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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Paperbacks from Hell #1: THE NEST by Gregory A. Douglas
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Through this series, Valancourt has been reissuing limited-edition, mass-market paperbacks of these “horror gems of the ’70s and ’80s” complete with the vintage cover art, w…
on Sep 6
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Interview with K.V. Johansen, by Paul Weimer
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“Now, with The Wolf and the Wild King, I’ve done something I’m calling high fantasy, an older term not used so much any more, but to me it suggests a subtly different flavour of secondary wor…
on Tue, 4PM
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Wheel of the Infinite, by Martha Wells
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I urge readers who only know Wells for her wonderful Murderbot science fiction novels to give Wheel of the Infinite a try. It features Maskelle, a middle-aged, self-exiled priestess returning to th…
on Nov 11
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory, by Yaroslav Barsukov
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What seems like fairly standard science fantasy, combining feudal lives in cities where people walk around open markets with tech like airships and massive building projects, turns into something a…
on Nov 7
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Mining the Genre Asteroid: An Elephant for Aristotle
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“… This reinforces the clear point of view that De Camp promotes in the book, and that is one of multiculturalism and diversity being good things for people to experience and for politi…
on Nov 4
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“I found the worldbuilding satisfyingly rich and intriguing … What I did find challenging was empathizing with the protagonist, although eventually I found myself at peace with her, as …
on Oct 28
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Someone You Can Build a Nest In, by John Wiswell
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You see, the protagonist/narrator is a shapeshifting monster who keeps rebuilding her body from the remnants of defeated enemies, but a lot of the people she deals with are monstrous in their own w…
on Oct 25
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: The Improvisers, by Nicole Glover
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Glover’s prose doesn’t often soar to poetic heights, but it’s direct and practical and a breeze to read. There’s a lot going on in this 443-page book, but it doesn’t f…
on Oct 21
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Short Fiction Review: September 2024
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My favorite stories from September all involve things going wrong: at the office, within your community, and when you screw up your ill-conceived revenge. In “The 6% Squeeze” by Eddie Robson (publi…
on Oct 17
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Into the Wardrobe: WAIT TILL HELEN COMES by Mary Downing Hahn
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It’s a dark-fantasy/supernatural-horror middle grade novel that would’ve delighted young me with its spookiness and darkness, but also the strong central story and its emotional resonan…
on Oct 16
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Inheritance of Scars, by Crystal Seitz
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The word-pictures she paints of Astrid’s childhood memories and the forest journey are immersive, the creatures encountered along the way are creepily described and often quite chilling, and conver…
on Sep 30
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Weird homes, terrible accidents, and mysterious hair, oh my! Shaun Duke and Trish Matson are joined by Eden Royce to talk about her new novel, The Creepening of Dogwood House. Together, they explor…
on Sep 25
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: The Naming Song, by Jedediah Berry
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The Naming Song by Jedediah Berry is an intriguing, engaging journey of enigmas, as much of this world has been an enigma to its inhabitants. Some kind of cataclysmic trauma has struck the world wi…
on Sep 23
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Sandals, toxic alphas, and questionable power, oh my! Shaun Duke, Trish Matson, and Paul Weimer join forces to discuss Jo Clayton’s Diadem from the Stars (1977). Together, they explore the bo…
on Sep 21
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book review: Blood of the Old Kings, by Sung-il Kim
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At its heart, Blood of the Old Kings is a story about Empire, reactions and resistance to it. Our three protagonists are all in their own way taking up the mantle of resistance to that Empire.
on Sep 16
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 330. Night of the Comet (1984) — A Torture Cinema "Adventure"
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Killer comets, zombie scientists, and arcade game rivalries, oh my! Jen, Alex, and Paul are joined by the wonderful Keith Manuel to discuss the 1984 post apocalyptic film, Night of the Comet! A fil…
on Sep 16
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: The Cost of Power: Return, by Joyce Reynolds-Ward
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Gabe and Ruby’s story is the heart of The Cost of Power: Return, by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Their story in this iteration, looking at the oeuvre of the author, is to be one of a series of futures/worl…
on Sep 9
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Show review: Batman: Caped Crusader
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It’s not essential viewing, but I found it refreshingly entertaining and intriguing, although it does go dark at times.
on Sep 3
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
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I loved Cahokia Jazz’s blending of noir mystery, mysticism and religion, worldbuilding, action, and as signaled by the title, music.
on Aug 26
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Fathomfolk, by Eliza Chan
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I really enjoy the worldbuilding and the emotional journeys of the (third-person) viewpoint characters, and how well the various elements were woven together. This is Chan’s first novel, and it’s w…
on Aug 23
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Interview: Natania Barron, author of Netherford Hall
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“It is *thrilling* to write. I love watching characters fall in love and question their own selves, and grow into something new. The best relationships can do that.”
on Aug 15
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham
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This is not a non-fiction book, there definitely is a protagonist and her name is Alys. But in a real way, this novel (and I am going to venture, the entire series) really has the city of Kithamar…
on Aug 12
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Comics Review: Kiva Volume 1
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“The tsunami wrecks the town and Kiva barely escapes. Lost, far from home, and not understanding the magnitude of events, Kiva sets out on an arduous journey to find his beloved Toru.”
on Aug 12
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: The Dead Cat Tail Assassins
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In all, The Dead Cat Tail Assassins is a lean and mean novella that goes down like liquid fire and leaps through the reader’s mind like dancing across rooftops in Tal Abisi.
on Aug 5
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 781. Galaxy Quest (1999) — At the Movies w/ Marshall Ryan Maresca
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Crawfish villains, Trekkies, and Alan Rickman, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by Marshall Ryan Maresca for a discussion of 1999’s Galaxy Quest! Together, they tackle the fil…
on Aug 4
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: The Jaguar Mask, by Michael J. DeLuca
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I started out only able to read this book in small bites, taking time for digestion, but by the end, I was eating it up eagerly, hungry for the meanings that were emerging and the inspirations I co…
on Aug 1
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: HOLLOW TONGUE by Eden Royce
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… Known for her Southern Gothic horror writing, Royce writes with the same genre vibes in Hollow Tongue, but approaches the field in unexpected ways that emphasize the psychological horror of…
on Jul 30
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 782. Star Paws (2016) — Torture Cinema #143
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Mutant cats, bad paleontology, and doggies, oh my! Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer join forces with the phenomenal Foz Meadows for a bonkers discussion of 2016’s Star Paws! Together, they untangle…
on Jul 27
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Review: The Warden by Daniel M. Ford
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… So, once things do kick off, we get a lot of fun action sequences, a main character learning to do better and learning to adapt her city and courtly ways to the wild frontier, to tackle a p…
on Jul 24
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 780. S&F Clacks #7: The “Problem” w/ Worldbuilding
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Totalizing worlds, imagined cultures, and genre limits, oh my! Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, and Stephen Geigen-Miller join forces to discuss the so-called “problems” with worldbuilding, the…
on Jul 22
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 779. Woodworm by Layla Martinez — Reading Rangers
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Generational terror, walldads, and haunted homes, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss Layla Martinez’s Woodworm (out now from Two Lines Press). Together, they explore…
on Jul 19
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book review: Smothermoss by Alisa Alering
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Smothermoss is entrancingly immersive, with entirely evocative language, fascinating fantastic elements, exciting action, and two very vividly drawn protagonists, sisters who have little in common …
on Jul 11
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Heretic by Gregory A Wilson
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… Tellisar is a big and unfamiliar city and along the way he is going to make allies, more enemies and finally come to final terms with himself, with Caron and their abilities, and just what …
on Jul 2
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 778. R.O.T.O.R. (1987) — Torture Cinema #142
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Bad boy robots, cop mustaches, and lassos, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss 1987’s R.O.T.O.R! Together, they try to unravel its dystopian vision of Dallas, Texas, …
on Jun 29
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Crunchy humans, errant organs, and family curses, oh my! Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer are joined by John Wiswell to discuss his new novel, Someone You Can Build a Nest In. Together, they explore John…
on Jun 28
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book review: Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi
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It’s an interesting work of alternate history in which a naive young girl has to grow up fast when she is abducted and installed in a foreign court as the intended bride of a warrior king. Ignorant…
on Jun 28
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Collapsing societies, feminist interpretations, and harsh truths, oh my! Trish Matson and Paul Weimer join forces to discuss Suzy McKee Charnas’ Walk to the End of the World (1974). Together,…
on Jun 25
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 775. Masters of the Universe (1987) — Torture Cinema #141
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Dolph Lundgren’s pecs, terrifying Gwildor, and strange plot devices, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss the 1987’s Masters of the Universe! Together, they tack…
on Jun 24
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: FROM THE BELLY by Emmett Nahil
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If you happen to be a fan of horror or dark fantasy and haven’t yet checked out the catalog from Tenebrous Press, take a moment and do so. I’ve yet to read all they’ve published s…
on Jun 3
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 774. Firefox (1983) — Torture Cinema #140
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Inept spies, bad pilots, and Russians, oh my! Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, and Becca Evans join forces to discuss the 1982’s Firefox! Together, they explore the film’s literary roots, why C…
on May 31
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Fall of Civilizations, by Paul Cooper
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Paul Cooper’s Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline takes the interests, enthusiasm and curiosity of the author and translates it from his popular podcast format into a book. Ther…
on May 30
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 773. Joma West (a.k.a. The Fusion Straddler) — Face and Twice Lived
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Jumping worlds, snarky teens, and human nature, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by Joma West to discuss her novels Face and Twice Lived, out now where book objects can be found. To…
on May 28
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 772. Microbiology with Daniel Haeusser, the Scientist
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Phages, microbes, and scientific conundrums, oh my! Shaun Duke turns the tables on Daniel Haeusser to ask a metric ton of questions about microbiology. Why? Because Daniel is one of those legit sci…
on May 25
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Liberty’s Daughter and Thoughts on Worker Bees
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Content Warnings: Plot spoilers (after a further warning) for Liberty’s Daughter by Naomi Kritzer and A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge, and exploitation discussion. Continuing my 2024 Hugo Awa…
on May 23
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Lost Ark Dreaming, by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
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I had forgotten the publisher’s description of Lost Ark Dreaming, by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, by the time it surfaced atop my to-be-read pile. So I went in cold, and it turned out that the water was …
on May 20
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Beautiful rage, twisted lines, and terrors of the mind, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, and Trish Matson are joined by Stephanie M. Wytovich to talk about her latest poetry collection, On…
on May 14
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Archangels of Funk, by Andrea Hairston
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I loved Redwood and Wildfire when I found it in the New Books section of the library a few years ago, so I was excited to have the opportunity to read a new book set in that world, Archangels of Fu…
on May 9
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: A Book by its Cover: THE FAMILIAR by Leigh Bardugo
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Joke review: “… the more highbrow reader will surely appreciate how Bardugo plays with a lighthearted Hegelian concept and complicates it within an esoteric historical fantasy plot̷…
on May 8
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Author Interview: Francesco Dimitri (THE DARK SIDE OF THE SKY)
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“All good literature is fantasy. The word ‘realism’ – I don’t buy it. Every writer sees reality from their own point of view, and they bend what they see to make it fit into a story.” &…
on May 7
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show: 770. Kevin Hearne (a.k.a. Bard Supreme) — A Curse of Krakens
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Tree magic, complicated wars, and bard-acity, oh my! Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer are joined by Kevin Hearne to talk about his latest novel, A Curse of Krakens, the thrilling conclusion to The Seven …
on May 6