Fantasy for the Ages
Jim (Father) and Zach (Son) talk about their ideas and perspectives on fantasy fiction, starting with Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series but straying in various other directions as well. The generational difference in how they view what they read will become obvious (and entertaining, they hope!). Come enjoy our debates and explorations over what all these books mean, and see who you agree with.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 770
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 130: Take This Job and Shove It (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 43-45)
Things get dark and hairy in Emond's Field. That's both a description of the Trollocs, and the pressures our poor Perrin starts to feel. Come see what these three chapters are all about! #wheeloftime…
01:24:34 |
Sun 07 Aug 2022
Episode 129: Review: Turn Coat (Dresden Files 11)
Seriously? Of all people, THIS guy shows up at Harry's door, asking for help?And thus begins a fantastic novel, full of mystery, intrigue, laughs, deaths, and revelations. Another step forward for th…
01:37:36 |
Sun 31 Jul 2022
Episode 128: Breaking Free (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 40-42)
Back to the Two Rivers, with some exciting and significant Perrin/Faile chapters. All Perrin points-of-view, and we're going to learn some big things. Some highs, some lows, but definitely some big s…
01:19:00 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
Episode 127: Review: Small Favor (Dresden Files 10)
Mab has a little request of Harry. And easy little thing. How tough can it be? Oh, just hard enough to nearly get him killed. Again, and again, and again. Join me as we discuss another epic chapter o…
01:21:48 |
Sun 24 Jul 2022
Episode 126: Best SFF Books of All Time
What makes a book of science fiction or fantasy great? What elevates it to the best of all? That's a conversation worth having, and we go around on the topic in this episode. And yes, specific books …
00:58:33 |
Sun 17 Jul 2022
Episode 125: Can’t Feel My Face (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 38-39)
Wow, after so many chapters having gone by, Nynaeve and Elayne FINALLY make it to Tanchico. Thom and Juilin are along because of the dangers that may await - and indeed they do. We'll see what they'r…
01:23:29 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
Episode 124: Review: White Night (Dresden Files 9)
Join me as I take a comprehensive look at the events of book 9 of The Dresden Files, White Night, where we have the surface tale of Harry trying to solve the case of a serial killer taking out female…
01:02:45 |
Sun 10 Jul 2022
Episode 123: To Read or Not to Read: The Dragonriders of Pern
Jim is on the record as loving this series. Zach? Hmmm... But after our conversation, what will you think? Should you dive into this classic fantasy series, groundbreaking at its time, now, perhaps n…
00:44:34 |
Sun 03 Jul 2022
Episode 122: The Hat Man (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 36-37)
It's traveling time! Rand and his friends (Is it too soon to call the Aiel his "friends?") are leaving Rhuidean, and will spend a couple chapters here traveling through the Waste with myriad conversa…
01:27:05 |
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Episode 121: Review: Proven Guilty (Dresden Files 8)
Book 8 of the Dresden Files represents a major shift for the overall story, as the deep plot progresses in a big way. Harry's role in all this is going to be significantly transformed by this story, …
01:10:57 |
Sun 26 Jun 2022
Episode 120: To Read or Not to Read: Shannara
Terry Brooks spent over 40 years writing over 30 novels and some short stories in this amazing series. But will you agree? Is it amazing fantasy, or just amazing this many books got written? Join us,…
00:37:05 |
Sun 19 Jun 2022
Episode 119: Angel of the Morning (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 34-35)
We've hung out with Perrin for a number of chapters - now let's get back to Rand, Egwene, and the Aiel out in the Waste. We'd left off in the midst of some pretty significant happenings, and there's …
01:34:47 |
Thu 16 Jun 2022
Episode 118: Review: Dead Beat (Dresden Files 7)
Continuing on through The Dresden Files, we're bringing in a new layer to the universe in this story - necromancy. But we're not just bringing back the dead, we're also bringing back polka! What, you…
01:04:46 |
Sun 12 Jun 2022
Episode 117: Suspicious Minds (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 32-33)
Time to go on the offense. Perrin is going to get proactive in these chapters, doing, in his own words, what just needs to get done. Plain common sense. But is it? Or is something else going on? List…
01:08:20 |
Sun 05 Jun 2022
Episode 116: Review: Blood Rites (Dresden Files 6)
The Dresden Files drops some bombshells on us in this book, #6 in the series. And bombshells are meant two ways here - incredible revelations about the deeper story of the series, and incredibly beau…
00:51:04 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
Episode 116: Deceiver (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 30-31)
We feel like it took us awhile to get over the pain of the last episode, Perrin's return to The Two Rivers and the revelations it revealed. But the pain isn't done, nor are the reveals, as we spend a…
01:05:06 |
Sun 29 May 2022
Episode 114: Review: Death Masks (Dresden Files 5)
Jim Butcher develops and deepens The Dresden Files world to another new level in Death Masks, and I loved it. The old bad guys are still around, but things have gotten even more complicated. And we h…
00:42:10 |
Sun 22 May 2022
Episode 115: Season 2 Predictions (Amazon's The Wheel of Time)
What's coming with Season 2 of The Wheel of Time? It's an adaptation, of course, which means changes. Many people loved the fresh changes of Season 1 - but not everyone. Now we're looking ahead and w…
00:42:39 |
Sun 15 May 2022
Episode 112: Review: Summer Knight (Dresden Files 4)
OK, so Harry's in some trouble. Remember Grave Peril, where he royally ticked off some vampires? And his girlfriend Susan got bitten? Yeah, things haven't gone so well since, these past nine months, …
01:16:34 |
Wed 11 May 2022
Episode 113: I’m Coming Home (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 27-29)
Oh, man. This is a rough one. We return to Perrin, Loial, and Faile on their Way to the Two Rivers. What awaits is not pleasant. Not fun. Hard to take. There are some key revelations ahead in these t…
01:34:00 |
Sun 08 May 2022
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