Archives: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. What wonders await us in Alethi, a world of rocks an…

We discuss the short stories "Liar!" "Little Lost Robot," "Escape!" "Evidence," and "The Evitable Conflict" from the short story collection I, Robot by Isaac Asimov.

Join us on January 10th, when we w…

This week we discuss the short stories “First Law," “Runaround," "Reason," and "Catch That Rabbit," from I, Robot by Isaac Asimov.

Next Episode December 27

Join us on December 27th, when we will discus…

This week we discuss the short stories “Ulan Dhor” and “Guyal of Sfere” from The Dying Earth by Jack Vance.

We get to see some sci-fi sneaking into our pulp fantasy, and finally get to follow some pro…

This week we discuss the short stories “Turjan of Miir,” “Mazirian the Magician,” “T’sais,” and “Liane the Wayfarer” from The Dying Earth by Jack Vance.

Join us November 29th when discuss “Ulan Dhor” …

This week we discuss chapters 46-57 of the novel Jade City, part of the Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee.

Join us November 15th when discuss the short stories “Turjan of Miir,” “Mazirian the Magician,” “T…