Welcome, one and all, to episode 7 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine! 

A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres.

We are continuing our dive into grimdark with book-two of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, Before They Are Hanged, covering chapter 30, "The Rest is Wasted Breath," through Chapter 40, “Cold Comfort.”

Send any and all questions and comments to: [email protected]

(Chapter number references via the Library of Congress catalog and The First Law Wiki.)

Welcome, one and all, to episode 6 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine! 

A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres.

We are continuing our dive into grimdark with book-two of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, Before They Are Hanged, covering chapter 13, "And Next… My Gold," through Chapter 29, “One Step At A Time.”

Send any and all questions and comments to: [email protected]

(Chapter number references via the Library of Congress catalog.)

Welcome, one and all, to episode 5 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine! 

A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres.

We are continuing our dive into grimdark with book-two of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, Before They Are Hanged, covering chapter 1, "The Great Leveler," through Chapter 12, “Long Shadows.”

Send any and all questions and comments to: [email protected]

(Chapter number references via the Library of Congress catalog.)

Welcome, one and all, to episode 4 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine! 

A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres.

We continuing our dive into grimdark, wrapping up book-one of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, The Blade Itself, covering chapter 34, "She Loves Me… Not," through the end of the book, Chapter 45, “The Tools We Have.”

Send any and all questions and comments to: [email protected]

(Chapter number references via the Library of Congress catalog.)

Welcome, one and all, to episode 3 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine! 

A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres.

We continuing our dive into grimdark with book-one of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, The Blade Itself, covering the chapter 20, "What Freedom Looks Like," through chapter 34, "Her Kind Fight Everything!"

Send any and all questions and comments to: [email protected]

(Chapter number references via the Library of Congress catalog.)

Welcome, one and all, to episode 2 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine! 

A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres.

We continuing our dive into grimdark with book-one of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, The Blade Itself, covering the chapter 11, "The Good Man," through chapter 19, "Tea and Vengeance!"

Send any and all questions and comments to: [email protected]

(Chapter number references via the Library of Congress catalog.)

Welcome, one and all, to episode 1 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine! 

A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres.

We are kicking off our podcast with a dive into grimdark with book-one of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, The Blade Itself, covering the Prologue, "The End," through chapter 10,* "The First of the Magi!"

Send any and all questions and comments to: [email protected]

(*Chapter number references via the Library of Congress catalog.)