Frontline Fifth

SAFE SECTION: Lizzi joins the bone witches and newbies to rate fan theories by their level of unhinged on a scale of Brooke to John.  Follow Lizzi on TikTok or Tumblr ! Join us next week to hear a special games episode with guest star Kara but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs or enter any doors without permission, because, you know, ghosts. Content warning:...

SPOILER SECTION: This episode contains series spoilers through Nona the Ninth! Recurring guest stars Sonia and Josh join Hannah and Marie for a performance in the theater of the absurd as we discuss the short story "The Unwanted Guest." Join us next week for an episode of Fan Theories and Rampant Speculation! with special guest of niche-fandom TikTok fame, Lizzi! but til then, stay safe my Ninth n...

This episode is SAFE for anyone who has read Gideon the Ninth, Harrow the Ninth, The Mysterious Study of Dr. Sex, and As Yet Unsent. Update: John has said a decent number of dumb things in the history of this podcast, but nothing has been dumber and more terrible than his take on shipping. He has since seen the light and begs your forgiveness. Thank you.  In this episode, Brooke and John delve int...

​​SAFE SECTION: We contemplate past Brooke and John's preseason predictionsm return to FMKR, and let the newly budded Lyctors rampantly speculate on who Nona might be. Join us next week when Brooke and John read "As Yet Unsent" and to enjoy the return of MUCH WANTED GUESTS, but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs or enter any doors without permission, because,...

SPOILER SECTION: Have you been reading along for the first time with Brooke and John, and you've been dying to know what Marie and Hannah talk about behind that spoiler warning? Now is your chance! These spoilers are safe for anyone who has read Gideon the Ninth, Harrow the Ninth, The Mysterious Study of Dr. Sex, and As Yet Unsent.  Content warning: This episode contains bones, blood, smut and swe...

SPOILER SECTION: Have you been reading along for the first time with Brooke and John, and you've been dying to know what Marie and Hannah talk about behind that spoiler warning? Now is your chance! These spoilers are safe for anyone who has read Gideon the Ninth, Harrow the Ninth, The Mysterious Study of Dr. Sex, and As Yet Unsent. Join us THURSDAY to hear more sanitized SPOILERS but til then, sta...

SPOILER SECTION: Have you been reading along for the first time with Brooke and John, and you've been dying to know what Marie and Hannah talk about behind that spoiler warning? Now is your chance! These spoilers are safe for anyone who has read Gideon the Ninth, Harrow the Ninth, The Mysterious Study of Dr. Sex, and As Yet Unsent. Join us next week to hear more sanitized SPOILERS but til then, st...

SPOILER SECTION: Have you been reading along for the first time with Brooke and John, and you've been dying to know what Marie and Hannah talk about behind that spoiler warning? Now is your chance! These spoilers are safe for anyone who has read Gideon the Ninth, Harrow the Ninth, The Mysterious Study of Dr. Sex, and As Yet Unsent. Join us THURSDAY to hear more sanitized SPOILERS but til then, sta...

SAFE SECTION: Brooke and John end the books with a collective groan of dissatisfaction while the bone witches cackle with glee, and spend a good amount of time in truly reckless speculation, trying to predict what Nona the Ninth might have in store for them. SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie continue to cackle with glee, make some soul maps, and contemplate just how frustrated the newbies will be...

SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie spend more than 2% of the time snickering at n00b speculation, but also a good amount of time in their own reckless speculation Join us next week when John and Brooke pick sides in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 52, 53, and the Epilogue. That’s right! Next week we are finishing Harrow the Ninth! Til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs...

​​We were veeery chatty this week so in this (only) SAFE SECTION: Brooke asks whose sunglasses were those to begin with, John asks if it counts as a god complex if you are actually god, and Hannah and Marie ask the infants how they are making these insane predictions. Join us next week to hear John and Brooke pick sides in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 52, 53, and the Epilogue. That’s right! Next week...

​​SAFE SECTION: We all collapse into giggles multiple times over John's puns and Tamsyn's Ianthe/Gideon buddy cop routine, and we plan our next foray into the Bone Zone Media Universe.  SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie collapse into giggles over Brooke and John's rampant speculation. Join us next week to confront God in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 50 and 51, but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros,...

SAFE SECTION: No one appreciates John's comedic genius, Brooke is very unhappy about pincers, we all make monsters worse than the worst bees. SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah spill the beans on the Bone Zone Media cinematic universe. Join us next week to call up some ghosts in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 48 and 49 but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs or ente...

​​SAFE SECTION: Brooke and John get some answers, but not enough for their liking, and everyone collaborates on their own Locked Tomb Alternate Universe. SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah keep it short and sweet, contemplating just how many ghosts one person could possibly be haunted by. Join us next week to keep the lights on in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 44-47, but til then, stay safe my Ninth ne...

SAFE SECTION: John and Brooke have a lot of puzzle pieces but still don't know what puzzle they are working on, and we all examine each others heads in the game section. SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah discuss awesome fan theories and new merch drops. Join us on August 18 to explore some alternate explanations in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 40-43 but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and rememb...

​​SAFE SECTION: We ponder "none houses, left grief" for a very long time, Brooke admits to her competitive streak, John makes plans for the Bone Zone Media Group, Marie always cheats, and Hannah builds an acid jail so cruel she requested it be redacted, and everyone should watch the Mercymorn art critique animatic . SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah talk about more topics that have to be redacted...

SAFE SECTION: We celebrate Brooke's prescience, John exponentially expands the murder board, Hannah quotes Keats or Yeats or something, and Marie unconsciously gives up a lot about her reading habits.   SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie pick apart John's murder board and get into the timey wimey stuff. Join us next week to to start preparing for the Resurrection Beast in earnest in Harrow the Nint...

Ahem... see you tomorrow!

SAFE SECTION: The gang see an ancient distraction method play out, and make a...proclamation? SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie pick apart the babes rampant speculation, and get live updates from John Join us next week to meet some old friends in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 32-34, but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs or enter any doors without permission, bec...

​​SAFE SECTION: Hannah reveals her ovine work environment, Brooke and Marie disagree over who is the genius and who is the imbecile, but either way agree they are once-in-a-lifetime, and John explains Superman while everyone agrees that the concept of distracting God is... odd and mattress stores are fronts for money laundering. SPOILER SECTION: Hannah and Marie decrypt a cryptic note. Join us nex...

​​SAFE SECTION: Brooke illustrates the utility of writing down your own thoughts, John praises the advantages of necromancy for cooking, and everyone discusses the merits of cannibalism. SPOILER SECTION: Marie kicks John off the pod and Hannah remains totally pro-cannibalism. Join us next week to wake up in Ianthe’s bed (meow) in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 27-29 but til then, stay safe my Ninth nec...

SAFE SECTION: Brooke finally gets frustrated about Meanwhile Back at Canaan House, John is the Saint of Vexation, and no one is able pronounce anything. SPOILER SECTION: After some truly beautiful on the fly theory crafting, Marie crashes out over still not being able to speak, while Hannah, as per usual, comes prepared with all of the notes to dissect the poem Annabel Lee. Join us next week to he...

SAFE SECTION: John drops video game lore, Brooke is in full gardening mode, Marie is easy to insult, and Hannah cheats. SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah consider everyone's motives, and remain confused. Join us next week to become intimately familiar with the Saint of Duty in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 19-22, but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not to unlock any tombs or enter an...

​​SAFE SECTION: John calculates the half-life of uranium while Brooke contemplates joie de vivre and everyone makes sad soup. SPOILER SECTION: Marie and Hannah think hard about the timeline and whether Jod was right all along (spoiler, maybe not...) Join us next week to head back to the Mithreaeum in Harrow the Ninth Chapters 16, 17, and 18 but til then, stay safe my Ninth necros, and remember not...