Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast

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.

#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

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.

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.

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

#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/

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.

The Friends ramble on about the rockin' fantasy novel that is Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames.

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.

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

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.

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 this re-release episode.

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/

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

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.

The Friends discuss several of their favorite Fantasy audiobook experiences. This episode is SPOILER FREE.

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.

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.

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/

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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/

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.

The Friends discuss what they're looking forward to reading this year, upcoming book discussions, collaborations, and more! This episode is SPOILER FREE.

Fantasy book blogger Sam Book In Hand joins The Friends for a book discussion of one of the most anticipated releases of the year - The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne. The beginning of this episode is SPOILER FREE. There will be a warning before entering spoiler territory. Sam Book In Hand: Blog: https://thebookinhand.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebookinhand

The Friends took to Twitter yet again to source book recommendations for where to start with the fantasy genre known as Grimdark. This episode is SPOILER FREE Follow the action on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFTFPodcast1/status/1393994170826559489

The Friends pitch potential spin-off ideas from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss. Spoiler warnings for The Lord of the Rings and The Kingkiller Chronicle.

The Friends randomly generate contests and characters from the original Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson to speculate on the age old question - who would win? Spoilers for the original Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

The Friends take turns reading and discussing some of their favorite quotes from The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss. Spoiler warning for The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss.

The Friends pick up at the aftermath of Cardotti's House of Leisure in Part 2 of their book discussion of Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie. Spoilers for The First Law Trilogy and Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

The Friends get help from SPFBO finalist and author of The Tidecaller Chronicles Levi Jacobs to create yet another story outline from a randomly generated book title, protagonist, and antagonist in the latest edition of Friends Creating Fantasy. Support Levi Jacobs: http://www.levijacobs.com/free.html

Our book discussions of the First Law universe continues with the first standalone - Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie. Spoiler warning for The First Law Trilogy & Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

The Friends answered the call for this month's Twitter poll competition hosted by Fantology Podcast. The challenge: list our top three fantasy mothers. View the poll on Fantology's twitter account: https://twitter.com/fantology_books/status/1392123570562605067

Dylan discusses the new Netflix's latest fantasy series Shadow And Bone with Fiction Fans, On Wednesdays We Read, and Sandra Gibbons. Follow our friends!: Fiction Fans: https://twitter.com/fictionfanspod On Wednesdays We Read: https://twitter.com/OwwrPod Sandra Gibbons: https://twitter.com/SandraGibbons

The Friends exchange several of their favorite quotes from A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin. Spoiler warning for A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin.

In this special edition of 'Who Would Win?' The Friends randomly generate matchups with characters exclusively from The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Spoiler warning for The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.

The Friends highlight six of their favorite books that may have gone under the radar at the time of their release. Note: This episode was recorded in August 2020 back when we only released 4 episodes! We hope you enjoy this episode from the FTF archives. This episode is SPOILER FREE.

Friends Creating Fantasy is back, this time with a sci-fi twist! We improvised a story outline based on a randomly generated a title, protagonist, and antagonist. This episode is SPOILER FREE.

The Friends took to Twitter (again) to get book recommendations. This time The Friends asked for book recommendation for fans of The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. Get ready to add to your TBR! This episode is SPOILER FREE.

BookTuber extraordinaire Sandra Gibbons joins The Friends for a lively book discussion of book 4 of The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan. Subscribe to Sandra Gibbons on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW4EEV-7GdGaU-GPYJpKXpw Follow Sandra Gibbons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SandraGibbons