Book Two is Better

Chapters 20-35. Choose one -- a) 100 pages of torture, or b) fantasy authors as modern rock bands. We kinda chose option B in this episode, since that seemed a whole lot more fun to talk about -- sorry to you plot-loving nerds out there! In any case, this pivotal section of Hadrian lore covers the rock bottom for Hadrian (and the action is finger lickin' good), arrival on the planet EWWWWWW,...

Chapters 1-19. We're back, baby! Hadrian is back, too, with a lightsaber in one hand and the multiverse in the other. We're slashing Cielcin, shmoozing emperors, and ABSOLUTELY HATING COMMUNISTS. If you think the U.S.S.R. is old news and capitalism is king, you will love this section.  As always, send us a note with your thoughts or suggestions at booktwoisbetter@gmail.com or @booktwoisb...

Chapter 58 - End. How could you possibly end a book that spans 500+ years of our dear Hadrian's life? With the space version of the battle of Helm's Deep, that's how. After meeting the future (good?) Gods of the Universe, the Quiet, Hadrian goes from Halfmortal to fully Immortal and whoops some Cielcin ass at the battle of Berenike. After a standoff with Dorayaica himself, Hadrian c...

Chapters 30-57. Season Three of "Reincarnated as the Last Hope of Humanity, but Honestly I Just Wanted to Finish My Book," the anime returns with Hadrian expanding his harem once again. It's not cheating if you put your girlfriend on ice, right? Assassins abound, inquisitors inquire, and Hadrian Hadrians himself through an epic lightsaber battle in the Colosso. Finally, we get the l...

Chapters 1-29. It's 300 years in the future, and everyone is HOT. Hadrian is a Knight of the Round Table now, and his Emperor gives him an impossible quest -- babysit his son. And rescue a missing ship, and go fight more Cielcin, and save the galaxy - blah blah blah. Can Hadrian, the Red Company, and a thousand warrior birds defeat the Cielcin General Greivous? Is this only part one of the bo...

In which: the kind of mice of Redwall fight a Portuguese searat, and Travis fights a 4.5 hour jam set from Goose at MSG.  Goose review starts at 1:05:05. Connect with us on reddit @BookTwoisBetter and via snail mail at BookTwoIsBetter@gmail.com.

Chapters 50 - End. Hobo arc > prison arc > Christ arc (?). Join us for the EXPLOSIVE finale to book 2 of Suneater, in which we learn that men are bad but tigers are worse. Reach us on Reddit @BookTwoIsBetter or via email at booktwoisbetter@gmail.com with rapturous praise or damning criticism. 

Chapters 24-49. Straight to space jail! That's the fate that awaits our fearless protagonist, Hadrian, as he manages to find his way into captivity at every point of his exploration of Vorgossos. This section is jam-packed with wild world-building, including the introduction of thousand-eyed Kharn Sagara, a cloning facility, creepy chimeras, and a primordial AI being. Ultimately, this section...

We made it to Book Two! We're covering Chapters 1-23 of Howling Dark, Book Two of the Sun Eater series. Time skip, baby! Hadrian and his harem are off on a space journey to find the fabled planet of Vorgossos. This section is full of new misadventures, from a painted man and his robot army to a lightsaber duel to a smuggler who eradicated the AIDS-3 epidemic. We also mourn the loss of WOT and...

Chapters 61 to the end of Empire of Silence, Book One of the Sun Eater Series. Plus -- a bonus review of Season Three of Wheel of Time (RIP). In this thrill-a-minute section, Hadrian slays the Hunchback of Notre Dame (justice for Gill), refuses to marry Count Mataro's hot daughter and take over a planet, and meets a samurai with a lightsaber. Listen along as we figure out why an unarmed teena...

Chapters 32-60 of Empire of Silence, Book One of the Sun Eater series. If you love pocket sand, a motley crew of misfit gladiators, and mysterious alien ruins, this is absolutely the book for you. Follow along as we try to figure out how old Hadrian is, how much a spaceship really costs, and why aliens are way cooler than humans. Check us out on Reddit and Twitter @BookTwoIsBetter, or send us a no...

Chapters 1-31 of Empire of Silence, Book One of the Sun Eater series. What happens when you combine teenage angst with a space opera? You get Hadrian, our protagonist and philosophizing teenager, rebelling against his family and the Chantry. Join us as we learn about Hadrian's big dumb younger brother, Crispin, some poorly executed escape attempts, and the Wong-Hopper Consortium.  Interact wi...

Sanderlanche? No. Gwynnestorm? Yes. Covering Chapter 70 through the end of Valor by John Gwynne. This ending has everything: slime domes, crow storms, cauldron time, and Nathair wondering if he might be the bad guy after all. 

Chapters 32-69! We're back after an inexcusable hiatus. We meet Eremon, the creepiest king in the banished lands, Corban and Cywen get to flirting, and Maquin opens up the f*cking (fighting) pit.  Find us on Twitter/Reddit: @BookTwoIsBetter Email: BookTwoIsBetter@gmail.com

Chapters 1-31 of Valor. Band on the run! Corban & Co. flee from a band of very persistent soldiers, Cywen racks up a handful of attempted murder charges and Maquin gets the call up to the Main Character Big Leagues. Interact with us on Reddit and Twitter @BookTwoIsBetter 

The first episode of our "One From the Vault" series where we try to explain a forgotten fantasy novel to our ever-patient listeners. We're covering The Ice Schooner by Michael Moorcock (1969), a fantastical retelling of Moby Dick set in an ice age where the Andrew Tate-esque captain Konrad Arflane sails an "ice ship" to the mythical city of New York to uncover secrets tha...

Chapters 49 through the end of Malice! Corban graduates from the Dun Carreg Preparatory Academy, Evnis reaches deep into his bag of tricks, Nathair starts to exhibit bad guy tendencies, and the boys discuss the distinctions between anti-war and anti-gun literature. 

In today's episode, we’re covering chapters 19-37 of Malice! Corban begins his quest to catch ‘em all, Nathair visits Not-Wakanda, and everyone of importance gathers to stare directly at an eclipse -- and it goes exactly how you'd expect. Next time, we’ll be discussing the end of Malice and our opinions on the book as a whole. 

The journey begins! It’s the first episode of BTIB and we’re covering chapters 1-18 of Malice by John Gwynne. The boys discuss the book’s early chapter character dumps, horse fraud, sexy lady giants, and open a potentially series-long debate concerning wyrms and dragons. New episodes released every Monday! Our next installment will cover  chapters 19 - 37 of Malice.