Warning: This discussion contains major spoilers for the entire Second Apocalypse series, including The Aspect-Emperor novels. There are moments in…
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The Darkness That Comes Before Part IV: The Warrior – Kellhus, Cnaiür & the Road to the Holy War
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The Darkness That Comes Before Part III: The Harlot – Esmenet, Skin-Spies & Hidden Agendas
WARNING: This podcast series includes full series spoilers Some chapters change completely on a reread. Part III of The Darkness…
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Beyond the Page #8 | Robert Riley on Epic Fantasy, Worldbuilding & the Cost of Leadership
In this episode of Beyond the Page, I had the pleasure of speaking with fantasy author Robert Riley, whose debut…
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Beyond the Page #7 | Richard Spegal on Dark Fantasy, Military Service & Writing Characters That Feel Real
For the eighth episode of Beyond the Page, I sat down with Richard Spegal, author of the Eternal Knights series,…
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The Darkness That Comes Before Part II: The Emperor Power, Paranoia, and the Gathering Storm
This podcast series is for re-readers only and contains full series spoilers. Listen to the episode here Part II of…
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The Darkness That Comes Before Part I: The Sorcerer — Returning to Earwa
Every reread of The Second Apocalypse reinforces the same realization: R. Scott Bakker tells you almost everything from the very…
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Back in the Saddle: Malazan, The Second Apocalypse, New Projects & Reading Updates
After a long stretch of real life getting in the way of reading and podcasting, things are finally getting back…
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A War to End All by Michael R. Fletcher & Clayton Snyder – Chapter by Chapter Podcast Discussion | Page Chewing
Final Discussion and Author Conversation The conclusion of The Manifest Delusions trilogy arrives with A War to End All, a…
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The Second Apocalypse Readalong: Exploring R. Scott Bakker’s Epic Fantasy Masterpiece | Page Chewing (2023 with Katerina & Daniel)
If there’s one fantasy series built for deep dives, heated conversations, and big-brain theories, it’s R. Scott Bakker’s The Second…
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Once Was Willem – M. R. Carey
Standalone novels do not get their fair share of time in the sun, and dark fantasy standalones by their implied…
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the Shadows of the Collegiate short stories by DB Rook- a review(s)
I made it a goal this year to prioritize reading books from authors I haven’t read yet. The list of…
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My Top 10 Favorite Grimdark Fantasy Books
Click here to find our Friday Conversation Grimdark discussion, here for our Grimdark Gathering episode, or here for a Grimdark…
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Children by Bjørn Larssen
Children is presented as a ‘grimdark’ retelling of the classic Norse myths. It’s an unflinching portrayal of how careless the…
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