If We Survive This
A fantasy book club with a survival twist!
Join Jen and Ellie as they discuss fantasy books - spoilers and all - from plot and language, to themes and character arcs, before taking a look at the challenges in the world and seeing if they have the skills to survive them.
Can horse riding set you up for success at dragon riding school?
Will scheduling skills help in managing armies?
Is everything possible with a can-do attitude??? (No. Definitely not.)
Part book review, part break down of the skills needed to truly be the main character.
Let's see if we survive this!
Episodes
14 episodes
Circe
Each spell was a mountain to be climbed anew. All I could carry with me from last time was the knowledge that it could be done.Circe by Madeline Miller brings us back to ancient Greece and follows the nymph Circe, a powerful witch who is...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:31:51
House of Flame and Shadow
House of Flame and Shadow is the third book in the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas. Bryce finds herself in ACOTAR world with the others trapped by the Asteri. They find the final pieces of the Asteri puzzle and figure out what to do with t...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:25:49
The Fifth Season
Father Earth is angry...The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin brings us into a world where people can control the earth and everyone lives in fear of frequent yet unknowable extinction level events. Essun is a normal woman living a normal l...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:15:17
Bonus Episode: New Year New Books!
If you're thinking of branching out to some fiction and non-fiction this is a quick bonus episode with a couple of recommendations of our favourite non-fantasy books we read last year.Back to your irregularly scheduled fantasy coverage soon...
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30:20
David Mogo Godhunter
David Mogo Godhunter is the debut novel by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, a godpunk book following David MogoDive into Lagos in the aftermath of the Orisha War where gods and godlings wander freely. David Mogo, a demigod, lives with hiss adopti...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:10:44
House of Sky and Breath
House of Sky and Breath is the second book in the Crescent City series by Sarah J Maas. We return to Lunathion to find new horrifying depths to the Asteri and how this world formed.Jen and Ellie dive back in with Bryces to fight with th...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:10:05
Monstrous Regiment
It's all in the socks! Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett is a classic Discworld novel, exploring gender, societal expectation and... socks? We follow Polly Perks, who cuts her hair, finds a pair of trousers and goes off t...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:15:19
House of Earth and Blood
Through love all things are possible... House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City book 1) by Sarah J Maas is the start of the most recent series by the wildly popular fantasy/ romantasy author. Follow Bryce as she goes from party gir...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:30:31
Assassin's Apprentice
Train as a royal assassin! Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb is a classic fantasy novel and first in the Farseer trilogy. Train as an assassin, dodge political plots and hide the wrong kinds of magic. Jen and E...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:06:45
The Hobbit
Go on an unexpected journey! The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien is the classic fantasy tale of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins embarking on an adventure with Gandalf, Thorin Oakenshield, and his company to rescue their home from the dragon Sm...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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49:12
Iron Flame
Join the rebellion in Aretia! Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros is the second book in the Empyrean series, romantasy books that have taken the internet by storm. It sees us return to Basgiath after Violets world view has been destroyed ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:02:20
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Join the crew of the Marawati! The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty is the first in a magic filled swash buckingling trilogy. Enter a world of pirates, magic, demons, and a badass protagonist coming out of retirement...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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46:31