The Legendarium

The original crew of the intrepid USS Legendarium, Craig, Ryan, Todd and Kenn gather in the studio again to talk Brandon Sanderson's Rhythm of War. Including an in depth breakdown of Todd's emotional triggers and Kenn saying one of his forbidden words.

COSMERE SPOILERS AHOY. Craig, Ryan, Megan, and Stephanie sit down and discuss part 5 of Rhythm of War, Brandon Sanderson's fourth entry in the Stormlight Archive. Who is the strongest female character? What kind of person is Wit? Plus, they discuss a few additional Discord questions. Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tod2q4wdOjw Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Visit https://www.thelegendarium.com/ for episodes by author Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thelegendarium/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_legendarium/

Craig welcomes back Drew McCaffrey from the Inking Out Loud podcast to discuss Terry Brooks' 1986 novel, Magic Kingdom For Sale--Sold! It's a book that Craig has recommended as a great entry point into fantasy literature, and that's one of the major questions they tackle in this episode. Watch Craig's YouTube video on Magic Kingdom Hear more Drew on the Inking Out Loud podcast 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 Ladies of the Legendarium (Stephanie, Megan, and newcomer Rachel) take on The Golden Compass, the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman. 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 and Kyle were chatting and then decided: You know what? We should just turn on the mics. In this episode, they sit down and tackle the question of whether fantasy's current "everyman" author really is for everyone. Who should read him? Who won't enjoy his stuff so much? What is he amazing at? What are his shortcomings? We're ready to hear your responses to what we bring up here, so be sure to click the Discord link below and join the conversation! 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 and Ryan are joined in this episode by Todd and Megan to discuss the middle chunk of Rhythm of War, book 4 in Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series. There's even a virtual appearance by Kenn, who sent in his customary recap. So enjoy! 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/

In this originally-aborted first attempt to talk about Rhythm of War (Stromlight Archive #4), Craig, Ryan, Kenn, and Stephanie meander through a conversation about ... well, about a lot of stuff, just not necessarily the stuff you were most excited to hear about. That's why they recorded another episode and released it first, which you can listen to here. But here's this episode now, in all its shame and glory! 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 is joined once more time in 2020 by Kenn and Megan, and the three of them talk about the incredible journey the Blue Team has been on in 2020. They run through some of the highlights of where they've been, and also discuss future books for 2021. 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/

In this strange episode, we're taking a mulligan! Craig, Stephanie, Ryan, and Kenn realized their first attempt at this episode missed a lot of stuff, so you're hearing take number two. But fear not! We'll still air the original attempt as well shortly. 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 and Ryan welcome Drew and Lauren McCaffrey, who have come to discuss Shadows of the Empire, the Star Wars movie that never was. There's a lot to discuss, between the book and its accompanying video game and the rest of the marketing push to make Shadows a huge thing back in 1996. There's enough ground to cover, in fact, that we made this episode a two-parter, and you can hear the other part on Drew's podcast, Inking Out Loud. Head over there to hear the companion episode, and to get the other half of the hashtag you'll need to enter the giveaway drawing. (More details below.) Listen to the Inking Out Loud episode here. 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/ --------------- Giveaway details: We'll be giving away one piece of co-branded glassware, bearing both the Legendarium and Inking Out Loud logos. (Inking Out Loud will give away another identical item.) To be eligible to be selected you must: Be a U.S. resident. Tweet the complete hashtag (which you can hear by listening to both companion episodes) to both @LegendariumPod and @IOLPodcast by 11:59 pm EST on December 22, 2020. Follow both @LegendariumPod and @IOLPodcast and have your direct messages open so that we can contact you. Reply to our direct message, if selected, within 48 hours with your name and mailing address, or we may select another winner. Once we have all of the eligible entries, we will enter them into randomization software and select one winner.

The Blue Team is back for their last bit of Dresden discussion for a while. Todd, Megan, and Kenn cut the last Dresden episode off a bit abruptly because they wanted to give [redacted]'s death in this book more than a cursory five-minute treatment. So that's what this episode is all about. Enjoy! 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 and Ryan sit down to reminisce about 300 episodes and thank the panelists and audience for nearly 7(!) wonderful years. They also splice in some audio from the other panelists and a couple of key listeners. Visit TheLegendarium.com to hear past episodes Join the Discord community Support the show on Patreon Music: "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig and Ryan got their hands on an advance copy of Brandon Sanderson's latest Stormlight Archive entry: Rhythm of War. They sit down and discuss their general feelings on how the book went, how it fits with the rest of the series, and what the reactions of fans might be once the book is released on November 17th. There are no spoilers for Rhythm of War, but this discussion does assume that you've read the rest of the Stormlight Archive. Be ye warned. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

"I liked it...but I was not okay." The Blue Team discusses Battle Ground, the devastating 17th entry Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Todd, Kenn, and Megan of the Blue Team sit down (remotely) to discuss Peace Talks, the sixteenth book in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Todd, Kenn, and tag-along Craig sit down for an hour with Jim Butcher, author of the Blue Team's beloved Dresden Files. He spills the details on his favorite games, the history of Bob, and much more, and even drops some hints about the direction of book 18, tentatively titled ... nah, you'll have to listen to hear that tidbit. Jim has released two new Dresden books in recent months. Pick up Peace Talks and Battle Ground now. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Stephanie and Megan weren't there for our Wheel of Time podcast series, but that didn't stop them from reading the entire run of books in 2020. And they've got some thoughts to share ... even if they can't remember half the characters' names. Support the show on Patreon Music: "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Todd, Kenn, and Megan reconvene to further discuss Skin Game, the fifteenth(!) book in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. And most burning question? How could Harry have known about the "parkour" joke from The Office? IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. Nothing but the hard-hitting questions here, folks. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig, Ryan, and Sara are back for more! There's more discussion to be had around The Fifth Season, book 1 in N.K. Jemesin's Broken Earth trilogy. And while they planned for a short episode, this one turned out to be a bit more than they bargained for. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Megan, Kenn, and Todd discuss Skin Game, the fifteenth book in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. For those of you who are disappointed that we don't have a bingo card yet for all the things you just KNOW are going to be said (or cried) during these episodes, well ... yeah, we get it. Maybe later. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

The Blue Team -- Todd, Kenn, and Megan -- discuss Cold Days, book 14 in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig, Ryan, and Sara give their takes on the The Fifth Season, the first in the three-time Hugo award-winning Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. There's a lot to dig into with this book, thanks to plenty of Discord comments from the listeners (thank you!), and there's even a little surprise at the very end, so stay tuned. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Todd, Kenn, and Stephanie wrap up their discussion of Nemesis Games, book 5 in The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Blue Team -- that is Todd, Megan, and Kenn -- discuss Ghost Story, book 13 in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. Are they enjoying the series as much after the changes in Changes? Only one way to find out! Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Ryan joins Craig and spins the Wheel of Tangents for the first time ever! They answer over a dozen questions submitted by patrons, including tough-to-visualize elements of books, their favorite love stories, and what they'd be reading if they weren't making a podcast. Support the show on Patreon Music: "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Spoilers through chapter 26! Todd, Kenn, and Stephanie are back for another installment of James S.A. Corey's The Expanse. Up today, book five: Nemesis Games. They were told that getting through book 5 was a must, so here we are! Obviously this is an important book and an important discussion, so they spend the first two minutes talking about baseball. We're here for you, people. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

The Blue Team (Megan, Kenn, and Todd) needed an extra episode to sort through their feelings on Small Favor, Turn Coat, and Changes, books 10 through 12 of Jim Butcher's increasingly remarkable Dresden Files. Support the show on Patreon Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Hot on the heels of their Lord of the Rings series, Ryan and Craig bring along Todd to talk about Ursula K. Le Guin's classic high fantasy story, A Wizard of Earthsea. While it's lighter in page count than most of what they read, the story packs a real punch, and there's plenty for the trio to unpack. Of course, that won't stop them from being their usual tangential selves, but hey, there's at least some unpacking... Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Todd, Stephanie, and Kenn spend an hour laughing, crying, and arguing about whether or not SpaceX is the harbinger of an Expanse-like future. Kenn recaps, Todd blasts off to Level Three, and Stephanie shares her ONE WEIRD TRICK to make everyone's life a little better. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Writing nearly 400,000 words wasn't quite enough, so Tolkien included SIX appendices after The Lord of the Rings, covering so much extra stuff, from the story of Aragorn and Arwen and the histories of the Dwarves, the Rohirrim, and the Dunedain to the Shire calendar and an Elvish pronunciation guide. Much like the prologue, it's easy to skim this section (or skip it entirely). But giving the appendices a little attention will unlock layers and colors to the story that make it even more fun and rewarding. In this episode, Craig and Megan briefly cover some of the highlights from the Lord of the Rings appendices. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Our Dresden crew (Megan, Kenn, and Todd) tackle the second part of Changes, the 12th book in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. WHAT HAPPENED WITH HARRY? That's ... pretty much the major question to address in this one. Enjoy. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Shed a tear for poor Kenn who has to try to recap this one. Todd, Kenn, and Megan are back together in the studio, ready to discuss Changes, book 12 of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. It's the book that fans have been promising would blow their minds, and ... that may just have happened. Listen in and hear how it went! Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Kenn recaps, Stephanie endures, and Todd promises not to cry (ha ha) in this episode on Cibola Burn, the fourth book in The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey. The panel seems a little confused at the start about whether or how much they enjoy this book, but ultimately the consensus seems positive. Is it positive enough to continue with the series? We might have to wait until part 2 to find out! Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Ryan hosts today's episode, bringing in Kenn and Megan and newcomer Jim Christian to talk about Disney: the movies, the parks, the stories. What is it that gives Disney its peculiar magic? Why do other parks and other studios often fall short of what Disney is able to create? If you're not a mega Disney fan, then buckle up, because this is a group of unapologetic mousketeers. Check out Jim's podcast, That Old Mouse Magic Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig, Ryan, and Megan reunite for the final part of the Lord of the Rings. Well, except for the appendices, and there will be an episode on that as well, it turns out. Anyway, for this one, they unlock the real meaning behind the Field of Cormallen scene, discuss why Frodo couldn't be the one who destroyed the Ring, and get one more verse recap from Craig. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Veronica Roth, bestselling author of the Divergent series and the brand-new, adult-oriented fantasy Chosen Ones, joins Craig and Ryan to discuss her pick for the Author's Shelf podcast series. Veronica had the guys read Dark Lord of Derkholm, a 1998 fantasy parody by Diana Wynne Jones. The trio has a good time picking apart a few of the key characters and themes of the book, and Veronica enlightens the group on the personal connection between Jones and Tolkien. Visit Veronica's website and check out Chosen Ones Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Two weeks in a row?? What have our fans done to deserve this? Regardless, Kenn, Megan, and Todd are back for another round of talk about Turn Coat, the eleventh installment in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Megan and Kenn join Todd to tackle the eleventh installment of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, Turn Coat. Supply your own witty filler here, I'm tired. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Ryan, Megan, and Professor Craig (whose elbow patches are back from the shop and in better shape than ever) tackle book 5 of The Lord of the Rings. There are battles and ghosts and pirates and dramatic suicides, among many other exciting things, so Craig kicks off the discussion with ... 5 minutes about word order in the hobbits' speech. Riveting stuff, rest assured. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Todd, Kenn, and Stephanie are back, once again recording remotely for their second conversation about Abaddon's Gate, book 3 in The Expanse, by James S.A. Corey. Great times are had by all, which is made apparent by the fact that a simple laptop microphone clearly cannot handle Todd's laugh. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig is joined by author Maram Taibah to discuss the assertion, "Great art has an age floor but no age ceiling." They get into contextual issues, content issues, and what place YA fiction has to play in this discussion. They also talk about Maram's book, Weathernose, and Craig gets an education on "children's steampunk." Check out Maram's website and Instagram Buy Weathernose Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Megan and Kenn are joined by Todd (AND TODD'S F****** BIRDS) on this episode to further discuss Small Favor, the tenth book in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series, as well as the associated novelette The Warrior. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig, Ryan, and Megan reunite remotely for the next installment of their Lord of the Rings series of podcasts. Up today, Book 4, or the latter half of The Two Towers. In these ten chapters, we follow Frodo, Sam, and Gollum through the Emyn Muil, the Dead Marshes, Ithilien, and Shelob's Lair. The panelists will discuss the split nature of the narrative, Sam's place in the reader's experience, and why Gollum's final betrayal is possibly Tolkien's best writing in all of The Lord of the Rings. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

The original Blue Team is back! Todd, Kenn, and Megan worked around their social distancing requirements and came together over the interwebs to discuss Small Favor, book 10 in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. If there's a pool out there on when Todd would cry (we're way past if), then get out your stopwatches. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

What quarantine? Oh, THAT quarantine. Todd, Stephanie, and Kenn wanted--no, needed to talk about the third installment in The Expanse, but had to rely on some remote software to do it. And it will take more than crappy sound quality and missing 10-minute chunk of audio to stop our intrepid trio. (In other words: forgive us, we tried.) Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

The Ladies of the Legendarium are back! This time they take on a listener suggestion: Uprooted, by Naomi Novik. Stephanie, Megan, and Kate all read the book for the first time in preparation for this episode, so they've got some fresh takes for you. They also address some listener questions and comments to round things out. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

On this return to the "weekender" episodes, Craig is joined by Travis from The Fantasy Inn for a two-parter. In this episode, we talk reminisce about their own entry points into fantasy, both as young readers and again as adults. What is it about certain books that sucks us into a genre and won't let us go? And does that thing change as we age? Can lightning still strike as an adult, or does our entry point need to happen earlier? Let us know what you think by commenting on Reddit, Discord, Twitter, etc. And stick around for part 2, which will be published on 3/24 on the Fantasy Inn podcast. In that episode we extend the discussion into what we think are the best books, and the best ways, to introduce someone to the fantasy genre. Go subscribe to hear more. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig, Ryan, and Megan (no Kyle today) talk about book 3 of The Lord of the Rings, being the first half of The Two Towers.They take on the entrelacement writing technique Tolkien employs, Aragorn's character arc (yep, he has one!), and the nature of the palantiri. Craig is of course back with his recap poem, but Megan decides to one up him by singing on this episode. Trigger warning. Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Todd, Stephanie, and Kenn are back with another installment of their series of episodes discussing James S.A. Corey's The Expanse. As usual, Todd threatens to cry a lot and Kenn likes the punchin' stuff, but Stephanie digs deep and gives us a brand new topic: licorice. Yeah, it's one of those episodes. Enjoy! Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

Craig, Ryan, Megan, and Kyle discuss the second book in The Lord of the Rings--or to put it another way, the second half of The Fellowship of the Ring. They get into lots of listener questions, like whether the Rivendell chapters are too long, whether balrogs should have wings, whether the fellowship sufficiently mourns Gandalf, and much, much more. Enjoy! Support the show on Patreon Join the conversation on Reddit Music: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/