Ep. 83: Our Favorite Reads of 2023 (with The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast)
Episode description
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they reminisce on the year that was with podcasters Dylan Marsh and Charles M.C. (co-hosts of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast). During the panel they share their top picks for favorite SFF reads of the year (3 each for a total of 12), reflect on the ups and downs 2023, offer some honorable mentions, talk about hikes, make surprise book announcements, split "assets" in a hypothetical "divorce" and more.
BOOKS MENTIONED:
- To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini: https://amzn.to/3uQtOHz
- The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence: https://amzn.to/3uXmc5U
- Wayward by Chuck Wendig: https://amzn.to/3NlhiGe
- The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman: https://amzn.to/4aaifeq
- The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee: https://amzn.to/41dvabo
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone: https://amzn.to/3TfLLcy
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig: https://amzn.to/3GUct3n
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez: https://amzn.to/3RdKujM
- The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart: https://amzn.to/4a9Gl99
- The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi: https://amzn.to/3RzJB6q
- The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie: https://amzn.to/41hpxZC
- The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter: https://amzn.to/41m8ZQn
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ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Dylan Marsh is a podcaster and one half of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast.
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Charles M.C. is a podcaster and one half of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast.
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ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is releasing his debut novel in 2024.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion