Fantasy for the Ages

Jim gets together with fantasy author (and King constant reader) Eric Haan, as well as with Colin of Colin's Corner YouTube channel, to discuss The Stand, the longest novel by Stephen King, a novel considered by many to be one of his best. We do NOT disagree, and in this episode we discuss just what it is about this book that captivates so many readers. This is FULL SPOIL, so definitely not sa...

AirBNB's are fun and unique alternatives to staying in sterile hotel rooms. For someone like me, traveling a lot for work, these have served as a nice change of pace - and they usually cost less than the hotel room I would have rented otherwise. I enjoy all the little touches people put into decorating/appointing their rental spaces - especially the books they choose to add. And that's wha...

Jim is back to share his full thoughts on the most epic elements of this sixth book in the core series of Malazan Book of the Fallen. There is SO MUCH to discuss. He tries to be concise. Really. But with Malazan, one can only do so much. FULL SPOILER! #Malazan #SFF #malazanbookofthefallen #fantasy #Booktube #Booktuber We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jM...

Jim really enjoyed his recent read of this fantastical and creative, thought-provoking science fiction trilogy by Cixin Liu. Here he shares his spoiler-lite reaction to these books, great to watch whether or not you've read these yet. #threebody #SFF #sciencefiction #SciFi #Booktube #Booktuber We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Support us o...

Zach and Jim are changing up the format a bit as they continue through The Wheel of Time. Beginning with this episode, they will VERY briefly summarize a chapter, then spend the rest of the time in discussion of the most significant events, characters, and foreshadowing they'd like to chat about. We're hoping this will be a refreshing shift, as much for them as it is for you, the faithful...

Jim keeps hoping to bring his son over to the Dresden Files fandom. Now halfway through book 12, Changes, Zach is still not quite a convert. Hear his takes here. #DresdenFiles #urbanfantasy #SFF #fantasy #Booktube #Booktuber We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Check out our merch:...

Jim brings his spoiler-lite reactions to the first three Bauchelain and Korbal Broach novellas in this episode, talking "Blood Follows," "The Lees of Laughter's End," and "The Healthy Dead." Great change of pace in Erikson's Malazan universe! #Malazan #SFF #fantasy #mbotf #Booktube #Booktuber We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://d...

Here are some great books that, each for some reason, Zach ALMOST regrets reading. #Top10 #SFF #fantasy #SciFi #Booktube #Booktuber We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheages Rate & review us at Apple...

Zach & Jim are both completionists. They nearly always finished what they begin, particularly when it comes to books. And yet, they have each, occasionally, stepped away from a book. What can make that happen? They share respectively what will turn them away here in this episode. See how much of this you agree with! #SFF #booktuber #reading #dnf We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us o...

Didn't quite get everything read in January that was targeted. Just means February is aiming even larger! Let's take a look at the great reads designed for this leap year February. #TBR #SFF #fantasy #SciFi #Booktube #Booktuber We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Check out...

Jim has big plans for 2024 reading. Did he reach his January goals? In this episode he comes clear on how much he read, and super quick what he thought of the books. The quest for 150 books has begun! #TBR #SFF #fantasy #SciFi #Booktube #Booktuber We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAge...

Zach wants to bring the honesty, and then some love, to SFF books and media today, first to ones he feels are are built up more than they can deliver, and then to books there really deserve greater recognition. How many will you know? And have experienced? Will you agree? #Top5 #SFF #fantasy #SciFi #Booktube #Booktuber We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/j...

So many new books every year! Can't catch them all, but some DO catch my eye and get me eager to read them. Here's the 10 hottest such books that I'm thinking about these days. 0:00 - Opening / Explanation of Episode 1:21 - 10th Most Excited to Read 1:42 - 9th Most Excited to Read 2:20 - 8th Most Excited to Read 2:48 - 7th Most Excited to Read 3:25 - 6th Most Excited to Read 4:10 - 5th...

Zach is a HUGE Percy Jackson fan, and loves the books of Rick Riordan. He also was REALLY disappointed with the movie adaptation. But now, how's the DisneyPlus series working out? Here's Zach's take, with just one episode left in season 1. #SFF #percyjackson #percyjacksondisneyplus #fantasy #Booktube #Booktuber We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord....

Jim gets together again with frequent guest Spencer from The Fantasy Files Podcast, this time for a FULL SPOIL book discussion on Furies of Calderon, Book 1 of Jim Butcher's Codex Alera epic fantasy series. This is a book that Jim challenged Spender to read, knowing he's a Dresden Files fan; did Spencer's enjoyment of the author carry over from urban to epic fantasy? Let's find out...

Not your standard zombie apocalypse fare, author Jacqueline Druga has created a special series here, something Jim thinks people should really check out. This is quite well done. But yes, there are definitely zombies. #SFF #sciencefiction #fantasy #books #zombies #SciFi #Booktube #Booktuber #zombieapocalypse We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk S...

Another of the annual awards given out to the best science fiction and fantasy works each year is the Nebula. In this episode Jim considers all the Nebula nominees since the award began in 1966. How many has he actually read? Of those, which would be his ten favorite? Here we go! #SFF #fantasy #booktuber #booktubers #NebulaAward #SciFi We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: htt...

In advance of the upcoming series adaptation on Netflix, Jim recently read this book, and in spouting off about it on Twitter he connected with today's guest, Amber, one of the hosts of The Road to Tar Valon podcast. Amber joins Jim here for a full-spoil breakdown and discussion of this terrific science fiction novel. Full spoiler episode will try to stay contain to discussion of just this fir...

In this 250th of our long form episodes, we come together to discuss books we love (mostly) that also happen to be severely overhyped. They're good, but not THAT good. Sometimes it's the rabid fanbase. Sometimes it's one of us. But somehow, the heights these books have been raised to don't match the quality of the reading experience. Again - still good, just not as good as people s...

Today's spoiler-lite reaction video has Jim talking about what he values from The Bonehunters, Book 6 of Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen. What an amazing book! #SFF #malazan #booktuber #booktubers #malazanbookofthefallen #fantasy We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheA...

When we're digging into fantasy and science fiction, by the very speculative nature of the genre we're going to read about some strange things. But there is strange, and there's STRANGE. In this episode, Jim ranks his top 10 strangest of these books, and each is strange in its own peculiar way. Enjoy! #SFF #booktuber #booktube #fantasy #sciencefiction We hope you'll Like and Subscr...

Jim is joined by Spencer from The Fantasy Files Podcast for a FULL SPOIL book discussion on We Break Immortals, Book 1 of the Advent Lumina Cycle, by Thomas Howard Riley. Spencer challenged Jim to read this book sooner than he'd planned, trumpeting it as a high quality work of fantasy. Now they dig into it together - again, FULL SPOIL. #fantasy #grimdark #SFF #bookreview #WeBreakImmortals #Boo...

After letting things mull around for a while, Jim is finally ready to discuss Midnight Tides a little deeper, this fifth book of Stephen Erikson's amazing Malazan Book of the Fallen. This is ONLY for those who have already read the series - I will ruin this book for people who are not yet initiated! #SFF #malazan #booktuber #booktubers #malazanbookofthefallen #fantasy We hope you'll Like a...

Zach definitely enjoyed Hyperion, Dan Simmons' Hugo Award winner of 1990. Thus, the read of its sequel, The Fall of Hyperion. Did it match its predecessor, fall short, or just turn out... differently. That's what Zach is here to share in our spoiler-lite style. #SFF #hyperion #booktuber #booktubers #sciencefiction #SciFi #hyperioncantos We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Dis...

We tend to stay positive here on Fantasy for the Ages. For THIS episode, Jim is POSITIVE he was let down by a few books in 2023. Not terrible books, simply ones that disappointed him, books he felt didn't live up to the hopes he had for them, and in the end just weren't worth the time he gave them. In their typical spoiler-lite format, Jim shares the lowdown on these few books, the outcast...