45: Let's Talk About Titles

Aug 18, 2020

This week’s topic is speculative fiction titles. As in, the actual names of fantasy and science fiction books. What makes a book title jump out at us when browsing spines at the store… or lately, listings at the online bookseller of our choice? And what separates the good, the bad, and the boring?

Let's talk about fantasy book titles.

The fantasy book title generator featured in this episode was created by @paracactus from To Other Worlds and can be found here.

Things Mentioned:

Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words by Jeremy Mynott
Super Ordinary by Tandon Productions
Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
The Trojan War Will Not Take Place by Jean Giraudoux
The King Must Die by Mary Renault
Escape From Baghdad! by Saad Hossain
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Those Brave Foolish Souls from the City of Swords by Benedict Patrick
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron
Changes by Jim Butcher
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Mid-Lich Crisis by Steve Thomas
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Jade City by Fonda Lee
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
Uprooted By Naomi Novik
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

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