Brooks's Books

A new season of Brooks's Books is upon us, and that means we're back in Landover! Join us as we podcast from the depths of the mystical Tangle Box. It's misty in here! If you'd like your questions answered on the show, send us an email at brooksbooksshow@gmail.com. Next time we'll be reading chapters 11-23 of The Tangle Box. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That's a wrap on Season 3! Before we return to the Magic Kingdom of Landover, we're taking a detour to the magic kingdom of Sam Raimi's brain to watch Army of Darkness! Boy, this movie is wild and Dave and Leah were not prepared for it! Join us as we dive into just how Looney Tunes the Evil Dead franchise can get. Next time we'll be reading chapters 1-10 of The Tangle Box. If you'd like your quest...

The finale of Heritage is upon us, and there's a lot for Terry to get done in this last reading. Join us as we discuss some of the cool maneuvers that the book makes, elements of the ending that didn't quite get there for us, and how we feel about the Heritage project as a whole. If you'd like your questions read on the show, email us at brooksbooksshow@gmail.com. Next time is our between-seasons...

It's time to kick off the last book of Heritage! Will Terry be able to pay off all the mysteries he's laid out? What's going to happen when these story lines start crashing into each other? How many terrible plans can our heroes make? If you'd like your questions read on the show, email us at brooksbooksshow@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're finishing off Elf Queen, a book that has a chapter that is simultaneously one of the best and worst things we've covered on the show. Join us as we learn the answers to big questions like: Will Wren be able to complete her quest? What is the secret of the elven magic? And, most importantly: Which Ohmsford makes the most boneheaded decision? There's a lot to choose from! Hosted on A...

After a brief sojourn to Neverland, we're back in Shannara to continue the Heritage series. We're finally getting some real time with Wren Ohmsford and Garth as they travel to the the mysterious jungles of Morrowindl! We also discuss the worst name in these books to date. If you'd like us to answer your questions on the show, email us at brooksbooksshow@gmail.com. You can also email us if you have...

This week we're bringing you two readings for the price of one! First up is the short story IMAGINARY FRIENDS, the precursor to the Word & Void series. Next is the novelization of the film HOOK, a book that we read so that you don't have to! At least we had fun talking about it. If you'd like us to answer your questions, send them in to brooksbooksshow@gmail.com and we might read them on the s...

This book is so good. Email us questions at brooksbooksshow@gmail.com. We might read them on the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've finally arrived at the book all three of us agreed was our favorite way back at the start of this show. Does it meet expectations? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Brooks's Books, the only podcast about THE PIT. Join us this week as we descend into THE PIT. Meet new friends and reunite with old ones in THE PIT! Did I mention there's a PIT? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We share some impromptu thoughts on Terry's announcement that he is retiring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 3 of Brooks's Books! It's time to dive back into Shannara with the fan-favorite Heritage series. We're excited to explore what's happened to the Four Lands while we were away, get to know Terry's best cast of characters yet, and soak up the new darker tone that Scions is filled with. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're between seasons again, which means it's movie time! We've watched Willow, and boy do we have Feelings about it. Pros: Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, and a bunch of other great performances! Cons: You can probably guess. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're closing out our inaugural season of Landover with a bang! Terry really lets loose in the back half of Wizard at Large, and Landover as an idea really hits its stride here. We've got heist movie plans, we've got lots of great comedy, and most importantly, we have the most astonishing ending of a chapter that Terry has written to date. It's a great time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

We're diving into Wizard at Large this week, and we're having a great time doing it. Questor's up to some new shenanigans, and it seems to be leading to exactly the type of Landover story we've been hoping for. World hopping antics, Questor being the absolute worst, a weird bottle with clowns on it -- It's all here, folks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The dark omen foretold by Dave has come to pass: we've hit our first book that we just don't especially care for. While there is still some fun to be had, we're pretty frustrated by the directions this book heads, and we get into some thorough discussions on what broke down for us here. At least Strabo is reliably great! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're continuing our journey into Landover with the mystery of the Black Unicorn. Our characters embark on some extremely short quests, we get to see Chicago again, and Ben makes some really unfortunate errors of judgement. Turns out some former foes might still be a threat! You may have gotten a version of this with the wrong audio! Sorry for the error. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

We have a great time with our continuing journey into Landover. This time there's evil witches, delightfully annoying gnomes, and we get very excited about a talking dragon. What's up with this Paladin guy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're embarking on the second season of the show by diving into the Magic Kingdom of Landover series! It turns out that it's a lot of fun. We've got terrible wizards, we've got dog men, we've got weird kobold guys. Most importantly: We've got an avalanche of delightfully dated pop culture references. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now that we've finished Season 1 of the show, we're establishing a tradition of taking a break between seasons by watching a fantasy movie that released in the same time period as the books we just read. This season we've chosen 1985's Ladyhawke with Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Buckle up for some goofy action, ridiculous soundtrack choices, and some of the wildest effec...

It's time to wrap up the original Shannara Trilogy by reading the back half of Wishsong! Join us as we get a lot more quality time with Team Brin, see the Coolest Man Who Ever Lived live up to his name, and say goodbye to an old friend. Also there's a big cat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to start the final book of our first season! We deep dive into the Wishsong and meet the next generation of Ohmsfords. We discuss how much the narration thinks Jair is an idiot, Brin's conditioning to view magic negatively, and... barrel-shaped monsters? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to close out Elfstones and see the end of Wil and Amberle's journey along with the battle against the demons. Join us as we discuss big internal struggles, the evolution of Allanon's morality, and a top tier lil' freak. We also dig into the best new character, best new name, and how this book stacks up against The Sword of Shannara. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

We've entered the middle portion of Elfstones! The story picks up a bit and we discuss Wil and Amberle's journey towards Safehold, large scale demon warfare, and meet our new coolest man who ever lived. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We embark upon the second book in the series! Join us as we discuss Terry's first stab at a female protagonist, deeper characterization, some really good action scenes, and many more improvements over Sword. Next time we'll be reading chapters 19-36. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.