Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast

A book discussion of the grimdark staple Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence, book 1 of The Broken Empire Trilogy.   Our Website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/  

The Friends discuss The Hunger of The Gods by John Gwynne, Book 2 of The Bloodsworn Trilogy, with friends, YouTubers, and sons of John Gwynne - Ed & Will of The Brothers Gwynne.   Support The Brothers Gwynne: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2psnHIUhLZB0ax7ITEdc3A   Our Website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/  

The Friends are joined by OWWR Pod to discuss The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon.   Support OWWR Pod: https://owwrpod.com/     Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/  

The Friends FINALLY read and discuss one of their most requested books: The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (book 1 of the Gentlemen Bastards Sequence).    Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/  

The Friends interview M.J. Kuhn, author of AMONG THIEVES to discuss her writing style, her experiences in publishing, and the wonderful world of #over30booktok.   Support M.J. Kuhn: https://www.mjkuhn.com/     Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/  

Fellow fantasy fiction podcasters Fiction Fans and OWWR Pod join The Friends to discuss Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.   Support Fiction Fans: https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/   Support OWWR Pod: https://owwrpod.com/     Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/  

Friends Creating Fantasy returns, only this time with prolific fantasy author and creator of Writing Fighting - Christian (Miles) Cameron! Can The Friends use randomly generated prompts to outline a fantasy novel? Listen to find out!   Support Christian (Miles) Cameron:  AGAINST ALL GODS: https://christiancameronauthor.com/book/against-all-gods/   Website: https://christiancameronauthor.com/     V...

The Friends dive into one of the most celebrated series in modern Fantasy, The Stormlight Archive, with book 1: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Joining The Friends is friend, frequent collaborator, and Cosmere enthusiast Steven from Fantology Books!   Support Fantology Books: https://www.fantologybooks.com/     Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/  

The Friends interview author Saara El-Arifi during her unmissable debut of her novel 'The Final Strife.' Join us to hear how Saara's heritage, life experiences, and love of theater influence her debut novel that was signed in only 10 days!   Support Saara El-Arifi: https://www.saaraelarifi.com/ https://twitter.com/saaraelarifi     The Final Strife: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671930/t...

Our book discussion of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet comes to an exciting conclusion with book 4, The Night of the Swarm. Joining us from our readalong on Discord is Blaise from Under The Radar Books and series author himself, Robert V.S. Redick!    Support Robert V.S. Redick: Website:  https://www.robertvsredick.com/the-chathrand-voyage    Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RobertVSRedick      Support...

Our book discussion of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet continues with book 3, The River of Shadows. Joining us from our readalong on Discord is Blaise from Under The Radar Books and series author himself, Robert V.S. Redick!    Join our readalong on Discord and chat with us, Under The Radar Books, and author Robert V.S. Redick: https://discord.com/invite/6yN2TADEUa     Support Robert V.S. Redick: Web...

Our book discussion of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet continues with book 2, The Ruling Sea. Joining us from our readalong on Discord is Blaise from Under The Radar Books and series author himself, Robert V.S. Redick!    Join our readalong on Discord and chat with us, Under The Radar Books, and author Robert V.S. Redick himself! :  https://discord.com/invite/6yN2TADEUa     Support Robert V.S. Redick...

Our book discussion of The Chathrand Voyage Quartet kicks off with book 1, The Red Wolf Conspiracy. Joining us from our readalong on Discord is Blaise from Under The Radar Books and series author himself, Robert V.S. Redick!    Join our readalong on Discord and chat with us, Under The Radar Books, and author Robert V.S. Redick himself! : https://discord.com/invite/6yN2TADEUa     Support Robert V.S...

Join us for our first ever readalong with... The Chathrand Voyage Quartet! Series author Robert V.S. Redick will be along for the journey, joining us for all four book discussion episodes we will be hosting over the next five months. Also joining the adventure is Blaise from Under The Radar Books. Blaise will be hosting the Discord server where Blaise, The Friends, and author Robert V.S. Redick hi...

So, we’re going on a hiatus. As some of you may have noticed, we have not been as active as usual. In this episode, we talk about our reasons for taking a break and our plans for the future of the show.   Thanks for your understanding. We’ll be back.

Charles is joined by YouTube Editor and movie industry professional Joel to discuss The Green Knight, a 2021 film from Studio A24. Directed by David Lowery.

The Friends are joined by Steven and Josh from Fantology Podcast to randomly generate various competitions between characters from The First Law by Joe Abercrombie. Follow Fantology Pod: https://www.fantologybooks.com/   SPOILER WARNING for the world of the First Law

The Friends have the honor and privilege to interview Joe Abercrombie, author of the world of The First Law. Wisdom of Crowds (Book 3 of The Age of Madness Trilogy) releases September 14th. Follow / support Joe Abercrombie: https://joeabercrombie.com/   The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5vpHG19r16r0xxDc6K2oUL   Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/...

The Friends continue their read-through of the world of the First Law with A Little Hatred, book 1 of The Age of Madness Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.   Spoiler warning for The First Law Trilogy and TheFirst Law Standalones. 

The Friends continue their read-through of the world of the First Law with A Little Hatred, book 1 of The Age of Madness Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.   Spoiler warning for The First Law Trilogy and TheFirst Law Standalones. 

The Friends are joined by author M.D. Presley to discuss fantasy worldbuilding theory and the release of his new book Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook.   Follow / support M.D. Presley: https://www.mdpresley.com/   Fantasy Worldbuilding Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09B15FRV6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1  

The Friends are joined by award-winning author Nicholas Eames to discuss The Band Series ('Kings of the Wyld', 'Bloody Rose'), his writing process, and the magical properties of Rod Stewart.   Follow / Support Nicholas Eames: https://nicholaseames.com/  

Hot takes and controversial debates continue in this week's buddy read of The Kingkiller Chronicle Book 2 - The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss here at the Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast!   To celebrate our one year anniversary, The Friends have hand picked 'classic' episodes to re-release every Friday this summer. We hope you enjoy this re-release episode.

Our read-through of the world of The First Law would not be complete with the short story collection Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie. This is Part 2 of our Sharp Ends discussion. Short stories discussed in this episode are: 'Yesterday, Near a Village Called Barden', 'Three’s a Crowd', 'Freedom', 'Tough Times all Over', and 'Made a Monster' SPOILER WARNING for: The First Law Trilogy, The First Law St...

The Friends are joined by Hannah and Laura from On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR) Podcast to randomly generate various competitions between characters from The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Follow OWWr Pod: https://owwrpod.buzzsprout.com/   Mild SPOILER WARNING for books 1-4 of Wheel of Time.