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

It's the Grand FINALE of .EXE by Robin Jeffrey! The Beautiful Serpent strikes again and our heroes are at rock bottom, but by the end Cadence reveals all the clues and criminals she has unearthed, and we get a surprise reaction from Dr. Merton. We also learn more about anamanecron culture, Felix's will, and Desdemona's fate. Other topics include writing beginnings and conclusions, character redemption arcs, cliff hangers, romantic endings, and werewolves!

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Four crimes have been committed at the Hale household and Cadence and Chance are avidly pursuing the culprit. They're able to get into Felix's room where they discover a secret docu-chip with letters from an old flame. Cadence uses her skills to acquire EO documents about Desdemona and search Dr. Merton's bag. They also dig deeply into Verity's past and dig around in the cider pot, but all this evidence seems unimportant when Minerva is added to the list of victims. Brisbois arrests Minerva's husband, Solomon, but Sam and Ana are convinced he's making a huge mistake, so they reveal their final predictions for next episode, which will cover the conclusion of .EXE.

Other topics include: death, robot emotions, sentience, social constructs, The Wind in the Willows, Story Cubes, books vs. e-books, Samuel R. Delany's "Stars in my Pocket like Grains of Sand," grief, and tattoos.

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Chance makes a shocking discovery about Cadence that sours his opinion of her, but he can't stay mad at her for long because he needs her help. Inspector Brisbois has accused Chance of being suspect number one and stealing his father's will, so he teams up with Cadence to investigate the crimes. They look into each house guest's motivations and Chance goes on a solo clue-finding mission that may be more useful than he initially realizes.

Other topics include: naming characters, AI, cover design, otherness and being othered, character names, maps in books, beta readers, grey characters, human capacity for lovce and kindness, and overheard conversations

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Forced to witness hundreds of skaa executions at the hands of the Lord Ruler, Kelsier and crew are recommitted to their plan to overthrow the Final Empire. They decide to fan the flames of the house war to aid their efforts, and Kelsier and Vin meet with Marsh to collect a Ministry secret that could be the linchpin of their plan. Vin also learns about the ninth metal and more about Feruchemy, and Ana makes an interesting prediction!

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We dive back into the murder mystery realm of .EXE, where this week we discuss not one, but two crimes committed in the Hale household! The game is afoot, as they say, as our characters are confronted with politics at the dinner table, a fight between father and son, a cursed necklace, and a will. We also discuss character flaws, AI, red herrings, writing dialogue, and a French policeman.

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Join us in our first ever foray into the murder mystery genre! .EXE is a science fiction murder mystery by Robin Jeffries, who joins us to discuss her book. In this first episode, we dive into a complicated web of characters and all their flaws and faults. We meet Chance, our roguish narrator, Cadence, our mysterious detective, Felix, Chance's overbearing father, Desdemona, Felix's girlfriend, and all the other high society members of Chance's world.

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It's our 100th episode!

To celebrate, we're doing an unscripted chat on ALL things fantasy and you get to know your hosts a bit better!

Topics include: Magic Systems, The Alchemist, Library Card Power, Eragon, Scholastic Book Fairs, Harry Potter, Romance in Fantasy, Summer Camp, an Atlas Six Review, Movies versus Books, Resident Evil, Politics & Characters in Fantasy, Imagination, Doors of Stone, Animation, Blood of Zeus, and Audiobooks.

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After an enjoyable evening hanging with the crew, Vin, Kelsier, and the friends go into crisis mode as they discover that Yeden has taken the army out to one of the garrisons. Vin discovers the ins and outs of pewter burning with Ham and then puts it to the test by running for 16 hours with Kelsier to the rebels' caves.

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Join us fantastic listeners, as we continue our journey through the first installment of the fantasy trilogy: Mistborn. This week our chapters take a break from the action to delve into character backstories, the philosophies and politics of the world, and a new magic system. Vin learns about her fellow crew-mates' personal lives, confronts Elend about some hard truths, and finally gets back to practicing Allomancy after her long hiatus.

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We are closing in on the halfway point the first installment of Brandon Sanderson's fantasy trilogy, Mistborn!

Vin is increasing her skill set as she meets with Marsh to learn more about the allomantic art of burning bronze. Kelsier, on the other hand, is leaning more into his ego and haughty persona to rally his troops. He gets a bit carried away and we talk about what a dangerous game he's playing, but thankfully we see that, as he always says, "there's always another secret."

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