Tangental Diatribe

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the role of women in Fantasy literature. We also had a chat about the story that Elizabeth the 1st might have been a man; The Boys from Brazil, by Ira Levin; and what is happening with KJ Parker. Time Stamp: 5:00: Women in Fantasy 44:10: Elizabeth the 1st was a man? 01:03:10: Ira Levin, The Boys from Brazil http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the absence of rotund people in the Fantasy Genre. We also had a chat about the war in Ukraine; the fundamental problem with a utopian society; the benefits of having Trump win the election; a better political society, and the influence of social media on each of us; and one or two book recommendations. Time Stamp: 2:20: The war in Ukraine 7:10: Fat people in Fantasy 43:18: Eugenics & a Utopian Society 48:00: The argument for Trump 1:03:20: Book recommendations http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about The City, by Stella Gemmell; and all the books by Terry Pratchett. We also had a chat about Hyperinflation; Legend of the Seeker, the TV show; the Hugo Awards; Steam Punk; and the absurdity of the Goodreads rating system. Time Stamp: 00:02:50, Hyperinflation 00:13:45, Legend of the Seeker 00:25:10, Hugo Awards 00:27:52, Stella Gemmell, The City 00:35:20, Terry Pratchett http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar and realised there was no time for jokes, so they settled down and had a quick chat about comic books. Contents: Preacher, Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon DMZ, Brain Wood & Ricardo Burchielli Y The Last Man, Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons & John Higgins http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Seal of the Worm, by Adrian Tchaikovsky; Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch; and Old Man's War, by John Scalzi. We also had a chat about Terry Pratchett; Stephen King; Why Leif can no longer be trusted; and the collapse of Western civilisation. Time Stamp: 00:02:30, The Collapse of Western Society 00:21:20, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Seal of the Worm 00:30:16, Wikipedia 00:32:25, Terry Pratchett 00:35:45, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London 00:36:50, Leif gets Brave 00:45:10, What about Bob 00:46:46, John Scalzi, Old Man's War 00:98:00, Would we survive a zombie appocolypse 01:02:10, Why Stephen King is a good bloke http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro; and the Deeds of Paksenarrion, by Elizabeth Moon. We also had a chat about how what authors owe us; The Watch; Snow Piercer; and whether or not it is good to be the king. Time Stamp: 00:02:35, The Watch 00:06:50, Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun 00:10:15, What do Authors owe us? 00:24:50, Elizabeth Moon, The Deeds of Paksenarrion 00:35:45, Snow Piercer 00:57:00, Is it good to be the King? http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about King of Assassins, by RJ Barker; How to Avoid Climate Change, by Bill Gates; and Warhammer 40k. We also had a chat about how Leif injured his shoulder; where has all the good Fantasy gone; and how to tell a joke. Time Stamp: 00:03:10, Talking Rubbish 00:07:30, Where has all the good fantasy gone? 00:12:39, RJ Barker, King of Assassins 00:13:50, When is reading not reading 00:28:10, Warhammer 40K 00:34:20, Bill Gates, How to Avoid Climate Change 00:41:10, KJ Parker, Sharps 00:43:20, Adaptations of Pratchett 00:52:24, RJ Barker, The Bone Ships & King of Assassins http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson; Market Forces, by Richard K Morgan; and Zone 1, by Colson Whitehead. We also had a chat about killer fungus; the chance of finding a slug in space; and jokes about turnips. Time Stamp: 00:03:50, What is a turnip 00:15:10, Colson Whitehead, Zone 1 00:20:33, Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War 00:26:20, Richard K Morgan, Market Forces 00:27:40, How many moons is too many moons 00:36:13, 100 Best Fantasy of all time http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swedishman(?) walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Adrian Tchaikovsky, crowd control, and why meat-eaters are hypocrites. We also had a chat about The Original, by Brandon Sanderson; Riot Baby, by Tochi Onybuchi; Use of Weapons, by Iain M Banks; and Warhammer/Warcraft. Time Stamp: 00:03:50, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Dogs of War 00:15:10, Romantic Fantasy and Crowd Control 00:20:33, Animal Cruelty 00:26:20, Goodreads Rant 00:27:40, Short Stories: Iain M Banks, Use of Weapons; Tochi Onybuchi, Riot Baby; Brandon Sanderson, The Original 00:36:13, Warhammer/Warcraft 00:42:40, People in the Walls 00:47:05, Tyler Whitesides, The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Evan Winter, nuclear war, and if spiders have a personality. We also had a chat about End of Watch, by Stephen King; Velocity Weapon, by Meghan O'Keefe; Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson; and Salt. Time Stamp: 00:04:45, Racism, or Lack Thereof 00:10:25, Evan Winter, Fire of Vengeance 00:14:31, More Rants about Time Best Fantasy of all Time 00:21:30, Stephen King, End of Watch 00:24:40, Meghan O'Keefe, Velocity Weapon 00:29:05, Salt 00:31:49, Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War 00:45:20, Nuclear War http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about The Time Magazine's 100 greatest fantasy of all time, Audio Books and Real World Quotes in Fantasy. We also had a chat about Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy; and Traitor of Rome, by Simon Scarrow. Time Stamp: 00:02:03, Audio Books 00:09:20, Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian 00:18:37, Simon Scarrow, Traitors of Rome 00:31:17, Real World Quotes in Fantasy 00:33:58, Time Magazine, 100 Greatest Fantasy of all Time http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about The Internet of Things, how to spell Olaf, and the death of Harry Dresden. We also had a chat about Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson; Cyber Punk; Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir; The Trouble with Peace, by Joe Abercrombie; and Raised by Wolves. Time Stamp: 00:01:49, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash & Cyber Punk 00:17:59, The Internet of Things 00:24:48, Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth 00:26:45, Joe Abercrombie, The Trouble with Peace 00:33:25, Jim Butcher, Battleground *****Spoilers***** 00:47:39, Raised by Wolves http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Magic Systems, Betting, and Ethnic Cleansing. We also had a chat about Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir; Detective Novels by Michael Connelly and Stephen King; The Good Country Equation, by Simon Anholt; and The Sword of Fire, by Katharine Kerr Time Stamp: 00:02:01, Ethnicity 00:08:30, Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth 00:18:02, Michael Connelly & Stephen King, Harry Bosch & Mr. Mercedes 00:26:12, Simon Anholt, The Good Country Equation 00:35:05, Katharine Kerr, Sword of Fire 00:42:20, Magic Systems http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the Queen of Storms by Raymond E Feist; the War Eternal Trilogy by Rob J Hayes; How to run an Empire and get away with it by KJ Parker; The problem with gender reveal parties; Feminism in Fantasy; and why betting is stupid. Time Stamp: 00:02:07, Bourbon taste testing 00:09:30, Raymond E Feist, Queen of Storms (Spoiler Free) 00:14:45, Raymond E Feist, Queen of Storms (Spoilers) 00:29:45, Rob J. Hayes, The War Eternal 00:39:20, KJ Parker, How to Run and Empire and get away with it 00:59:30, Betting http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the new Harry Dresden book; The King of Ashes by Raymond E Feist; the Empire of a Hundred Houses by Tom Lloyd; Star Trek; and the problem with handsome people. Time Stamp: 00:02:07, Raymond E Feist, The King of Ashes 00:09:30, Tom Lloyd, Empire of a Hundred Houses 00:18:30, Ed McDonald, Crowfall 00:19:42, Star Trek and Male Masculinity 00:28:45, Handsome People 00:35:19, What we do in the Shadows 00:37:18, Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files - Spoiler Free 00:45:20, Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files - Major Spoilers http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about reviewing books, and the problems with calculating how many people your life is worth. We also talk about the BobiVerse (Again); The Monarchies of God (Again); The Great Siege: Malta 1565; Turkey; Epilogues; The Immortal Throne by Stella Gemmell; Devolution by Max Brooks; and Leif's continuing attempts to derail this Fantasy podcast. Time Stamp: 00:03:01, Dennis E Taylor, BobiVerse 00:18:55, Paul Kearney, The Monarchies of God 00:22:40, The Great Siege: Malta 1565, Ernie Bradford 00:28:00, Turkey 00:32:00, Epilogues 00:38:20, The Power of Humanity 00:48:00, Stella Gemmell, The Immortal Throne 00:51:56, Max Brooks, Devolution http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the the best fantasy books you have never read. We also talk about Rating Systems; how terrible Good Reads is; The City by Stella Gemmell; the Murder Bot series by Martha Wells; If we would turn to cannibalism in a dystopian world; and if Leif will ever read any fantasy books. Time Stamp: 00:02:27, Martha Wells, Murder Bot Series 00:10:10, Rating Systems 00:16:30, Stella Gemmell, The City 00:29:30, Enders Game 00:35:30, Best Fantasy You have never read (A not so good list) 00:41:39, Best Fantasy You have never read (A slightly better list) http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the Dragon Lance Series, and Zen Thought. We also talked about Parasite; Seveneves by Neal Stephenson; Legacy of Ash by Mathew Ward; and fantasy series based on RPGs. Time Stamp: 00:03:50, Neal Stephenson, Seveneves 00:12:50, Mathew Ward, Legacy of Ash 00:25:00, Kings of the Wyld 00:28:42, Dragon Lance 00:45:40, Zen Thought 00:57:02, Series based on RPGs 01:05:32, Parasite and Movies and TV 01:40:48, Back to Dragon Lance http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about fantasy literature and other things. This week we take a look at what annoys us most about the world of Fantasy Literature, also the works of Mark Lawrence, and KJ Parker. Leif also can't pronounce an authors name, and that is fun. Time Stamp: 00:02:00, SciFi or Fantasy 00:05:00, Mark Lawrence 00:20:50, KJ Parker 00:30:38, Paulo Baciglloupi 00:36:50, Pet Peeves

Join us, Ronan V and Leif, as we take a look at Genres and Sub-genres of Fantasy. Also taking a look at the works of Mike Morris, and Siri Pettersen. Time Stamp: Bugbears, 00:00:53 Mike Morris, 00:04:20 Siri Pettersen, 00:17:41 Sub-Genres of Fantasy, 00:57:40