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Bestselling and award-winning science fiction authors talk about their new books and much more in candid conversations with host Rob Wolf. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction
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Dr. Creepen's Dungeon is a weekly hour-long podcast presenting the very best in contemporary horror, fantasy and sci-fi fiction. It comes out every Thursday. Catch all the new stories, Mon/Wed/Friday at 6pm EST / Midnight CET on my YouTube channel, Dr. Creepen's Vault!
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Edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams, LIGHTSPEED is a Hugo Award-winning, critically-acclaimed digital magazine. In its pages, you'll find science fiction from near-future stories and sociological SF to far-future, star-spanning SF. Plus there's fantasy from epic sword-and-sorcery and contemporary urban tales to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folk tales. Each month, LIGHTSPEED brings you a mix of original short stories and flash fiction featuring a variety of authors, f ...
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The Well Told Tale

The Well Told Tale

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Hi everyone. This is Robert. Welcome to The Well Told Tale. Every week I narrate a classic story; the greatest science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction stories ever written, not just in a small chunk at a time, but enough for you to really relax into. No adverts in the middle, just the story itself. All stories are pubic domain and free from copyright.
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Fantasy, Sci Fi and speculative fiction, observed through the comedic lens of The Bugle. Become a Bugle subscriber to enjoy this show ad free and help us thrive. Expect reviews and supernova level hot takes on literature, gaming, films, TV, board games, and anywhere else you can experience space ships, clones and beautiful elves with massive weapons. A podcast from The Bugle. Hosted by Alice Fraser and friends. Also available as a video podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor ...
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Alzabo Soup

Philip Armstrong and Andrew Metzroth

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Alzabo Soup is a literary analysis podcast where we literally become our favorite authors by devouring portions of their brains. We do chapter-by-chapter analysis of our favorite speculative fiction, researching the details and discussing the implications.
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Welcome to the HoloGraham Media Club Podcast. We're Will, Gavin, Aaron, Andy, and a few guests. We're a few cousins and friends that enjoy speculative fiction, sci-fi movies, and all things geeky. We focus on books but we'll talk about movies, TV, and nerd culture in general. Grab a Blue Milk, some Hagro Biscuit, and give yourself to the dork side. Interested in joining us for a session? Have a book you'd like to recommend? Get in touch.
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Brought to you by http://skinner.fm, Flash Pulp is an experiment in broadcasting fresh pulp stories in the modern age - five to ten minutes of fiction brought to you Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. A recurring cast of characters appear in both one off and serial tales, - classically styled weird, fantasy and adventure stories, for your eyes or podcast feed.
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Welcome to the podcast that dives deep into the realms of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy! Join Ron, Mario, Gigi and Jeff as they explore the latest and greatest in movies, TV shows, comic books, and video games. Whether you're drawn to futuristic adventures, spine-chilling tales, or epic fantastical sagas, this is the place for you. Each episode, we journey through captivating stories and unforgettable characters, dissecting what makes these genres so compelling. Tune in for insightful discussi ...
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Mythgard Academy

Mythgard Institute

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Mythgard Academy aims to make engaging discussions of fantasy and science fiction literature free and open to everyone. The Mythgard Academy program features live discussions with Dr. Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor, and other experts on speculative fiction. Books are nominated and voted on by our supporters, and recordings are available for free via podcast and the Signum University YouTube channel.
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The SCP Foundation Database

The SCP Foundation Database

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Experience the SCP Foundation’s database of dangerous and perplexing phenomena in this immersive audio adaption of the long-running collaborative horror fiction series, featuring both its early writings (presented in numerical order) and other, later works. The voice of the Database is Joshua Alan Lindsay. The extended voice cast includes Brittany Carlton, Spera Crinis, Oktober Crow, Lee Daniel, Lisa Hogan, Christian Jasper, Kendra 'Izzy' Murray, Romeo Rosales, Jr., Martin Taylor, and Breck ...
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Comics Exchange

Langford, Shipley, Dougherty

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Your friendly neighborhood podcast! Join us at the Comics Exchange for timely discussion emanating directly from the comic shop! Comics, movies, shows, toys, statues...the list goes on! Please enjoy our SFW show and we'll see you in the funny books!
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Philosophers In Space

Aaron Rabinowitz and Callie Wright

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Welcome to Philosophers In Space, where the intrepid trekker captain Callie Wright and their questionable Chief Ethics Officer Aaron Rabinowitz explore the weird, gooey world of sci-fi, searching for tantalizing hypotheticals and gear-stripping questions in a space odyssey of meaning and amusement.
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Nuzzle House

Glen Nuzzles

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A bunch of podcasts where we write our own paranormal smut, review literature and read public domain books in the spirit of someone recording in their bathroom.
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Welcome to The Graphic Histories Podcast. This weekly series features interviews with personalities related to Comic Books, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and everything in between! If you enjoy engaging conversations with creators and industry experts this is the podcast for you!
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Morphin' Buddies

Kacey Czosnowski and Gianni Damaia

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Two film graduates read the Animorphs books and dive into the themes and lessons of each book, deciding on what to keep and change should it get re-vamped as a tv series.
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A Meal of Thorns

The Ancillary Review of Books

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A critical book club from the Ancillary Review of Books. Host Jake Casella Brookins invites writers, scholars, and critics to discuss thorny works of science fiction, fantasy, and other speculative genres.
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A multiple story, horror-themed audio storytelling podcast, spun-off from Chilling Tales for Dark Nights and its popular YouTube channel of the same name. The show features master storyteller Malcolm Blackwood and the work of dozens of independent and previously-published contributing authors. Find this and our other great programs at: https://www.simplyscarypodcast.com. We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 For advertising opportunities plea ...
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Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky | QCODE

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Imaginary Worlds sounds like what would happen if NPR went to ComicCon and decided that’s all they ever wanted to cover. Host Eric Molinsky spent over a decade working as a public radio reporter and producer, and he uses those skills to create thoughtful, sound-rich episodes about science fiction, fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction. Every other week, he talks with filmmakers, screenwriters, novelists, comic book artists, game designers, and anyone who works in the field of make ...
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This series takes you, year by year, into the future, from 2040 through 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out.
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Two brothers, usually joined by a special guest, discuss geeky movies (comic book, sci fi, horror, etc.). If you're looking for thoughtful and incisive discussions of your favorite movies...you're probably in the wrong place.
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A multiple story, horror-themed audio storytelling podcast, spun off from Chilling Tales for Dark Nights and its popular YouTube channel of the same name. The show stars voice actor Erik Peabody, and the hand-picked work of dozens of accomplished independent and previously-published contributing authors. For advertising opportunities please email: [email protected] We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https:/ ...
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MONSTER PARTY

JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, & MATT WEINHOLD

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What happens when four Comic Con hardened sci-fi/horror fans sit around some microphones, slam down cocktails, and argue about all things monstrous? It's a podcast called Monster Party! You have been warned.
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Jim (Father) and Zach (Son) talk about their ideas and perspectives on fantasy fiction, starting with Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series but straying in various other directions as well. The generational difference in how they view what they read will become obvious (and entertaining, they hope!). Come enjoy our debates and explorations over what all these books mean, and see who you agree with.
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Book Bumble

Laura Pleasants and Leslie Hopping

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A bookish podcast, featuring two friends who love spending time reading and sharing great books. In each episode, we will introduce a stack of books that are tied together with a common connection to help to take a deeper dive into each story. We want to provide a space to talk books that is friendly and deep, with a little hint of geek.
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Tales From The Bridge

Tristan, Sam, Kevin, James

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Tales From the Bridge is a podcast that discusses all things science fiction. Join Tristan, Kevin, James, and Sam as they chat with your favourite science fiction authors and filmmakers. We cover the best in sci-fi, from books and graphic novels - to television and film. We also geek out on cutting-edge concepts in our news segment, Science Fiction-Science Fact. Subscribe, follow, like, and leave a review. We'd love to hear from you!
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Chilling Tales for Dark Nights is a horror fiction anthology podcast, with each weekly episode featuring several creepy tales from talented authors, brought to life by professional voice actors, and accompanied by SFX and music. For advertising opportunities please email [email protected] We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy.
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We’ve ranked the best in fantasy… now it’s time to head for the stars! 🌌 In this solo episode, Jim breaks down the Top 20 Science Fiction Book Series (4 or more books) published since 1950 — ranked entirely by the data. No opinions. No nostalgia. Just cold, hard numbers. These rankings combine total sales, critical acclaim, and average reader ratin…
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There's scientifically plausible time travel, fantasy / sci fi time travel, 'traditional' time travel centered around real history, people trapped in time loops, time travel romance, and we even threw in a couple of great time travel kids books - something here for every reader to love! As we were editing the episode we realized we forgot an incred…
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In which our hero argues about pin placement, and much unnecessary golf lingo is thrown about willy-nilly The Winds of Time Podcast: https://windsoftimepodcast.podbean.com/ The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Oth…
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It's an Alice-only special this week on Realms Unknown! 📚 Buy recommended books here! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown NEWS APP Sora 2 FILM Barbie WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN? Damned Whores and God’s Police - Anne Summers Queen Demon - Martha Wells The Last Hour Between Worlds - Melissa Carusso Sixteen Ways To Defend a Walled…
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Andy picked a couple of fun ones for us to review this week from Martin and The Flintstones. Then we chat about what we've been watching lately like Lisey's Story, True Haunting, and The Woman in Cabin 10. Support us on Patreon! Patrons have access to the NOTLP Discord Server, weekly virtual meetups with the hosts, ad free episodes and tons of othe…
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Tonight’s terrifying podcast episode is all four parts of ‘The Government Is Hiding a New Disease, People are Turning', an original work by Sir Fear, kindly shared with me for the purpose of having me exclusively narrate it here for you all, with the author’s express permission. https://www.reddit.com/user/Sir-Fear/…
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Send us a text In this episode of Apocalypse Apocrypha, I give a quick recap of everything I've learned about Prepper Fiction so far... and then go on a massive ramble about writing. Sign up to my newsletter - (https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/526460/149011566987052966/share) Stock Media provided by DanielHComposer / Pond5 - The Wait - Post A…
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What happens when you take seventy years of horror fiction and let the data decide which series reign supreme? Sales, acclaim, and fan ratings all collide in this countdown of the Top 20 Horror Series Since 1950 — ranked not by fear, but by facts. From cursed towns and haunted houses to cannibal geniuses and psychic vampire hunters, this list has i…
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What happens when you strip away opinion and nostalgia, and let the data decide which fantasy book series reign supreme? In this solo episode, Jim dives deep into sales numbers, critical acclaim, and average fan ratings across Goodreads, Storygraph, and Amazon to reveal the Top 20 Fantasy Series (4+ books) published since 1950, ranked purely by the…
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Author : Adriana Kantcheva Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Eric Valdes Discuss on Forums Previously published by Trollbreath Magazine CW for drowning Rated PG Vedritsa of the River by Adriana Kantcheva The Kamchia river had grown turgid after a storm. I surfaced from my habitual pool and bent […] The post PodCastle 913: V…
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Send us a text Welcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with the final part of LEVIATHAN WAKES, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode: Miller finally gets the g…
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Send us a text A man André refers to as the "Zelig" of Comics pops in to talk about his long history in the industry! Bob Schreck is a hugely influential comic book editor celebrated for his impact across multiple major publishers. His career highlights include co-founding Oni Press and serving as a pivotal editor at Dark Horse Comics, where he ove…
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Normally, you can’t just wish for a story to be good. But if that actually works, then watch out, because you’re almost certainly in a morality play about how something you get without any work isn’t actually worth having. That’s just what wishes are usually used for in fiction, and it’s our topic for today. We’ll discuss earning a wish, the diffic…
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We take D&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest. We learn: We mess with a blacksmith I FINALLY gets to give people my Orson Welles knowledge Elton continues to know everyone’s dad Support Nuzzle House by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/nuzzle-…
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Freddy Morris, Joe Juvland, and Matt Hoffman take on "Eye of the Beholder," the iconic Twilight Zone episode that flips beauty standards on their head. Listen in as they explore the episode’s themes, suspenseful moments, and lasting impact. Get Matt's EP "The Fifth Dimension" wherever you stream music.…
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What’s the big difference between the premiere episode of DOCTOR WHO’S twenty-sixth season have to do with Spike Lee’s DO THE RIGHT THING? One has fully realized female characters. The other was seen by a lot of people. Guess which one is which? If you can’t, fear not, because our panel of Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, Dalton Hughes, and specia…
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Who's ready for some TORTURRRREEEEE?!?! We've got a book half filled with pain and pleasure with our saddest bird boy (boy bird?) Tobias! Great prose, a strong, character focused adventure, and learning how to grow up. We open with a pun email and some hair talk. Gianni tries some pun acceptance and Kacey confronts her cynicism on rom coms. Then, c…
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We learn: The author was a pervert I’ve finally made my basement cool for teens Reddit is the worst source for Eddie Vedder fun facts Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ringstones-sarban/228256?ean=9781627553605&next=t Listen anywhere:nuzzlehouse.com Your bedtime story read aloud for grown ups. Support Nuzzle House by con…
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It’s Freaky Frightday on Horror Hill, and host Erik Peabody invites you to descend into one of H.P. Lovecraft’s most unnerving tales of madness, magic, and the blurred line between life and death. Within the cursed streets of Arkham and the shadowed halls of Innsmouth, an ill-fated marriage opens a door that was never meant to be unlocked—and what …
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This episode features "At the Bottom of the Bonfire" by Martin Cahill (©2025 by Martin Cahill) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "O Mechfighter, O Starsinger" by Osahon Ize-Iyamu (©2025 by Osahon Ize-Iyamu) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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20 movies and shows—mostly movies—ranked from OK to Awesome-sauce! In this episode I share 18 films and 2 TV series from Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy released since the year 2000. These are creative, entertaining, sometimes bizarre, but always worthwhile watches for the right audience. I’ll give you the year, the genre, a spoiler-lite summa…
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Chris and Alice tell the story of their experiences around Alice's hit book A Passion For Passion. A book that has generated over £50,000 in sales (maybe much more), yet we have barely seen a Penny. We tell the story of the publishers Unbound and Boundless who collapsed in debt, having failed to deliver for us (and a bunch of other authors). BUT, w…
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Luke and Juliane talk about One Day All This Will Be Yours, Adrian Tchaikovsky’s take on how one might lose a time war. See every book/episode of the SFBRP here: https://www.sfbrp.com/episode-lists-3 See the SFBRP Must-Read List here: https://www.sfbrp.com/must-read Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Luke on Bluesky: @…
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In the 1950s, the avant-garde music scene in New York and the movie studios of Los Angeles might have seemed like opposite ends of a cultural spectrum. But they came together (and blew apart) when MGM hired Louis and Bebe Barron to write the score for the sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet. It was the first all-electronic score for a Hollywood film, b…
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Our nameless hero is still in formerly leafy Surrey watching the destruction of London from afar with his new companion the Curate. What's next for our hero's brother? And how much destruction have the aliens left in their wake? Please support The Well Told Tale on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale The Well Told Tale Books - (buying…
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Welcome to Episode 41 of the HoloGraham Media Club Podcast! This month, in honor of Banned Book Week, we are taking a look at Margaret Atwood's essential The Handmaid's Tale. Next time, we will be talking Roger Zelazny's A Night in the Lonesome October. Got a book you want to discuss? Drop an email to [email protected] or otherwise get in touc…
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Send us a text Welcome to Season 4! Today's episode features a celebratory stack of books tied together with the common theme of being our Real Time Reading Books aka the books in our hands right now. We have a little bit of everything...so onward! Featured Books: Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan (LH) The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell (LH) Speak to Me of …
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Send us a text Our host thaws out from a deep Cry-sleep to talk with a new author who has a lot to say on the subject! John R. Carlos is a speculative fiction author whose stories live in the space where technology gets complicated and people decide they're not going to take it anymore. A former Wing Commander in the Royal Australian Air Force, a 4…
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Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books. Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon! Guest: Ursula Whitcher Title: Burning Bright by Melissa Scott Host: Jake Casella Brookins Music by Giselle Gabrielle Garcia Artwork by Rob Patterson Opening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John Brough Transcribers: Kate Doll…
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Buy the books hereBook One - https://amzn.to/4nTetfwBook Two - https://amzn.to/3KqhLsaBook Three - https://amzn.to/3IzCMjKBook Four - https://amzn.to/46JyjTABook Five - https://amzn.to/42iDbh8Book Six - https://amzn.to/3WclWKJBook Seven - https://amzn.to/4pHYgLSImmanentize the Eschaton with a scifi tee here - https://damosays-shop.fourthwall.comBec…
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We’ve all been there: The plot is going well, but your hero is solving problems too easily because of their cool magic powers. Couldn’t you fix it by making their society ban cool magic powers? Technically, yes, but there’s a lot that goes into such a decision. Why would they ban something as useful as magic? For that matter, why would everyone be …
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