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The end is near. We've split book 7 in half and Dan, Nathan & Stephen are once again here with our penultimate review, chalk full of hot takes and inevitable mistakes. Are Dobby & Hedwig emotional departures? Do we forgive Ron? Would the Weasley family wear masks in 2020? All these questions answered, plus more in our top and bottom 3 character ratings. Tune in!

 Next Up: The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang Non-Spoiler Review

 Followed By: The Dragon Republic Full Spoiler Review

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We've hit the century mark! Fantology celebrates 100 fantastic episode with a review of the 2020 year in books and other SFF news. Our favorite reads get exactly what they were hoping for - a tier list treatment! Check out how we rate our reads of the year, plus see what we're looking ahead to in the 2021 year in fantasy.

 Next Up: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One

 Followed By: The Dragon Republic Non-Spoiler Review

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Come hop in a time machine with us and go back one year to a time before Covid-19. A time before mass movie and tv release delays. Before the successful release of Rhythm of War and several other hot fantasy titles. At the onset of the year Stephen, Josh and Jake gave their predictions for 2020 and at the conclusion of the year we now look back at how accurate they were (not very!). Plus, a timeless discussion on the obligation authors have to their readers and fans.

 Next Up: Episode 100! 2021 Primer + Top Fantasy of 2020 Tier List

 Followed By: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One

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Andy aka CubsFan Han, was kind enough to come by and tell us about the current Star Wars landscape and pump up some major excitement for the upcoming projects. We also review season two of The Mandalorian and get an expert breakdown of the music and connections to other Star Wars media. Plus, have you watched Clone Wars and Rebels? Because we really, really need to apparently!

 Next Up: Fantology 2020 redux

 Followed By: Episode 100! 2021 Primer + Top Fantasy of 2020 Tier List

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This is the Rhythm of War Review that you've been waiting for! Fantology bids farewell to the book that has consumed our last five months with some final comprehensive coverage. We talk our fist-pump moments and speculate on the upcoming book five finale. Plus, a shocking theory about Odium's champion that seems just terrible enough to be true.

 Next Up: The Mandalorian Season 2

 Followed By: Fantology 2020 redux

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Haven't read Brandon Sanderson's new Stormlight Archive book, Rhythm of War, yet? Or are you new to Roshar entirely even? We've covered this book exhaustively and are now ready to offer our spoiler-free opinion on the book and broader series. Spoiler: Read it! Plus, we give our ratings out of 10 and get into a little bit of a debate over time management.

 Next Up: Rhythm of War Full Spoiler Review

 Followed By: The Mandalorian Season 2

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We were honored to participate in the inagural #WoTaHoliday Charity Livestream, which raised over $5,000 over the course of 24 hours of brilliance from Wheel of Time content creators. For our segment we stole Wheel of Time Characters and sorted them into Knights Radiant Orders and Houses from A Song of Ice And Fire & Harry Potter. Tune in to see where your favorite characters have landed!

 Next Up: Rhythm of War Full Review

 Followed By: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 1

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What. A. Ride. Part Five had everything we needed and was the perfect payoff for the end of this 1200+ page tome. Fists pumped! Guts punched! Evil slain! Stephen, Ben and Josh break down the ends of our favorite characters arcs and talk our theories, hopes and dreams for book five. Which really can't come soon enough. Plus, watch for a discussion that includes a Mistborn spoiler at 45:00-50:30. We give an ample warning in the audio as well, so you should be safe.

 Followed By: Rhythm of War Full Review

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As the Sanderlanche approaches the Fantology crew embraces our Taravangian-ish role in pausing our read in order to review part four. How much of this setup will pay off in part five? What are we expecting for the conclusion? And who have our favorite characters been thus far? Plus, Stephen's apology to Dabbid, whom he had previously forgotten the existence of.

 Next Up: Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson Part 5

 Followed By: Rhythm of War Full Review

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What kind of fantasy book reader isn't a sucker for a good map? The full Fantology 5 is here for this episode to present our top fantasy maps and kick of December's Twitter competition. Let us know your top maps & compete for fabulous prizes! Plus, November news featuring a little book written by Sanderson, TV adaptation updates, corporate greed and an update from Patrick Rothfuss!

 Next Up: Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson Part 4

 Followed By: Rhythm of War Part 5

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