Fade to Obsidian

We're continuing our dive into the world of Cosplay with Scarab! We talk about cosplay, 3D creations, working with major studies to produce content, and honestly A LOT of things. You can find him on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/redprintsrising/ Please also check out Orange Armory: https://www.instagram.com/theorangearmory/

We're continuing our dive into the world of Cosplay with Veil! We talk about being in the Red Rising Cosplay community, but also Dune & Star Wars. What are European Cons like, and how simple cosplay origins can grow into so much more. You can find her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/costumes_by_puck/

We're continuing our dive into the world of Cosplay with Salem! We talk about the many sides of Mustang, getting started in the cosplaying world, making easy pieces but also interesting standards. You can find her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/swlarue/

We're continuing our dive into the world of Cosplay with Backstitch... errr... Hearthweaver... er Caroline Krunchy!! We talk about all the work it takes to make Darrow's armor, what the appeal of cosplaying is, and recreating her favourite characters. You can find her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/carolinekrunchy/

This week we're talking the world of cosplaying with Alcatraz. We talk about how she got into cosplaying, the effort that it takes to get into creating the outfit, and why more people should be dressing up as their favourite RR characters. You can take a look at all of Alcatraz' costumes at https://www.instagram.com/owleeriecosplay/

Lo Howlers, We had a very exciting (and overwhelming) Lit Escalates livestream last week! Let's talk about it! Disclaimer that while we do proctor for LE, our thoughts and opinions are our own. We absolutely love this fandom and the great people who work to keep it as loving as possible. Please head over to https://www.instagram.com/litescalates to send your love to the whole team as LE. While...

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet. Final Rankings: Frog - They hop around Truffle Pig - Yes truffles! Coyote - You shouldn't but... CRIME ANIMALS Bull- cow with horns Ram - Not...

We're in the last leg of Lit Escalate's Operation Hazard Bedlam. We recount what's happened, what's coming, and speculate on what the secret project is. What has your favourite part of OHB been? And what are you hoping is announced on September 17th?

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet. Final Rankings:Drake - With or without wingsMule - We love MulesCow - They get best friendsSalamander - Just maintain the environmentAurochs - Jus...

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet. Final Rankings:Rabbit - Already a common petPigeon - Absolutely. Drunk messages! Sheep - Just sheer itKuon Hound - Dog with armour but how insecto...

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet. Final Rankings for the full trilogy: Dog - Yes with a living situation Rat - Absolutely Cat - Yes as long as your not a bad person Raven - Yes! Sn...

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet. Final Rankings: Raven - Yes! Snake - Yes Monkey cat - Yes! Fox - No-ish Lion - No Tiger Lynx - Hell no Gryphon - No, sorry. (but Yogi can have one...

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet. Final Ranking: Silkworm - Not a petFirefly - Not a petDragonfly - Not a petButterfly - Class experienceDog - Yes with a living situationRat - Abso...

To celebrate this milestone we did a live stream on Youtube. Combining nostalgia for the past 2 years, and creating new memories we had a lot of fun. Thank you to every listener, whether you've been here from the beginning, or just last week. We couldn't do this without such an amazing fandom. Please note that there may be some spoilers, and we recommend finishing Light Bringer before list...

The Den "Triplets" join us to discuss found family in the Red Rising series, as well as the fandom itself. Join us for some sibling bickering but spoilers for the entire series lie ahead!

Maurice Africh (known in the Howler's Den as Anemone) stopped by to discuss his debut novel Cello's Gate. The beginning of this interview is completely spoiler free, so please give it a listen if you love Sci-fi/Fantasy novels. Cello's Gate is available through your favourite Indie bookstore, Indigo, Barnes & Noble as well as Amazon. Check out Anemone's band Still Electric. htt...

We asked members of the community for Red Rising adjacent trivia questions and BOY they did not disappoint. Unfortunately, we had eat terribly flavoured beans for every incorrect answer. Feel free to play along and let us know how you did! (We don't actually recommend the beans though). Thank you Orange Armory, Vision, Tunes, and Pixel for submitting questions. Please check out our instagram f...

Although our original plan was to discuss Sylvain Neuvel's series "Take Them To The Stars" with full spoilers, we have actually taken a route that this is safe for anyone to listen to! (Except the last 10 minutes). If you love books about space, history, rocket ships, good music, or fantastic characters we highly recommend this series!! Give this episode a listen and find out if it&#...

For International Women's Day Skipper brought together the A Force of Red Rising Podcasters to discuss female representation. We talk our favourite characters, great female empowerment scenes, great female deaths, the growth of the author's writing, and what female representation looks like. We also touch on our favourite female written Sci-fi, and give some great recommendations. Thank yo...

Lo Howlers! Our somewhat delayed 2024 Howler Bacchanal (which actually happened in January of 2025) was a blast. Join Crescent and Skipper, the hosts of the Fade To Obsidian Podcast, Salem, Primus of the Howler's Den fan discord server, Lit Escalates' own Joel Daniel Phillips (also the artist for the Red Rising interior maps) and of course the illustrious Pierce Brown for an unhinged series of que...

We are joined by best selling author Sylvain Neuvel to discuss everything from giant robots, and squirrels, to drunken nights with Pierce Brown. Skipper gets the chance to show off her collection, and Crescent gets to find out about THE buzzfeed article. Sylvain will be joining us again soon, so let us know what questions we should ask next!

Bond, Meringue, and Estrella join us as we discuss what we're getting our favourite Red Rising characters for the Holidays. Let us know in the comments what you would get our dearest fictional friends.

We are back talking about the Sons of Ares! This time in Volume 2! Yogi rejoins us, and Bobbin for the first time. This does contain spoilers for the main series, all the way up to Light Bringer! #piercebrown #booktube #literature #podcast #redrising #bookstagram #fandom #goldenson #SonsofAres

We are back from Minnesota, and with many a story to recount. Salem joins us, as the three of us try to remember everything that happened that weekend and how Den meet ups really are like the discord server.

It's a September Catch up episode as we talk what we've done this summer, and what the future of Fade holds! Let us know what you've been reading this summer.