Realm Runners

Fantasy Romance Month wraps up as Caty Rogan joins Devin and Pete to talk Kissed by the Gods, her recent traditional release with Requited and the first book in the Eternal Wars series. Caty writes feminine rage, winged war horses, and epic battles, and she made a believer out of Pete, a lifelong classic-fantasy reader who connected with this one harder than anything else in the genre lately. We g...

Fantasy Romance Month continues as Stacia Stark joins to break down We Who Will Die, the ancient Rome-inspired romantasy she originally pitched as gladiator meets Vampire Diaries. Stacia went indie first, built her readership on the Kingdom of Lies series, and We Who Will Die is her first fully trad book, sold to Avon as a trilogy off a few chapters and a synopsis. We get into why this is a book w...

NY Times and USA today best selling author Stacey McEwan joins Devin and Pete to kick off Fantasy Romance Month on Realm Runners, and it's a full hour of craft, chaos, and chicken-flavored chips. Stacey is the bestselling author of A Forbidden Alchemy (Peaky Blinders with magic) part of The Artisan series, published by Saga Press. She breaks down how the book came together from a genuinely unhinge...

Thomas Clark Schecter joins Realm Runners to talk about The Shieldbreaker Saga , his epic dark fantasy series following 19-year-old Kareva as he leads the last of the Hodrir against the seemingly unstoppable Pohyor. Described by readers as the fantasy equivalent of 300, with the heart of Bernard Cornwell and the brutality of Abercrombie, The Shieldbreaker: Book One – The Last of the Etela is a lea...

C. William Phillips ( https://www.instagram.com/words_with_will ) spent 14 years writing his debut, a crime thriller that reads like Breaking Bad and The Sopranos writers got into a fistfight in a parking lot and bleed all over the pages. Then he pivoted to epic fantasy and somehow made that look easy too. In this episode, Will breaks down the wild journey from What Blood Remembers to The Ash Rema...

Most authors talk about writing. Jackson Ford ( https://www.instagram.com/realjacksonford ) proves it’s about living. In this episode, Jackson shares the real story behind his groundbreaking series The Bone Raiders, including how he dove headfirst into Mongolian culture, defying stereotypes to create a richly authentic world, nothing like the typical fantasy setting. You’ll discover the surprising...

Aaron Hall joins Pete and Devin to close out April, and this conversation goes everywhere. We dig into what makes The Legend of Uh work and hint, it's not just the jokes! We also talk about how a personal pizza video accidentally launched a social media explosion, why parody fantasy fails when it's all gag and no emotional core, and whether Aaron's next project should be a sci-fi parody or a grimd...

Audrey DeBoer has been living with this story since she was a teenager. What started as a school assignment became Vispilio, a Robin Hood reimagining that reads less like a fairy tale and more like Game of Thrones with a bow and arrow. Lost princes, political betrayal, morally complicated characters who never act like you'd expect. This is the kind of indie book that makes you wonder how it doesn'...

Miles Lyon wrote his debut novel The Price of Fear without a roadmap, while he somehow landed a Jeff Brown cover along the way. We talk about what it actually takes to get a book finished, why editors matter more than most new authors want to admit, how luck fits into the indie publishing equation, and what Miles has coming next. If you've ever thought about writing a book or you're deep in a debu...

No guest this week. Just Pete and Devin. Before Season 2 gets going, they sit down to talk about where Realm Runners is headed: who the first guests are, what the show looks like with Devin as a full co-host, and everything else that makes this feel like a real new chapter. Consider this the introductions before the run begins. ============================= Connect with Realm Runners =============...

Join Pete with special guest-host Devin (Bromantasy) as they talk with Bill Adams, about his new book Death Show Colossus! The kickstarter for it begins on 2/9/26, and has some incredible cool things to go along with it! Don't miss out on that, and keep an eye out for Realm Runners return in April!

Join Pete as he talks with Rob J Hayes, author of the amazing new book Hammerfall, along with so many others about inspiration behind it, the God Eater Saga, music, martial arts films and more!

Join Pete as he talks with TJ Cooper about his debut novel, A Shadows Vendetta, punk rock, Batman and more!

Join Pete for the first show of 2026, with Thomas Howard Riley!

Join Pete as he talks with Michael Michel about his Dreams of Dust and Steel series, his influences beyond the pages, why The Wire and Dark are two of the best shows ever, and much more!

Join Pete as he talks with Andrew Watson, author of the fantastic Shadowbinders series about his new novella, the other entries in the saga and much more!

Join Pete with N.A. Betts, who's 3rd book releases TODAY! This was a huge chat, about influences, football, his military career, and so much more.

Join Pete as he talks with Thomas J Devens, author of The Scroungers which is now available on audiobook! We talk about influences from other places besides books, the indie writing scene, and how his stories all come together in an incredibly unique way!

Join Pete as he talks with N.C. Scrimgeour about her new book, Tides of Torment, Scottish folklore, what influenced her series and so much more!

Join Pete as talks with Katee Stein about her new book, Skysworn! Along with her influences, what tv shows are the best out, how she created such a unique world and more!

Join Pete as he talks with author Nick Snape, about his new book A Queen in Blood, the influences behind his arcanepunk series, The Prodigy and much more!

On a very special episode, join Pete and guest co-host Bill Adams with Jay Kristoff! The longest talk yet, covering his writing process, influences behind each of his series', the EPIC conclusion in Empire of the Dawn, and what heavy metal band he'd want to see the most! This is an episode you don't want to skip!

Join Pete as he talks with S.A. Klopfenstein about his new book, "Children of the Gods", his influences behind such a unique story, some hobbies we wouldn't expect, and why the Broncos will murder the Jets this week!

Join Pete as he talks with the Queen of Grimdark herself, Anna Smith Spark!

Join Pete as he talks with Cal Logan, author of the incredible book "ShadowBane" about what inspired the background of the book, how to keep characters engaging, what makes the plotlines so challenging to piece together, and what swear word he's happy to reclaim from overseas!