Though there are so many sub-genres of fantasy and science fiction, and so many formats to enjoy, Nick joins me to talk about some of our favorite books, movies, and video games.

Discussed:

Song of Ice and Fire, by George RR Martin

Roadside Picnic, by Arkady Strugatsky

Pacific Drive (video game)

Dead Silence, by SA Barnes

Circe, by Madeline Miller

Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller

God of War (video game)

Legends and Lattes, by Travis Baldree

Stardew Valley (video game)

Uprooted, by Naomi Novik

Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik

Temeraire series, by Naomi Novik

The Scholomance trilogy, by Naomi Novik

Alice Isn't Dead, by Joseph Fink

Welcome to Night Vale (fiction podcast)

Sworn Soldier series, by T. Kingfisher

The Lighthouse Witches, by CJ Cooke

The O.A. (Netflix)

The Odyssey, by Homer

The Princess Bride, by William Goldman

Annihilation (Southern Reach trilogy), by Jeff VanderMeer

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley

Poor Things (movie)

Heartstopper (manga series), by Alice Oseman

Cinder, by Marissa Meyer

Other recommendations from our library:

The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater

Six Crimson Canes by Elizabeth Lim

Caraval series by Stephanie Garber

Monsters of Verity by Victoria Schwab

So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

Six of Crows series by Leigh Bardugo

Ark of a Scythe by Neil Schusterman

Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski

Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Parable of the Sower (Earthseed series) by Octavia Butler

Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight trilogy) by Katherine Arden

Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

Anything by Neil Gaiman

Anything by Douglas Adams

Anything by Terry Pratchet

Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Martian by Andy Weir

Artemis by Andy Weir

Rat Queens by Kurtis Weibe

I Hate Fairyland by Skottie Young

Poppy War by RF Juang

Bone by Jeff Smith

Arrival by Shaun Tan

All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness

House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones

Hell's Library series by AJ Hackwith

After the Forest by Kell Woods

Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo