House of the Dragon S1 EP1: The Heirs of the Dragon - Episode Discussion
The Friends discuss the pilot episode of the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon.
Aug 23, 2022•58 min•Ep. 184
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Fantasy Book Recommendations: Top Fantasy Books We Read During Hiatus
The Friends recommend the best Fantasy books they read during their hiatus. Whether you're planning your own hiatus or not, be sure to check out these Sci-Fi / Fantasy Book recommendations! Check out out website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 183
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence - Book 1 of The Broken Empire Trilogy - Book Discussion
A book discussion of the grimdark staple Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence, book 1 of The Broken Empire Trilogy. Our Website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 182
The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne, Book 2 of The Bloodsworn Trilogy Book Discussion ft. The Brothers Gwynne - SPOILER FREE
The Friends discuss The Hunger of The Gods by John Gwynne, Book 2 of The Bloodsworn Trilogy, with friends, YouTubers, and sons of John Gwynne - Ed & Will of The Brothers Gwynne. Support The Brothers Gwynne: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2psnHIUhLZB0ax7ITEdc3A Our Website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 181
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon - Book Discussion ft. OWWR Pod
The Friends are joined by OWWR Pod to discuss The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. Support OWWR Pod: https://owwrpod.com/ Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 180
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - Book 1 of the Gentlemen Bastard Sequence - Book Discussion
The Friends FINALLY read and discuss one of their most requested books: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (book 1 of the Gentlemen Bastards Sequence). Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 179
Interview with M.J. Kuhn - Author of Among Thieves
The Friends interview M.J. Kuhn, author of AMONG THIEVES to discuss her writing style, her experiences in publishing, and the wonderful world of #over30booktok. Support M.J. Kuhn: https://www.mjkuhn.com/ Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 178
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - Book Discussion ft. Fiction Fans and OWWR Pod
Fellow fantasy fiction podcasters Fiction Fans and OWWR Pod join The Friends to discuss Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. Support Fiction Fans: https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/ Support OWWR Pod: https://owwrpod.com/ Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 177
Can We Improvise a Fantasy Book with Author Miles Cameron? Friends Creating Fantasy: The Crow Knight
Friends Creating Fantasy returns, only this time with prolific fantasy author and creator of Writing Fighting - Christian (Miles) Cameron! Can The Friends use randomly generated prompts to outline a fantasy novel? Listen to find out! Support Christian (Miles) Cameron: AGAINST ALL GODS: https://christiancameronauthor.com/book/against-all-gods/ Website: https://christiancameronauthor.com/ Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 176
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson - Book 1 of The Stormlight Archive - Book Discussion ft. Fantology Books
The Friends dive into one of the most celebrated series in modern Fantasy, The Stormlight Archive, with book 1: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Joining The Friends is friend, frequent collaborator, and Cosmere enthusiast Steven from Fantology Books! Support Fantology Books: https://www.fantologybooks.com/ Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 175
Interview with Saara El-Arifi - Author of ’The Final Strife’
The Friends interview author Saara El-Arifi during her unmissable debut of her novel 'The Final Strife.' Join us to hear how Saara's heritage, life experiences, and love of theater influence her debut novel that was signed in only 10 days! Support Saara El-Arifi: https://www.saaraelarifi.com/ https://twitter.com/saaraelarifi The Final Strife: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671930/the-final-strife-by-saara-el-arifi/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54440543-the-final-strife...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 174
The Night of the Swarm ft. Robert V.S. Redick and Under The Radar Books - Book 4 of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet - Book Discussion
Our book discussion of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet comes to an exciting conclusion with book 4, The Night of the Swarm. Joining us from our readalong on Discord is Blaise from Under The Radar Books and series author himself, Robert V.S. Redick! Support Robert V.S. Redick: Website: https://www.robertvsredick.com/the-chathrand-voyage Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertVSRedick Support Under The Radar Books: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Undertheradarb2...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 173
The River of Shadows ft. Robert V.S. Redick and Under The Radar Books - Book 3 of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet - Book Discussion
Our book discussion of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet continues with book 3, The River of Shadows. Joining us from our readalong on Discord is Blaise from Under The Radar Books and series author himself, Robert V.S. Redick! Join our readalong on Discord and chat with us, Under The Radar Books, and author Robert V.S. Redick: https://discord.com/invite/6yN2TADEUa Support Robert V.S. Redick: Website: https://www.robertvsredick.com/the-chathrand-voyage Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertVSRedick Suppo...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 172
The Ruling Sea ft. Robert V.S. Redick and and Under The Radar Books - Book 2 of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet - Book Discussion
Our book discussion of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet continues with book 2, The Ruling Sea. Joining us from our readalong on Discord is Blaise from Under The Radar Books and series author himself, Robert V.S. Redick! Join our readalong on Discord and chat with us, Under The Radar Books, and author Robert V.S. Redick himself! : https://discord.com/invite/6yN2TADEUa Support Robert V.S. Redick: Website: https://www.robertvsredick.com/the-chathrand-voyage Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertVSRedick S...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 171
The Red Wolf Conspiracy ft. Robert V.S. Redick and Under The Radar Books - Book 1 of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet - Book Discussion
Our book discussion of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet kicks off with book 1, The Red Wolf Conspiracy. Joining us from our readalong on Discord is Blaise from Under The Radar Books and series author himself, Robert V.S. Redick! Join our readalong on Discord and chat with us, Under The Radar Books, and author Robert V.S. Redick himself! : https://discord.com/invite/6yN2TADEUa Support Robert V.S. Redick: Website: https://www.robertvsredick.com/the-chathrand-voyage Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertV...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 170
Chathrand Voyage Readalong ft.Robert V.S. Redick and Under The Radar Books
Join us for our first ever readalong with... The Chathrand Voyage Quartet! Series author Robert V.S. Redick will be along for the journey, joining us for all four book discussion episodes we will be hosting over the next five months. Also joining the adventure is Blaise from Under The Radar Books. Blaise will be hosting the Discord server where Blaise, The Friends, and author Robert V.S. Redick himself will be actively chatting about the books throughout the readalong. What better way to start t...
Oct 11, 2021•59 min•Ep. 169
We‘re Going On A Hiatus
So, we’re going on a hiatus. As some of you may have noticed, we have not been as active as usual. In this episode, we talk about our reasons for taking a break and our plans for the future of the show. Thanks for your understanding. We’ll be back.
Oct 04, 2021•11 min•Ep. 168
The Green Knight 2021 Film Discussion ft. Joel
Charles is joined by YouTube Editor and movie industry professional Joel to discuss The Green Knight, a 2021 film from Studio A24. Directed by David Lowery.
Sep 20, 2021•59 min•Ep. 167
Who Would Win? First Law Character Matchups ft. Fantology
The Friends are joined by Steven and Josh from Fantology Podcast to randomly generate various competitions between characters from The First Law by Joe Abercrombie. Follow Fantology Pod: https://www.fantologybooks.com/ SPOILER WARNING for the world of the First Law
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 166
Interview with Joe Abercrombie!
The Friends have the honor and privilege to interview Joe Abercrombie, author of the world of The First Law. Wisdom of Crowds (Book 3 of The Age of Madness Trilogy) releases September 14th. Follow / support Joe Abercrombie: https://joeabercrombie.com/ The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5vpHG19r16r0xxDc6K2oUL Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/friends-talking-fantasy-podcast/id1520122469 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLn...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 165
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie (Part 2) - Book 1 of The Age of Madness Trilogy - Book Discussion
The Friends continue their read-through of the world of the First Law with A Little Hatred, book 1 of The Age of Madness Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Spoiler warning for The First Law Trilogy and TheFirst Law Standalones.
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 164
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie (Part 1) - Book 1 of The Age of Madness Trilogy - Book Discussion
The Friends continue their read-through of the world of the First Law with A Little Hatred, book 1 of The Age of Madness Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Spoiler warning for The First Law Trilogy and TheFirst Law Standalones.
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 163
An interview with M.D. Presley - Author of the Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook
The Friends are joined by author M.D. Presley to discuss fantasy worldbuilding theory and the release of his new book Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook. Follow / support M.D. Presley: https://www.mdpresley.com/ Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09B15FRV6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
Sep 01, 2021•52 min•Ep. 162
An interview with Nicholas Eames - author of 'Kings of the Wyld' and 'Bloody Rose'
The Friends are joined by award-winning author Nicholas Eames to discuss The Band Series (' Kings of the Wyld ', ' Bloody Rose '), his writing process, and the magical properties of Rod Stewart. Follow / Support Nicholas Eames: https://nicholaseames.com/
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 161
Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss - Kingkiller Chronicles Book 2 - Book Discussion
Hot takes and controversial debates continue in this week's buddy read of The Kingkiller Chronicle Book 2 - The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss here at the Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast! 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 27, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 160
Sharp Ends Part 2 by Joe Abercrombie - Short stories from the world of The First Law - Book Discussion
Our read-through of the world of The First Law would not be complete with the short story collection Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie. This is Part 2 of our Sharp Ends discussion. Short stories discussed in this episode are: 'Yesterday, Near a Village Called Barden', 'Three’s a Crowd', 'Freedom', 'Tough Times all Over', and 'Made a Monster' SPOILER WARNING for: The First Law Trilogy, The First Law Standalones, and Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie.
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 159
Wheel of Time Character Matchups ft. On Wednesdays We Read Podcast
The Friends are joined by Hannah and Laura from On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR) Podcast to randomly generate various competitions between characters from The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Follow OWWr Pod: https://owwrpod.buzzsprout.com/ Mild SPOILER WARNING for books 1-4 of Wheel of Time.
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 158
The Witcher and What Makes a Monster - RERELEASE
The Friends discuss how Andrzej Sapkowski's use of folklore, prejudice, and the human condition makes the monsters in the Witcher series. Spoiler warning for The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski and season 1 of The Witcher Netflix series. 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 20, 2021•33 min•Ep. 157
Indie Book Recommendations for #IndieAugust - Part 2
#IndieAugust continues! To celebrate, we took to Twitter to get independently published fantasy book recommendations. View the Twitter thread for all of the indie book recommendations: https://twitter.com/TheFTFPodcast1/status/1419307640216121348
Aug 18, 2021•43 min•Ep. 156
Sharp Ends Part 1 by Joe Abercrombie - Short stories from the world of The First Law - Book Discussion
Our read-through of the world of The First Law would not be complete with the short story collection Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie. This is Part 1 of our Sharp Ends discussion. Short stories discussed in this episode are: 'A Beautiful Bastard', 'Small Kindnesses', 'The Fool Jobs', 'Skipping Town', 'Hell', 'Two’s Company', and 'Wrong Place, Wrong Time' SPOILER WARNING for: The First Law Trilogy, The First Law Standalones, and Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie.
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 155
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