{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 221 - Epic &amp; High Fantasy","description":"It\u2019s episode 221 and time for us to talk about Epic &amp;amp; High Fantasy! We talk about maps, magic, monsters, whether Pok\u00e9mon counts as epic fantasy, and more! You can download the podcast  directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through  Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray \ud83e\udd87 | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to\u2026)  A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton  Daughter of the Empire by Janny Wurts and Raymond E. Feist Anji Kills a King by Evan Leikam Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans  Assassin\u2019s Apprentice by Robin Hobb  Other Media We Mentioned  Masters of Reality by John Darnielle Dragon Riders of Pern by Anne McCaffery Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Discworld by Terry Pratchett Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan  The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon Swords Comic His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman The Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist The Old Kingdom by Garth Nix  The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne  The Will of the Many by James Islington Redwall by Brian Jacques The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan The Riftwar Cycle by &amp;nbsp;Raymond E. Feist and others The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Betrayal at Krondor  Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman  Links, Articles, and Things  List of high fantasy fiction (Wikipedia)  20 Epic &amp;amp; High Fantasy Books by BIPOC Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers\u2019 Advisory Podcast chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode\/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, &amp;amp; People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.   Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi  Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed  A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair  Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake  The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu  The Unbroken by C. L. Clark  The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai  The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta  Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James  The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin  The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez  Liar\u2019s Test by Ambelin Kwaymullina  Seventhblade by Tonia Laird  Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee  The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu  Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi  Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse  The Door on the Sea by Caskey Russell  The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri  An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir  Give us feedback!   Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read!  Check out our Tumblr, join our Discord Server, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, December 2nd when we\u2019ll be talking about Books from the 1980s. Then on Tuesday, December 16th we\u2019ll be talking about our favourite books of 2025! ","author_name":"Book Club for Masochists: a Readers\u2019 Advisory Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/bookclub4m.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38902635\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38902635"}