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  • #99. Warbreaker
    The whole crew (Craig, Ryan, Kenn, and Todd) is back together for this discussion of Brandon Sanderson's Warbreaker. We discuss the magic, the characters, the pacing, the humor, and the story's place in the greater Cosmere. Do Vasher and Vivenna show up in Mistborn: Secret History? What other book does Nightblood make an appearance in?

    Also, we finally announce our post-Sanderson podcast series, toward the end of the episode.
    59 min
  • #98. The Silmarillion - Fëanor and the Silmarils

    In which is discussed the Silmarillion, chapters 5-9. This is the section all about Fëanor, Melkor, the Silmarils, and the flight of the Noldor. We go back to our roots for this episode. This time it's just Ryan and Craig in the studio, talking about Tolkien, playing trivia games, and trying to get something out of fantasy literature that's above their heads.

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    54 min
  • #97. Warcraft: Who Reviewed It Best?
    The rules are simple: Four of us separately recorded reviews for Warcraft. The review had to be 2-4 minutes. Your job is to decide who reviewed it best.

    Vote on our website for your favorite:

    Craig - 1:05
    Ryan - 3:40
    Kenn - 7:20
    Jake - 9:40

    Support us on Imzy.
    15 min
  • #96. Elantris (again)

    Show Notes

    Panel: Craig, Ryan, Geoff


    ***Spoilers*** for Elantris, but no spoilers for the rest of the Cosmere


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    5:25 - Elantris recap

    14:00 - The magic system, the setting

    18:55 - The politics

    22:30 - Elantrian pain = real life. Find a purpose. What are Sanderson’s personal politics?

    38:30 - Exploring faith through Hrathen

    43:00 - Elantris as a film

    44:30 - Do Raoden and Sarene have an actual character arc?

    49:45 - Some constructive criticisms

    59:00 - The 10th Anniversary edition
    1 hr 8 min
  • #95. The Silmarillion - Akallabêth
    Craig, Ryan, and Nic discuss Akallabêth, the story of the downfall of Númenor. Bit by bit, Craig is forcing Ryan to read the entire book. They dispense with the regular opening insults, and instead opt for bringing back the long-lost "Craig's LotR [Silmarillion] Trivia."

    0:00 - Intro, Brandon Sanderson Reading Challenge, Support us on Imzy
    4:30 - Craig's LotR Trivia
    15:10 - So... What did everyone think of Akallabêth?
    21:16 - Arthurian influence on Tolkien
    31:44 - Being loyal to fundamental principles
    40:45 - Art and holistic progress in Númenor
    45:35 - Making the Silmarillion movie
    51:33 - Getting to know Sauron the Deceiver
    1 hr 4 min
  • #94. Calamity (Reckoners #3)
    Today's panel: Craig, Ryan, Geoff, Tommy, Kenn. SPOILER-heavy episode, as always. We discuss Calamity, book 3 of the Reckoners series. We have a few things to say about the setting and the characters, but we save most of our conversation for the ending of the trilogy.

    0:00 - Intro, insults, and housekeeping
    6:45 - Craig's quick review
    8:50 - Reaction and discussion
    47:00 - Final thoughts

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    52 min
  • #93. Zelda Discussion, Twilight Princess HD Review
    Today's panel: Craig, Kenn, Jake J, and Jake H. This Zelda podcast started as a review of Twilight Princess HD, but quickly turned into a general discussion of the Zelda franchise, past and future.

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    SHOW NOTES:
    Twilight Princess review - 8:05
    NX speculation - 21:03
    What makes a game a Zelda game? - 23:50
    Favorite items - 27:40
    The music of Zelda - 30:13
    Favorite game in the franchise? - 35:13
    Which is the darker game, MM or TP? - 39:35
    Digging into the franchise timeline - 46:55

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    1 hr
  • #92. Captain America: Civil War Reviews
    This week we each give a separately recorded review of Captain America: Civil War. The reviewers in order:

    Ryan: 1:00
    Craig: 4:00
    Kenn: 6:40
    Todd: 9:20

    We need you to vote on which review is the best! Pride is at stake! Vote at any of the following places:

    thelegendariumpodcast.com
    facebook.com/thelegendarium
    twitter.com/legendariumpod
    imzy.com/legendarium
    13 min
  • #91. Firefight (Reckoners #2)
    Craig, Nic, and Geoff discuss the second book in the Reckoners series in this Firefight podcast. Everyone loved the book and thought it had a much stronger antagonist than Steelheart. Nic tries to spoil Mistborn (Craig won't let him), and Geoff teases just a bit of Calamity, making us all pretty excited to get to it.
    50 min
  • #90. Mitosis (Reckoners #1.5)
    Bonus! Since Brandon Sanderson was kind enough to write a tiny little short story before releasing Firefight a couple years ago, we decided to do a smaller episode of our own. In our Mitosis podcast, we deal with some of the good and bad, and some of the popular reactions to the story.

    Links we mention during the cast:
    Writing Excuses - Brandon's podcast
    Imzy.com/legendarium - Home base for interacting with the Legendarium's hosts and listeners
    38 min

About The Legendarium

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The Legendarium exists primarily as a book club for fantasy and sci-fi, both the classics and the new classics.Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, and more.