Tar Valon Or Bust

In which Preeti and Jenn talk about: how Merlin doth protest too much, about so many things; gender and Morgause; Jenn's deep need for more Mordred retellings; and more.

Next episode: The Last Enchantment, Book 1: Dunpeldyr, Sections 6-8 inclusive

He's Just Some Guy (2027) - preorder now!

Marvel Unlimited: Realm Guard

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In which Jenn loses her mind over the first sentence of the book, Merlyn doesn't know how to handle achieving his goal, Preeti makes some very good points, and Mary Stewart takes us on a hell of a ride.

DragonCon (this weekend!)

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Next episode: The Last Enchantment, Book 1: Dunpeldyr, Sections 4-5 inclusive

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In which Jenn and Preeti "to and fro" from one thought to the next about Disney's 'The Sword in the Stone' and T.H. White's novel of the same name, and Jenn has her mind blown by the novel's publication history.

Next episode, early September 2026: The Last Enchantment, Book 1: Dunpeldyr, Sections 1-3

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In which Jenn and Preeti talk about martyr complexes vs. sidekick syndrome, Mary Stewart: Action Writer, how epic this last section is, and one hell of an Author's Note.

For those reading the ebook version, which doesn't have the Author's Note, we've got a PDF for you complete with Preeti's chicken scratch notation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xSJUeKDqdxwoFijBlCk0UQE6SN6Lv-aX/view?usp=share_link (Copyright holders, please don't sue us! It's just too good not to share!!)

Daniel José Older, Half-Resurrection Blues

The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, Ursula K Le Guin (either stand-alone or in Dancing at the Edge of World)

Castiel (June)

House of Harkness (July) 

DragonCon (September)

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Next episode: Disney's The Sword in the Stone (with a side of T.H. White's Once and Future King)

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In which Merlin realizes how bad he is at people, two times over, and we talk about pivotal moments in Arthurian lore, three generations of unacknowledged royal boys, and .... apples?

Castiel (June)

House of Harkness (July) 

DragonCon (September)

Next episode: The King: Sections 6 - 11 inclusive

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In which Merlin is bad at people in several ways, we love Cador of Cornwall, and the atmospheric writing is off the chain.

Castiel (June)

House of Harkness (July) 

DragonCon (September)

Next episode: The King: Sections 1 - 5 inclusive

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In which there are several big discussions about Herms, class and its impact on publishing, anachronisms in historical fiction, and then the actual section -- which is very funny AND very foreboding all at once.

Castiel (June)

House of Harkness (July) 

DragonCon (September)

Next episode: The Sword: Sections 5 - 9 inclusive

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In which Preeti talks about ghosts, Jenn talks about layers, and they both cannot even with Stewart's linguistic stylings.

In Your Spare Time - Ursula K. LeGuin, https://inyoursparetime.libsyn.com/

Castiel (June)

House of Harkness (July) 

DragonCon (September)

Next episode: The Sword: Sections 1-4 inclusive

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In which this very short section gives Jenn and Preeti so many feelings, especially about high fantasy and how Stewart does (and doesn't) write it. And horses!

CASSIEL’S SERVANT by Jacqueline Carey

Next episode: The Search: Sections 9-11 inclusive

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In which Jenn and Preeti love this new, fancy-free Merlin, at least until things get EXTREMELY uncomfortable with Morgause.

Next episode: The Search: Sections 6-8 inclusive

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