To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode.
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 154
Beth Tabler (Founder of Before We Go Blog, Site Lead at Grimdark Magazine, SPFBO #7 Judge, and so much more) joins The Friends to discuss the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO). Learn more about SPFBO: http://mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-official-self-published-fantasy.html Follow Beth Tabler Before We Go Blog: https://beforewegoblog.com/about/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BethTabler...
Aug 11, 2021•57 min•Ep. 153
#IndieAugust is here! To celebrate, we took to Twitter to get independently published fantasy book recommendations. View the Twitter thread for all of the book recommendations: https://twitter.com/TheFTFPodcast1/status/1419307640216121348 Dylan's review of 'The Trials of the Core' by Michael E. Thies: https://beforewegoblog.com/the-trials-of-the-core-by-michael-e-thies/
Aug 09, 2021•48 min•Ep. 152
To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode.
Aug 06, 2021•59 min•Ep. 151
The Friends ramble on about the rockin' fantasy novel that is Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames.
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 150
To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode.
Jul 30, 2021•59 min•Ep. 148
Which Wheel of Time character are you? The Friends take a Wheel of Time personality quiz to find out! We can already hear the dice rattling in our heads... Take the quiz for yourself: https://www.gotoquiz.com/what_wheel_of_time_character_are_you
Jul 28, 2021•49 min•Ep. 147
We're not doing this book dirty! Part 2 of our Red Country by Joe Abercrombie book discussion will focus on Dab Sweet, The Ghosts, The Dragon People, The Rebels, and more! For a conversation focused on Lamb, Shy, Temple, and a certain mercenary leader, check out Part 1 of our Red Country book discussion. This episode contains spoilers for The First Law Trilogy and all three standalone books in The First Law universe.
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 146
We interview Levi Jacobs, author of independently published YA novel 'Daughter of Flood of Fury'. The first half of this interview will be SPOILER FREE. The second half will have spoilers for Daughter of Flood and Fury. Levi Jacobs Website: http://www.levijacobs.com/ Read Daughter of Flood and Fury today!: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P7V51KV? To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy t...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 145
The Friends discuss the recently released critically acclaimed sci-fi series 'Artifact Space' along with the author Christian (Miles) Cameron. Buy Artifact Space: https://www.amazon.com/Artifact-Space-Miles-Cameron-ebook/dp/B08KSX3439 Christian Cameron: Website: https://christiancameronauthor.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Phokion1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christian_cameron_author/...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 144
Special guest Sam from The Book In Hand Blog returns to the show to give The Friends fantasy book recommendations. One book will lead to another, and our TBR will continue to grow! This episode is SPOILER FREE. Follow Sam: The Book In Hand Blog: https://thebookinhand.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebookinhand_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebookinhand_/?hl=en...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 143
To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode. This episode contains spoilers for Red Sister by Mark Lawrence.
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 142
The Friends discuss several of their favorite Fantasy audiobook experiences. This episode is SPOILER FREE.
Jul 14, 2021•59 min•Ep. 141
The Friends finish their discussion of The First Law Standalones with Red Country by Joe Abercrombie. Spoiler warning for The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie as well as all standalone novels in The First Law universe by Joe Abercrombie.
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 140
To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode. This episode contains spoilers for The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss.
Jul 09, 2021•37 min•Ep. 139
Guest host Derek from Roger Roger: A Star Wars Podcast fills in for Dylan in this very special Star Wars centric episode where we discuss the fantasy influences in Star Wars. This episode is SPOILER FREE. Follow Derek and the Roger Roger podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RogerRogerPod Roger Roger Podcast: https://www.rogerrogerpod.com/
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 138
In this very special episode we have Family Talking Fantasy! Charles's mother fills in for Dylan to give book recommendations from her years of prolific reading and book club discussion. This episode is SPOILER FREE.
Jul 05, 2021•55 min•Ep. 137
To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode. This episode contains spoilers for The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski.
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 136
The Friends decided to add 'Kings of the Wyld' by Nicholas Eames to their imminent TBR. We hope you enjoy this discussion of why we are looking forward to reading Kings of the Wyld. This episode is SPOILER FREE.
Jun 30, 2021•30 min•Ep. 135
The Friends dust off their Fantasy Scenario Generator for another exciting episode of 'Who Would Win?' - where The Friends speculate on randomly generated fantasy character matchups.
Jun 28, 2021•56 min•Ep. 134
To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode. This episode is SPOILER FREE.
Jun 25, 2021•31 min•Ep. 133
The Friends discuss some of their favorite fathers in fantasy. We discuss characters from A Game of Thrones, Saga, and Shadow of the Gods. This episode is SPOILER FREE.
Jun 23, 2021•52 min•Ep. 132
The Friends took to Twitter to get fantasy book recommendations for fans of author John Gwynne. The Friends are joined by two very special guests: YouTube extraordinaires and sons of John Gwynne, Ed and Will from The Brothers Gwynne This episode is SPOILER FREE. Follow The Brothers Gwynne: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2psnHIUhLZB0ax7ITEdc3A Ed's Twitter: https://twitter.com/EdwardGdM Will's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thewolfandcrow1...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 131
With season 8 fading into memory, are we ready to ready to love Game of Thrones Again? The Friends discuss if the good can outweigh the bad of the Game of Throne's legacy. To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode. SPOILER WARNING for HBO Series Game of Thrones based off A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin.
Jun 18, 2021•42 min•Ep. 130
The Friends continue their read-through of The First Law books with the second stand-alone: The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie. SPOILER WARNING for The First Law Trilogy, Best Served Cold, and The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie.
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 129
The Friends have the honor of interviewing author, historical reenactor, and creator of video series 'Writing Fighting,' Christian Cameron (AKA Miles Cameron). Catch Christian's latest novel, 'Artifact Space,' available June 24th. Christian (Miles) Cameron: https://christiancameronauthor.com/ https://twitter.com/Phokion1 Artifact Space Available: June 24, 2021...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 128
It's Rerelease Friday and today we are featuring one of our favorite conversation about Mistborn that we called: The Art of the Magic System. We hope you enjoy our discussion of Brandon Sanderson's Laws of Magic and a discussion on hard vs soft magic systems. This episode contains spoilers for the Mistborn Trilogy Era I by Brandon Sanderson.
Jun 11, 2021•35 min•Ep. 127
Our character studies from The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie continue. This time with Collem West. A good man, that Collem West. First through the breech of Ulrioch! The Friends go through Collem West's entire arc in The First Law Trilogy while also discussing how Abercrombie explores the theme of duty. This episode contains spoilers for The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 126
The Friends are joined by Fantasy book blogger Peter The Swordsmith to discuss why we love The Riyria Revelation by Michael J Sullivan. This episode is SPOILER FREE Follow Peter The Swordsmith: https://twitter.com/Eldrazi56 https://theswordsmith36.wordpress.com/
Jun 07, 2021•55 min•Ep. 125
This THROWBACK EPISODE was the 8th episode we ever released way back on August 16, 2020. We hope you enjoy the early days of The FTF Podcast as we discuss what became one of our most beloved books, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. SPOILER WARNING for The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 124