A Hero's Journey

03/03/2022

We are at the final book of ! We loved discussing the book, it's so fun to go back to this world!
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11/02/2022

We are finally discussing by Brandon Sanderson! it took us a while but we finally released the episode we promised back in November. We hope you love it!
https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S3E2-Cytonic-e1di4jc

02/02/2022

We're back! For our first episode of this year Jack and Alex discuss the past year of the podcast and what we're looking forward to this year!
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02/02/2022

16/03/2021

We tried to break down the start of Rand's Hero's Journey in this episode, and turns out it's pretty difficult! Thanks to Brian the Gleeman for helping us out!

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Today we are discussing the Wheel of Time again, this time focusing o Rand's Journey through the entire series! We were lucky yo be joined by Brian the Gleeman from Barside Chats, on twitter, for this episode, please go listen to his work (https://podcasts.thedustywheel.com/barside-...

09/03/2021

Darrow is an amazing character, but is he a classical hero in your mind? We discussed this focusing on Morning Star, hope you give it a listen and we want to hear your thoughts!
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Today we are discussing Morning Star by Pierce Brown, the conclusion of the original Red Rising trilogy. We are super excited to discuss Darrow in this great book! If you missed our earlier episodes on this series check them out here. (https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E33-Golden-Son-elhhf...

09/03/2021

Coming up on a year of making the podcast we have decided to start a Patreon! We'd love it if you could come support us, but the episodes will keep coming no matter what. All proceeds will be going right back into the podcast!

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02/03/2021

by Naomi Novik was a fun read! we had some strong disagreement on an early Step, and a ton of fun discussion on the initiation! We can't wait for the next book to come out!

https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S2E8-Deadly-Education-eqo7n5

Today we are discussing A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, Lesson One of The Scholomance! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! Each week we pose a question for the audience, contact us by email ([email protected]), on FaceBook (), on Twitter (...

09/02/2021

This week we discussed Children of Dune by Frank Herbert. Listen to find out if we think Leto is a more stereotypical hero then his father!

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Today we are discussing Children of Dune by Frank Herbert, his third entry in the series! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! If you missed our first adventure on Arrakis listen here! (https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E5-Dune--Paul-eco8dp). You can find our other ep...

02/02/2021

We all had a lot of fun discussing Lirael in the 2nd and 3rd books by Garth Nix. It's nice to see how she progresses in Abhorsen and that story concludes!

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Today we are discussing Abhorsen by Garth Nix, the Third in the Old Kingdom Series! With this discussion we include a bit of talk on Lariel, so be sure to listen to that episode if you haven't already. (https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E28-Lirael-ejvnvv) Please let us know what you think....

26/01/2021

This week we return to the with our episode on by Mary Shelly. We did things a little different but had a ton of fun with it!

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Today we are discussing Frakenstein by Mary Shelly! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! If you are interested in our takes on other classic works check out our episode on Emma by Jane Austen linked here! (https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E7-Emma-edar4e) Each week we...

21/01/2021

We still love right? Join us as we take a voyage on the Dawn Treader, discussing how Eustance develops in this book!
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Today we are discussing The Voyage of the Dawn Treader the third book in the Chronicles of Narnia. Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! If you missed our earlier episodes on The Chronicles of Narnia you can find them at (https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/Season-1-Episod...

12/01/2021

Our episode covering the entire Trilogy/Era 1 by Brandon Sanderson with Rob from is out now! It was a ton of fun to take a longer view of the series and a Hero's Journey within it! Here's a link to the episode!! Hope you love it!
https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S2E1-Mistborn-Trilogy-eogrjn

05/01/2021

Trailer for A Hero's Journey Podcast with some highlights from our first year! Slight spoilers for Red Rising and The Fellowship of the Ring! We hope you enjoy this, can share it with your friends, and come back to listen for some more in depth coverage of books every Tuesday!

05/01/2021

A Hero's Journey has a trailer! It shows a little of how we discuss and analyze stories, and we'd love if you listened and shared with your friends!

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Trailer for A Hero's Journey Podcast with some highlights from our first year! Slight spoilers for Red Rising and The Fellowship of the Ring! We hope you enjoy this, can share it with your friends, and come back to listen for some more in depth coverage of books every Tuesday!

08/12/2020

Our most recent episode on Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Tiger and The Wolf is out now! It follows the Hero's Journey in a very interesting way!
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Today we are discussing The Tiger and the Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky, the first book in the Echoes of the Fall! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! If you enjoyed this episode you might also like our episode on The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay (https://anchor.fm/AHero...

01/12/2020

Our episode today is on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! Its always fun to go back to the Wizarding World, we hope you enjoy it!

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Today we are discussing Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, the second book set in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! If you missed our previous journeys into this series listen here! (https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/...

17/11/2020

Our episode on The Fellowship of the Ring Part 2 where we discussed Sam, Merry, Borimor, and Aragon is out now! We hope you can listen and enjoy it. We were once again graced by Rob from Malkier Talks, who had some great insight!
https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E36-The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Part-2-em81qp

Today we are discussing the second half of The Fellowship of the Ring also known as The Ring Goes South by JRR Tolkien! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! If you missed our first venture into Middle Earth listen here! (https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E21-The-Lord-...

11/11/2020

As you prepare for by Brandon Sanderson in less than a week you might want to brush up on ! You can listen to our episode were we discuss Vivenna anywhere you get podcasts!
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Today we are discussing Warbreaker by Branden Sanderson, A novel in the Cosemere! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! If you enjoyed this episode and the Cosmere you may want to listen to our previous episodes discussing Mistborn: The Final Empire (https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJou...

03/11/2020

Our episode on Evan Winter's is out now! With the sequel, Fires of Vengeance, coming out next week now is a great time to listen and refresh your memory! We hope you enjoy it!

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Today we are discussing Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter, the first book in The Burning, just in time for the sequel next week! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! We hope you join us next month when we discuss the sequel Fires of Vengeance. Each week we pose a question for the....

27/10/2020

"The dead can always hear us my love. Why else do you think we sing?" Beautiful sentiment from Darrow's mother in ! Listen to our episode on the second novel by Pierce Brown out now! https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E33-Golden-Son-elhhfo

Today we are discussing Golden Son by Pierce Brown, the sequel to Red Rising! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! If you missed our flight into the world or Red Rising and Darrow's adventures check it out here! (https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E18-Red-Rising-egj2cl...

26/10/2020

"Little Pax. I Only wish he could have taken Olympus with you. That would have been a sight." Well we can never see that unfortunately, but you can relive taking Olympus if our old episode! . Look for our Golden Son episode tomorrow https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E18-Red-Rising-egj2cl

Today we are discussing Red Rising by Pierce Brown, the first book following Darrow! We're very excited to be introducing some of you to this amazing Science-Fantasy World. Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! Contact us by email ([email protected]), on FaceBook (...

24/10/2020

For a girl named Harmony she is anything but.. "SO give me evil. Give me darkness. Make me the bloodydamn devil if we can bring even the faintest ray of light."

22/10/2020

Next Tuesday we are launching back into Red Rising by Pierce Brown with Golden Son! This may be my favorite book in the series so get excited!

20/10/2020

"Doubts. Only evil, sir, never has any. But no one can escape his destiny." A Merchant to Geralt in Sword of Destiny. Gerlat really enbraces his destiny in this collection of short stories, Listen to our discussion here!
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Today we are discussing Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski, the Ssecond collection of short stories introducing the Witcher! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! If you missed our discussion of Geralt listen here! (https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E9-The-Last-Wish...

14/10/2020

"Geralt, not certain if the sorceress was magically reading his mind or had only guessed right, kept silent, smiling wryly" I can't think of a better quote for Sword of Destiny, the second Witcher book and the next book for our podcast!

14/10/2020

We had some editing jumbles in our episode on To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. They should (hopefully) all be fixed now! Redownload the episode if you already have it!

https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E31-To-Sleep-in-a-Sea-of-Stars-ekv58a

Today we are discussing To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini, the first book in his new FractalVerse series! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! Each week we pose a question for the audience, contact us by email ([email protected]), on FaceBook (...

12/10/2020

Our episode on To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini will be out tomorrow! I hope you enjoy it!

07/10/2020

Our episode on the Hugo Award winner The Fifth Season is out now! Check it out!

https://anchor.fm/AHero'sJourney/episodes/S1E30-The-Fifth-Season-ekkkib

Today we are discussing The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, the Hugo Award Winner for Best Novel in 2016, and the first book in the Broken Earth Trilogy! Please let us know what you think of the episode and show! Each week we pose a question for the audience, contact us by email (AHerosJourneyPod@Gmai...