Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 32 minutes ago

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1:34 Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe
3:37 Golden Fool by Robin Hobb
4:43 Chess by Stefan Zweig
6:24 A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay (reread)
7:50 Delusion’s Master by Tanith Lee
10:15 Black Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman
15:24 The Buried Giant by Ishiguro
22:20 SPOILERS The Buried Giant
27:22 BOOK OF THE MONTH (Jan & Feb)

Le Guin's article: ursulakleguin.com/blog/95-are-they-going-to-say-this-is-fantasy

Update: after posting this video, I learned of this follow-up: ursulakleguin.com/blog/96-addendum-to-are-they-going-to-say-this-is-fantasy

Channels mentioned:
@NerdLevelRising
@Thomas.R.Howell
@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy
@Nerdwriter1
@RedFuryBooks
@SheWasOnlyEvie
@ToriTalks2
@AnithaGadeReads
@Talking_Story
@fourcornersofthepage
@merphynapierreviews

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