This week we discuss the first five stories in The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers: “The Repairer of Reputations,” “The Mask,” “In the Court of the Dragon,” “The Yellow Sign,” and “The Demoiselle d’Ys.”

Time Codes

• 01:06 Introduction
• 04:20 Readings for next time
• 06:22 Chambers according to Robin D. Laws
• 10:13 The King in Yellow Act 1, Scene 2
• 11:57 “The Repairer of Reputations”
• 31:07 “The Mask”
• 47: 31 “In the Court of the Dragon”
• 1:02:30 “The Demoiselle d’Ys”
• 1:10:06 Final thoughs
• 1:16:45 Wrapup

Next Read: The Whisperer in Darkness by H.P. Lovecraft; "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" and "Haïta the Shepherd" by Ambrose Bierce

Continuing down the King in Yellow rabbit hole, we will be reading three stories that feed into the mythos: "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" and "Haïta the Shepherd" by Ambrose Bierce as found in his short story collection Can Such Things Be?, followed by The Whisperer in Darkness by H.P. Lovecraft.

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This week we wrap up our discussion of Neuromancer by William Gibson, covering chapters 13-24. Our feelings have changed, but our confusion has not.

Time Codes

• 01:04 How are we feeling?
• 08:48 Summary
• 14:38 What the hell was that last scene?
• 16:36 What was the deal with TA?
• 20:16 Favorite parts
• 23:58 Themes
• 34:37 What happened to Hideo?
• 38:20 Seriously, what was the deal with TA?
• 40:44 What's the message?
• 45:53 Wrapup

Next Read: The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

Next time we will be reading the first five short stories from The King Yellow by Robert W. Chambers: “The Repairer of Reputations,” “The Mask,” “In the Court of the Dragon,” “The Yellow Sign,” and “The Demoiselle d’Ys.”

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This week we discuss the first three parts(chs 1-12) of Neuromancer by William Gibson. We try to figure out what is happening, fail spectacularly, and wonder if maybe the real plot starts in Part 3.

Time Codes

• 01:31 History of Cyberpunk
• 04:15 Summary
• 09:02 Pain points
• 17:55 What is the plan?
• 18:51 What was the Flatline?
• 22:23 What’s Riviera’s deal?
• 23:37 What’s the goal?
• 25:34 Wintermute
• 30:38 It gets better in Part 3
• 33:01 Do the characters suck?
• 40:01 It should have started in Part 3
• 42:26 Hacking was the best part
• 45:56 Coincidences
• 49:53 Future Reading
• 52:02 The Cliffhanger
• 52:58 The World Tour
• 54:45 Wrap-up

Next Read: Neuromancer Chs 13-24

Next time we will be finishing Neuromancer, reading chapters 13-24.

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This week we wrap up our discussion on The Way of Kings, covering the second half of Part 4, Part 5, the Epilogue, and the Ars Arcana! We are left with more questions than answers as we attempt to process the Sanderlanche, and mull over the journey we’ve been on.

Next Read: Neuromancer Chs 1-12

Our next read will be the granddaddy of cyberpunk fiction: Neuromancer by William Gibson. We will be reading the first half of the book, chapter 1 through 12 for next time.

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This week we discuss the first half of Part 4 of The Way of Kings, chapters 52-61. We finally get some answers to some burning questions, but are left with even more that probably won’t even get answered in the next four books!

Next Episode April 11

Next time we will be discussing the rest of the book, including the rest of Part 4, Part 5, the Epilogue, and the Ars Arcanum on April 11th!

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Content warning for fake suicide attempts meant to cover up your magical powers.

This week we discuss the second half of Part 3 of The Way of Kings, chapters 41-51 and interludes I-7 through I-9. We also discuss the upcoming Cosmere RPG from Brotherwise Games and just how much we still don’t know about the setting.

Next Episode April 4

Next time, as we try to catch up to our release schedule, we will be discussing the first half of Part 4, chapters 52-61 on April 4th!

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This week we discuss the first half of Part 3 of The Way of Kings. We discuss whether things are happening too fast or too slow, the ethics of murdering background characters in back alleys, and if Kaladin is in fact the Chose One.

Next Episode March 7

We will be discussing the second half of Part 4, chapters 41-51, and the interludes I-7 - I-9 on March 7th!

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This week we discuss the rest of Part 2 of The Way of Kings. Due to some technical shenanigans, we will not be going in as fresh as usual, but we will have plenty to say about the vastness of the Cosmere.

Next Episode February 21

We will be discussing the first half of Part 3, chapters 29-40, at length on February 21st!

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This week we continue our dive into the world of Roshar through chapters 12-21 of The Way of Kings. Who is this moody man once called the Blackthorn, and why is he so serious?

Next Episode February 7

We will be discussing the second half of Part 2, chapters 22 - I-6, at length on February 7th! See you then!

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This week we finally dive into the Brando Sando-verse with the first novel in the epic Stormlight Archives: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. What wonders await us in Alethi, a world of rocks and unpronounceable names?

Next Episode January 24

Despite what we say in the episode (and why would you believe us in the first place?) we will only be reading the first half of Part 2, chapters 12-21, which we will discuss at length on January 24th!

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