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Weekly reviews of fantasy and/or science fiction books and discussion of recent bookish news.

Dani Long & Greg Larance


    • Dec 31, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 40 EPISODES


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    Special Episode – Interview with Charles Phipps

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018


    Last but not least, for the last of our special episode interviews, we chatted with Charles Phipps, author of the Supervillainy Saga!

    Special Episode – Interview with Richard Nell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018


    For our next special holiday episode, we are joined by self published author Richard Nell, author of Kings of Paradise!

    Special Episode – Interview with James Wolanyk

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018


    This week we got to sit down and talk to James Wolanyk, author of the Scribes Cycle!

    Episode 97 – The Gods of Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018


    For the final podcast review episode of 2018, Dani and Greg look back on their favorite books of the year, talk about the Goodreads Choice Award winners, and review the first SPFBO 2018 finalist, The Gods of Men by Barbara Kloss!

    Episode 96 – Skyward

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg discuss politics in bookstores, the inspiration for the White Walkers in Game of Thrones, and then review Brandon Sanderson's newest book, Skyward!

    Interview with James Jakins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018


    We got the chance to sit down and chat with SPFBO 2017 finalist @bethteva about evil paladins and heroic orcs!

    Episode 95 – Spellslinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg talk about SPFBO updates, Goodreads Choice Awards, and review Sebastien de Castell's Spellslinger!

    Episode 94 – City of Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018


    Dani and Greg chat about a political message in Game of Thrones, a library book decades overdue, and review Sam Hawke's mystery fantasy book, City of Lies!

    Episode 93 – The Armored Saint/The Queen of Crows

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg discuss streaming book-reading on Twitch, the firing of Chuck Wendig from Marvel, and then review Myke Cole's books in The Sacred Throne trilogy!

    Episode 92 – A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018


    Dani and Greg weigh in on Nagini in Fantastic Beasts and review Alex White's new science fiction adventure, A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe. #podcast #podgenie #amreading #bookrevie

    Episode 91 – Warbreaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018


    The Book Geeks return to review Brandon Sanerson's Warbreaker...with a guest!

    Episode 90 – The Fifth Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg discuss university campus libraries, Ferrari books, and review the Hugo Award winning book The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin!

    Episode 89 – Foundryside

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg argue over whether Jason Momoa or Margot Robbie are more fun to watch on screen and then review the first book in Robert Jackson Bennett's new series, Foundryside!

    Episode 88 – Stars Uncharted

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg talk about Halloween in August and review Stars Uncharted by S.K. Dunstall!

    Episode 87 – Interview with Craig DiLouie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018


    This week we are joined by Craig DiLouie, author of One of Us! We chat TV shows, everything that went into his newest book, and reviews that make for a good story in themselves!

    Episode 86 – The Sword in the Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018


    Dani and Greg discuss books that murder and NK Jemisin's Twitter thread on mediocrity in fantasy and then review the original fantasy story, The Sword in the Stone!

    Episode 85 – One of Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg vent about the infamous Forbes article and then review Craig DiLouie's new book, One of Us, an incredibly heartwrenching tale about where prejudice comes from and what it leads to.

    Episode 84 – Kill the Farm Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018


    This week we discuss comic books and SDCC and then review Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne's collaborative work, Kill the Farm Boy!

    Episode 83 – Where Loyalties Lie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018


    Dani and Greg talk about the winner's of this year's Gemmell Awards and review the most recent SPFBO winner, Where Loyalties Lie!

    Episode 82 – The Mermaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg discuss what it takes for a movie adaptation to be successful and then review Christina Henry's newest book, The Mermaid!

    Episode 81 – Flex w/ Jordan and Cam!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg welcome Jordan back to the show as well as first time guest Cameron from The Nerd Book Review!

    Episode 80 – The Grey Bastards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg talk about their reading for the first half of the year, congratulate Rob Hayes for winning SPFBO 2017, and review SPFBO 2016 winner The Grey Bastards!

    Episode 79 – Neverwhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg discuss a Wheel of Time adaptation, Brandon Sanderson's newly announced project Dark Ones, and review Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman!

    Episode 78 – LIFEL1K3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018


    This week Greg and Dani discuss updates to a past news story and updates from George RR Martin and JK Rowling before reviewing Jay Kristoff's new book, LIFEL1K3!

    Episode 77 – Saga (Graphic Novel Series)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018


    This week we discuss some updates on upcoming books, chat about an Ursula le Guin documentary, then review the graphic novel series, Saga!

    Episode 76 – The Poppy War with Rebecca Kuang

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018


    Dani and Greg and joined by Grimdark's Darkest Daughter, Rebecca Kuang, to discuss the perfection that is corgis and dive into the Chinese history that inspired her debut book, The Poppy War!

    Episode 75 – Master Assassins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018


    This week Greg and Dani discuss why some people don't like fantasy, news on the Amazon Lord of the Rings TV series, and review Robert V.S. Redick's Master Assassins! Amazon — Barnes & Noble — Book Depository

    Episode 74 – The Farseer Trilogy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018


    This week, we discuss #cockygate and some new book announcements, then we review The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb! Mentioned in the show: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson Amazon — Barnes & Noble — Book Depository

    Episode 73 – Interview with Nicholas Eames

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018


    Greg and Dani are joined this week by Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld! We also chat about a few TV/movie adaptations and The Bookseller's obituary for Livia Gollancz.

    Episode 72 – The Themis Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2018


    This week we talk about a few news stories that were circulating, a book announcement by Myke Cole, and then we review The Themis Files trilogy by Sylvain Neuvel! Amazon — Barnes & Noble — Book Depository

    Episode 71 – Interview with Steve McHugh

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018


    This week we discuss the Gemmell Awards and are then joined by one of the authors shortlisted for the Legend Award, Steve McHugh!

    Episode 70 – The Heart of Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018


    We talk about a charity that encourages reading and creative writing, a book series announcement from Peter V. Brett, and then we review The Heart of Stone by Ben Galley!

    Episode 69 – Grey Sister

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018


    This week Dani and Greg talk about #misandryinpublishing, LotR TV adaptationn news, and review the highly anticipated second book in the Book of the Ancestor series, Grey Sister!

    Episode 68 – Ready Player One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018


    Greg takes an online quiz, Dani laments a delayed release date for the final Lightbringer book, and then we dive into the bestselling book Ready Player One and its movie adaptation!

    Episode 67 – Interview with James Maxwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018


    This week we discuss the future of Pottermore, a VR video game based on The Stormlight Archive and are then joined by bestselling author James Maxwell to discuss the final book in The Shifting Tides series!

    Episode 66 – The Illuminae Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018


    This week, Greg and Dani discuss the Fantastic Beasts 2 trailer and review Obsidio, the final book in The Illuminae Files!

    Episode 65 – The Court of Broken Knives

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018


    This week, Greg and Dani discuss Rothfuss's comments about The Kingkiller Chronicles and review Anna Smith Spark's debut book, The Court of Broken Knives.

    Episode 64 – A Time of Dread

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018


    Dani rants about the Goodkind Debacle, discuss some TV adaptions coming up, and review John Gwynne's new book, A Time of Dread.

    Episode 63 – Sufficiently Advanced Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018


    Dani and Greg discuss removing To Kill a Mockingbird from a school curriculum, money launderers taking advantage of self published authors on Amazon, and review the SPFBO finalist Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe.

    Episode 62 – Red Rising Saga

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2018


    Dani and Greg discuss the endeavors of the self published authors of Sigil Independent, Winds of Winter non-news, and James Dashner before diving into a review of the first three books of the Red Rising Saga.

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