Huzzah!!! Dragons, Magic, and the Knights of the Hardcover: Brandon (BJ), Zach, and Chris summarize and dissect their favorite fantasy books with a sharp edged blade. Grab your maps, fill up your horn with ale, and take the heroes journey with us to the lands unknown.
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Ep 27 - Wind and Truth (Interludes + Chapters 14-20)
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach woke up on an intelligent day to discuss early sample Interludes 1 + 2 and chapters 14-20 of 'Wind and Truth' by Brandon Sanderson (found at reactormag.com). You'd think Odium wiped our memories based on the number of of times we forgot to hit record on this podcast!
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Ep 26 - Wind and Truth (Chapters 5-13)
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach woke up on an intelligent day to discuss early release chapters 5-13 of 'Wind and Truth' by Brandon Sanderson (found at reactormag.com). Honor is not dead if we get to read this book 3 months before it comes out!
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Ep 25 - Wind and Truth (Prologue + Chapters 1-4)
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach travel to Lasting Integrity for a discussion of the first five sample chapters of 'Wind and Truth' by Brandon Sanderson (can be found at reactormag.com). Sharpen your Shardblade (not necessary or possible) and cover your safehand, because were getting into the rockbuds on this one!…
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach travel to Syl Anagist for a discussion of 'The Stone Sky' by N.K. Jemison. We'll teach you everything we know about magic and orogene, which you'll find out, isn't very much.
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach go down into the crystal comm to discuss'The Obelisk Gate' by N.K. Jemison. We'll teach you everything we know about magic and orogene, which you'll find out, isn't very much. Give the pod a listen and it will grow on you like stone on an arm.
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Ep 22 - The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1)
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach take you and the rest of the roggas to the Fulcrum to discuss 'The Fifth Season' by N.K. Jemison. You know to stay focused so you don't end up in the breeding program or, in the worst case scenario, at a dreaded node station. To perfect your orogenic skills, you turn up the volume and enjoy your favorite podcast.…
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Ep 21 - Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and a Lookback at 2023
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach start with a brief discussion of Fourth Wing and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros followed by a late reflection on our most and least favorite books of 2023! If you are here to listen to a disussion on how much we loved Fourth Wing, I would turn back now (we didn't). We wish you all luck on your 2024 Goodreads reading goal…
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Ep 20 - The Blacktongue Thief
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach review our first class in the Thieving Guild as we discuss, 'The Blacktongue Thief' by Christopher Buehlman. We are prepared to play a very high stakes game of Towers, so put on a new set of legs and burn off your crotch fleas because its time to play "pull" sport with some goblins (Zach and Chris).…
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Were planet hoppin baby! Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach take a break from evading the Night Brigade to discuss Secret Project #4, 'The Sunlit Man' by Brandon Sanderson. We max out our Breath Equivalent Units and praise Adonalsium so youre not going to want to miss this. That is unless youre afraid of a sun that burns everything it touches!…
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach depart on our first hunt to discuss 'Untethered Sky' by Fonda Lee. Sharpen your spears and prepare your chariots because we are crossing Dartha for The Great Hunt. Podding about ruhkers is not for the faint of heart!
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Ep 17 - Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
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Now hiring - Bamboo artists wanted! Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach become spiritually bound to discuss Secret Project #3, 'Yumi and the Nightmare Painter' by Brandon Sanderson. Turn up your Sion lines and prepare a fresh canvas as we travel to the natural spring of sexual tension. Clear your mind and lets get to the rock stacking!…
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Ep 16 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
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Are you coming to the podding tree? Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach return to the Hunger Games arena to discuss 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' by Suzanne Collins. Update your rabies vaccine and conquer your fear of snakes as we enter the Capital ahead of the much anticipated theatrical release. May the odds be ever in your favor!…
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Ep 15 - The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Project #2)
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach are real judgmental "aerses" this week as we discuss 'The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England' by Brandon Sanderson (aka Secret Project #2). No dimension is safe as we figure out what exactly Sanderson has against the state of Nebraska (our home state). Check your augments and replenish your nanites…
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Sidequest: Fantasy News & Mount Rushmore of Magic Systems (5/04/2023)
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach switch it up and take on a special Sidequest mission to debate a Mount Rushmore of Favorite Magic Systems. Before they get to that, the Knights discuss the new trailer for 'Dune: Part II', whats going on with the WGA writers' strike, the season 3 finale of 'The Mandalorian', 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3' coming soon, …
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach carry their pigs to the top of the mountain to discuss 'The Poppy War' by R.F. Kuang. Join the Trifecta as we tend to our poppy garden and summon the Phoenix in this week's drug fueled backpacking trip. But dont worry, you dont need hallucinogens to talk our gods, just give the Pod a listen.…
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Sidequest: Mount Rushmore Specials (4/19/2023)
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach switch it up and take on a special Sidequest mission to debate our Mount Rushmores of Top Star Wars Properties (excluding the books) and favorite locations in Fantasy stories. Before we get to that the Knights discuss 'Harry Potter and the Seasonal Depression Reading Slump', our thoughts on HBO's 'Succession' final season, …
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Ep 13 - This Is How You Lose the Time War
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Zach vs. Chris. Chris vs. Brandon. Brandon vs. Zach. Who will win the Pod war?! Join the Knights of the Hardcover as we discuss the 2019 Fantasy/SciFi novel 'This is How You Lose the Time War' by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. Remove your feeding tube and exit the Garden cause we've left this special note just for you, Red.…
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Sidequest: Fantasy News Update (4/05/2023)
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Our podcasting software died on us, so this is a short one! Brandon, Chris, and Zach run through this week's fantasy news (and all other things) covering: HBO's new Harry Potter Show Announcement, 'Barbie Trailer, 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse' Trailer, 'Mandalorian' Season 3, 'The Bad Batch' season 2, 'Succession' Final Season, and 'Jade Sh…
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Sidequest: Best Fantasy TV Shows Bracket
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It's March Madness Baby! And to celebrate Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach debate our bracket of the 16 best Fantasy TV shows of all time. Our NCAA brackets are already screwed, but fortunately there are no losers on this pod!
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach flip through the books of our lives as we discuss Midnight Library by Matt Haig. There's no time like the present to rethink all of your life's biggest regrets so join us while we do that on a podcast!
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Sidequest: All Cosmere S-Tier Rankings
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By the Lord Ruler! Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach debate our S-Tier rankings of all Brandon Sanderson Cosmere books. Honor is dead, but we did what we could to come to an agreement on where to rank the books of our favorite fantasy series!
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach take a scroll to our favorite coffee shop to discuss Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. Grab your research, play some chess, listen to the worlds strangest music, and join us for some scones and lattes!
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Sidequest: Fantasy News Update (2/14/2023)
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What better way to spend Valentine's Day then with The Knights!! Brandon, Chris, and Zach run through this week's fantasy news (and all other things) covering: The Superbowl, 'The Flash' Trailer, the last two episodes of HBO's 'Last of Us', 'Mandalorian' Season 3 trailer, MCU and 'Wakandar Forever', 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow' follow up th…
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Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach discuss religion, politics, and the best ways to prepare Turtle Soup in this week's breakdown of Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. You've got to record a pod, to prove you're a podcaster -- now were just waiting on our free official loofahs.
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Sidequest: Fantasy News Update (2/1/2022)
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach run through this week's fantasy news (and all other things) covering: Tress of the Emerald Sea book unboxing, Jedi: Survivor game delay, Hogwarts Legacy initial thoughts, James Gunn's DCU Chapter One announcement, 'Untethered Sky' and ' Green Bone Saga' by Fonda Lee, HBO's 'Succession' Season 4 trailer, and the last two epi…
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Ep 9 - Tress of the Emerald Sea
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Welcome Dougs!!! Brandon(BJ), Chris, and Zach sail across the Midnight Sea to kick off the 2023, year of Sanderson with Secret Project Number #1: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson. Grab your favorite cup, place underpants on your head, and try to keep ALL bodily fluids contained while on this voyage across the Spore Seas!…
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Sidequest: Fantasy News Update (1/17/2023)
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach run through this week's fantasy news (and all other things) covering: Whales, Goodreads top rated books, Secret Project #1 (Tress of the Emerald Sea), James Cameron's Avatar announces Fire Navi, Bad Batch season 2, Last of Us first Episode, Paul Mescal in Gladiator 2, The Broken Earth series, 'The Revenant' book, Hogwarts L…
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Ep 8 - The Princess Bride
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Brandon(BJ), Chris, and Zach climb the Cliffs of Insanity to discuss the classic fantasy novel 'The Princess Bride' by William Goldman. We forged our best 6-finder sword to tell a tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing and a frightening assortment of wild beasts. Prepare to Pod!…
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Sidequest: End of Year Holiday Special
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach end the year with a year in review Holiday special! We are going to be covering our favorite books, movies, and TV shows of the year as well as releases were most looking forward to in 2023. Finally, we top things off with a Fantasy draft of characters we'd invite to our Holiday party from the books we've covered on the pod…
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Ep 7 - The Lost Metal (Part 2)
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We loved the book so much, we had to give it another shake! Brandon (BJ), Chris and Zach put in their earrings so they can continue their discussion of 'The Lost Metal' by the masterful Brandon Sanderson (Part 2). In this second episode the guys debate reddit theories, discuss different Cosmere connections in the book, and talk about their favorite…
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Sidequest: Fantasy News Update (12/06/2022)
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach run through this week's fantasy news (and all other things) covering: Dune: The Sisterhood, 2022 Goodreads most read books, Avatar: The Last Airbender Animated Movies, New Bung Joon Ho movie: Mickey 17, Jedi: Survivor, Andor, Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special, Willow show release, and Brandon's final thoughts on the …
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Ep 6 - The Lost Metal (Part 1)
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Brandon (BJ), Chris and Zach take their new flying warship to Bilming to discuss The Lost Metal by the masterful Brandon Sanderson (Part 1). This first part will be a complete summary and breakdown of every section of the book so if you have not read it, give it an extra shake before listening. You wont want to miss it because this pod is the best …
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Sidequest: Fantasy News Update (11/22/2022)
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach run through this week's fantasy news (and all other things) covering: The 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards, Ash Ketchum Finally becoming a Pokémon Master, George R.R. Martins 'The Ice Dragon', Greta Gerwig directing the first 2 'Chronicles of Narnia' films, Brandon Sanderson announcements from Dragonsteel 2022, Andor coming to …
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Ep 5 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King
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Brandon (BJ), Chris and Zach go down the well in the shed to the land of Empis to discuss Fairy Tale by the great Stephen King. Even if you love the pod, we please ask that you refrain from sticking us with your prong-de-dong -- after all we are the "True Pod".
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Sidequest: Fantasy News Update (11/8/2022)
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach run through this week's fantasy news (and all other things) covering: the new book 'Origins of The Wheel of Time', book cover reveals for Fractal Noise and book 6 of Red Rising: 'Lightbringer', HBO Cancelling Westworld, some new season premiers/announcements for Mythic Quest, The Last of Us, and Sandman, our thoughts on the…
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Ep 5 - Mistborn Era 2 (and sample chapters 1-13 of The Lost Metal)
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**FULL COSMERE SPOILERS** In preparation for the release of "The Lost Metal" on November 15th, Brandon (BJ), Chris, and Zach take their first dive into the Cosmere to quickly recap books 1-3 of the Mistborn era 2 saga by Brandon Sanderson. After that, they talk through the individual characters, their favorite parts, and some ridiculous mailbag que…
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Sidequest: Fantasy News Update (10/25/2022)
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach run through this week's fantasy news (and all other things) covering: a follow up on the Hulu Hellraiser movie, a Brandon Sanderson/Brotherwise Games Kickstarter update, the announcement of the new Damon Lindelof Star Wars Movie, a new Percy Jackson book is coming, and our thoughts on the season finales of She Hulk, House o…
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Ep 4 - The Goblin Emperor
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Brandon (BJ), Chris and Zach navigate the political world of the Untheileneise Court to discuss the The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison. We'll have our nohecharis nearby as we figure out what the hell is going on in Ethuveraz.
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Sidequest: Fantasy News Update (10/10/2022)
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach run through this week's fantasy news (and all other things) covering: the first look at Season 2 of Wheel of Time, the new Hellraiser movie on Hulu, a Zach book recommendation (Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow), Marvel's Werewolf by Night, the first trailer for Super Mario Bro's (give us the rump!), and a show recommendat…
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Ep 3 - Hunger of the Gods (Part 2)
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Brandon (BJ), Chris and Zach enter the Galdur Tower to discuss the second half of book 2 of the Bloodsworn Saga - Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne (Chapter 35; pg 320 through the end of the book). Join us on this week's shield dance as we attempt not to piss our pants from fear.
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Ep 2 - Hunger of the Gods (Part 1)
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Brandon (BJ), Chris and Zach dive deep into the vaesen pit to discuss book 2 of the Bloodsworn Saga - Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne (up through Chapter 35; pg 320). Get out your dictionaries because were about to mispronounce a lot of Norse words (ALOT).
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach run through this week's fantasy news covering: New book Releases, a Chris book recommendation, Mistborn Era 2, Stormlight Minifigs Kickstarter, Amazon Ebooks new Return Policy, Hogwarts Legacy Release Date, and a discussion on the state of the fantasy content wars today (which really turns into a discussion about House of t…
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Ep 1 - Shadow of the Gods
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach give a full rundown of the 1st book of the Bloodsworn Trilogy - Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne. Sharpen your seax and strap up your brynja cause this podcast is about to get bloody!
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Ep 0 - Introduction to Knights of the Hardcover
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Brandon, Chris, and Zach introduce their new podcast, Knights of the Hardcover, and talk about the books that made them fall in love with fantasy, their favorite/least favorite fantasy tropes, the fantasy world they'd most like to live in, and their favorite magic systems.Oleh Brandon Kasl, Chris Lauer, and Zach Micek
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