Travis interviews fantasy author RJ Barker about his new book, The Bone Ships. They talk about writing characters with disabilities, what it's like to read in a genre you write in, and how glorious hair can get you free drinks.

Read RJ Barker's Books:

• Age of Assassins (Book 1 of the Wounded Kingdom trilogy)
• The Bone Ships (Book 1 of The Tide Child trilogy)

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Music:

• Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no
• Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no

Detailed show notes and full transcripts can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com

Continuing our trend of discussing subgenres, today's topic is Hopepunk. How is it different from utopian fiction, and why can't anyone agree on what it means?

Music:

• Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no
• Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no

Detailed show notes and full transcripts can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com

Travis interviews fantasy author Benedict Patrick about fairy tales, storytelling through games, and The Flight of the Darkstar Dragon.

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• Read The Flight of the Darkstar Dragon Now

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Music:

• Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no
• Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no

Detailed show notes and full transcripts can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com

Today we talked genre snobbery: What is it and which subgenres are most often affected? Can literary fiction and fantasy fans ever agree on anything? Do romance and young adult books get an unfair reputation? We attempt to lay out our thoughts.

Hosts: Hiu, Kop, Jenia, Tam

Books Mentioned:

• Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
• The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip
• Middle Game by Seanan Mcguire
• We Lie with Death by Devin Madson
• Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
• Carrie by Stephen King
• A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
• Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
• Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky
• The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
• The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Cat Valente
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
• Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Other Mentions:

• Krista D. Ball’s “Is ‘Good’ Good Enough? – Marketing’s Effect on What We Read & How to Change It”
• Perpetual Pages booktube video debunking “I Only Read Good Books”

Music:

• Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no
• Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no

Transcripts: Detailed show notes and full transcripts can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com

Subgenres: What the hell are they?

We don't know, but that doesn't stop us from talking about them.

Today's Team: Jenia, Hiu, Kop, Tam, Travis

Books Mentioned

Jenia:

• City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
• Temeraire by Naomi Novik (Book 1: His Majesty's Dragon)
• Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky
• Burning Bright by Melissa McShane
• The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Hiu:

• The Sleeping Dragon by Jonny Nexus
• The Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White
• Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft

Tam:

• The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

Travis:

• Someone Like Me by M.R. Carey
• How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper

Kop:

• The Spec Set by Taya Okerlund
• The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky
• Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri

Other Mentions

• "In Search of Doors" by V.E. Schwab
• "There's Room For All Of Us At The Fantasy Inn" by Krista D. Ball
• bestfantasybooks.com

Music

• Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no
• Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no

Transcripts: Detailed show notes and full transcripts can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com

The Fantasy Inn team introduces the podcast and explains what listeners can expect from future episodes.

Some bloggers are not introduced in this episode and will be introduced at a later time.

Music: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://www.philter.no

Detailed show notes and full transcripts can be found at thefantasyinn.com.