Fantology

It might have taken a few long months of pandemic season, but we made it all the way through Stephen King's The Stand. Check out our review below where Jake and Josh talk through the large cast of characters and compare King's pandemic to ours. Plus, we wanted more meat back on the menu!  Next Up: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2  Followed By: The Wolf's Call by Anthony Ryan &...

Stephen King saw it coming. Jake and Josh highlight The Stand, King's version of a pandemic that brings the world to its knees. No spoilers here, so all can safely listen in and let the team convince you to read the book!  Next Up: The Stand Full Spoiler Review  Followed By: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2  Buy the book! https://amzn.to/3i9BpX6  Chat with us more! T...

Beautifully brutal, The Dragon Republic is a must-read for any fan of the genre. R.F. Kuang builds on her debut, The Poppy War with a strong follow-up novel that expands her world and exacerbates the conflict. Stephen & Ben give their review here and talk through favorite characters and moments. Plus, Rin: swipe left or swipe right?  Next Up: The Stand by Stephen King  Followed By: H...

Haven't read R.F. Kuang's Poppy War series yet? Check out Ben & Stephen's review of the second book, The Dragon Republic. No spoilers for the first two books in this quick review, which will be followed up by a full spoiler review in our next episode!  Next Up: The Dragon Republic Full Spoiler Review  Followed By: The Stand by Stephen King  Buy the book! https://amzn.to/3s5GKTQ...

The end is near. We've split book 7 in half and Dan, Nathan & Stephen are once again here with our penultimate review, chalk full of hot takes and inevitable mistakes. Are Dobby & Hedwig emotional departures? Do we forgive Ron? Would the Weasley family wear masks in 2020? All these questions answered, plus more in our top and bottom 3 character ratings. Tune in!  Next Up: The Dragon R...

We've hit the century mark! Fantology celebrates 100 fantastic episode with a review of the 2020 year in books and other SFF news. Our favorite reads get exactly what they were hoping for - a tier list treatment! Check out how we rate our reads of the year, plus see what we're looking ahead to in the 2021 year in fantasy.  Next Up: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One  Followed...

Come hop in a time machine with us and go back one year to a time before Covid-19. A time before mass movie and tv release delays. Before the successful release of Rhythm of War and several other hot fantasy titles. At the onset of the year Stephen, Josh and Jake gave their predictions for 2020 and at the conclusion of the year we now look back at how accurate they were (not very!). Plus, a timele...

Andy aka CubsFan Han, was kind enough to come by and tell us about the current Star Wars landscape and pump up some major excitement for the upcoming projects. We also review season two of The Mandalorian and get an expert breakdown of the music and connections to other Star Wars media. Plus, have you watched Clone Wars and Rebels? Because we really, really need to apparently!  Next Up: Fanto...

This is the Rhythm of War Review that you've been waiting for! Fantology bids farewell to the book that has consumed our last five months with some final comprehensive coverage. We talk our fist-pump moments and speculate on the upcoming book five finale. Plus, a shocking theory about Odium's champion that seems just terrible enough to be true.  Next Up: The Mandalorian Season 2  Followe...

Haven't read Brandon Sanderson's new Stormlight Archive book, Rhythm of War, yet? Or are you new to Roshar entirely even? We've covered this book exhaustively and are now ready to offer our spoiler-free opinion on the book and broader series. Spoiler: Read it! Plus, we give our ratings out of 10 and get into a little bit of a debate over time management.  Next Up: Rhythm of War Full Spoiler R...

We were honored to participate in the inagural #WoTaHoliday Charity Livestream, which raised over $5,000 over the course of 24 hours of brilliance from Wheel of Time content creators. For our segment we stole Wheel of Time Characters and sorted them into Knights Radiant Orders and Houses from A Song of Ice And Fire & Harry Potter. Tune in to see where your favorite characters have landed! &nbs...

What. A. Ride. Part Five had everything we needed and was the perfect payoff for the end of this 1200+ page tome. Fists pumped! Guts punched! Evil slain! Stephen, Ben and Josh break down the ends of our favorite characters arcs and talk our theories, hopes and dreams for book five. Which really can't come soon enough. Plus, watch for a discussion that includes a Mistborn spoiler at 45:00-50:30. We...

As the Sanderlanche approaches the Fantology crew embraces our Taravangian-ish role in pausing our read in order to review part four. How much of this setup will pay off in part five? What are we expecting for the conclusion? And who have our favorite characters been thus far? Plus, Stephen's apology to Dabbid, whom he had previously forgotten the existence of.  Next Up: Rhythm of War by Bran...

What kind of fantasy book reader isn't a sucker for a good map? The full Fantology 5 is here for this episode to present our top fantasy maps and kick of December's Twitter competition. Let us know your top maps & compete for fabulous prizes! Plus, November news featuring a little book written by Sanderson, TV adaptation updates, corporate greed and an update from Patrick Rothfuss!  Next...

We're well into Rhythm of War by now, and plot threads are everywhere! Sanderson is expertly juggling his characters and all we can do is try to keep up until the Sanderlanche begins. Tune in to hear our hot (and cold) takes, theories and our top and bottom moments in part three. Plus, which character is the AOC of Roshar?  Next Up: Top 3 Fantasy Maps + November News  Followed By: Rhythm...

A few hundred pages later, we've completed part two and are that much closer to our destination. If you're along the journey with us, tune in to hear our opinions and theories. Stephen & Ryan talk everything from Bondsmith conjecture to Shallan's character representation and a suprising yet inevitable speculation on her dark past. Plus, we name our part two MVP and top & bottom moments! &n...

It's finally here! As promised, Fantology will be reviewing all five parts of the latest entry to the Stormlight Archive. We discuss the climactic opening, the quality of the villain cast, and most importantly: our theories for the rest of the book. Plus, Ben tries to make Papa Dal a thing. Yay or nay?  Next Up: Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson Part 2  Followed By: Rhythm of War Part 3...

In all seriousness, this is a strong episode. Dawnshard focuses on a paraplegic character, so Stephen opens up about his experience with paralysis and Brandon Sanderson's fantastic disability representation. Plus, did we mention this is a Stormlight novella? There are mind-blowing cosmere ramifications here! Don't forget to read this novella before Rhythm of War.  Next Up: Rhythm of War by Br...

Need a refresher on the 1200+ pages preceding Rhythm of War? Here's our review and recap of the many, many events of Oathbringer. And this book wasn't just about quantity either - the quality and epic awesomeness of these moments just cannot be overstated. So hey, sounds like we liked the book! Plus, our Harry Potter & Lord of the Rings Stormlight Archive crossovers!  Next Up: Dawnshard b...

The biggest event of 2020 is almost upon us! Brandon Sanderson is attempting to redeem this awful year with 1200+ pages of goodness otherwise known as Rhythm of War. And we're getting you ready for this tome with a recap of the series up to this point. Let us know what you want to happen next in the Stormlight Archive!  Next Up: Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson  Followed By: Dawnshard by...

Join us for our series covering the pre-release chapters of Brandon Sanderson's upcoming Stormlight Archive book, Rhythm of War! In this chapter we conclude Part 1 with Navani setting the table for an epic rest of the book. Can it be release day already?!?  Buy the book! https://amzn.to/3dI5smN  Chat with us more! Tell us why we're wrong! Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/k5efNbG &n...

Our first tier list episode covers all 19 of Jim Butcher's published Dresden works - you won't want to miss this one if you're a fan of the series! Stephen & Ben debate their rankings of the books and come to a (somewhat) peaceful consensus. Plus, let us know what tiers you want to see next!  Next Up: Rhythm of War Primer  Followed By: Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson  Chat with u...

About time we got to this one!  The Rage of Dragons is one of the hottest new books in the fantasy world - does it live up to the hype? Find out in our non-spoiler review and jump in our hot takes in the full spoiler episode. Plus, our circus of mispronounced words - please forgive us! Next Up: Dresden Files Books Tier List Followed By: Rhythm of War Primer  Buy The Book: https://amzn.to...

About time we got to this one!  The Rage of Dragons is one of the hottest new books in the fantasy world - does it live up to the hype? Find out in our non-spoiler review and jump in our hot takes in the full spoiler episode. Plus, our circus of mispronounced words - please forgive us!   Buy The Book: https://amzn.to/3oZlTjT  Next Up: Dresden Files Books Tier List  Followe...

Join us for our series covering the pre-release chapters of Brandon Sanderson's upcoming Stormlight Archive book, Rhythm of War! In this chapter we get inside Kaladin's relationship with his parents and get a hint at where his future may lie.  Buy the book! https://amzn.to/3dI5smN  Chat with us more! Tell us why we're wrong! Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/k5efNbG  Support th...