The Lit Round Table

Heavy spoilers ahead!!! Today the SibNerds are talking about their favorite on-screen battles! We are specifically looking at live action battle scenes (so that rules out anime and cartoon fights). Of course, there's a heavy Star Wars and Lord of the Rings influence…. Did we miss any battle scenes that you think are the best of all time? Anna is reading: - Castle in the Air by: Diana Wynne Jones - Show Me a Sign by: Ann Clare LeZotte - Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids by: Cynthia Leitich Smith - The Republic of Thieves by: Scott Lynch Anna is watching: - Katla (Netflix) - Gymnastics Samurai (Crunchyroll) - The Last of Us (HBO) - Critical Role, campaign 3 (YouTube) - Attack on Titan (Crunchyroll) - My Hero Academia, season 6 (Crunchyroll) - Fate Stay/Night (Crunchyroll) - The Mandalorian (Disney+) - To Your Eternity (Crunchyroll) Josef is watching: - Critical Role, campaign 3 (YouTube) - Attack on Titan (Crunchyroll) - Fate Stay/Night (Crunchyroll) - My Hero Academia, season 6 (Crunchyroll) - The Bad Batch, season 2 (Disney+) - The Mandalorian (Disney+) - The Last of Us (HBO) Josef is reading: - Before They Are Hanged by: Joe Abercrombie - The Last Argument of Kings by: Joe Abercrombie - The Republic of Thieves by: Scott Lynch Josef is playing: - D&D - Elden Ring (PS5) - It Takes Two (Nintendo Switch) - Tiny Epic Vikings (deck game) Don't forget, you can get bonus content by joining our Patreon! Join us on our read along through The Republic of Thieves by: Scott Lynch! Find us on Twitter: @litround Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Did you finish the book? No? Go finish the book before you listen to this! Well, we find out what happened with the dang chairs…and it wasn't as exciting as we thought. But the cement playing cards were cool! The matter of the antidote has become even more complicated… do you think Locke did the right thing? The patrons of Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable ) have spoken! Our next read along will be The Republic of Thieves by: Scott Lynch! Woo! Happy Reading! Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

We're switching up the order of the podcast! What do you think? Today the SibNerds are talking about the way artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting creative spaces! What do you think--is there a place for AI in the arts? Has AI impacted your career? We also went on a little economics tangent… whoops! Sorry, no sorry! Want to participate in voting for a next Read Along? Become a patron on our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable ) to vote for one of the following: 1. The Republic of Thieves by: Scott Lynch 2. Warbreaker by: Brandon Sanderson 3. Mistborn by: Brandon Sanderson 4. The Poppy War by: R.F. Kuang Josef is watching: - Critical Role, campaign 3 (YouTube) - The Legend of Vox Machina, season 2 (Amazon Prime) - My Hero Academia, season 6 (Crunchyroll) - Bad Batch, season 2 (Disney+) - The Last of Us (HBO) - Wakanda Forever (Disney+) - The Fabelmans - Vikings: Valhalla, season 2 (Netflix) Josef is reading: - Red Seas Under Red Skies by: Scott Lynch - Before They Are Hanged by: Joe Abercrombie Josef is playing: - Elden Ring (PS5) - Persona 4: Golden (Nintendo Switch) - D&D Anna is watching: - My Hero Academia, season 6 (Crunchyroll) - Critical Role, campaign 3 (YouTube) - To Your Eternity (Crunchyroll) - Vikings (Amazon Prime) - The Last of Us (HBO) - The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals (Netflix) Anna is reading: - Howl's Moving Castle by: Diana Wynne Jones - Red Seas Under Red Skies by: Scott Lynch - Maus I & II by: Art Spiegelman - Anger is a Gift by: Mark Oshiro - Sitting Shiva by: Erin Silver - Nicky & Vera by: Peter Sis Don't forget, you can get bonus content by joining our Patreon! And voting rights for the new read along! Join us on our read along through Red Seas Under Red Skies by: Scott Lynch! Find us on Twitter: @litround Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

This week the Sib Nerds discuss Chapters 14-15. Want to participate in voting for a next Read Along? Become a patron on our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable ) to vote for one of the following: 1. The Republic of Thieves by: Scott Lynch 2. Warbreaker by: Brandon Sanderson 3. Mistborn by: Brandon Sanderson 4. The Poppy War by: R.F. Kuang

Welcome to the climax where we get to experience the highest of highs! And the lowest of lows… Well. We probably should have seen some of that coming. Sad face. For next time, finish the dang book! Happy Reading! Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Join the SibNerds as they start season 3 of the pod! How is it possible that we're onto year 3??? Want to participate in voting for a next Read Along? Become a patron on our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable ) to vote for one of the following: 1. The Republic of Thieves by: Scott Lynch 2. Warbreaker by: Brandon Sanderson 3. Mistborn by: Brandon Sanderson 4. The Poppy War by: R.F. Kuang Today we're unpacking the Mighty Nein, Critical Role's second campaign—and boy, do we have a lot to say! Spoilers ahead, watchers beware! We talk about our favorite characters and story beats—and some of the things that totally caught us off guard! Do you think we missed anything that we should have talked about? Anna is reading: - Howl's Moving Castle by: Diana Wynne Jones - Red Seas Under Red Skies by: Scott Lynch - March Books I, II, & III by: John Lewis - A Magic Steeped in Poison by: Judy I. Lin Anna is watching: - Demon Slayer (Netflix) - My Hero Academia, season 6 (Crunchyroll) - To Your Eternity (Crunchyroll) - Critical Role, campaign 3 (YouTube) - Fate/Zero (Crunchyroll) - The Legend of Vox Machina, season 2 (Amazon Prime) Josef is reading: - Rhythm of War by: Brandon Sanderson - Red Seas Under Red Skies by: Scott Lynch - Chainsaw Man (Shonen Jump) Josef is watching: - Dimension 20: Unsleeping City (YouTube) - Dimension 20: Escape from the Bloodkeep (YouTube) - Fate/Zero (Crunchyroll) - My Hero Academia, season 6 (Crunchyroll) - Andor (Disney+) - Critical Role, campaign 3 (YouTube) - The Last of Us (HBO) - The Legend of Vox Machina, season 2 (Amazon Prime) Josef is playing: - D&D - Elden Ring (PS5) - God of War: Ragnarok (PS5) - Persona 4 (Nintendo Switch) Don't forget, you can get bonus content by joining our Patreon! And voting rights for the new read along! Join us on our read along through Red Seas Under Red Skies by: Scott Lynch! Find us on Twitter: @litround Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

This week the Sib Nerds discuss Chapters 12-13. Want to participate in voting for a next Read Along? Become a patron on our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable ) to vote for one of the following: 1. The Republic of Thieves by: Scott Lynch 2. Warbreaker by: Brandon Sanderson 3. Mistborn by: Brandon Sanderson 4. The Poppy War by: R.F. Kuang There's trouble in the fog at sea, a pirate council, and truths revealed! And that's just chapter 12! Jean and Ezri have pretty much become an OTP (one true pair) for us! This section was really fun—but it's looking more and more like we're going to run into an epic cliffhanger… Happy Reading! Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

This week the Sib Nerds discuss Chapters 10 & 11.

It's a good time to be a Jean and Ezri shipper! It's canon!

Scott Lynch keeps presenting scenarios that plant seeds of doubt in Jean and Locke's relationship—we are once again asking if the prologue is a real betrayal or something staged?

Happy Reading!

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This week the Sib Nerds discuss Chapters 8 & 9. We thought we were swashbuckling last week! Now we're with the real pirates! Locke has certainly met his match! How will the boys deal with getting their next round of antidote? Happy Reading! Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

This week the Sib Nerds discuss Chapters 6 & 7. We're in full swashbuckling mode now! Women and cats are good luck on ships in this world, which was refreshing to hear that women aren't bad luck. The cats added some comical relief—as well as some turmoil. Pirate ghost stories? Yes, please! How do you think this section would be presented on the silver screen? Happy Reading! Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

The SibNerds are unpacking Andor today—and boy, do we have a lot to say! Andor gave us a fresh look at the Star Wars universe and raised the stakes for the Star Wars Skywalker Saga. It did for Star Wars what The Last Jedi wanted to do. We talk about different character arcs and story points, as well as how the story relates to the broader picture. It was fascinating, and we can't wait for season 2! Anna is reading: - The Treasure with a Face by: Janeen Zaio - Red Seas Under Red Skies by: Scott Lynch - The First Four Years by: Laura Ingalls Wilder - Howl's Moving Castle by: Diana Wynne Jones - Nettle & Bone by: T. Kingfisher Anna's NaNoWriMo word count: 37,080 words Anna is watching: - Andor (Disney+) - Spy x Family (Crunchyroll) - My Hero Academia, season 6 (Crunchyroll) - To Your Eternity (Crunchyroll) - Critical Role, campaign 2, episode 112 (YouTube) - Critical Role, campaign 3 (YouTube) - Doctor Who (HBO Max) - Tales of the Jedi (Disney+) - White Christmas - A Christmas Wish (Discovery+) - Junior Bake Off (Netflix) - Harry & Meghan (Netflix) - Sister Wives (Discovery+) - Wednesday (Netflix) - Fate/Zero (Crunchyroll) Josef is playing: - Cyberpunk 2077 (PS5) - D&D Josef is reading: - Red Seas Under Red Skies by: Scott Lynch - Rhythm of War by: Brandon Sanderson Josef is watching: - Critical Role, Mighty Nein reunion (YouTube) - Critical Role, campaign 3 (YouTube) - Dimension 20: Fantasy High (YouTube) - Wednesday (Netflix) - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Netflix) - Vinland Sage (Netflix) - Fate/Zero (Crunchyroll) - Spy x Family (Crunchyroll) - My Hero Academia, season 6 (Crunchyroll) - Chainsaw Man (Crunchyroll) - Dragon Age: Absolution (Netflix) - Andor (Disney+) - Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix) Don't forget, you can get bonus content by joining our Patreon! And voting rights for the new read along! Join us on our read along through Red Seas Under Red Skies by: Scott Lynch! Find us on Twitter: @litround Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/