Fiction Fans

Your hosts are joined by Ciel Pierlot to discuss her debut novel, Bluebird. They all agree that the tagline, "lesbian gunslingers in space" is Very Good. They discuss fanfiction, naming characters, and how much they want more Rig and Ginka content. They also make a not so brief stop in the Pet Peeve Corner to talk about one of Ciel's Pet Peeves.

You can find Ciel here:
https://twitter.com/CielPierlot


Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

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Your hosts are joined by book bloggers Haadiya and Ayah from Her Bookish Obsession blog to talk about Marissa Meyer’s latest entry into the fairytale retelling genre, Gilded. They discuss fairytale and mythological retellings across multiple mediums (aka: Lilly does shoehorn in The Witcher. PSA: Everyone should read Ella Enchanted). They talk a lot about insta-love and its use in this novel, and their predictions for the sequel.

You can find more from the Her Bookish Obsession team here:

https://herbookishobsession.wordpress.com/
https://twitter.com/herbookish
https://twitter.com/_ayah_reads

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”
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Your hosts read “Azura Ghost” by Essa Hansen, the sequel to “Nophek Gloss” (ep 26). They discuss time skips and character progression and the wide spectrum of trash villains to anti heroes to sinister “heroes.” They also go over their thoughts on the “Rings of Power” (Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings show) trailer. They are… unimpressed. In a brief Words are Weird segment, autocorrect strikes again.

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Your hosts talk with Xueting Ni, editor and translator of Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction. This collection of short stories features a diverse selection of authors and themes bringing the best of Chinese Science-Fiction to the English speaking world. We discussed her selection process, translating genre fiction, and how much we appreciated her notes after each story.

You can find Xueting on twitter here: https://twitter.com/xuetingni 

And more from here here: http://snowpavilion.co.uk/ 

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Your hosts discuss Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch, the first book in his Rivers of London series. They talk about detective genre tropes and pose an awful lot of questions – some even get answered! Lilly complains about Jeeves and Wooster sauce in this week’s Words are Weird.

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Your hosts revisit the classic A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, and discuss how surprising it can be rereading a book in a different stage of life. Apparently Arthur Dent is only 30? We don’t don’t actually bring that up in the episode but Lilly is pretty sure he was middle aged when she read it in high school. Sara also brings up an atrocious example of tags on AO3 in this week’s Pet Peeve Corner.

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Your hosts spoke with Dani Finn, author of the Maer Cycle and the Weirdwater Confluence, about writing their sword-free fantasy novel The Living Waters. The conversation covered rafting adventures, the virtues of varied relationship arcs, and the inherent issues with evil races in fantasy.  Dan also brought their own Words Are Weird to the podcasting table

You can find Dan on twitter at https://twitter.com/DanFitzWrites
And more on their website https://www.danfitzwrites.com/


Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Your hosts continue their Journey to the Center of the Discworld with a discussion of Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett. They talk about how much they love Greebo the cat, and the exploration of the witch archetypes and how they interact with fairytales. This episode also contains a Words Are Weird coming to you straight from Terry Pratchett.

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Your hosts had the incredible opportunity to interview Andi Ewington and Rhianna Pratchett about their recent project, Campaigns and Companions. They discuss the joys and tribulations of our furry friends, especially when they knock dice off the table. Tune in for animal hijinks, D&D, Tabletop Roleplaying Games in general, and yes, a little bit of Terry Pratchett.

Find our guests online:
https://twitter.com/AndiEwington
https://twitter.com/rhipratchett

Your hosts talk about their 2021 Year in Review, and their plans for 2022. Then they discuss Nophek Gloss, by Essa Hansen, and how even though the main character made bad decisions that frustrated them, ultimately it makes for a compelling story that they enjoyed. En is the best, and Threi is the definition of a trash villain (so obviously Sara’s a fan). Finally, we have a Words Are Weird about the alleged differences between “fecund” and “fecal”.

Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”
- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License