Though there are so many sub-genres of fantasy and science fiction, and so many formats to enjoy, Nick joins me to talk about some of our favorite books, movies, and video games.
Discussed:
Song of Ice and Fire, by George RR Martin
Roadside Picnic, by Arkady Strugatsky
Pacific Drive (video game)
Dead Silence, by SA Barnes
Circe, by Madeline Miller
Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller
God of War (video game)
Legends and Lattes, by Travis Baldree
Stardew Valley (video game)
Uprooted, by Naomi Novik
Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik
Temeraire series, by Naomi Novik
The Scholomance trilogy, by Naomi Novik
Alice Isn't Dead, by Joseph Fink
Welcome to Night Vale (fiction podcast)
Sworn Soldier series, by T. Kingfisher
The Lighthouse Witches, by CJ Cooke
The O.A. (Netflix)
The Odyssey, by Homer
The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
Annihilation (Southern Reach trilogy), by Jeff VanderMeer
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
Poor Things (movie)
Heartstopper (manga series), by Alice Oseman
Cinder, by Marissa Meyer
Other recommendations from our library:
The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater
Six Crimson Canes by Elizabeth Lim
Caraval series by Stephanie Garber
Monsters of Verity by Victoria Schwab
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
Six of Crows series by Leigh Bardugo
Ark of a Scythe by Neil Schusterman
Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski
Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed series) by Octavia Butler
Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight trilogy) by Katherine Arden
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
Anything by Neil Gaiman
Anything by Douglas Adams
Anything by Terry Pratchet
Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Martian by Andy Weir
Artemis by Andy Weir
Rat Queens by Kurtis Weibe
I Hate Fairyland by Skottie Young
Poppy War by RF Juang
Bone by Jeff Smith
Arrival by Shaun Tan
All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones
Hell's Library series by AJ Hackwith
After the Forest by Kell Woods
Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
