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The Fantasy Pod of the NineThe Fantasy Pod of the Nine: Last Argument of Kings (Pt. 3/4), Episode 11Welcome, 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 question...2025-07-281h 25The Fantasy Pod of the NineThe Fantasy Pod of the Nine: Last Argument of Kings (Pt. 2/4), Episode 10Welcome, 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: FantasyPodOfThe@Gmail.com...2025-07-141h 16The Fantasy Pod of the NineThe Fantasy Pod of the Nine: Last Argument of Kings (Pt. 1/4), Episode 09Welcome, 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: FantasyPodOfThe@Gmail.co...2025-06-301h 35The Fantasy Pod of the NineThe Fantasy Pod of the Nine: Before They Are Hanged (Pt. 4/4), Episode 08Welcome, one and all, to episode 8 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-two of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, wrapping up Before They Are Hanged, covering chapters 41, "The High Places," through Chapter 50, “Back to the Mud.”Send any and all questions and comments to: FantasyPodOfThe@Gmail.com2025-06-161h 19The Fantasy Pod of the NineThe Fantasy Pod of the Nine: Before They Are Hanged (Pt. 3/4), Episode 07Welcome, one and all, to episode 7 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-two of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, Before They Are Hanged, covering chapter 30, "The Rest is Wasted Breath," through Chapter 40, “Cold Comfort.”Send any and all questions and comments to: FantasyPodOfThe@Gmail.com2025-06-021h 19The Fantasy Pod of the NineThe Fantasy Pod of the Nine: Before They Are Hanged (Pt. 2/4), Episode 06Welcome, one and all, to episode 6 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-two of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, Before They Are Hanged, covering chapter 13, "And Next… My Gold," through Chapter 29, “One Step At A Time.”Send any and all questions and comments to: FantasyPodOfThe@gmail.com...2025-05-191h 08
The Fantasy Pod of the NineThe Fantasy Pod of the Nine: Before They Are Hanged (Pt. 1/4), Episode 05Welcome, one and all, to episode 5 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-two of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, Before They Are Hanged, covering chapter 1, "The Great Leveler," through Chapter 12, “Long Shadows.”Send any and all questions and comments to: FantasyPodOfThe@gmail.com(Cha...2025-05-051h 18The Fantasy Pod of the NineThe Fantasy Pod of the Nine: The Blade Itself (Pt. 4/4), Episode 04Welcome, one and all, to episode 4 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 continuing our dive into grimdark, wrapping up book-one of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, The Blade Itself, covering chapter 34, "She Loves Me… Not," through the end of the book, Chapter 45, “The Tools We Have.”Send any and all questions and comments to: FantasyPodOfThe@gmail.com2025-04-211h 27The Fantasy Pod of the NineThe Fantasy Pod of the Nine: The Blade Itself (Pt. 3/4), Episode 03Welcome, one and all, to episode 3 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 continuing our dive into grimdark with book-one of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, The Blade Itself, covering the chapter 20, "What Freedom Looks Like," through chapter 34, "Her Kind Fight Everything!"Send any and all questions and comments to: FantasyPodOfThe@gmail.com2025-04-071h 34The Fantasy Pod of the NineThe Fantasy Pod of the Nine: The Blade Itself (Pt. 2/4), Episode 02Welcome, one and all, to episode 2 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 continuing our dive into grimdark with book-one of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, The Blade Itself, covering the chapter 11, "The Good Man," through chapter 19, "Tea and Vengeance!"Send any and all questions and comments to: FantasyPodOfThe@gmail.com(Chapter numb...2025-03-241h 32The Fantasy Pod of the NineThe Fantasy Pod of the Nine: The Blade Itself (Pt. 1/4), Episode 01Welcome, one and all, to episode 1 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 kicking off our podcast with a dive into grimdark with book-one of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, The Blade Itself, covering the Prologue, "The End," through chapter 10,* "The First of the Magi!"Send any and all questions and comments to: FantasyPodOfThe@gmail.com2025-03-101h 16