The Fantastic Books Podcast: Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Reviews
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Wise Man's Fear: Chapters 18-24
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to our regularly scheduled content and it's a big episode in terms of plot! Kvothe learns some secrets, shares some secrets, gets h...
The Anniversary Episode: Kingkiller Chronicle Theories
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the long awaited anniversary episode! We do explain why were were late, but other than that we dive right in to some of the most interesting King...
The Wise Man's Fear: Chapters 11-17
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kvothe finally gets two things he's wanted for a LONG time: Access to the Archives and Elodin's attention, so we've got a...
The Wise Man's Fear: Chapters 6-10
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a slightly more last-minute episode than usual, we follow Kvothe as he endures a rough start to his semester at the University. We're not talki...
The Wise Man's Fear: Chapters 1-5
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are a little late posting the start to Season 2, which covers Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear, but we make up for our tardiness with ...
Fantasy Chat: Harry Potter Fan Theories
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ana identifies herself as a major potterhead so this week we delve into her fantasy roots to discuss Harry Potter - specifically things that fans theo...
Fantasy Book Trivia
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to the magic of the internet, we are "joined" this week by all our former guests as they go head to head in fantasy book trivia. The books cove...
The Name of the Wind: Chapter 88-Epilogue with Elliot
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the last episode of Season One! We are joined by Sam's twin brother, Elliot, to discuss the end of the first book in The Kingkiller Chron...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 84-87 with Nick
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our penultimate episode of the The Name of the Wind, we are joined by the very friend who recommended this book to us as we talk about the set of c...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 79-84
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The draccus and Kvothe finally have their epic showdown after last episode's buildup. There's fire, there's sympathy, and there's scre...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 74-78
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe and Denna's trip to Mathuen Farm takes a sudden turn when a giant Draccus appears. They find themselves in way over their heads as they exp...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 70-73 with Jackie
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
She's Back! And for once, we don't mean Denna - Jackie is back for her second guest appearance! After his near-death experience, Kvothe goes o...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 66-69 with Phoebe
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a party this week as we are joined by our good friend Phoebe as we discuss the fire in the Fishery and its aftermath, which includes a new cl...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 42-46 with Jackie
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's our biggest, baddest episode yet! Not only because it's the longest, but also because it's our first episode with a guest! Our friend...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 60-65
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Soup’s on and Dinnah’s ready! This episode Kvothe gets quite romantic with Denna, or Dianne...or Dinnah... or whatever her name is. Either way, he...
Fantasy Chat: Heroes, Villains, and Everyone In Between
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our first "minisode!" It's time for our definitive ranking of some fantasy characters as we cover our favorite heroes, villains, and sup...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 53-59
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We take center stage this week, so raise a glass of scutten and settle in to hear the Lay of Sir Savien and his Lady Aloine....or is it Kvothe and his...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 47-52
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this set of chapters, Kvothe's super busy trying to stay in the University, continue his feud with Ambrose, make a little cash, and start to fe...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 37-41
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New friends, new enemies seems to be the theme of these chapters. Kvothe manages to get through only his first two days of classes before some crazy s...
The Name of the Wind: Chapter 33-36
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe finally leaves Tarbean, and boy are we overjoyed about it! We follow him along his trip to Imre, where he has the best musical experience but a...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 28-32
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrate, It's Kvothe's final chapters in Tarbean! And boy does he go out with a bang, or at least with a scene involving a towel and some me...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 23-27
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we pick up with Kvothe after he hit rock bottom by getting beaten up during the holiday season. He turns things around by setting up a Scoob...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 16-22
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we start off with a face-to-face encounter with the Chandrian, which basically starts this downward spiral for our hero and brings us to our...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 8-15
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's our second episode and we finally get into Kvothe's life story covering his first years and first experiences with sympathy. We also fina...
The Name of the Wind: Chapters 1-7
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's our first episode! We decided to kick off the podcast with one of our favorite fantasy series of all time (extra thanks to our friends who re...
Trailer
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A fantasy and sci-fi book review podcast covering classic fantasy series as well as novels by new and indie authors.