In our first "grab bag" episode, James and Nathan talk about an upcoming indie novella competition, genre snobbery, the Hollywood strikes, the problem with special/exclusive editions of books, and who is the most influential SFF writer that is still alive.

More information about the indie novella competition: sfincscompetition.wordpress.com

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Formerly known as The Fantasy Review Podcast, James and I have decided to branch out on our own as an independent podcasting project. You can still expect everything from the Dragonfire Podcast - interviews, reviews, and our Dragonfire segment. Make sure that you subscribe to our channel here so that you don't miss an episode, including our upcoming two parter SPFBO9 author roundtable!

James and Nathan sit down with Kritika H. Rao, author of science-fantasy thriller The Surviving Sky (available now from Titan Books) to talk traditional publishing, Hindu philosophies, whether genres matter, and whether sci-fi/fantasy adaptations are generally well cast or not (and much more!).

Make sure you check out The Surviving Sky, but this episode is SPOILER-FREE if you haven't read it yet!

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This week James and Nathan have the pleasure of interviewing Moses Ose Utomi about his recent novella, The Lies of the Ajungo. They talk about the themes of the book, how Moses constructed his world, magic system, and villains, and Moses' biggest inspirations (including Attack on Titan).

They then move into our DragonFire segment where they talk fight scenes in fantasy, their least favorite tropes, underrepresented environments in fantasy, and Nathan and James try to help Moses get ideas for his merch store.

Make sure to follow us wherever you get your podcasts to never miss an episode. Upcoming interviews include Zack Argyle (Threadlight) and Kritika Rao (The Surviving Sky). You won't want to miss them!

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Nathan and James sit down with fantasy author Krystle Matar to talk about her Tainted Dominion series (SPFBO finalist The Legacy of the Brightwash and newly released The Legacy of Brick and Bone). We discuss everything from writing romance, what is grimdark, queer-norm worlds, and why Krystle likes torturing her readers so much! Plus, James and Nathan compete once again in a fancasting competition. Who will win?

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James and Nathan sit down with SPFBO Finalist Thiaga Abdalla, author of A Touch of Light, to talk about info-dumping, book marketing, fancasting his books, and more. Subscribe to our podcast to make sure you never miss an interview!

For more about Thiago and to buy his books, including a free copy of A Prelude to Ashes, visit https://tabdalla.com/.

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