“Fantasy” Articles

The Other calls it a labyrinth, but Piranesi calls it The House. While The Other searches for A Great and Secret Knowledge, Piranesi is discovering who he really is, and why he’s in The House. The LTN Book Club discusses Piranesi by Susanna Clarke and why cosmic hope should absolutely be a genre.

Janner, Tink, and Leeli Igiby have always lived in the village of Glipwood, doing their best to avoid the occupying Fangs of Dang. Can Janner keep his siblings safe when the Fangs start targeting his family? The LTN Book Club discusses On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson, the first in the Wingfeather Saga.

We’ve all heard stories we take well salted, but what if a tiger wanted to set the record straight? LTN Book Club discusses When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo. The next time someone wants to tell you their story, listen with open minds and hearts.

In a world where death has been defeated, have morals also been left in the Age of Mortality?

Join the LTN Book Club as we discuss the cultural intersections in Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older. How can we continue these cultural conversations with people we come in contact with every day?

Join the LTN Book Club as we discuss the cultural intersections in Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older. How can we continue these cultural conversations with people we come in contact with every day?

In the first part of our new series on D&D, Jaclyn Parrish introduces the basics of what D&D is, how it's played, what makes it unique in the gaming world, and how it fits within the broader history and scope of RPGs in general.

Social distancing may keep you from catching that vacation, but it won't keep you from catching up on your reading this summer.

The Dragon Prince successfully weaves in tropes to establish its own identity, either by providing them as expected, subverting them, or helping to establish the next generation of story-telling trope.

Nate Chatellier and Manny Trembley of Dice Throne join Bubba and Matt for a pretty dang good interview… if we do say so, ourselves.  Join the conversation and buy a copy of Dice Throne Season 1 if you don’t already have one.  Go, now.  We’ll wait.