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Why Must Love Fade?The Book Awards 2024Gather round! Gather round! Come one, come all to the annual Book Awards pod as Donovan and Daniel go over a myriad of categories new and old! Grab a drink, kick your little feeties up and find out how our year in reading went!"Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
2025-02-162h 55Why Must Love Fade?Re: Zero Arc 8 Chapters 60-74 by Tappei Nagatsuki Overview/DiscussionJoin us for one final trip to Vollachia as we talk about huge climaxes, satisfying character reveals, new intrigues and one heart-shattering moment! Fun!
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"Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Limit 70" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
2024-12-022h 48Why Must Love Fade?Re: Zero Arc 8 Chapters 44-60 by Tappei Nagatsuki Overview/DiscussionWell! We're back to talk about our favorite Web Novel! And things are a spicier than ever as fights are coming to a boil, character arcs are coming to a head, chickens are coming home to roost, the- you know what, I'll let you listen for yourself. Enjoy!
"Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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2024-09-021h 59Why Must Love Fade?Heat 2 by Michael Mann and Meg GardinerJoin us in this long-awaited episode as Donovan and Daniel delve deep into the testosterone fueled world of Michael Mann. We discuss the nature of the prequel/sequel, chaos vs order, and potential castings for a film adaptation of Heat 2.
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"Limit 70" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
2024-06-243h 17Why Must Love Fade?Star Wars: Dark Tide 2: Ruin by Michael A. Stackpole (New Jedi Order #3)In this week's episode, Donovan and Daniel go to all out war with the Yuuzhan Vong! Planets have been taken, people have been enslaved, and pollen has been ingested! Yeah, things may not turn out well.
Music Credits:
"Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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2024-03-312h 52Why Must Love Fade?Star Wars: Dark Tide 1: Onslaught by Michael A. Stackpole (New Jedi Order #2)In this episode, Donovan and Daniel dovin basal their way onto the planet Bimmiel as we meet a new cast of characters, deal with those pesky galactic politics and resolve ourselves to bully some jedi kids. It's a fun one!
Music Credits:
Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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2024-03-122h 47Why Must Love Fade?The 2023 Book AwardsWe're here! Our 2nd annual Book Awards podcast and it's one of our favorites to do as we get to highlight books we didn't get to talk about from the previous year and you guys get to hear our wider tastes beyond what we do on the podcast. Enjoy!
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"Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
2024-01-142h 12Why Must Love Fade?Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty by Megumi MorinoJoin us this episode as we talk about our first Manga of the podcast! Family drama, memory problems, and tears flow forth as a special guest joins in helping us to kick in the new year: Romance Manga Expert Danny Ramirez. Enjoy!
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"Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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2023-12-313h 20Why Must Love Fade?Re: Zero Arc 8 Chapters 29-43 by Tappei Nagatsuki Overview/DiscussionIt's a Re: Zero Holiday as we talk the latest volume of events from Arc 8. Crazy pairings, men on hills, and bad dads aplenty.
Music Credits:
"Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Past Sadness" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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2023-12-242h 43Why Must Love Fade?Star Wars: Vector Prime by R. A. Salvatore (New Jedi Order #1)Howdy y’all! Today we’re covering the first book in our new long running series covering all 19 books in the New Jedi Order. With one re-reader and one new reader, we learn new nouns, gain new enemies, meet new friends and have great time delving into that good eerie thriller vibe so absent in the rest of Star Wars.
2023-11-202h 33Why Must Love Fade?Star Wars Expanded Universe PrimerIn today’s very special (and drunk) episode, Daniel takes his co-host Donovan and special reoccurring guest JeremyJoe on a trip through the old Star Wars Expanded Universe of books in preparation for our upcoming series covering the New Jedi Order. Grab a drink, sit back and enjoy.
2023-10-233h 35Why Must Love Fade?Re: Zero Arc 8 Chapters 16-28 by Tappei Nagatsuki Overview/DiscussionIn today’s episode we talk zombies, evil eyes, and potential global catastrophes as we deep dive into the 2nd phase of Re: Zero’s Vincent Vollachia arc.
2023-10-081h 47Why Must Love Fade?Earth X by Jim Krueger, Alex Ross & John Paul LeonIn today’s episode we are joined by JeremyJoe to discuss Celestial Seeds, Deviants, Watchers and much more in the 1999 comic Earth X.
2023-09-242h 33Why Must Love Fade?Re: Zero Characters Draft 2023Today’s episode is a shorter one, well by our standards, but a fun one as we go through our favorite Re: Zero characters thus far and draft them in game show fashion.
2023-09-0355 minWhy Must Love Fade?The Gap Cycle Book 5: The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die by Stephen R DonaldsonJoin us as we conclude Stephen R Donaldson’s epic space-opera/political drama based off of the ring cycle. Some theories of ours come true, others get subverted. Do the weaving narrative threads match the significance of the book’s own themes? Tune in to find out!
2023-08-263h 28Why Must Love Fade?Re: Zero Arc 8 Chapters 1-15 by Tappei Nagatsuki Overview/DiscussionThis episode has us discussing all thing Vincent Vollachia! Okay, well despite the whole named arc thing, we more specifically discuss the fallout of the climactic events at the end of the previous arc and where things will be heading. It’s our first forray into single volume discussions! Let us know how we did over on Twitter @WhyMustLoveFade and if you like our pods rate us whether it be on itunes or on Spotify.
2023-07-091h 25Why Must Love Fade?The Gap Cycle Book 4: The Gap into Madness: Chaos and Order by Stephen R DonaldsonOn the heels of the big finale, Donovan and Daniel get really into our theories for how things will wrap up. Join us as we talk through some truly insane ups and downs, dramatic turns and maybe the best Warden Dios yet.
2023-06-173h 28Why Must Love Fade?Re: Zero Arc 7 Overview/Discussion (The Land of Wolves) by Tappei NagatsukiIn this week’s pod, Donovan and Daniel get down and dirty with the Shudraqians as they explore the wild country of Vollachia, from the Buddheim Jungle to the Imperial Capital of Rupgana and everywhere in between. We discuss this surprisingly lengthy introduction to a new cast of characters as well as some of the more tragic themes of the arc.
2023-05-211h 44Why Must Love Fade?Re: Zero Arc 6 Overview (Hall of Memories) by Tappei NagatsukiIn this episode, Donavan and Daniel discuss quite possibly their favorite Re: Zero arc thus far. Come listen and find out what makes this introspective character study so compelling.
2023-05-142h 12Why Must Love Fade?Re: Zero Arc 5 Overview: The Stars What Make History by Tappei NagatsukiIn today’s WMLF, Donovan and Daniel take you through our thoughts on the highs and lows of the Stars What Make History Arc (Arc 5) from the Re: Zero web novel written by Tappei Nagatsuki. This being our podcasts’ namesake as well as one of our favorite series in general means this one’s been a long time coming.
2023-04-292h 15Why Must Love Fade?The Gap Cycle Book 3: Gap Into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises by Stephen R. DonaldsonIn this episode Donovan and Daniel lick ourselves clean of any previous misdeeds as we head into an intense and political game in which all of our characters start revealing more of themselves; setting the table for things to come.
2023-02-223h 04Why Must Love Fade?The 2022 Book Awards(Spoilers) In today’s special episode Donovan and Daniel go through eleven completely original categories and decide the highs and lows in our year of reading, including: Most Disappointing, Best Chapter/Sequence, Best Ending, our Worst and our Best book and more!
2023-01-152h 08Why Must Love Fade?The Last Question by Isaac AsimovIn this episode, Donovan and Daniel ask the question; “Can Podcasting be reversed?”
2022-12-3058 minWhy Must Love Fade?The Gap Cycle Book 2: Gap Into Vision: Forbidden KnowledgeDelve into The Gap with co-hosts Donovan and Daniel as they witness the horror of Morn’s journey onboard Captain’s Fancy. Come across some fashionable aliens and some less than fashionable corporate police. Morn.
2022-11-203h 33Why Must Love Fade?The Gap Cycle Book 1: Gap Into Conflict: The Real StoryIn today’s episode, Donovan and Daniel get Gap Sickness as they jump to cover Stephen R Donaldson’s brilliant introduction novella The Real Story. Listen and become our rescuers!
2022-10-231h 24Why Must Love Fade?The Library at Mount Char by Scott HawkinsIn this episode, Donovan and Daniel hop in the ol’ chevy impala for a ride to some truly weird stuff. We dive DEEP into Scott Hawkins’ debut (and only?) novel The Library at Mount Char, in which some children attempt to find their lost father, a thief attempts some pick up lines on a demigod, and a military vet fights a dude in a tutu.
2022-09-182h 38Why Must Love Fade?Darth Bane: Dynasty of EvilWe’re here, folks. This is it. The final confrontation. The coronation…or is it?!?!? In today’s episode Donovan and Daniel wrap up the Darth Bane trilogy. Does the final book bring the series back around or does it leave us in a disappointing heap of despair and misery like one of Zannah’s Sith Sorcery spells? Tune in to find out!
2022-08-202h 52Why Must Love Fade?Darth Bane: The Rule of TwoOn this week’s episode, Donovan and Daniel discuss the second book in Drew Karpyshyn’s Darth Bane trilogy. How will Zannah fare under Bane’s tutelage? How do the Jedi proceed in light of the events on Ruusan? Can Johun Othone beat a Grandmaster Luke Skywalker one on one? Tune in to find out!
2022-07-301h 59Why Must Love Fade?Darth Bane: The Path of Destruction Part 2In this episode, Donovan and Daniel go in-depth on part two of the first book of Drew Karpyshyn’s Darth Bane Trilogy. After a promising start, how do we think the book concludes its storylines? Find out on this week’s episode of “Why Must Love Fade?”.
2022-07-161h 18Why Must Love Fade?Darth Bane: Path of Destruction Part 1In the first installment of “Why Must Love Fade?”, co-hosts Donovan and Daniel discuss the first half of Drew Karpyshyn’s Path of Destruction. We also delve briefly into our history with Star Wars in general.
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