This week we're bringing you our recommendations for 2023! Thank you to all of our incredible listeners for your continued support, including our Patrons at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Don't miss out on exclusive Beyond The Trope gear over at https://BeyondTheTrope.Redbubble.com. Just a few days left! Mentioned in this episode: AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS by Margaret Rogerson THE AERONAUT'S WINDLASS by Jim Butcher The Dresden Files (Book Series) by Jim Butcher The Codex Alera (Book Series) by Jim Butcher Amazon Prime Still Breathing (Movie) Brendan Faser Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Movie) Baldur's Gate 3 (Video Game) Codenames (Board Game) Severance (TV Show) Adam Scott Patricia Arquette Ben Stiller Bad Sisters (TV Show) FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros

Episode 462 2023 Recommendations

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Thank you everyone for joining us for our 10th anniversary and our final farewell! It's been a wonderful 10 years, and we're grateful for every single one of you. Mentioned in this episode: Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Aaron Michael Ritchey The Tattered Cover Libsyn Amazon Microsoft Mur Lafferty James Marsters Jim Butcher Angie Hodapp Warren Hammond Gail Carriger Gail Carson Levine Tamora Pierce World Con 2016 (MidAmeriCon II) LeVar Burton Jim Beaver Pierce Brown Penguin Random House TOR Brandon Sanderson Writing Excuses Podcast Denver Comic Con/Denver Fan Expo AnomalyCon Mile Hi Con Stephen R. Lawhead Laini Taylor Jasper Fforde

Episode 473 The End

This week Patrick Hester joins us to help us prepare to say goodbye to the show. Find out more about Patrick at https://atfmb.com and https://functionalnerds.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/atfmb. Mentioned in this episode: Archive.org I Should Be Writing podcast Mur Lafferty MileHiCon Carrie Vaughn Denver Fan Expo/Denver Comic Con Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Brandon Sanderson Gail Carriger SF Signal Blubrry Farpoint Media Babylon 5 Podcast Anomoly Con Functional Nerds Capricon Jim Butcher Diggnation G4 TV Revision3 Wil Wheaton Star Trek Critical Role David Tennant

Episode 472 Conversation with Patrick Hester

This week our good friend, James Persichetti, joined us to help send off the show and tell us about  TRISTAN AND LANCELOT: A TALE OF TWO KNIGHTS by James Persichetti and L. S. Biehler. Find out more about James at http://losthateditorial.com. Mentioned in this episode: The Tattered Cover Harper Collins Neil Gaiman LORE OLYMPUS by Rachel Smythe HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN by J. K. Rowling Tested with Adam Savage

Episode 471 Interview with James Persichetti

This week Susan Spann returns to help us build a long farewell to the show (just a few episodes to go!). Find out more about Susan at https://susanspann.com and follow her on Facebook at https://facebook.com/susanspannauthor and on Instagram at https://instagram.com/susanspann. Mentioned in this episode: Shinobi Mysteris (Book Series) by Susan Spann Kumano Kodo The Ring/Ringu (Movies) CLIMB by Susan Spann

Episode 470 Interview with Susan Spann

This week Aaron Michael Ritchey returns for the first time in almost a decade! He's here to talk about the many amazing projects he's worked on. Find out more at https://aaronmritchey.com and follow him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/aaron.m.ritchey and on https://www.tiktok.com/tag/aaronmichaelritchey. Mentioned in this episode: THE NEVER PRAYER by Aaron Michael Ritchey LONG LIVE THE SUICIDE KING by Aaron Michael Ritchey ELIZABETH'S MIDNIGHT by Aaron Michael Ritchey WordFire Press Juniper Wars (Book Series) by Aaron Michael Ritchey MALCon Denver James A. Hunter Shadow Alley Press Free Guy (Movie) VIRIDIAN GATE ONLINE by James A. Hunter The Completionist Chronicles (Book Series) by Dakota Krout The Land (Book Series) by Aleron Kong Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book Series) by Matt Dinniman THE CUNNING MAN by Aaron Michael Ritchey and D. J. Butler Shadowcroft Academy for Dungeons (Book Series) by Aaron Michael Ritchey and James Hunter The Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling Fae Nexus (Book Series) by Nathan Ameye Dungeon Accountant (Book Series) by Nathan Ameye LEGENDS & LATTES by Travis Baldree Patrick Rothfuss THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES by Suzanne Collins

Episode 462 2023 Recommendations

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