The Thirteenth Hour Podcast

Originally published January 25, 2016 https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-24-the-last-unicorn/ After hearing enough people say I should find out more books like The Princess Bride and The Last Unicorn , I finally sat down with my daughter to listen to an audiobook of The Last Unicorn , read by the author, Peter S. Beagle.  Later, I watched the cartoon, which, by the...

Originally published January 18, 2016 https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2016/01/18/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-23-what-is-fairytale-fantasy/ In this episode, I attempt to explain what fairytale fantasy as a genre is.  My take on it, anyway. At some point, I'll have to delve more into this, but based on what other people have told me after they read  The Thirteenth Hour and its spin-offs is that there a...

Originally published January 11, 2016 https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-22-80s-music-alphaville-when-in-rome-van-halen/ This week, I experimented with playing music in the background while recording this episode in music that influenced the writing of The Thirteenth Hour .  The sound quality leaves something to be desired, but I only played a few short clips anywa...

Originally published January 4, 2016 https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2016/01/04/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-21-special-edition/ Today is another special edition of this podcast, discussing the upcoming launch of the 3rd edition of The Thirteenth Hour  (special editions are longer - this one is 30 minutes - and less frequent; the other special edition is the episode on A Shadow in the Moonlight for su...

Originally published December 28, 2015 https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2015/12/28/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-20/ I’m deviating from the previous episodes today to talk about a few books generally classified as “children’s” literature, though in reality, they can probably be enjoyed as adults as well.  While not directly related to  The Thirteenth Hour , they were books I enjoyed as a child, which in...

Originally published December 21, 2015 This episode refers to video games ( Ultima V , Ironsword ) discussed in this post: https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/influences-behind-the-thirteenth-hour-part-3-video-games/ Check out this cover art for Ultima V ! Unfortunately, the inside of the game looked like this: But there's a remake/mod for Dungeon's Seige :  http://www.u5lazarus.com/ Gauntlet...

Originally published December 14, 2015 This post refers to the comic books ( Bone , Archie ) referred to in this post: https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/influences-behind-the-thirteenth-hour-part-1-books/ The old (more comicky) and new (more ?anime-ish) covers to the novelette prequel to The Thirteenth Hour , A Shadow in the Moonlight are as discussed in this episode are here for comparison:...

Originally published December 7, 2015 This episode talks about literary influences to The Thirteenth Hour , partly based on a post which can be found here: https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/influences-behind-the-thirteenth-hour-part-1-books/ I also refer to the TSR Endless Quest series of gamebooks , similar to the Choose Your Own Adventure books of the time. Image courtesy of Elfsteaks and...

Originally published December 3, 2015 After about a year, I've decided to resume the podcast that I originally set up to read an earlier draft of The Thirteenth Hour.  In regular 15-20 minute episodes, I'm going to be talking about the creation of the book as well as some topics that are also featured on this blog that relate, in some way, to the book (archery, martial arts, backflips, etc).  Some...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the fifteenth Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is the rest of chapter 26 plus the Epilogue from the novel. After this point, the podcast will shift from read...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the fourteenth Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapters 25-26 from the novel. ⁠The Thirteenth Hour⁠ An impossible quest to the ends of the world. An unli...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the thirteenth (!) Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapters 22-24 from the novel. ⁠The Thirteenth Hour⁠ An impossible quest to the ends of the world. An...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the twelfth Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This continues chapter 22 from the novel. The Thirteenth Hour An impossible quest to the ends of the world. An unlike...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the 11th Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapter 22 from the novel. ⁠The Thirteenth Hour⁠ An impossible quest to the ends of the world. An unlikely hero....

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the tenth Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapters 20-21 from the novel. ⁠ The Thirteenth Hour⁠ An impossible quest to the ends of the world. An unlikely...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the ninth Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapters 18-19 from the novel. ⁠ The Thirteenth Hour⁠ An impossible quest to the ends of the world. An unlikely...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the eighth Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapter 18 from the novel. https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/13th-hr-podcast-episode-8/ ⁠The Thirteenth...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the seventh Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapters 16-17 from the novel. https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/13th-hr-podcast-episode-7/ ⁠The Thirte...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the sixth Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapters 14-15 from the novel. https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/13th-hr-podcast-episode-6/ ⁠The Thirteen...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the fifth Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapters 10-13 from the novel. https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/13th-hr-podcast-episode-5/ ⁠The Thirteen...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the fourth Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is wraps up chapter 9 from the novel. https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/13th-hr-podcast-episode-4/ ⁠The Thi...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the third Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapters 7-9 from the novel. https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/13th-hr-podcast-episode-3/ ⁠The Thirteenth...

Originally released Jan 6, 2015 This marks the second Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition. There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapters 3-6 from the novel. https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/13th-hr-podcast-episode-2/ ⁠ The Thirteen...

Originally released Dec 25, 2014 This marks the first Thirteenth Hour podcast episode, where I read an early draft of The Thirteenth Hour during the fine-tuning stages, shortly prior to publication of the first edition.  There are 15 episodes in total, each about an hour in length. This is chapters 1-2 from the novel. https://wordpress.com/post/13thhr.wordpress.com/172 The Thirteenth Hour An impos...