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A podcast in which Library Comic's Gene Ambaum (with professional help) tries to find books LC artis

26/01/2024

Bookstabber Episode 47: Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Gene and Willow are transported to a magical -- hey wait, isn't that what always happens? This episode we discuss magical children, Ned Flanders, and Gene's Top Five novellas.

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05/01/2024

Bookstabber Podcast Episode 46: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis

Willow and Gene are whisked away back to the fantastical world of Narnia. Willow still believes in Aslan, but Gene doesn't believe in magic any more. Who could have expected a reversal like this in the Year of Sword and Sorcery!?!?

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24/11/2023

Bookstabber Podcast Episode 44: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

It's the exciting draconic romance everyone is talking about! Action, murder, extreme horniness, and much more. Willow's anger burns with the heat of dragonfire, and Gene's love for books is more durable than dragon scale. Another installment of the Year of Sword and Sorcery!

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04/11/2023

Bookstabber Podcast Episode 43: Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky

All events can be seen from different perspectives. Gene sees a delightful novella. Willow sees a bog-standard science fiction premise. Does the truth lie somewhere in between? Why would a spacefaring civilization put horns on their heads?! Another installment of the Year of Sword and Sorcery!

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29/09/2023

Episode 42: The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Gene and Willow are transported to a mystical, magical place- a posh university. They learn about magic, addiction, and navigating difficult relationships. Willow feels a smug satisfaction in finding a book that she likes (and that Gene doesn't!). Another installment of the Year of Sword and Sorcery!

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15/09/2023

Bookstabber Podcast Episode 41: Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist
Gene and Willow must save the princess from vile monsters, but get derailed talking about The Empire Strikes Back, The Dark Crystal, and Batman’s sexuality. It's another installment in THE YEAR OF SWORD AND SORCERY!

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18/08/2023

Bookstabber Podcast Episode 40: The High King by Lloyd Alexander

Gene fondly recalls his childhood in the lands of Prydain while Willow absolutely beefs her Gurgi impression. Once again these two can't agree on anything other than sounding tired! Another epic installment in the YEAR OF SWORD AND SORCERY.

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28/07/2023

Join Gene and Willow on a tour of graphic novels during the Year of Sword and Sorcery (TM). Rakish dragons, monstrous princesses, disembodied witches, and weird leg monsters abound in this exciting podcast! (Discalimer, the podcast is only as exciting as two nerds talking about books ever is.)

Books discussed:

Head Lopper Volume 1: The Island or a Plague of Beasts (2016)

Scales and Scoundrels Book 1 (Definitive Edition) (2021)

Darkly She Goes (2023)

Mirenda by Grim Wilkins (2018)

07/07/2023

Bookstabber Episode 38: Chess with a Dragon by David Gerrold

Gene and Willow find themselves in debt to a hostile universe full of intelligent slugs, hungry dinosaurs, and h***y insects. Can they escape an intergalactic MLM scheme or will they be "retired" into oblivion?

Trigger Warning: This book contains extremely weird and potentially upsetting ideas not limited to: slavery, sexual assault, gross insect stuff, racial slurs.

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17/06/2023

Bookstabber Podcast Episode 37: The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson

Long ago, a cursed book was forged in the fires of hell, destined to slay its reader. Willow must take up this book against Gene and make war so great that all the elves, trolls and Aesir tremble in its shadow. Trigger warning: the book (and the podcast discussing it) contains sexual violence.

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26/05/2023

Bookstabber Podcast Episode 36: Tea with the Black Dragon by R.A. MacAvoy

Gene and Willow learn that it takes a lot to become San Francisco's top gumshoe. Move over Columbo, there's a new detective in town, and he's a giant black dragon!

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05/05/2023

Bookstabber Episode 35: The Face in the Frost by John Bellairs
Long ago when wizards walked the earth, some of them had magnificent adventures with dragons, giants, and powers beyond comprehension. Willow and Gene read about two wizards who do none of that.

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24/03/2023

Ep. 33: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny

Gene and Willow struggle to remember the one true podcast, the podcast which casts all others as shadows. Can they ally themselves with sibling podcasts and take the throne, or will this book lock them in a dungeon? This marks the beginning of The Year of Sword and Sorcery, which Gene is excited for. Willow estimates it will last three months.

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03/03/2023

Bookstabber Podcast Episode 32: The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson

Put on your goggles and galoshes, because you're about to be splattered with viscera! Gene and Willow get this book implanted into their brains and it does not make their lives better. Willow wishes the narrator would shut up and Gene wishes they would stop over-explaining how octopus DNA works.

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10/02/2023

Bookstabber Episode 31: The Hammer and the Horn by Michael Jan Friedman.

Retired Norse God Vidar fights many big, strong men and many hairy giants in onesies. Willow and Gene stare at the cover of the book, confused. Warriors from across the Nine Realms converge to decide if this book is worth reading.

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20/01/2023

Bookstabber Ep 30: Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Gene and Willow are bound by their Houses to raise the co**se of their podcast. Willow is frustrated about swords and q***r representation while Gene enjoys being a smartass.

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30/12/2022

Episode 29: Sabriel by Garth Nix. Gene and Willow go beyond the ninth gate armed with charter magic and forty enchanted bells, each named Saranael. They must suss out what lore is relevant to the story, and withstand the withering magics of YA romance.

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10/12/2022

Bookstabber Podcast Episode 28: Ringworld by Larry Niven

Gene and Willow have traveled light years to discover humanity’s glorious past, a science fiction classic from 1970. Does it hold up? Do Willow and Gene embody singular character traits suited for book reviewing? Find out!

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