Ep. 109- Hottie McOwlson (Bloodmarked)

Hannah and Laura enter the Fungalverse with author and podcaster, Adrian M. Gibson! Adrian shares about his entry into science fiction/fantasy, his background in writing, the way his life has inspired his art, and the journey to create The Fungalverse and his debut novel, Mushroom Blues! 

Pick up Mushroom Blues or request it at your local library!! Mushroom Blues is available on March 19, 2024 in paperback and e-book. 

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Media Mentions:
Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson
Spore City by Adrian M. Gibson
SFF Addicts podcast
Among Thieves by M.J. Kuhn
Thick as Thieves by M.J. Kuhn
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
X-Files---Hulu
Dark Angel---Hulu
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Andrea Stewart's works
Nicholas Eames' works
Felix Ortiz's works
Food of the Gods by Terence Mckenna
The Immortality Key by Brian C. Muraresku
True Detective---HBOmax
Blade Runner---AppleTV
Fonda Lee's works
The Last of Us---HBOmax
Seven---HBOmax
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Lords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Hannah and Laura are finishing this stage of their cycle through Legendborn. They wrap up some thoughts on this YA series, its love triangle, and what they think will come in the series in the future.

**This entire episode is spoiler filled! If you have not read Legendborn or Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn, you have been warned.**

Media Mentions:
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
Mushroom Blues by Adrian Gibson
Before the Shattered Gates of Heaven by Bryan S. Glosemeyer
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
SFF Addicts podcast
Among Thieves by MJ Kuhn
Thick As Thieves by MJ Kuhn

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Hannah and Laura are finishing up discussion on Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn by chatting about the characters and themes in the book. This is their shortest season ever, but they loved their time here. In other news, Laura still enjoys weird, reality TV, and Hannah has found her favorite installment of a beloved mystery series.

***This episode contains SPOILERS for Tracy Deonn's books, Legendborn and Bloodmarked! Spoiler section begins at 35 min and 15 secs and ends at 1 hr 34 min and 55secs.***

Media Mentions:
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
Everything, Everywhere, All At Once---Netflix
The Whale---HBOmax
Love is Blind---Netflix
The Bachelor---Hulu
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
Mary Roach's works
Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man by Emily J. Edwards
Vivana Valentine Goes Up the River by Emily J. Edwards
Viviana Valentine and the Ticking Clock by Emily J. Edwards
Buffy the Vampire Slayer---Hulu
Charmed---Hulu
Angel---Hulu
Dark Angel 
Dollhouse
Parks & Rec---Peacock
Abbott Elementary---Hulu
Heroes---Peacock
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Turning Red---Disney+
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend---Netflix
Before the Shattered Gates of Heaven by Bryan S. Glosemeyer
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

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Hannah and Laura are finishing up Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn and cover the last third of the plot. They are doing their best to keep up with this book, however, they both remember a classic Patricia moment. But before they dive into Bloodmarked, a book in which they hope the characters remain single,  Laura shares about a book that she loved that features one of her new favorite fantasy creatures and Hannah nearly hyperventilates in joy over some YA books that she read recently. Hannah also watched too many(?) episodes of a show that Laura's parents (probably) love.

***This episode contains SPOILERS for Legendborn and Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn. Spoilers/plot section begin at: 26 min 45 secs. ***

CW for plot section: mentions of rape; slavery; racism; violence; assault; explosions; loss of a parent; death; gore; fantasy violence; blood; loss of bodily autonomy; mental illness; coma

Media Mentions:
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Sea of Souls by N.C. Scrimgeour
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Parks & Rec---Peacock
Found---Peacock
Abbott Elementary---Hulu
Never Have I Ever---Netflix
Superstore---Peacock
Downton Abbey---Peacock
New Heights podcast
Brooklyn 99---Peacock
Murderville---Netflix
Shogun---Hulu
Avatar: The Last Airbender---Netflix
Fargo---Hulu
The Newsroom---HBOmax
Psych---Peacock
Barbie---HBOmax
Glee---Netflix
Before the Shattered Gates of Heaven by Bryan S. Glosemeyer
SFF Addicts podcast
Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

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Hannah and Laura chat about Miley Cyrus, great audiobook narrations, casting popular actors in movies too much, and revisiting a favorite series via novellas within the same world. Then they cover chapters 20 through 40 of Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn. This section is a romp and so much fun, but many things during this part of the book leave them confused. 

***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR LEGENDBORN AND BLOODMARKED BY TRACY DEONN. Spoilers begin at: 37 min 41 secs!!!***

TW for plot section: racism; violence; death; slavery; rape; explosions; fantasy violence; gore; parental death; car accidents

Media Mentions: 
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Hannah Montana---Disney+
Songteller by Dolly Parton
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones
The Bechdel Cast podcast
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey---HBOmax
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug---HBOmax
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies---HBOmax
The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee
Jade Shards by Fonda Lee
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Exo by Fonda Lee
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
Wonka
Dune---Netflix
Dune 2
Kissing the Coronavirus by M.J. Edwards
The Empire Strikes Back---Disney+
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
Jingle Jangle---Netflix
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Before the Shattered Gates of Heaven by Bryan S. Glosemeyer

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Hannah and Laura are back to their usual shenanigans and they are chatting about the second book in the Legendborn series, Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn! They cover the first 20 chapters of the book, so if you haven't read Legendborn or Bloodmarked, SPOILERS ABOUND. Hannah and Laura also chat about a  thriller that's as bad as some say, behind the scenes drama surrounding a reality show,  some good romance books, and an awesome tv series that is giving them all of the emotions.

Plot section (AND FULL SPOILERS) for Bloodmarked begins at: 39 min 35 sec
TW for plot section: racism, violence, sexual assault, rape, death

**Spoilers for Goodbye, Eri from: 7 min 27 sec to 9 min 20 sec**
**Spoilers for The Paris Apartment from 10 min 27 sec to 17 min 47 sec**

Media Mentions:
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher
TBRcon---YouTube 
SFFAddicts Podcast
Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike
The Bound and the Broken by Ryan Cahill
The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
The Last of Us---HBOmax
Severance---AppleTV
YellowJackets---Paramount+
Ever After---Hulu
Parenthood---Netflix
Queer Eye---Netflix
Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner
Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake
Stellar Instinct by Jonathan Nevair
Seasons of Albadone by Christopher Warman and Elan Marche
The Fall Is All There Is by C.M. Caplan
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna
The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna

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Hannah and Laura are in awe because they were able to speak with the supremely talented author of The Gilded Ones series, NAMINA FORNA! Namina shared her experiences in creating magical creatures/worlds, writing about equity and systems, self-care through difficult themes, and the deeper meanings and power in descriptions. This interview was an absolute JOY and Hannah and Laura can't wait to chat with Namina again.

**Spoilers for The Merciless Ones from 29 min 30 secs to 32 min 40 secs.**

Be sure to follow Namina at:
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Instagram: @namina.forna

The Eternal Ones comes out on February 13th, 2024!!! Please pre-order The Eternal Ones or request it at your library!

Media Mentions:
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna
The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Planet Earth---HBOmax
Alien Worlds---Netflix
Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
Blue Eye Samurai---Netflix
Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
Sleepy Princess in Demon Castle---Funimation

Elle magazine article by Namina:
https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a35409028/the-gilded-ones-namina-forna/

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Hannah and Laura chat about audiobook narrators, Laura's latest manga reads,  and a book Hannah thinks could be a standalone even thought it's part of a series. They also chat about the many characters and themes in Tracy Deonn's book, Legendborn. Legendborn is so deep, friends. 

Hannah's phone number is also released.

Spoilers for Legendborn begin at: 39min 40sec

Media Mentions: 
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
@kritterxd
The Lord of the Rings trilogy---HBOmax
The Hobbit trilogy---HBOmax
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
She-Hulk---Disney+
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend---Netflix
The Institute by Stephen King
Chainsaw Man Vol. 1 by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Rooster Fighter by Shu Sakuratani
SFINCS competition
Before We Go Blog
Obi-Wan Kenobi---Disney+
Star Wars: Rebels---Disney+
Chainsaw Man---Hulu
Spy x Family---Hulu
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
Open Book by Jessica Simpson
Saturday Night Live---Peacock
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Taskmaster---YouTube
Ugly Betty---Netflix
Psych---Peacock
Bring it On---Peacock
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna
The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna
Friends Talking Fantasy podcast
Mushroom Blues by Adrian Gibson

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Hannah and Laura chat about being millenials, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and movies about baboons and hearts and baboon hearts. Then they cover the last third of Legendborn by Tracy Deonn. Buckle up, because things really pick up in this last section of the plot!

*Apologies for sound issues on Hannah's end. Her microphone broke 2 seconds before recording, so she might not sound the clearest this week.*

SPOILERS FOR LEGENDBORN BEGIN AT 44min 25sec. DO NOT LISTEN PAST THIS POINT IF YOU HAVE NOT READ LEGENDBORN. Or skip the beginning and go straight to the plot section if that's what you're here for. :)

TW for the plot section: Sexual Assault; Rape; Slavery; Violence; Racism; Death 

Media Mentions:
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
FBoL podcast
The Girl Friday series by Emily Edwards
Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
99% Invisible podcast
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Heartstopper Vol. 5 by Alice Oseman
Heartstopper---Netflix
Ms. Marvel---Disney+
Loki---Disney+
Echo---Disney+
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings---Disney+
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever---Disney+
What If?---Disney+
Daredevil---Disney+
Jessica Jones---Disney+
The Punisher---Disney+
The Defenders---Disney+
Luke Cage---Disney+
The Iron Fist---Disney+
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier---Disney+
The Incredible Hulk---Disney+
Iron Man---Disney+
Iron Man 2---Disney+
Thor---Disney+
Thor: The Dark World---Disney+
She-Hulk---Disney+
Guardians of the Galaxy 2---Disney+
Secret Invasion---Disney+
Daughter of Flood and Fury by Levi Jacobs
My Best Friend's Wedding---Netflix
Return to Me---Amazon Prime Video
Leap Year---Peacock
Anastasia---Disney+
The Adventures of Tintin---Paramount+
Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Parks & Recreation---Peacock
Barbie---HBOmax

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Laura has been sobbing her way through a new favorite TV show, and apparently also not listening to Hannah when she tells her how many chapters to read of the book we are covering.  Hannah has been a little bummed out by a show that she's been rewatching, but she really enjoyed working on a puzzle recently!  Laura and Hannah are also unsure on nicknames and having several miscommunications, but they both agree that they LOVE Legendborn! 

****Spoilers for Legendborn begin at 31 min 25 secs. If you have not read Legendborn and are avoiding spoilers, do not listen past this point!!****

Apologies for some technical difficulties. Hannah and Laura both seemed to have connection issues at times.

Media Mentions: 
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
The Way of the House Husband by Kousuke Oono
Spy x Family by Tatsuyo Endo
The Last of Us---HBOmax
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia---Hulu
The Bear---Hulu
The Mandalorian---Disney+
Game of Thrones---HBOmax
Castle---Hulu
@kritterxd
Law & Order---Peacock
Law & Order: Criminal Intent---Peacock
New Girl---Peacock
Betting on You by Lynn Painter
When Harry Met Sally---Hulu
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend---Netflix
Community---Netflix
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

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