The Legendarium

In this high-proof-snark-filled episode, Todd, Kenn, and Stephanie discuss the second half of Babylon's Ashes, the sixth installment in James S.A. Corey's Expanse series.   Support the show on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at  https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community:  https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Legendar...

Craig and Todd welcome author Ed McDonald onto the podcast to talk about something near and dear to Todd's heart: the E-11 Blaster Rifle. And lots of other issues related to weapons and combat in science fiction and fantasy.   Check out Ed's books (including the new one, Daughter of Redwinter) here   Support the show on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at  https...

The band is back together! Todd, Stephanie, and Kenn are in studio to talk about the first half (chs 1-27) of Babylon's Ashes, the sixth installment in James S.A. Corey's series, The Expanse.   Support the show on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at  https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community:  https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter:  https:/...

"Step out of your comfort zone," they said. "It'll be fun," they said. Turns out...they were right! Craig and Stephanie welcome Alyson Noël to the Author's Shelf series. Today's book is Rebecca, the classic 1938 gothic novel by Daphne du Maurier. This is not our normal fare, but who cares, when it's such a great book? Thanks to Alyson for selecting this one!   Check out Alyson's new book, Stealing...

Craig and Ryan are joined by Brian McClellan for this entry to our Author's Shelf series. Today we discuss The Black Count, by Tom Reiss. The Black Count is a biography of Alexandre Dumas Sr., the father of the French Novelist, who inspired many of the stories and scenes in his sons book.   Support the show on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at  https://www.the...

Craig is joined once again by Drew McCaffrey from Inking Out Loud. Together they welcome Scott Lynch, author of the Gentleman Bastard series, to discuss HEROES DIE, by Matthew Woodring Stover.   Check out Inking Out Loud here:  https://www.iolpodcast.com/   Support the show on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at  https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord...

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this ninth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion: "Of the Ruin of Doriath," "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin," and "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath," chapters 22 through 24 of the Quenta Silmarillion.   Check out the rest of the reading schedule here:  https://docs.google.com/spreadshee...

Craig, Ryan, and Todd sit down and ... *kind of* talk about a variety of subjects, including Dr. Strange In the Multiverse of Madness, the upcoming Kenobi series, and sequels. In reality, they just end up using those topics to explore their own psyches for an hour. But that's pretty normal by now.   Support the show on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at  https:...

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this eighth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion: "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad" and "Of Turin Turambar," chapters 20 and 21 of the Quenta Silmarillion.   Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edi...

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this sixth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion: "Of Beren and Luthien," chapter 19 of the Quenta Silmarillion.   Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing   Support the show on Patreon:  https:...

A lot is made -- rightly! -- about Tolkien's influence on the modern fantasy genre. But as today's guest argues, the influence of RPGs, and therefore video games, should not go underappreciated. Craig and Drew (from the Inking Out Loud podcast) have a conversation with A.P. Canavan, known on YouTube as A Critical Dragon.   Check out A Critical Dragon here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ACriticalDragon...

Craig, Ryan, and Todd welcome Vilja Johnson back to the show to discuss The Batman. Does the new Robert Pattinson-driven film succeed? Is this the best Batman ever, a total misfire, or somewhere in between? Plus, a short discussion about whether we've reached the apex of comic book movies as the most popular of popular entertainment and are seeing a long-term decline, or if we're simply in a cycli...

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this sixth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion, including chapters 16 through 18 of the Quenta Silmarillion. Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing   Support the show on Patreon:  https...

Craig, Megan, and Stephanie are joined by special guest BefuddledPanda from the Green Team of the Legendarium podcast. They spin the wheel, get weird about nifflers and vampires, wax lyrical about leather bound books, and reimagine Ariel the Little Mermaid in the role of Baron Harkonnen. It's ... quite a time on this episode.   Check out the Green Team podcast . Support the show on Patreon:  https...

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this fifth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion, including chapters 13 through 15 of the Quenta Silmarillion.   Check out the rest of the reading schedule here:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing   Support the show on Patreon:  ht...

FOUR secret novels? Brandon Sanderson has just revealed that four new books, previously unannounced, will be released throughout 2023. This has now become the single most successful Kickstarter of all time. Craig, Ryan, Kenn, and Todd got together to talk about their reactions to the news, the community reaction, and how likely they are to shell out for this record-breaking kickstarter.   Support...

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this fourth installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion, including chapters 10, 11, and 12 of the Quenta Silmarillion.   Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing   Support the show on Patreon:  h...

Craig, Todd, and Megan spin the Wheel of Tangents. What topics will they cover? No way to know until the Wheel weaves its will!   Support the show on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at  https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community:  https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter:  https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod  

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this third installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the next chunk of The Silmarillion, including chapters 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Quenta Silmarillion.   Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing   Support the show on Patreon:  ht...

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this second installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the next chunk of the book, including chapters 3, 4, and 5 of the Quenta Silmarillion.   Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing   Support the show on Patreon:  https://www....

Welcome to the Legendarium's Silmarillion read-along! In this first installment, Craig, Ryan, and Kyle will discuss the first chunk of the book, including Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, and the first two chapters of Quenta Silmarillion. Check out the rest of the reading schedule here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_NO4iO1fRX19UiwYtKHAjyvwAWsXS4yGD3b9Rt8vbSk/edit?usp=sharing   Support the show...

Craig, Ryan, and Kyle wrap up their coverage of Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles with a discussion of the fifth and final book, The High King.   Support the show on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at  https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community:  https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter:  https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod  

Todd, Stephanie, and Kenn convene to discuss Cytonic, the third book in Brandon Sanderson's YA space adventure series, Skyward.   Support the show on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at  https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community:  https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter:  https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod  

Stephanie and Megan are back in the studio of requirement to talk more Harry Potter.  

Craig, Ryan, and Kyle reconvene to discuss the fourth book in Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles. This is Craig's favorite book in the series, but how does it do for Ryan and Kyle? (Spoiler alert: very well.) This is the book in the series that's probably the most meaningful, and the most interesting to read from an adult perspective.   Support the show on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/legen...