The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. We’ll be splitting each book into three weekly episodes of analysis, discussion and tangents, with a week off in between books to refresh our brains.
Tags: Books, discussion, Discworld, Entertainment, fantasy, recap, Sci-Fi
The first book in the Psammead Trilogy, Five Children and It follows the fantastical adventures of five siblings who encounter an outlandish creature with a strange ability to grant wishes. Though the idea of having their wishes brought to life, the children quickly discover that not every wish turns out to be as wondrous as initially believed. The children’s novel offers a generous amount of fantasy, humor, and adventure, as the children are repeatedly subject to wishes gone amusingly awry. The magic begins when playful siblings Robert, Anthea, Cyril, Jane and their baby brother move to the countryside during the summer, not yet aware of the excitement to follow. One day, while digging at a sand pit to reach the other side of the world, the group comes across a bizarre furry creature with a misshapen body known as a Psammead, which they later learn has power to grant wishes. Subsequently, the Psammead agrees to grant one wish per day, but not without a catch, as he grants the wishes according to his own mischievous interpretation. He also informs them that each wish lasts until sunset. So, the siblings find themselves in quite the surprising predicaments, as their ambiguous wishes are manipulated by the Psammead, who in turn equips the children with wings, provides them with unrecognizable beauty, a useless treasure, and a terrifying encounter with Native Americans. Despite their initial thrill about their wishes being fulfilled, the siblings promptly discover the negative side of their desires, as Nesbit cleverly presents the notion that one must be careful what they wish for, because once granted, its accompanying consequences might not seem all that glorious. Celebrated throughout generations, Five Children and It has been able to sustain its magical appeal through its endearing characters and the vivid portrayal of the ingenuous wishes. In addition, Nesbit’s novel evocatively brings to life the imagination of its audience, as it awakens the child within with its effective use of witty language and descriptive imagery. Nevertheless, the novel presents a magical haven sure to be revisited time and time again. More great books at LoyalBooks.com
Categories: Arts, Kids & Family, Society & Culture
Tags: Adventure, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, Edith Nesbit, fantasy, fiction, Five Children and It, free audio books, History, Kids, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com
Book Two of The Dawning of Power trilogy The adventure continues as Catrin leaves her homeland behind and goes in search of peace. Dangers from a distant past threaten the world once again, and no one is safe. In a changing world, even the strongest alliances can fall, and your most powerful enemies become saviors. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Call of the Herald, Book One of The Dawning of Power trilogy. The books of the Dawning of Power trilogy are World of Godsland novels.
Tags: Brian, danger, Dragon, fantasy, fiction, horse, inherited, magic, Podcast, power, rathbone, scifi
A twice monthly podcast that is focused on highlighting what’s awesome in geek & pop culture with debates about geeky topics like “Who is the Most Ineffectual Character in SciFi”, “Favourite Villains”, and “Best Lame Super Powers”.
Categories: TV & Film
Tags: Angel, anime, awesome, bites, Books, buffy, Comic, Culture, dnd, fandom, fantasy, fi, fic, firefly, gamer, games, geek, ghibli, intro, Movies, nuchtchas, Nutty, playing, role, SCI, Spec, star, to, trek, Trekkie, tv, video, wars
BEDTIME STORIES FOR GROWN-UPS helo, i’m buddug (“bithig” in welsh). i’ve always been fond of audiobooks and being read to in general. here is my own modest contribution to this effort. i hope you enjoy listening to these as much as i enjoy making them.
Categories: Society & Culture
Tags: Acting, asmr, Authors, bedtime, calming, fairytales, fantasy, favorite, fiction, Literature, narration, Reading, relax, rest, Stories, unwind, voice
Welcome to Along the Way, a Writer’s Odyssey, a podcast for aspiring writers and lovers of speculative fiction.
Welcome to Along the Way, a Writer’s Odyssey, a podcast for aspiring writers and lovers of speculative fiction.
I’m back! It’s been two years! I update you on my progress. What have I been doing for the past two years? Has it been procrastination or waiting for inspiration? What do you think?
Categories: Arts
Tags: author, fantasy, fiction, Genre, publish, publishing, science, speculative, Writer, writing
GUI Podcast is the flagship show for the Geeks Under the Influence. A panel features a different geek fandom or obsession every episode! Complete with booze pairings to the subject, script readings, recommendations, and plenty of laughs! Every other week is GUI Nights instead, which is a short bonus series exploring the more tangential topics from the previous episode. Every Monday is our trailer for the week with GUI Pre-Cap; The Bruce calls in from the future to fill us in on the coming week’s geek news, and what’s coming out on the GUI Network.
Categories: Comedy, Society & Culture, Technology, TV & Film
Tags: Comedy, comics, Culture, DC, Drinking, fantasy, games, geek, geeks, guipodcast, horror, influence, Marvel, Movies, nerd, Podcast, POP, Richmond, rva, scifi, star, superhero, The, under, video, wars
Things have gone horribly wrong for the fauns at the spring festival of Lupricasia. A princess has been kidnapped, and visiting feline dignitaries have been blamed for the kidnapping. Corry, the young wizard shape shifter who saw the kidnapping, has been sent hurdling over a waterfall at a deadly height. Meanwhile the wolfling bandits who unwittingly hold the clues that would explain the kidnapping are about to be discovered by a bounty hunter and his employer, bent on their destruction. This is the second book in The Prophet of Panamindorah trilogy. If you haven’t listened to Book I, you might want to start there. If you need a refresher or you really want to dive in midstream, an 8 minute summary of Book I is available here.
Categories: Arts
Tags: abbie, abigail, adult, fantasy, fauns, hilton, panamindorah, wizards, wolflings, young
Listen to Nick Whalen, James Anderson, Shannon McKeown, Ken Crites, Alex Barutha and NBA team beat writers from around the league talk fantasy basketball throughout the season.
James Anderson and Alex Barutha join Nick Whalen for a wide-ranging NBA Playoffs discussion:
– The Clippers evening their series with the Mavs at 2-2 and perhaps emerging as an improbable Finals team
– Does LeBron have enough in the tank to carry the banged-up Lakers past Phoenix?
– Julius Randle’s historically bad series and how the Hawks could push the 76ers in the second round
– Jazz-Grizzlies and Jaren Jackson Jr.’s trajectory
– Previewing the likely Bucks-Nets showdown in Round 2
– Should Milwaukee play Jeff Teague?
– NBA postseason trivia
Categories: Sports
Tags: BASKETBALL, fantasy, fantasy basketball, fantasy nba, fantasy sports, nba, nba draft, nba talk, rotowire
The Wind in the Willows allows every person who has always wished animals could talk to dream a little more. In this amazing book, Toad, Ratty, Mr. Toad and Badger form a tight friendship and have many adventures. At the beginning of the book, Mole is busy spring cleaning is home when he suddenly decides he is simply sick of the job and that he wants to see what the big world outside his home is really like. He discovers the world is a busy, crazy place and it takes a while for him to adapt. While he is wandering along the river, he meets his first friend, Ratty. Ratty is fun-loving and has a relaxed attitude about life. He tells Mole he will show him the world and proudly shows Mole how much fun life along the river can be. Ratty does not like new things, though, so he and Mole learn some things together. Mr. Toad is the next friend they meet. He lives in Toad Hall and is smart and kind, but he is also spoiled and believes he is the most important person in the world. He likes doing new things and gets obsessed over motor cars and houseboats. His wild ways get him into trouble several times. The final friend in the group is Badger. He lives alone and he likes it that way. Badger does not want anyone to bother him and has little use for company. Mr. Toad’s father was Badger’s best friend and he is disappointed in how Mr. Toad is living his life. The Wind in the Willows is full of fun and adventures for the best friends. It has serious themes at times, such as Mr. Toad and his prison time, but mostly it is a timeless story of friends who will do anything for each other. Children of all ages are enchanted by the thought of talking animals that have very human-like adventures together. This is definitely a cannot-go-wrong title for all ages! More great books at LoyalBooks.com
Categories: Arts, Kids & Family
Tags: animals, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fantasy, fiction, free audio books, Kenneth Grahame, Kids, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, The Wind in the Willows
Join us on our voyage as we navigate the vast and torrid seas of GRRM’s epic fantasy novels “A Song of Ice and Fire” and the HBO television series “Game of Thrones.” Occasionally we will also review series beyond Game of Thrones.
Categories: TV & Film
Tags: acok, adwd, affc, AGOT, arryn, asoiaf, asos, Baratheon, Books, fantasy, fatpinkcast, fatpinkpodcast, FPC, frey, gameofthrones, greyjoy, Lannister, martell, Stark, Targaryen, television, tully, tv, tyrell
Life of Lash is an audio drama series spanning the genres of Fantasy, Action, Adventure and Comedy. The story of Lash Shagar, starting with his parents, Margaret and Joshua, comes to life with a cast of voice actors, original soundtrack and sound effects. Created by Nathan Goodall in a world built by David Santos and Nathan Goodall — join us in the journey and enjoy the adventure!
Categories: Arts
Tags: action, Adventure, audiobook, Audiodrama, Comedy, dnd, DungeonsAndDragons, Entertainment, fantasy, Literature, radiodrama, storytelling
Master storytellers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (“Lost,” “Tron: Legacy”) invite you to brace yourself for a modern fairytale with thrilling twists and hints of darkness, brimming with wonder and filled with the magic of our most beloved stories, on ABC’s “Once Upon a Time,” airing Sunday’s at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. Join the stars and producers for this insider’s look at this epic show.
Categories: TV & Film
Tags: abc, Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Epic, Evil Queen, fairy tale, fantasy, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Josh Dallas, Lana Parilla, lost, Official ABC Once Upon A Time Podcast, Robert Carlyle, Rumplestiltskin, Snow White
Betsy Bobbin encounters many strange and exciting adventures and people in the land of Oz; a side-plot is Queen Ann of Oogaboo’s mission to take over Oz.
Categories: Arts, Kids & Family
Tags: audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fantasy, fiction, free audio books, Kids, L. Frank Baum, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, Myths/Legends, Teen/Young adult, Tik-Tok of Oz
Rocket Talk is Tor.com’s sci-fi/fantasy podcast, blending discussion style talk-radio with audio narrations of Tor.com’s award winning short fiction. Check out new episodes once a week!
Categories: Arts
Tags: com, fantasy, fiction, original, Podcasts, rocket, science, short, Stories, talk, Tor, tordotcom
A Storytelling/Book Club/YouTube Reaction Video podcast where Matt (he/him) and Enn (They/Them) discuss Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series and the upcoming Wheel of Time TV Series on Amazon. Matt’s a first-timer and Enn has read the series many many times, so we’re spoiler-free! Join us as we discuss Enn’s favorite fantasy series, and enjoy all the tangents and jokes. New episodes weekly on Thursdays!
Categories: Arts, Comedy, TV & Film
Tags: book club, Comedy, fantasy, queer, Robert Jordan, storytelling, Wheel of Time, WOT
The mission here at Pulp! is to provide original, quality content for your express entertainment purposes. What’s more, we pledge to always be in contact with our listeners, accepting submissions and suggestions on how best to promote the program and help it grow. This podcast serves as an homage, a relic of a memory, to those rough pulp sci-fi and horror magazines of yesteryear, and thus we strive to bring you unique–and sometimes unexpected–content. If you want to help support our program, you can make a donation or pledge at our Patreon page. We’d certainly appreciate it! https://www.patreon.com/pulpfrombeyond Let us know what you think! We can be reached at pulpfrombeyond@gmail.com, or using our built-in contact page on our website, www.pulpfrombeyond.com. Thank you, and stay spooky!
Scared Stiff Horror Cinema Defining the Horror genre, exploring typical tropes and motifs, such as the haunted house, monsters, zombies and serial killers. Also looking at the principles and logic behind the horror film – some sort of transgression (knowing something not supposed to know) leading to terrible consequences. Questioning why we watch horror films – cathartic enactment and overcoming of society’s worst nightmares. Thus the sociological interest in horror films – and how they portray society’s fears, varying according to the age.
Categories: Kids & Family, TV & Film
Tags: chills, creepy, death, demons, fantasy, Fear, ghost, horror, mad, Monsters, scientist, spirits, Undead, Unknown, weird, Zombie
Book One of The Ammonite Galaxy series: Six has survived ten of his fourteen years as an outcast in subzero temperatures – being drugged and shipped off to another planet as an unwilling apprentice is not going to make him a victim. Neither is his travelling companion, who makes it clear she isn’t keen on sharing space with a no-name like him. No wonder she’s on the apprentice program – Six is amazed her aristocratic family managed to put up with her for so long. Their destination is Valhai – a planet in orbit around a red dwarf star – where they are to spend so much time in a strange solitary confinement that even the sight of each other might be welcome. Nobody on Valhai seems to know or care what happens to the apprentices – until one hesitant girl with an uncertain future of her own stumbles across the real nature of the donor program— —And the biggest surprise on Valhai, which has been lying dormant for thousands of years, wakes up …
Categories: Arts
Tags: adult, fantasy, fi, fiction, SCI, science, Series, young
Its publication soon after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake got readers instantly hooked on the story in which Dorothy and her friends sink into the bowels of the earth, following a devastating earthquake in California. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is the fourth in the series of books written by American children’s author L. Frank Baum. In this novel, Dorothy visits her Uncle Henry in his California ranch. She, her friends, her cousins and a few pets are traveling in a buggy when the earth suddenly splits open and the entire lot falls into the crack. From here on, a series of adventures follows, with the children having bizarre encounters in the Land of the Mangaboos which is inhabited by the Vegetable People. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz suddenly makes his appearance and together, they all travel onto further amazing countries. Princess Ozma appears to rescue Dorothy and her companions as they meet one disaster after another. Though Lyman Frank Baum wrote more than 50 novels, many short stories and hundreds of poems, he is today known almost exclusively as the author of the Oz stories. Born into immense wealth and privilege, he however, led an unhappy childhood as a sickly and weak youngster. His wealthy father purchased a small printing press to keep him occupied with writing, and young Frank and his brothers produced a home newspaper to entertain the family. This early enterprise provided the germ of a writing career that, however, earned critical and financial acclaim only when Frank was more than forty years of age. The first of the Oz books, written after a failed career in theater, was published in 1900. It was hugely successful and L. Frank Baum went on to write thirteen more in the series. Though he tried to abandon the series several times out of sheer boredom, the flood of letters from children clamoring for more, publisher’s demands and the disaster that his other books met with compelled him to continue. Today, the Oz phenomenon has resulted in theme parks, stage and screen shows, musicals, comics, merchandise, adaptations, translations into world languages, television and animation series. Baum himself set up the Oz Film Company and had plans to set up an Oz themed amusement park in his lifetime. The appeal of Oz and its uncanny predictions of a world that was to come with augmented reality, laptops, wireless phones, women in male dominated occupations and a host of other innovations all make the series interesting and innovative. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz makes a great addition to your Oz collection. More great books at LoyalBooks.com
Categories: Arts
Tags: audio books, audiobook, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, ebooks, fantasy, fiction, free audio books, L. Frank Baum, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com