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Episode 5 - Genre Guide: High Fantasy
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Hello again, listeners! Join us this week as we delve into the magical and trope-laden world of high fantasy in our first-ever genre episode. We discuss the hallmarks of the fantasy genre, some common tropes, and our personal favorite authors, as well as our usual segments on what we're reading nowadays and what's bringing us joy.
Books mentioned this week*
Ann
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
The Last Jedi (novelization) by James Fry
Sarah
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Joyful links
Where to buy Girl Scout cookies near you
Leikeli47?s Wash & Set Spotify page
The Public Medievalist’s series on Race, Racism and the Middle Ages, specifically Paul B. Sturteyvant’s essay on race in the fantasy genre
Recommended authors from the episode
Patrick Rothfuss, author of the Kingkiller Chronicles
N. K. Jemisin, author of the Inheritance trilogy, the Dreamblood duology, and the Broken Earth trilogy
Lynn Flewelling, author of the Nightrunner series and the Tamir Triad
Naomi Novik, author of the Temeraire series and Uprooted
Kristen Britain, author of the Green Rider series
Leigh Bardugo, author of the Six of Crows duology, the Grisha trilogy, and other works
Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel of Time series
Scott Lynch, author of the Gentleman Bastard series
Roll20.net, a Dungeons & Dragons site
Critical Role, a Dungeons & Dragons webseries
Bonus: Primary source for the J.R.R. “Jirt” Tolkien factoid
*note: we don’t collect any sort of revenue if you click these links; we just want to make it easy for you to find the books we love!
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