Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Ross and Laura and Fang are back! And Laura has a cold :( But we pushed through and put together a list of 10 GREAT standalone novels you have to read!

Skip ahead:
00:00 Introduction
01:50 The Dance Of Shadows by Rogba Payne
02:25 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
04:40 Saturn Run by John Sandford and Ctein
06:13 The Song Of Achilles by Madeleine Miller
07:38 A Song For Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay
08:49 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
11:21 Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon
12:50 Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
14:19 The Haunting Of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
16:04 Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami
18:04 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
20:38 Outro

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Ross & Laura are a couple of internet nerds with over 20 years combined experience in eCommerce and Retail, and a shared passion for quality fantasy and science fiction.

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