Eight years ago I walked through the doors of a converted warehouse on the edge of Saint Paul and made my way through a back staircase to the still unfinished second floor. I wandered around a bit bef...

Welcome again, one and all, to episode 19 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine!  A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) tackle a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres. Do you still like Revenge Stories™ as much as we do?! Because we are BACK to the World of the First Law kicking off Joe Abercrombie’s SECOND grimdark trilogy. Join us as we trek ever onward, covering parts five and six (of seven*) of Best Served Cold! - - - - -  Send all questions/ comments/ criticisms to FantasyPodOfThe@gmail.com Or visit us over on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantasypod.bsky.social You can find Eddy at his Substack at https://radicaledward.substack.com// You can find Joe at most social media https://x.com/JoeMOwens [n.b. with whatever suffiix said platforms employ, e.g. ".bsky.social" for Blue Sky, etc.] (Chapter number references via https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028499.html#:~:text=Table%20of%20Contents%20Chapter%201,46%20The%20Tools%20We%20Have catalog and https://firstlaw.fandom.com/wiki/Before_They_Are_Hanged.)

Welcome again, one and all, to episode 18 of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine!  A biweekly show where two writerly hosts (Joe Owens and Eddy Rathke) tackle a variety of fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors and sub-genres. Do you still like Revenge Stories™ as much as we do?! Because we are BACK to the World of the First Law kicking off Joe Abercrombie’s SECOND grimdark trilogy. Join us as we soldier on, covering parts three and four (of seven*) of Best Served Cold! - - - - -  Send all questions/ comments/ criticisms to FantasyPodOfThe@gmail.com Or visit us over on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/fantasypod.bsky.social You can find Eddy at his Substack at https://radicaledward.substack.com// You can find Joe at most social media https://x.com/JoeMOwens [n.b. with whatever suffiix said platforms employ, e.g. ".bsky.social" for Blue Sky, etc.] (Chapter number references via https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028499.html#:~:text=Table%20of%20Contents%20Chapter%201,46%20The%20Tools%20We%20Have catalog and https://firstlaw.fandom.com/wiki/Before_They_Are_Hanged.)