BOOK THINK #7: Embassytown by China Mieville featuring Angela from @DoUnicornsRead The Fantasy Thinker 2024-10-17 | BOOK THINK #7: Embassytown by China Mieville featuring Angela from @DoUnicornsRead
FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION OF THE CRIPPLED GOD by Steven Erikson PART ONE! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-10-13 | Help Varsha and I make sense of our notes from The Crippled God. Today we go through the 1st 4 sub-books of the 10th book of The Malazan Book of the Fallen. We point out some of our favorite lines and try to make sense of some of the events. Hopefully we'll come to some conclusions when we do part 2. @ReadingByTheRainyMountain youtube.com/watch?v=9akn_cWWJos
OCTOBER 2024 UPDATE!! Invasion of the Birds! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-10-05 | What have you been reading? Let me know below!
BOOK THINK 14: Dragonlance: Legends w/ special guest Jose The Fantasy Thinker 2024-09-29 | Jose and I gush nostalgic about what we think are the best D&D novels in the canon. After about 14 minutes there are spoilers, just so you know. We had a blast reliving these fantastic moments. Visit Jose's channel:@JosesAmazingWorlds
REACTION/REVIEW #56: TIGANA by Guy Gavriel Kay, NON-SPOILER The Fantasy Thinker 2024-09-28 | Finally started my journey into the works of GGK!
THE DEMOLISHED MAN by Alfred Bester! Sci-fi Masterwork Spoiler Discussion! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-09-26 | Straight from Page Chewing.com's Sci-Fi Masterworks read along comes this fascinating discussion of Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man. This is the 2nd book we've read by Bester and he didn't disappoint. Friends and participants:@ReadingByTheRainyMountain @TheChronicleofChris @denofthewyrd @liviajelliot
TRAITORS KNOT by Janny Wurts: Chapters 12 thru 14 full spoiler discussion. The final chapters! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-09-25 | Join us as we discuss the final three chapters of Traitor's Knot by Janny Wurts!! Book 7 in The Wars of Light and Shadow and the 4th book in The Alliance of Light story arc. Co-conspirators are:@ReadingByTheRainyMountain @TheChronicleofChris @chibipoe and of course, join pagechewing.com
REACTION/REVIEW #55: SPEAR by Nicola Griffith, non-spoiler!!! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-09-16 | Check out this engrossing book by Nicola Griffith that has a unique take on things Athurian. Calling out @RafBlutaxt for turning me on to this one.
SHORT FICTION SIDE HUSTLE #1: The Devil Delivered by Steven Erickson! Discussion! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-09-14 | Varsha and I discuss Steven Erikson's novella, The Devil Delivered! We get deep into some of the themes and ideas that Erikson gives us and go over how the story affected us as readers. This story is a thought experiment of a sort, so you don't really have to worry about spoilers all that much. We invite you to listen even if you haven't read it yet as the story invites a re-read as it is. Or, just go read the thing and come back! Ha!@ReadingByTheRainyMountain tagging:@DoUnicornsRead @ACriticalDragon
TRAITORS KNOT by Janny Wurts: Chapters 9 thru 11 discussion!!!! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-09-11 | Join us for the 3rd discussion in Traitor's Knot! Book 7 of The Wars of Light and Shadow and the 4th book in The Alliance of Light story arc. Friends that joined me:@ReadingByTheRainyMountain @TheChronicleofChris @chibipoe
READING THE PROSE #22: Featuring an early excerpt from Nicola Griffiths SPEAR! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-09-04 | This sweet piece of prose I'm reading today is straight from page 5 in the book, so there isn't anything that is spoiled. Let me know what I missed or what I may have gotten wrong.
SEPTEMBER 2024 UPDATE!! Reading with Nature. The Fantasy Thinker 2024-09-02 | Hey everyone! Here is what I've read last month and what's coming up. I forgot to mention the excellent short stories I've been reading out of The Big Book of Science Fiction for our podcast: Speculative Speculations. Check it out! open.spotify.com/show/4SNLmDRzfVwKSproiYT9R4
BOOK THINK 13: A SONG FOR ARBONNE by Guy Gavriel Kay featuring JOSH from RED FURY BOOKS!! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-08-31 | @RedFuryBooks That's right! I had a wonderful talk with Josh from Red Fury Books about Guy Gavriel Kay's A Song for Arbonne. Tune in and let us know what you think of this work. Josh reaffirmed my need to read this book and more GGK! Check out his channel, linked above.
MARTIAN TIMESLIP by Philip K. Dick, FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION!! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-08-29 | Next up on our years long journey through the Sci-fi Masterworks collection is Philip K. Dick's, Martain Timeslip (c. 1964). Join us as we try to make sense of the somewhat antiquated views on mental health and life on Mars presented to us. @ReadingByTheRainyMountain @TheChronicleofChris @denofthewyrd @liviajelliot
TRAITORS KNOT by Janny Wurts, Discussion of Chapters 5 thru 8!! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-08-28 | Join us as we move through the half way point in Book 7 of The Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts, Traitor's Knot! The usual crew was here:@ReadingByTheRainyMountain @hobbitholebooks832 @chibipoe
REVIEW/REACTION #54: LORD AND KING by P.L. Stuart, non-spoiler The Fantasy Thinker 2024-08-17 | The Drowned Kingdom Saga book #3, Lord and King, by P.L. Stuart!! If you haven't started this epic saga, get on board today! There are 4 books out now of a planned 7 books series so it's a great time to start.
TRAITORS KNOT GROUP DISCUSSION CHAPTERS 1 THRU 4! SPOILERS! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-08-14 | Moving right into Book 7 in the most epic of series, The Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts. Joining me is the usual crew:@ReadingByTheRainyMountain @TheChronicleofChris @hobbitholebooks832 @chibipoe
REVIEW #53: 1984 by George Orwell, No spoilers, not that it matters, ha The Fantasy Thinker 2024-08-10 | Join me in my spite for this absolutely brilliant work of art? fiction? reality? Double Think your way into obedience. Slavery is Freedom! God is Power! Big Brother is Watching! 2 + 2 really can equal 5.
AUGUST 2024 UPDATE!! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-08-05 | Here's everything I read in July, everything I'm reading now, and what I may read going forward. Let me know what you're up to!
BOOK THINK #12: Perdido Street Station by China Mieville w/ special guest Britton The Fantasy Thinker 2024-08-03 | Welcome Britton from @someokiedude9549 . Check out his channel! He has a lot of great guests and reviews. We get into the details of China Mieville's 1st book of his Bas Lag saga; Perdido Street Station. Beware, spoilers abound!
REACTION/REVIEW #52: LAST AND FIRST MEN by Olaf Stapledon, non-spoiler! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-08-01 | You may have already seen the group discussion about this fascinating early sci-fi book, now listen to my review of it that I finally got around to. This entry into the Sci-fi Masterworks collection was quite the trip through time. Let me know below if you've ever had the chance to delve into it or other similar literature from the early 20th century. Sorry for the sound and picture quality. Still getting used to my new head phones and my computer is getting verrrry slooowwww....
EARTH ABIDES by George Stewart: Full Spoiler Discussion!!!! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-07-31 | Time for our monthly check in with the crew of the Sci-Fi Masterworks starship. This time we discuss George Stewart's post-apocalyptic masterpiece Earth Abides. Let me know what you thought of this if you've had the chance to read it. Friends who talk are below:@ReadingByTheRainyMountain @TheChronicleofChris @denofthewyrd
Perils Gate | Wars of Light and Shadow | Wrap up discussion with Janny Wurts The Fantasy Thinker 2024-07-29 | Wrap up discussion for Peril's Gate - 6th book of Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts.
REACTION/REVIEW #51: EARTH ABIDES by George R. Stewart. Non-spoiler! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-07-27 | This beautifully constructed novel really did it for me. I enjoyed the heck out of it! It deserves the title of Masterwork! Check out our upcoming full spoiler conversation!
REACTION/REVIEW #50: THE GENESIS OF CHANGE by Livia J. Elliot, Non-spoiler! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-07-22 | Self published author Livia J. Elliot delivers a deeply philosophical fantasy novella prequel that delivers intriguing concepts. Check out her website where you can get the novella for free simply by joining the newsletter. liviajelliot.com/books/records-of-the-orders/tgoc@liviajelliot
REACTION/REVIEW #49: THE DEVIL DELIVERED by Steven Erikson! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-07-16 | I was so glad to read the 2005 novella The Devil Delivered by Steven Erikson! It's a haunting look at humanity with just a trace of hope if you look deep.
READING THE PROSE #21: PERILS GATE by Janny Wurts. The essence of being a Bard! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-07-14 | So you are thinking about playing a Bard in your next role playing game session. You would do well to listen to this passage on what it takes to master the artistry of being a true Bard.
REACTION/REVIEW #48: PERILS GATE by Janny Wurts. Non-spoiler talk. The Fantasy Thinker 2024-07-12 | We are over half way through this most epic of series! Book 6 of The Wars of Light and Shadow (Alliance of Light story arc volume 3) is complete! Onward to Traitor's Knot!
JULY 2024 UPDATE! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-07-05 | Going through all the things I read in June and what I am reading now! I will be quite busy the next couple of weeks due to work stuff. Once all that is over, I promise to get out more reviews of some of the things I've gone over today. Check out the Speculative Speculations podcast on Spotify and @ReadingByTheRainyMountain Also check out all the other fine podcasts at pagechewing.com and @SteveTalksBooks
GROUP DISCUSSION OF PERILS GATE! by Janny Wurts The Fantasy Thinker 2024-07-03 | Book 6 in The Wars of Light and Shadow comes to a smashing conclusion in Peril's Gate! Join us as we discuss everything we liked in chapters 14 thru 17. Friends: @ReadingByTheRainyMountain @TheChronicleofChris @chibipoe @hobbitholebooks832
REACTION/REVIEW #47: CHILDREN OF TIME by Adrian Tchaikovsky The Fantasy Thinker 2024-07-02 | Today I look at the first book in the Children of Time Trilogy, simply called Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. This fun space romp has evolved spiders and vengeful AI. What more could you want? We also talk about this book on the podcast: Speculative SpeculationsAvailable on podcast places!
LAST AND FIRST MEN by Olaf Stapleton. Sci-fi Masterwork Full spoiler discussion! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-06-27 | Join a full cast of different humans discussing the ups and downs of reading a Sci-fi Masterwork written in 1930 by a highly intellectual Olaf Stapleton. @ReadingByTheRainyMountain @TheChronicleofChris @denofthewyrd @liviajelliot
LOST NOT FORGOTTEN #5: ELF QUEST by Wendy and Richard Pini The Fantasy Thinker 2024-06-22 | This seminal comic book fantasy series was a key series for the industry and for my personal growth as a reader, fan, and person. It has some of the best artwork of the time and a quest story narrative that just won't quit. I show my personal versions of the books in this video but there are many different collections out there that are available. Check them out!
PERILS GATE by Janny Wurts: Discussion on Chapters 11 thru 13! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-06-19 | The Wars of Light and Shadow rage on as we discuss the various complexities encompassing this continually fascinating series. Peril's Gate is Book 6 of The Wars of Light and Shadow series and Book 3 in The Alliance of Light story arc. We are discussing the events in chapters 11, 12, and 13 with full spoilers. @ReadingByTheRainyMountain @TheChronicleofChris @hobbitholebooks832 @chibipoe
REACTION/REVIEW #46: THE REDISCOVERY OF MAN by Cordwainer Smith. Non-spoiler! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-06-18 | If you dare, check out this really strange trip into the future of humanity. It does things to your head. Also check out the discussion I had with my pagechewing.com friends! youtu.be/h14FbXD-z1U
BOOK THINK #11: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson with special guest Jimmy Nutts! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-06-15 | Join me for the latest episode of Book Think with my very special guest from The Fantasy Nuttwork, Jimmy Nutts! Check out his channel for great reviews and wonderful discussions. @thefantasynuttwork We get into spoilers around the 26 minute mark but that's a whole bunch to watch before hand so check it out! We are talking about Gardens of the Moon of course, because, Yes! We can!
READING THE PROSE #20: The Crippled God by Steven Erikson The Fantasy Thinker 2024-06-10 | Today I talk about a small passage of dialogue. Nothing that will set off spoilers. It's just a little self discussion on how characters view their own prince and princess fairy tales and what we may get out of that.
COMICS VS. PROSE #12: Assassins Apprentice by Robin Hobb. Assassins Apprentice II #6. The Fantasy Thinker 2024-06-08 | The final issue of Assassin's Apprentice II is here! Script: Jody HouserArtwork: Ryan KellyColors: Jordie BellaireLetering: Hassan Otsmane-ElhaouStay tuned in 6 months for Assassin's Apprentice III #1!
THE REDISCOVERY OF MAN by Cordwainer Smith. Sci-fi Masterworks FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-06-06 | We had a lot of fun discussing this really strange and wacky book that has a vision of the future unlike any other. Check it out and let us know if you've read this one. @ReadingByTheRainyMountain @TheChronicleofChris @denofthewyrd
PERILS GATE by Janny Wurts! Discussion of Chapters 8 thru 10! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-06-05 | These chapters were loaded with action and revelations! We had fun trying to pick out all the nuance and subtlety. With me was:@ReadingByTheRainyMountain @hobbitholebooks832 @chibipoe @TheChronicleofChris
June 2024 Reading Update! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-06-01 | Here's all the stuff I've read, am reading, and will soon read for the month of May to June. Check out pagechewing.com and Speculative Speculationsopen.spotify.com/show/4SNLmDRzfVwKSproiYT9R4
BOOK THINK #10: Liam from Liams Lyceum talks about D.J. Butlers book: WITCHY EYE The Fantasy Thinker 2024-05-26 | Join us for the spectacular 10th episode of BOOK THINK! Liam from @LiamsLyceum tries to convince us to read Witchy Eye, the first book in the Witchy Eye or Witchy War Trilogy from author D. J. Butler and published by Baen books. This book is free to download from the Baen website: baen.com/witchy-eye.html Check it out and check out Liam's channel for some great, quick reviews!
PERILS GATE by Janny Wurts. Full Spoiler Discussion of Chapters 5 thru 7! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-05-22 | We do a deep dive into the events of chapters 5 thru 7 of Peril's Gate by Janny Wurts, book 6 in The Wars of Light and Shadow epic fantasy series. Let us know how much we got covered and what we may have missed! Participants: @ReadingByTheRainyMountain @chibipoe @TheChronicleofChris @hobbitholebooks832 go to: pagechewing.com
DUST OF DREAMS by Steven Erikson! Experimental Discussion w/ Varsha! Full Series Spoilers! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-05-18 | Today Varsha (@ReadingByTheRainyMountain ) and I try to figure out why I highlighted the sections I did during my reading of Dust of Dreams. Yes, this is an experiment gone mad! We have fun re-living our journey through this incredible book. Thanks so much to Varsha for participating! Did we touch on some of the themes and ideas permeating the book? Sure! Were we way off on some of our theories? Most likely! Did we have fun? Most assuredly! Let me know your theories and thoughts. Thanks!
REACTION/REVIEW #45: EMBASSYTOWN by China Mieville, non-spoiler! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-05-16 | Check out this unique and interesting book from China Mieville. It's an interesting exploration of language, communication, and its effects on things both human and alien. Also check out my episode of Book Think where I talk about this book with Angela from @DoUnicornsRead . youtu.be/oIaGPJp-7QE
READING THE PROSE #19: Discussing Chapter 5 of Perils Gate by Janny Wurts. Spoilers, of course. The Fantasy Thinker 2024-05-09 | Today I think about Peril's Gate by Janny Wurts, book 6 in The Wars of Light and Shadow epic series. I try to explain why chapter 5 hit me with just the right amount of wonder, magic, explanation, action and imagination to make it one of the most important chapters so far. Is it actually, or am I looking at too many red herrings? Let me know if this chapter hit you the same way it hit me!
PERILS GATE, by Janny Wurts- CHAPTERS 1 THRU 4, Full spoiler discussion The Fantasy Thinker 2024-05-08 | Welcome to another great discussion about The Wars of Light and Shadow mega fantasy series by Janny Wurts! Today we delve into Book 6, PERIL'S GATE! We talk about the stunning events in chapters 1 thru 4. Watch as I bumble my way through unsuccesfully trying to remember everything that happened, ha! Channels involved:@ReadingByTheRainyMountain @chibipoe @hobbitholebooks832 @TheChronicleofChris
MAY 2024 CHANNEL UPDATE: Short stories are really cool, but so are libraries and more! The Fantasy Thinker 2024-05-04 | Don't forget to check out my stint on Dear Doctor Fantasy with Philip Chase:youtube.com/watch?v=lUB-nTIHVZM&t=4487sAlso, check out these channels: @ReadingByTheRainyMountain @TheChronicleofChris @SteveTalksBooks @ajsunc Check out Speculative Speculations Podcast:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeDJOM_Ih3z-taGzbA2nso6J_p5e9pkBw&si=ezlwWs-Y9eMxXyOe
REACTION/REVIEW #44: The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence, Non-spoiler. The Fantasy Thinker 2024-05-03 | The Library Trilogy continues in this 2nd book by Mark Lawrence: The Book That Broke the World. Jump onto this series today!
REACTION/REVIEW #43: THE MASTER OF WHITE STORM by Janny Wurts, Non-spoiler thoughts. The Fantasy Thinker 2024-04-29 | Check out this wonderful stand alone fantasy novel by one of the modern masters of language, Janny Wurts. The Master of White Storm is well worth the time!
COMICS VS. PROSE #11: Assassins Apprentice II #5 by Robin Hobb The Fantasy Thinker 2024-04-28 | Today we examine issue #5 of Dark Horse Comics' Assassin's Apprentice II. Our hero Fitz really gets into some trouble in penultimate issue of the second series. Check it out!
