Alice Fraser and James Nokise bring you episode 23 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!

Episode 23

This week's news covers The Odyssey, Masters of the Universe and the Highlander remake, and James and Alice dive into all manner of good things sci fi and fantasy. The sub genre deep dive is all about side characters as leads!

Alice Fraser - A Passion for Passion

James Nokise - PODCAST The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior

News

FILM The Odyssey

FILM Masters of the Universe

FILM Highlander

Ads

GAME Hero’s Quest

GAME Police Quest

GAME Space Quest

What have you been enjoying?

GAMES Final Fantasy

Lirael - Garth Nix

Sub genre deep dive - side characters as leads

PLAY Rosencratz and Guildenstein Are Dead - Tom Stoppard

TV Dollhouse - Joss Whedon

The Curse of Chalion - Lois McMaster Bujold

GAME Final Fantasy XII

Paladin of Souls - Lois McMaster Bujold

FILM Solo

The Book of the New Sun - Gene Wolf

TV Star Trek: Lower Decks

Redshirts - John Scalzi

Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie

The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan

Magician - Raymond E. Feist

Mines of Urrgh

The Belgariad - David Eddings

FILM The Sword and the Sorcerer

FILM Close Encounters of the Third Kind

FILM Popeye

FILM Masters of the Universe

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