Author BJ Butler

The gang has a bunch of nerdy multimedia to entertain them as things warm up for the Spring Season. Raph and Scott both offer insight and dynamic perspectives on Netflix's Live Adaptation of Nickelodeon's beloved Avatar: the Last Airbender series. Erik set sail on his annual Star Trek crews and got to rub elbows with a multitude of Trekkie icons. Abby gives a stellar recommendation to a Deadpool-meets-Groundhog-Day adventure called "the Perfect Run".

SHOW NOTES

Dust of Stars: Engineering Infinity Book 1

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection

Hi-Fi Rush Coming To PS5

The situation is all but dire in 1940s Europe, and Ukranian soldier Vitali has a front row seat to one of mankind's most historical conflicts, World War 2. After losing his commander and being reprehended by the bureaucratic higher ups, Vitali has had it up to here with this terrible war. All he wants to do is be left in peace so he can work mockup some fun designs with the scraps left over by tanks and the like. Low and behold, the young tank engineer should learn to be careful of what he wishes for. It very well might come true.

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Different Lee

Tekken 8

The crew returns for its 9th, and final, season of the SFN Podcast :(. The farewell tour starts with the crew catching up on all of the nerdy activities, starting with Abby's release to the second installment in the Torth series, Colossus Rising. The gang had TONS of nerdy items to cover, including:

• Foundation: Season 2
• "All the Skills" by Honour Rae
• Netflix's Yu Yu Hakusho Live Action Adaptation
• Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon
• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
• Disney's Echo
• Disney's What If: Season 2
• Solo Leveling

Show Notes

Colossus Rising: Torth Book 2

Prince of Persia: the Lost Crown

The 2023 Holiday Season is among us, and that means it's time for the SFN Crew to wrap this year up with one final EpiXode before they go on their Holiday Break. The authors leave with some exciting news with personal project updates, and the entire squad offers a plethora of nerdy items to keep you busy until the next meetup.

Abby was a guest on the Power To Pivot Podcast, where she shares her journey of going from a pro in the gaming industry to becoming a published author.

Scott served as a publisher for a gnarly story about a 15-year-old who just recently discovered that she's a shape shifter.

Abby started a wild military sci-fi where humanity finds itself stuck in the middle of a war between alien herbivore and carnivore factions amid the "Nature of Predators."

Scott has a final verdict on the first season of Blue-Eyed Samurai while doing a Netflix binge.

Raphyel and Erik offer high praise for Godzilla: Minus One, Baldur's Gate 3, while splurging in other games.

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BOOK

Dwarf Bounty Hunter Box Set

OTHER NEWS

Netflix's Rebel Moon

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

This Nerdy Chat discussion faces an extremely thin line, given the key different-yet-inevitable-correlation between stories that are designed to help audiences take a break from reality in the form of escapism as opposed to those that have an underlying message concerning society.

Show Notes

the Recycler's Paradise: Dust of the Gods

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Persona 3: Reloaded

Tomb Raiders 1-3: Remastered

World War 2 Ukranian military engineer Vitali is making the closest thing to a mech suit. While simple in design, it could very well turn the tide of the war for his country during one of its most dire hours. He'll have to face a different sort of battle before he even gets an opportunity to see his mocked-up T-34 tank taken to the frontlines, however: his own command.

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Apprentice Gone: Rampant Dawn Book 1

The Bad Batch: Season 3

Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth

Dune: Part 2

While he's agreed to help the Department of Antiquities, Magical Creatures, and Arcane Technologies apprehend the werewolf USDA Inspector Arseneau in exchange for a plot of land to call his own, Alejandro still has mixed thoughts about involving himself with such an ordeal that involves far more attention and effort than he's ever asked. Regardless, as soon as his involvement is over and the lycan is behind bars, he'll never have to trouble himself with something like this ever again...that is, if he lives long enough.

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BOOK

The Shadow Isle: An Epic Fantasy Adventure

OTHER NEWS

Godzilla: Minus One

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

After learning that Abby's own Torth series was placed in this category, the SFN gang share their thoughts on this "nuance" grimdark genre and how it either differs or shares similarities to stories with a tragic tale. They also, of course, offer an arsenal of nerdy recommendations leading up to the meaty topic.

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BOOK

A Cat & His Human Minions

OTHER NEWS

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Persona 5 Tactica

NERDY CHAT SOURCES
Grimdark definition

The above link is a definition of the genre by dictionary.com. This doesn’t have to be the end-all be-all, and could be an interesting conversation in itself.

What Grimdark Means & Why It Matters

An interesting opinion piece on the genre of grimdark and where it fits in storytelling. Again, this should be regarded as a respected perspective of a particular person, though it does offer an example in how the term can have different meanings for different people.

With the Department of Antiquities, Magical Creatures, and Arcane Technologies breathing down his neck, the chupacabra named Alejandro is up to his wits due to all of the unwanted attention. Can he convince the mysterious Inspector Argentos that he wasn't involved in this sudden outbreak, or is there more to this case than he didn't expect?

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BOOKS

the Initial Fold

OTHER NEWS

the Marvels

RoboCop: Rogue City

All hands are on deck during this ghoulish time of the year, with Abby, Scott, Erik, and Raphyel diving into all of the latest nerdy entertainment currently available during the Fall Season. Abby has two book reviews, including a popular read from Royal Road, while Erik, Scott, and Raphyel all have an arsenal of anime recommendations among other nerdy bits.

Nerdy News

BOOKS

the Ghouls of Howlfair

OTHER NEWS

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Five Nights at Freddy's