The Fantastic Books Podcast: Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Reviews

Kvothe and Denna's trip to Mathuen Farm takes a sudden turn when a giant Draccus appears. They find themselves in way over their heads as they explore the forest, find some unsettling substances, and a whole lot of destruction. In the end, Denna is drugged, the Draccus is going wild, and the usually quick-thinking Kvothe is running out of ideas about how to fix things. We'll have to see how Kvothe and Denna get out of this "sticky" situation....

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She's Back! And for once, we don't mean Denna - Jackie is back for her second guest appearance! After his near-death experience, Kvothe goes on a wild goose chase in search of the Chandrian, but comes across several treasures along the way instead. He also meets a copperhawk, tinker, horse salesman, and pig farmer, as well as some suspicious country folk in Trebon as he makes his way to the Mathuen Farm in search of answers. Unfortunately, this adventure generates even more mysteries and questions for our young hero...

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It's a party this week as we are joined by our good friend Phoebe as we discuss the fire in the Fishery and its aftermath, which includes a new cloak, some moping from Kvothe, and some revelations about blood bindings. We wrap up this set of chapters with Kvothe calling down lightning (or at least appearing to). Other topics Include Scuba Diving, our favorite characters, the movies Spirited Away and Home Alone and a message from Sam about being yourself!

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It's our biggest, baddest episode yet! Not only because it's the longest, but also because it's our first episode with a guest! Our friend Jackie joins to discuss Kvothe's first semester at the University. Of course he has to be the most dramatic student around, so we discuss injuries, enemies, and poetry insults galore. We also delve deeply into character developments, how sympathy works, and fan theories and predictions for the series, so be warned there are plenty of spoilers. We also have plenty of laughs and a lot to think about, especially in regards to that mysterious four plate door. 

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Soup’s on and Dinnah’s ready! This episode Kvothe gets quite romantic with Denna, or Dianne...or Dinnah... or whatever her name is. Either way, he’s head over heels for her and spends a lot of time walking around with her or walking around looking for her. He also manages to get slightly on Kilvin’s bad side by making a certain lamp, and he stays on Lorren’s bad side, a fact that is made worse when he decides to write a catchy little tune about a donkey...Join us this week as we discuss chapters 60-65 of the Name of the Wind!

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Our first "minisode!" It's time for our definitive ranking of some fantasy characters as we cover our favorite heroes, villains, and supporting characters...but of course we go a bit off script and also cover several honorable mentions as well as dunking on some seriously disappointing series we've read. Join us as we discuss characters from some of the most beloved fantasy series as well as some lesser known ones. As always, feel free to send us your picks and we just might read them out on the pod. 

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We take center stage this week, so raise a glass of scutten and settle in to hear the Lay of Sir Savien and his Lady Aloine....or is it Kvothe and his Lady Denna? Kvothe finally gets up the courage to play at The Eolian in Imre & boy do these chapters not disappoint! He also meets a new host of characters and unintentionally irks Ambrose once again. Join us as we geek out about the best musical performance we've never actually heard and, like we said, don't forget your scutten. 

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In this set of chapters, Kvothe's super busy trying to stay in the University, continue his feud with Ambrose, make a little cash, and start to feel the pressure of too many classes, so of course he decides to also take up the Lute again.  Ana decides that Kvothe defines himself as "a high stakes roller" since he keeps making risky decisions to keep his head afloat. One of these decisions involves a new character, Devi, who's a complete badass but also as cute as a button; the other decision involves a Sympathy duel that ends in a near-death. All that Kvothe cares about is that his reputation stays intact, but the consequences are starting to catch up to him...

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New friends, new enemies seems to be the theme of these chapters. Kvothe manages to get through only his first two days of classes before some crazy stuff happens! We cover his first successful attempt in getting into the archives, only to be foiled by Master Lorren, the "standing stone." He manages to make a great group of friends, but within minutes of meeting them, they place bets on how well he will do in school. He wows an entire class of new students with an amazing sympathy demonstration, but manages to get in trouble with all of the Masters. If there's one thing for certain is that in these chapters, Kvothe starts to make a BIG reputation for himself. We cover all this and more! Please rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts!

Kvothe finally leaves Tarbean, and boy are we overjoyed about it! We follow him along his trip to Imre, where he has the best musical experience but also meets his femme fatale, Denna. We have a lot to say about her, but you'll just have to listen to find out. We finish up the episode with his acceptance to Hogwarts, uh, we mean the University. Our other topics include sharing instruments, young love, emotional writing, and the Diagon Alley and Snape of these books. Check out our website fantasticbookspod.com for new reading lists and please rate, review, and subscribe!