Welcome again, one and all, to episode 17 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine!  A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres. Do you like Revenge Stories™ as much as we do?! Because we are BACK to the World of the First Law kicking off Joe Abercrombie’s SECOND grimdark trilogy. Join us as we cover part one of Best Served Cold! - - - - -  Send all questions/ comments/ criticisms to [email protected] Or visit us over on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantasypod.bsky.social You can find Eddy at his Substack at https://radicaledward.substack.com// You can find Joe at most social media https://x.com/JoeMOwens [n.b. with whatever suffiix said platforms employ, e.g. ".bsky.social" for Blue Sky, etc.] (Chapter number references via https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028499.html#:~:text=Table%20of%20Contents%20Chapter%201,46%20The%20Tools%20We%20Have catalog and https://firstlaw.fandom.com/wiki/Before_They_Are_Hanged.)

Welcome again, one and all, to episode 16 of The Fantasy Pod… of THE DEVILS!  A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) tackle a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres.  We’re taking a brief break from the world of the First Law—though not leaving grimdark behind just yet, we promise!—and wrapping up our coverage of Joe Abercrombie’s first entry his newest series, The Devils!, covering chapters 52, “End of the Road," through Chapter 72, “Saint Tabitha’s Day.” - - - - -  Send all questions/ comments/ criticisms to [email protected] Or visit us over on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantasypod.bsky.social You can find Eddy at his Substack at https://radicaledward.substack.com// You can find Joe at most social media https://x.com/JoeMOwens [n.b. with whatever suffiix said platforms employ, e.g. ".bsky.social" for Blue Sky, etc.]

Welcome again, one and all, to episode 15 of The Fantasy Pod… of THE DEVILS!  A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) tackle a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres.  We’re taking a brief break from the world of the First Law—though not leaving grimdark behind just yet, we promise!—and continuing our coverage of Joe Abercrombie’s first entry his newest series, The Devils!, covering chapters 31, “Strange Bedfellows," through Chapter 51, “A Miraculous Medicine.” Send any and all comments and questions to: [email protected].

Welcome again, one and all, to episode 14 of The Fantasy Pod… of THE DEVILS!  A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) tackle a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres.  We’re taking a brief break from the world of the First Law—though not leaving grimdark behind just yet!—and continuing our coverage of Joe Abercrombie’s first entry his newest series, The Devils!, covering chapters 13, “Least Worst Choices," through Chapter 30, “A Draw IN Enough.” Joe attempts to redeem himself today leading the episode with much better notes and far more caffeine to power him through! Send any and all comments and questions to: [email protected].

Welcome again, one and all, to episode 13 of The Fantasy Pod… of THE DEVILS!  A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) tackle a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres.  We’re taking a break brief break from the world of the First Law—though not leaving grimdark behind just yet—and beginning our coverage of Joe Abercrombie’s first entry in what will of course be his newest series—but as of this recording, it’s just a standalone title—The Devils!, covering chapters 1, “Saint Aelfric’s Day," through Chapter 18, “Empress or Death.” Joe attempts to lead this episode with far more scantily-detailed notes than usual since this is his second time reading through the book, and he thought he could ostensibly coast through on his recent reading and rereadings. Alas, the hubris of man knows no lessons too great or small, for our severely attention-deficient host today. He thus vows to over-prepare for the next episode! However, as it stands— BEWARE MILD SPOILERS around the 52:37 mark; Joe accidentally starts talking about some events from Part II that we'll cover next episode!  Send any and all comments and questions to: [email protected].

A day late but not a dollar short!  Welcome again, one and all, to episode 12 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine!  A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres. We are finally here: Finishing our first dive into grimdark wrapping up book-three of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series in our read of Last Argument of Kings, covering chapters 47, "Dark Paths," through Chapter 59, “The Beginning.” Truly an episode fit... for a King!! Send any and all comments and questions to: [email protected] (Chapter number references via https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028499.html#:~:text=Table%20of%20Contents%20Chapter%201,46%20The%20Tools%20We%20Have catalog and https://firstlaw.fandom.com/wiki/Before_They_Are_Hanged.)

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Welcome, one and all, to episode 11 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine!  A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres. We are furthering our dive into grimdark with book-three of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, continuing our read of Last Argument of Kings, covering chapters 34, "The Circle," through Chapter 46, “Open the Box.” This one's a doozy!! Send any and all comments and questions to: [email protected] (Chapter number references via https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028499.html#:~:text=Table%20of%20Contents%20Chapter%201,46%20The%20Tools%20We%20Have catalog and https://firstlaw.fandom.com/wiki/Before_They_Are_Hanged.)

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Welcome, one and all, to episode 10 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine!  A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres. We are furthering our dive into grimdark with book-three of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, continuing our read of Last Argument of Kings, covering chapters 19, "Prepared For The Worst," through Chapter 33, “Authority.” Send any and all comments and questions to: [email protected] (Chapter number references via https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028499.html#:~:text=Table%20of%20Contents%20Chapter%201,46%20The%20Tools%20We%20Have catalog and https://firstlaw.fandom.com/wiki/Before_They_Are_Hanged.)

Welcome, one and all, to episode NINE of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine!  A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) will be tackling a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres. We are continuing our dive into grimdark with book-three of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, starting our read of Last Argument of Kings, covering chapters 1, "The Poison Trade," through Chapter 18, “Horrible Old Men.” Send any and all comments and questions to: [email protected] (Chapter number references via https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028499.html#:~:text=Table%20of%20Contents%20Chapter%201,46%20The%20Tools%20We%20Have catalog and https://firstlaw.fandom.com/wiki/Before_They_Are_Hanged.)

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