Monthly Archives: November 2019

Ep026 A Witch’s Guide to Escape

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A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix E. Harrow

Alix E Harrows capture’s the magic of reading in the story of a librarian helping a young man in need. Isaac and Reid discuss the witchcraft of books against the backdrop of the award winning short story ‘A Whitch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies.’ Topics of this episode include the use of a strong narrative voice, showing vs telling, the value of the genre of science fiction fantasy, and how we all have power.

Works Mentioned

  • A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix E. Harrow (Spoilers)
  • Report on the Barnhouse Effect by Kurt Vonnegut
  • Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K LeGuin (no spoilers)
  • Avatar the Last Airbender

 

 

 

 

 

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Ep025 Trail of Lighting

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Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Imagine a world after the oceans have risen and the gods of the previous times have taken physical forms. In Roanhorse’s Trail of Lightning we follow monster hunter Maggie as she seeks to find the witch who is creating people-eating monsters. Along the way Maggie meets up with unconventional medicine man Kai and they hunt down the mystery while unfortunately entering police feuds, betting brawls, and enter into the middle of the feud of the gods. Isaac and Reid discuss how this book perfects the young adult dystopia genre as well as discuss how to open a book with twenty pages of intense action. The least we can say is we recommend it, and get ready for a dissection of how books should and ought to be written.

Works Mentioned

  • Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
  • Red Rising by Pierce Brown
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  • Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
  • Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
  • Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb

 

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