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Episode 9 - Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions
Poul Anderson’s Three Hearts and Three Lions was originally serialized in 1953 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction--eight years later a re…
9 years ago
Episode 8 - Philip José Farmer's "The Maker of Universes"
In retrospect, the publication of Philip José Farmer’s The Maker of Universes (Ace Books, 1965) marks the beginning of the most productive and reward…
9 years ago
Episode 7 – Fletcher Pratt's "The Blue Star"
Fletcher Pratt’s The Blue Star first saw print in the hardcover anthology Witches Three (Twayne Publishers, 1952), which also included Fritz Leiber’s…
9 years ago
Episode 6 – Edgar Rice Burroughs' "At the Earth's Core"
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first Pellucidar book At the Earth’s Core was part of the supernova period at the beginning of his writing career, wherein he m…
9 years, 1 month ago
Episode 5 – J.R.R. Tolkien's “The Hobbit"
The Hobbit first came to Oxford University professor J.R.R. Tolkien when he was grading papers in the early 1930s. Coming upon a blank page in an exa…
9 years, 1 month ago
Episode 4 - Jack Vance's "The Dying Earth" with special guest Gavin Norman
Special guest Gavin Norman (author of The Complete Vivimancer and Theorems & Thaumaturgy) joins us to discuss Jack Vance‘s The Dying Earth! Jack Vanc…
9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 3 - Fritz Leiber's "Swords and Deviltry"
Swords and Deviltry (Ace Books, 1970) by Fritz Leiber was originally published in paperback as part of Ace Books’ complete seven volume saga of Fafhr…
9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 2 – Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp, & Lin Carter's "Conan"
Conan (Lancer Books, 1967) by Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp, and Lin Carter was part of first comprehensive paperback edition of the Conan sag…
9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 1 - L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt's "The Compleat Enchanter"
The Compleat Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt is a compilation of the first three novellas in the Harold Shea/Enchanter series, “Th…
9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 0 - The Appendix N (and why we care)
Hoi and Jeff explain what the Appendix N is and why they care.
9 years, 3 months ago