D&J's Epic Quest

Join Derek in his BareBones episode where he talks about the novella 'Fated Knights'.

The clock is ticking for Letheras, and tension in the city has reached a boiling point! In this episode, we’re breaking down a chapter packed with panic, politics, and power plays. As the Letherii army faces retreat, King Ezgara makes a high-stakes stand while Brys carries a troubling warning. Meanwhile, Tehol and Bugg juggle economic chaos with strange magic waking up at the Azath, Shurq finds he...

Join us in our Epic Quest as we enter the Edur Emporer's command tent. He was just fininishing up a conversation with the Warlock King. Accusations are thrown and discoveries are made, or were they--wink, wink. We then catch up with Seren and the Crimson Guardsman she has been accompanying. They're following in a wake of some deserters that are inflicting pain to whoever they see fit. When...

Join Derek in his bareBones review of " A murder most Fungal" Could be read before or after "Mushroom Blues" by Adrian M. Gibson

Join us in our Epic Quest as two armies converge. The battle in the pass has started. Both sides learn hard truths. For some, frustrations surmount, on either side of perspective. Arbiters in mercy, compassion, death, destruction. We witnessed it all.

Join Derek in this BareBones Episode where he discusses his thoughts on 'Too like the Lightning'

Join us in our Epic Quest as we join Tehol and Bugg as they galavant around the city of Letheras. What endeavors are they up too, and will they leave us splitting our sides. On a serious note, we catch up with Brys and Kettle. Topics of wonder and mystery make us thankful to be alive, because some things are better left dead.

Join us in our Epic Quest. The war has started. We see Seren trying to numb the pain. We later find out that it came at a cost, but she makes her escape from Trate with some help from a company that has been there for the last two years. With the arrival of the Tiste Edur, they now have a way leave, its contested, but easily dealt with.

Join Derek in this BareBones episode where he talks about the third book, 'A Dragon of the Veil' in this second round of the IBOR contest!

Join Derek in this BareBones episode where he talks about the second book, 'Partial Function' in this second round of the IBOR contest! 

Join Derek in this BareBones episode where he talks about the first book, 'Blood Bound' in this second round of the IBOR contest! 

Join us in our Epic Quest as we pass the borders of Edur lands. When we arrive we see a triumvirate of Letherii Mages. They unleash a preemptive strike, that leaves us saddened to our core. Later we find ourselves in Trate, and what we find there, leaves our heart torn to pieces. Lastly, we end up in a dream world are we meet a progeny of a Letherii Indebted. What this means or how it all connects...

Join us on our Epic Quest as Bugg is called to investigate some highly suspicious behavior at a long-forgotten temple. We’ll also get a crucial status update on the participants of the Azath, while Brys is summoned to high-stakes battle arrangements with King Diskanar. Later on—boy howdy—do we overhear a classic tongue-lashing from Tehol! He makes a little too much sense, but a mix of poor choices...

Join Derek and 3 additional guests in this BareBones conversation about J.R.R Tolkien's "The Two Towers"

Join us in our Epic Quest as we watch the Emperor painstakingly consummate his illegitimate marriage. Thankfully, it doesn't take long. We catch up with Hull and the Acquitor, where we overhear a rousing conversation about the waking of a Hold that has been inactive for centuries. Later, we join up with the delegation in the Emperor's chambers, where a tense discussion plays out about the...

Join us in our Epic Quest as we shadow a few members in the chaotic city of Letheras. One of us masters the art of doing absolutely nothing while getting some hard-earned rest, while the other gets stuck running the ultimate gauntlet of errands. We'll check in with the Ceda, who decides our plate isn't quite full enough and sends us on an epic quest of his own. What is ultimately unveiled...

Join Derek in his BareBones episode of an interview with the Author Molly Macabre.

Join us in our Epic Quest as we join Udinaas in his attempt to understand what had just taken place. We can see that he is exhausted, to the point where he becomes careless and needs rescuing. Later, we join up with Prince Quill's an the Letheri delegation. Things do not go as they would hope, but rather The opposite.

Join Derek in this BareBones episode of Molly Macabre's 'Without a Whisper'

Join us in our Epic Quest as we follow Tehol and Bugg around. First we need to recover Shurq, and she's hiding out in a place that Bugg finds exciting. Then we convince her to meet us on top of our home, where we introduce her to Ublala, who has been crying his eyes out. After they meet, we watch as Shurq manipulates the poor guy into raiding an estate and robbing it blind. 

Join Derek in this BareBones episode of 'The Silver Crystal' by Ryan Lanz the third book he judged for the Indie Blog-Off Remnants contest.

Join Derek in this BareBones episode of 'The Winds of War' by Mosha Winter the second book he judged for the Indie Blog-Off Remnants contest.

Join Derek in this BareBones episode of 'The Sea Dragon's Vault' by Nicholas Clifford the first book he judged for the Indie Blog-Off Remnants contest.

Join us in our Epic Quest as we witness a dispute between the deads parents and Hannan Mosag. Is separating the gift from the body a reasonable action? there are different feelings surrounding this question. Later we witness Undiaas start to dress the body per the Tiste Edur tradition. He's done it before, and knows the process by heart. What happens next will take the breath from our lungs! 

Join Derek in this BareBones episode of an interview with author Christopher Brenning