Fantasy for the Ages

Guests Jake & Spencer join Jim for another round on The Expanse, this time discussing the short stories and novellas of The Expanse, as well as then just fan-geeking out over all sorts and sundry of things Expanse. Hope you enjoy! Big thanks to Spencer, a last minute replacement for Leigh-a Roofmistress (due to illness). Missed our first episode on The Expanse? Check it out here: https://...

If you've been following our content for much time at all, you've likely discovered that Jim and Zach have some differences in their reading preferences. This episode is all about one of those, as Jim really enjoys zombie apocalypse literature. Zach? Meh. So this is a "Just Jim" episode as he gives his thoughts and recommendations on this horror/fantasy subgenre. #Zombies #fantasy #horror #ZombieA...

Time to find out again what's up with our favorite former Sister, Siuan Sanche, along with getting the details of all that's happening around them. Here's a couple of fairly short chapters, but more significant than one might first realize. #TheWheelOfTime #fantasy #WoT #TheFiresOfHeavenJoin us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAge...

Just Jim in this episode, a high level review of the amazing books he was able to enjoy across 2022. Spoiler-free! Hopefully you'll get a few books to add to your own TBR List! Jim also shares some of the highlights of what he hopes to read in 2023, and it's quite an incredible list of books. #fantasy #scifi #TBR #FantasyBooks #ScifiBooks Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSuppo...

Zach and Jim have been at this for over two full years now. Thanks for joining us! To celebrate, in this episode we toss categories back and forth that we have to come up with our "Best" and "Worst" of. These will have to do with science fiction and fantasy, but also all sorts of additional random topics. Goofy goodness. Hope you enjoy - because that's what this show is all about! #fantasy #scifiJ...

Jim read this series recently, but it's not even on Zach's TBR yet. There's no way Jim can't wait that long to bring this to you, so for this episode Jim flies solo. #TheFaithfulAndTheFallen #fantasybooks #fantasy Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collect...

Time to find out what some of our favorite women of The Wheel of Time have been up to. For these chapters we fly clear across the continent to return to Nynaeve and Elayne, along with those traveling with them. Surely they have left Tarabon, right? Safe and sound now, on their way back to Tar Valon? Hmmm... Let's have a look, shall we? #Wot #WheelOfTime #fantasy #TheFiresOfHeavenJoin us on Discord...

An early recommendation of our Patreon supporter Jordo, Jim read this trilogy months ago, and now Zach has as well. That means we can finally talk about it! Join us for this spoiler-lite discussion of the merits of this trilogy. Is it worthy? Watch and learn. #FionavarTapestry #fantasy Apologies for Jim's less than stellar sound quality. Unbeknownst to him, his AirPods decided to take over as micr...

So much to see and learn here in the Aiel Waste. We're with Rand, Mat, Egwene, and all the rest again in this episode, out at Rhuidean as Rand shapes his plans. Not that the forces of the Dark One will necessarily just sit around, waiting for him. We'll see here that they have plans of their own! #Wot #WheelOfTime #fantasy #TheFiresOfHeavenJoin us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSupport u...

Now that Zach is into this series, he's got some context to discuss this with Jim. Of course, Jim is a raving fan, so his answer to the question is going to be "YES, read it!" Right? Well...  WAFO! #DresdenFiles #fantasy Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen...

Zach returns to join his dad for further content from The Fires of Heaven. We're traveling with Rand and company, including a whole mess of Aiel and some questionable characters, rather forsaken, as Rand trains in using the Power and begins to get more in touch with his past. Tension, intrigue, and misdirection are all on display. And let's through in some mixed messages with Aviendha, along with...

Zach is the one leading our most meaningful discussion on this one, as he's read the entire series, whereas Jim is only familiar with it - but enjoyed the movie! Although that alone is a point of contention. #InheritanceCycle #fantasyJoin us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsby...

Excited to kick off the next book in The Wheel of Time, Book 5, The Fires of Heaven. Jim went solo on this episode, as Zach came down ill at the last minute. Playing both Jim and Zach roles for this episode was tiring work - good thing Jim had a good drink at his side, as usual. Also, fantastic material to cover - this is going to be another great book! #WoT #TheFiresOfHeaven #FoH #fantasy #wheelo...

While vacationing together, Zach and Jim brought their significant others together for a group conversation to finally explore their experience reading book three of the original Mistborn Trilogy, The Hero of Ages. Did they enjoy it? Heck, did they understand it? Would they consider moving on to Era 2? See what they had to say. #Mistborn #cosmere #fantasy NOTE: There are some audio glitches f...

What do you do when you finish working through another book of The Wheel of Time? You celebrate! And we always like to celebrate with friends, so joining us for this fun, entertaining party episode are three of the cast of Three Fold Talk Show. We opened this up live, and had good fun with the people who joined us in chat as well!  #WoT #TheShadowRising #fantasy #wheeloftime Find Three F...

So much! There is an awe-inspiring level of action and impact in this book, the culmination of everything written before it. Honestly, it's daunting to do a review on this book, but Jim went for it - bringing along friends Spencer and Gabe of The Fantasy Files Podcast. We hit the highlights (and traumatic moments) of this epic battle against all odds. #DresdenFiles #urbanfantasy Enjoy more of...

Introducing a new addition to our channel's content, Tiny Talks, episodes that will cover a wide variety of topics in five minutes or less. This first one comes as a "Book Blast" episode, Jim sharing his thoughts on John Scalzi's The Kaiju Preservation Society. Not quite a book review, just a quick delivery of thoughts - we're pretty sure you'll enjoy! #KaijuPreservationSociety #scifi #KPS Jo...

N. K. Jemisin broke out big time as an author with this intriguing trilogy, loved by many, disliked by others. Best of all, it got people talking - about the content, the writing style, the new angles introduced. Come see what we thought, and hear our take on whether or not you might want to give the trilogy a try. #BrokenEarth #fantasy Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSupport...

And here we are, the big finish, with Rand's storyline (and those with him amongst the Aiel) drawing to a conclusion, for now. Surprises await, shocking revelations, and events that impact the entire rest of the series dramatically. #WoT #TheShadowRising #fantasy #wheeloftime Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges&nbsp...

For a book with "peace" in the title, our poor old Harry Dresden doesn't find much of it here! In fact, this book brings so many past plots and characters together in a delightful confluence of disaster, it makes for mayhem on a grand new scale - and then it will flow right into Book 17, Battle Ground. Wow. Hope you enjoy my review of this epic book. #DresdenFiles #UrbanFantasyJoin us on Discord:...

Jim read this trilogy on Zach's recommendation; now they get together to discuss whether or not YOU ought to read it. Come see their perspectives, and learn if it's worth your while - and do they even agree? #TheMagicians #fantasy Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Check out our merch: https://www.newcreations...

Last episode we closed the book on the Tanchico Incident. This time, it's the Two Rivers, as Perrin's story arc of The Shadow Rising comes to an incredible conclusion. This is some powerful stuff, these two chapters. Come join us for a heck of a ride! #WoT #TheShadowRising #fantasy #wheeloftime Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Fan...

While traveling for work, Jim had the chance to connect in-person with Spencer of The Fantasy Files, someone we've interacted with quite a bit. Jim's guested on Spencer's show, and vice versa. Thought we create some fun, unique content while we got together. And here you go! We had SO MUCH FUN making this episode, and we're confident you'll enjoy our quirky conversation. Find more content of The F...

Before we move into the epic two-book masterpiece that is Peace Talks and Battleground, it's time to step aside and cover all the various short stories that Jim Butcher published in two collections. Mind you, there are more short stories - on his website, in a few other collections - but nearly everything is in these two books. Details are fleshed out and characters are introduced that, by reading...

We're going with another classic fantasy series in this episode, spoiler-lite, discussing why you may or may not want to read the Dragonlance series. Now, there's a lot of these books. We'll heavily focus on the first two trilogies, but we'll lightly comment on the entire series in our thoughts and recommendations. Dare we dis on these beloved books? Would we want to? Experience the episode and fi...