The Legendarium

In this high-proof-snark-filled episode, Todd, Kenn, and Stephanie discuss the second half of Babylon's Ashes, the sixth installment in James S.A. Corey's Expanse series. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig and Todd welcome author Ed McDonald onto the podcast to talk about something near and dear to Todd's heart: the E-11 Blaster Rifle. And lots of other issues related to weapons and combat in science fiction and fantasy. Check out Ed's books (including the new one, Daughter of Redwinter) here Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

The band is back together! Todd, Stephanie, and Kenn are in studio to talk about the first half (chs 1-27) of Babylon's Ashes, the sixth installment in James S.A. Corey's series, The Expanse. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

"Step out of your comfort zone," they said. "It'll be fun," they said. Turns out...they were right! Craig and Stephanie welcome Alyson Noël to the Author's Shelf series. Today's book is Rebecca, the classic 1938 gothic novel by Daphne du Maurier. This is not our normal fare, but who cares, when it's such a great book? Thanks to Alyson for selecting this one! Check out Alyson's new book, Stealing Infinity. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig and Ryan are joined by Brian McClellan for this entry to our Author's Shelf series. Today we discuss The Black Count, by Tom Reiss. The Black Count is a biography of Alexandre Dumas Sr., the father of the French Novelist, who inspired many of the stories and scenes in his sons book. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig is joined once again by Drew McCaffrey from Inking Out Loud. Together they welcome Scott Lynch, author of the Gentleman Bastard series, to discuss HEROES DIE, by Matthew Woodring Stover. Check out Inking Out Loud here: https://www.iolpodcast.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this ninth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion: "Of the Ruin of Doriath," "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin," and "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath," chapters 22 through 24 of the Quenta Silmarillion. Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig, Ryan, and Todd sit down and ... *kind of* talk about a variety of subjects, including Dr. Strange In the Multiverse of Madness, the upcoming Kenobi series, and sequels. In reality, they just end up using those topics to explore their own psyches for an hour. But that's pretty normal by now. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this eighth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad" and "Of Turin Turambar," chapters 20 and 21 of the Quenta Silmarillion. Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this sixth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion: "Of Beren and Luthien," chapter 19 of the Quenta Silmarillion. Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

A lot is made -- rightly! -- about Tolkien's influence on the modern fantasy genre. But as today's guest argues, the influence of RPGs, and therefore video games, should not go underappreciated. Craig and Drew (from the Inking Out Loud podcast) have a conversation with A.P. Canavan, known on YouTube as A Critical Dragon. Check out A Critical Dragon here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ACriticalDragon Check out Inking Out Loud here: https://www.iolpodcast.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig, Ryan, and Todd welcome Vilja Johnson back to the show to discuss The Batman. Does the new Robert Pattinson-driven film succeed? Is this the best Batman ever, a total misfire, or somewhere in between? Plus, a short discussion about whether we've reached the apex of comic book movies as the most popular of popular entertainment and are seeing a long-term decline, or if we're simply in a cyclical lull. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this sixth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion, including chapters 16 through 18 of the Quenta Silmarillion. Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig, Megan, and Stephanie are joined by special guest BefuddledPanda from the Green Team of the Legendarium podcast. They spin the wheel, get weird about nifflers and vampires, wax lyrical about leather bound books, and reimagine Ariel the Little Mermaid in the role of Baron Harkonnen. It's ... quite a time on this episode. Check out the Green Team podcast. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this fifth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion, including chapters 13 through 15 of the Quenta Silmarillion. Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

FOUR secret novels? Brandon Sanderson has just revealed that four new books, previously unannounced, will be released throughout 2023. This has now become the single most successful Kickstarter of all time. Craig, Ryan, Kenn, and Todd got together to talk about their reactions to the news, the community reaction, and how likely they are to shell out for this record-breaking kickstarter. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this fourth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion, including chapters 10, 11, and 12 of the Quenta Silmarillion. Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig, Todd, and Megan spin the Wheel of Tangents. What topics will they cover? No way to know until the Wheel weaves its will! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this third installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion, including chapters 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Quenta Silmarillion. Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this second installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the next chunk of the book, including chapters 3, 4, and 5 of the Quenta Silmarillion. Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this first installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the first chunk of the book, including Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, and the first two chapters of Quenta Silmarillion. Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig, Ryan, and Kyle wrap up their coverage of Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles with a discussion of the fifth and final book, The High King. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Todd, Stephanie, and Kenn convene to discuss Cytonic, the third book in Brandon Sanderson's YA space adventure series, Skyward. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Stephanie and Megan are back in the studio of requirement to talk more Harry Potter.

Craig, Ryan, and Kyle reconvene to discuss the fourth book in Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles. This is Craig's favorite book in the series, but how does it do for Ryan and Kyle? (Spoiler alert: very well.) This is the book in the series that's probably the most meaningful, and the most interesting to read from an adult perspective. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig and Drew (from the Inking Out Loud podcast) did a live episode during the YouTube Megastream today! Viewers submitted topics for the Wheel, and Craig and Drew responded with their help. Check out Inking Out Loud: https://www.iolpodcast.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig and Drew sit down to give their takes on the two latest episodes of the Wheel of Time on Amazon. How are the performances and portrayals going? How are readers and non-readers reacting? And most importantly, why do we keep recording these late at night? Check out Inking Out Loud: https://www.iolpodcast.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig and Ryan are joined by Drew and Lauren McCaffrey from the Inking Out Loud podcast to discuss the first few episodes of the new Wheel of Time TV show. How faithful is the adaptation? Does the show work on its own, for non-readers? Should the crew have stayed up until 2:30 am to record all of this? Check out Inking Out Loud: https://www.iolpodcast.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Now that every other blog/podcast/youtube channel has had their say on the movie, Ryan and Craig sit down and talk Dennis Villeneuve's first entry in the new Dune franchise. Does it HAVE to be seen in a theater? Is the story adequately explained for a newb like Craig? Are Ryan and Craig doing enough to keep their bromance alive? How in the actual [expletive] has Ryan not seen Titanic? Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig, Ryan, and Kyle continue their reading of Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain with the third installment: The Castle of Llyr. What we thought was that we were getting Princess Eilonwy's book; what we got, though, wasn't really that. So was it still satisfying? Is there still any meat on the bones of this series? Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

First of all, sorry that Kenn's audio was so low. We're still figuring out the online recordings. Anyway... It's Dune time, one last time! Jack Butler rejoins Kenn and Todd for a final discussion of Frank Herbert's Dune series, wrapping it up with Chapterhouse Dune. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

A secret episode recorded in a secret studio about a secret series from Stephanie and Megan of the Ladies of the Legendarium. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

You asked, we delivered! It's a no-prep, pure-fun, throwaway episode in which Craig, Ryan, and Todd sit down and talk about ... well, nothing really. They give a glimpse into the trivia they did at Salt Lake FanX this year, they talk about what they've been watching lately, and what they'll be reading in the near future. Enjoy...I guess? Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Visit https://www.thelegendarium.com/ to subscribe to the podcast Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig, Ryan, and Kyle sit down to discuss The Black Cauldron, the second installment in Lloyd Alexander's classic young-readers fantasy series. This book was a Newbery award honoree, and it's easy to see why. The guys will delve into what makes this one so good, especially compared to the previous book in the series. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Craig, Kyle, and Ryan discuss The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander. This is an absolute classic of kids' fantasy, and they're here to see if it holds up as adults. Answer? Definitely. There's fun to be had here for readers of just about any age, and we'll be having fun for four more books in this series. So stick around! Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon

Todd and Kenn are joined again by Jack Butler to discuss Heretics of Dune, the fifth book in Frank Herbert's series. As the film premiere draws near, the guys thought it was high time to finish out their Dune podcast series. Stay tuned for one more episode on Chapterhouse: Dune. Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon

Daniel Greene joins Craig and Ryan for this installment of the Author's Shelf series. Daniel selected Mort, the fourth installment in the Discworld series. Why did he select it? Actually, Daniel isn't quite sure, and he and the guys spend an hour trying to figure that out. Subscribe to Daniel's YouTube channel ...and buy his book Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon

We're now in phase 4 of the MCU, and it's mostly taking place on Disney+. So how's it going? Craig, Ryan, Megan, and Kenn sit down to discuss the three major shows to come out so far: Wandavision, Falcon & the Winter Soldier, and Loki (with just a dash of Black Widow thrown in for good measure). Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon

What makes for good prose? In this episode, to better try to answer that question, Craig dives into just what the definition of prose should be. Is it simply "not poetry"? Or does is go deeper than that? With a little help from the Oxford Book of English Prose, we're going to work our way toward a common definition of what prose actually is. Check out part one on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/yGtVPRnFi_s Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon

SPOILER ALERT. We talk about the ending of Harry Potter, but that's over a decade old. So maybe this note is unnecessary. But you have it anyway. Brent Weeks knows a thing or two about ending a story. So when Craig wanted to do an episode all about endings -- why must stories end? what makes a good ending? do authors owe readers an ending? -- it was a pretty easy call to ask Brent to join in. Check out Brent's talk, "On Ending Well" Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon

Craig, Ryan, and Sara discuss The Stone Sky, the third and final book in N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series. Was the ending everything they hoped? Was Schaffa really a changed man? Did the flashback sequences work? Stay tuned for one more Broken Earth wrap-up episode after this one. Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig is flying solo again today (don't worry, we're recording a regular episode this weekend), and the topic at hand is literary homage vs outright theft. Where is the line? How should we go about thinking about books that some say are TOO directly tied to their inspirations? Email me questions using the contact form at TheLegendarium.com Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon

Let's try something different today. In this short episode, Craig is using his newly-found oodles of time to bring you a short, solo episode. Today's quick topic is whether we should read deeply or widely. Which is better? What does our preference say about us? It's a strange new format, let's see how we all feel about it! Email me questions using the contact form at TheLegendarium.com Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon Music: "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Ryan, Craig, Kenn, and Todd are together again, this time to spin the Wheel of Tangents. They take on completely random topics in and out of the SFF fold, including fantasy fashion, amusement park food, issues of distance in sci-fi, absurd dream house features, and much, much more. Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Todd and Kenn welcome Kyle from the Red Team for this episode discussing Michael Crichton's classic, Jurassic Park. Is John Hammond evil? What is Crichton's view of scientific ethics? Does Kenn dream of dinosaurs punching each other? Only one way to find out... Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig, Ryan, and Kyle welcome back Adam Sherlock from Deep Dive Film School to have a very serio-- sorry, a completely ridiculous discussion of the new Mortal Kombat reboot and video game movies generally. What's the balance between fan service and storytelling? Are bright colors such a bad thing? Is this the right time to introduce a new character? Only the hard-hitting questions here, folks. Check out Deep Dive Film School Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig, Ryan, and Sara sit down for a discussion of The Obelisk Gate, book 2 in N.K. Jemesin's Broken Earth trilogy. Is Schaffa really a bad guy anymore? Is the moon relevant yet? How does a child deal with parental trauma? The group gets into this and more on this episode. Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

SPOILERS ABOUND. Craig, Todd, and Ryan hash out their reactions to Godzilla vs. Kong. Originally, they didn't think the movie would be worth a discussion, but Craig had a little too much "the bad guy is actually the good guy" stuff to get off his chest, so here we are. Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

The Blue Team -- Todd, Megan, and Kenn -- discuss John Carter of Mars, the first book in Edgar rice Burroughs' classic series of Mars novels. What makes John Carter a classic? What tropes do we have now in genre fiction thanks to Burroughs? And will Megan continue the series? (Answer: Nope. And she'll explain why.) Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig, Ryan, and Todd discuss Zack Snyder's Justice League and the broader DCEU. What does the new Justice League do right? What does it not quite nail? Is there a real future for the DCEU from a fan perspective? Support the show on Patreon Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/