Podcasts by The Fantasy Inn Podcast

43: Linden A. Lewis Interview from 2020-08-04T04:01

Travis interviews science fiction author Linden A. Lewis about their debut novel, The First Sister. Out today ...

42: Talking 1 Million Members with r/Fantasy from 2020-07-28T04:03:39

The fantasy subreddit at fantasy.reddit.com is one of the largest—if not the largest—online speculative fiction communitie...

41: Cole Burkhardt Interview from 2020-07-21T04:01

Travis interviews podcaster Cole Burkhardt about their science fiction audio drama, Null/Void. The story foll...

40: Jonathan Strahan Interview from 2020-07-14T04:09:56

Travis interviews editor Jonathan Strahan about his latest fantasy anthology, The Book of ...

39: Kate Elliott Interview from 2020-07-08T03:59

Travis interviews science fiction and fantasy author Kate Elliott about her latest book, Unconquera...

38: Speculative Social Media from 2020-06-30T04:01

One of the great things about being a speculative fiction fan in the last couple of decades is the ability to discuss any book, game, movie, etc. you can possibly imagine online. Social media le...

37: S.A. Chakraborty Interview from 2020-06-23T04:01

Travis interviews fantasy author S.A. Chakraborty about concluding her debut trilogy with The Empire of Gold, the final novel...

36: K.A. Doore Interview from 2020-06-09T04:00:37

Travis interviews fantasy author K.A. Doore about concluding her debut trilogy with The Un...

35: Mood Reads&Book Slumps from 2020-06-02T06:18

Mood reading and book slumps are two topics that come up often in the book community. Sometimes it's hard to stick to a reading schedule and we read whatever strikes our fancy. Other times it's ...

34: Rowenna Miller Interview from 2020-05-26T04:01

Travis interviews fantasy author Rowenna Miller about concluding her debut trilogy with Rule, the final novel in The Unraveled Kingdom historical fantasy series. The two of them discuss mail del...

33: Fantastic Beasts&Animal Companions from 2020-05-19T04:01

There's something wonderful about animal companions in fantasy, magical or not. We'd love to do a deep dive into why these friendly critters capture our hearts, the various types of animals usua...

32: Lindsay Smith Interview from 2020-05-12T04:01

Travis interviews fantasy author Lindsay Smith about her latest project, Marvel's Black Widow: Bad Blood series from Se...

31: Martha Wells Interview from 2020-05-05T04:01

Travis interviews science fiction and fantasy author Martha Wells about her latest novel, Listen

30: Audiobooks from 2020-04-28T04:01

Books on tape have been around for half a century, but audiobooks have exploded in popularity in the last decade. What is the appeal of the audio format? Which books and narrators do we enjoy th...

29: Comfort Reads from 2020-04-21T04:01

One of the many wonderful things about being a book lover is the ability to lose one's self in a "comfort read." Whether that means a light and fluffy story to take our mind off troubled times, ...

28: Jared Shurin Interview from 2020-04-14T04:01

Travis interviews editor Jared Shurin about his latest anthology, The Best of British Fantasy 2019<...

27: Worldbuilding w/ Tasha Suri&K.S. Villoso from 2020-04-07T04:01

The many varied and fantastic worlds in which speculative fiction stories are set are one of the primary draws of the genre. Fans often rave about the decades J.R.R. Tolkien spent building Middl...

26: Book Cover Design w/ Felix Ortiz&Michael R. Fletcher from 2020-03-31T04:01

The phrase "Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover" rarely applies toward actual books. Most of us have seen a cover in a bookstore or online and immediately wanted to know more. After all, that's the ...

25: Fantasy Entry Points w/ The Legendarium from 2020-03-24T04:20

This week, Travis is joined by Craig from The Legendarium for a two-parter episode on fantasy entry points. In this episode, they ...

24: Chris Magilton Interview from 2020-03-17T04:01

Travis interviews audio drama creator Chris Magilton about Among the Stars and Bones, a science fiction story following a team of xenoarchaelogists as they examine the ruins of an alien civiliza...

23: Fear of Missing Out (On Books) from 2020-03-10T04:01

That new book you've been excited about for months just released, but by the time you've finished all three of your current reads... everyone you know has already read it! Is it too late for you...

22: Trading Tomes w/ Daniel Greene from 2020-03-03T05:01

This week, Travis traded tomes with Daniel Greene: prominent BookTuber, Wheel of Time aficionado, and connoisseur of all things fantasy.

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21: K.S. Villoso Interview from 2020-02-25T05:03:30

Travis interviews fantasy author K.S. Villoso about her latest book, The Wolf of Oren-Yaro. They talk about the power of family, the difference between writing craft and excellent storytelling, ...

20: Romance in Fantasy from 2020-02-18T05:21:50

In one of our longest episodes yet, Sara, Jenia, and Travis still only scratch the surface of fantasy romance. What's the difference between romance and Romance? Which fantasy romances do we lov...

19: Anna Smith Spark Interview from 2020-02-11T11:21:44

Travis interviews fantasy author Anna Smith Spark about her latest book, The House of Sacrifice, which marks the conclusion of her debut grimdark fantasy series, The Empires of Dust. They talk a...

18: Devin Madson Interview from 2020-02-04T02:39:44

Travis interviews fantasy author Devin Madson about her latest book, We Ride the Storm. They talk about respectful decapitations, applying the scientific method to magic, and landing a seven-boo...

17: Non-Book SFF from 2020-01-21T06:25:02

We mostly talk about books at The Fantasy Inn. But we love all things fantasy, so this episode we discuss... all things SFF that aren't books.

For an extended cut of this episode...

16: Historically Accurate Fantasy w/ Daniel Olesen from 2020-01-14T05:01

Travis interviews fantasy author Daniel Olesen about the historical details writers get wrong about medieval Europe, how to properly research and portray cultures outside one's own experience, a...

15: The Elder Empire by Will Wight from 2020-01-07T09:44

Calvin from the Under a Pile of Books podcast joins Travis in discussing Will Wight's Elder Empire series. The series is composed of two parallel trilogies, where the protagonist in each is the ...

14: What Makes a Favorite? from 2019-12-31T00:58:37

To close out the year, the Fantasy Inn dives into what exactly makes a favorite book stand out among the many stories we read. Why do some books leave us thinking about them long after we finish...

13: Timandra Whitecastle Interview from 2019-12-17T05:01

Travis interviews fantasy author Timandra Whitecastle about her new novel, Queens of the Wyrd. They talk about how to grow an audience as a self-published author, Norse mythology, and the role o...

12: The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards from 2019-12-10T05:01

Kristen from the Superstardrifter blog joins Travis and Sara to squee about The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards. It's a high-magic urban fantasy mystery taking place in New Atlantis, with epic fights, ...

11: Orphan Black Interview from 2019-12-03T05:01

Travis interviews writers Heli Kennedy and Eugene (E.C. Myers) about their role in Orphan Black: The Next Chapter, a s...

10: Hugos&Other Awards from 2019-11-26T05:01

If you're a fan of speculative fiction you might recognize certain awards like the Hugo, Nebula, or Locus. But how are winning books determined? And what other awards are out there? We offer our...

9: Laura Hughes Interview from 2019-11-19T05:01

Travis interviews fantasy author Laura Hughes (aka Demi Harper) about her debut LitRPG novel, God of Gnomes. They talk about games, books, blogging, and their dark fantasy secrets.

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8: Reading Challenges from 2019-11-12T05:01

As if reading wasn't chaotic enough, this week we talk about reading challenges. What are they, which ones do we participate in, and what books are we planning to read for them?

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