The Fantasy Pod of the Nine
Welcome one & all to The Fantasy Pod... of the Nine!
A show where we tackle various fantasy series from a diverse selection of authors & subgenres.
We're kicking off with Joe Abercrombie’s THE BLADE ITSELF!
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@hollyvalakresch.bsky.social
Author & Screenwriter | I 🩶 Arts & Sciences, Sculpting, Cartography, Cooking, Baking, Fashion, Fitness, Fairytales, & Historical Things. https://linktr.ee/hollyvalakresch
@marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social
Fantasy author. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/marklawrenceauthor
@robinhobb.bsky.social
Writer of fantasy and SF. Gardener. Chicken tender. Dog Person but cat friendly. Washington state USA. Old and getting older. Stay off my lawn!
@joeabercrombie.com
Lord Grimdark (self-appointed). Writer of the First Law and Shattered Sea books and the Devils. Part-time Witch King of Nihilism, deep in a Jaded Literary Sewer, etc. etc.
@alexjkane.itch.io
Freelance writer based in west-central Illinois. Written for Boss Fight Books, Disney, Fangoria, HarperCollins, IGN, PC Gamer, Polygon, Roger Ebert, Rolling Stone, USA Today, and Variety. backloggd.com/u/alexjkane [email protected]
@nictringali.bsky.social
game? designer?? Amberspire ~ s.team/a/3350750 The Banished Vault ~ s.team/a/2341070 design diaries, newsletter ~ lunardivision.net/ blogs ~ blog.enceledean.com analog games ~ enceledean.itch.io design chats ~ paperlabyrinths.com they
@dialacina.com
Swiftie. www.patreon.com/dialacina www.youtube.com/@dialacina https://www.pastemagazine.com/author/dia-lacina
@midimyers.com
deputy editor at Polygon. co-host of Triple Click (video game podcast) and The Mutant Ages (X-Men podcast). electro-pop musician. she/her. fights evil by moonlight, wins love by daylight, never runs from a real fight.
@ellaguro.bsky.social
she/her. musician, writer, podcaster, weird vidgame person http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro
@mrsambarlow.bsky.social
Writer & Director of 🔥 IMMORTALITY - "10/10" Edge 🔥 HER STORY - Telling Lies - Aisle - Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - He/Him NEXT! → PROJECT C (@blumhouse.com) and PROJECT D - Two new and mindblowing horror games coming in your future
@headfallsoff.com
podcasts at abnormal mapping, articles at Paste sometimes, posting here these days
@cheflubu.bsky.social
I contain multitudes and an infinite summer Data Product Manager, Fullstack Developer, Former Chef, Former Intelligence Analyst for US Army, Host, Diabetic, CJ Reformer, Prison Abolitioner, World Traveler, Romantic, he/him From Atlanta, Based in Berlin
@jordanwminor.bsky.social
Author of VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR Senior Apps and Games Analyst at PCMag Union guy, Black guy, fake Street Sharks guy https://www.jordanwminor.com/
@alexnavarro.bsky.social
part of the new cruelty / current: exactly one third of nextlander / previously: giant bomb, harmonix, gamespot, screened
@halfrobot.com
Game Designer (Consentacle +37 others) Chair / Director, NYU Game Center ( https://gamecenter.nyu.edu/ ) Founding Collective, Sylvia Rivera Law Project Formerly: Gamelab, LEGO, Brooklyn Queer Country drummer, strap-on.org etc. https://metasynthie.itch.io/
@nicolecarpenter.bsky.social
reporter, former polygon text me on signal @ nicolecarpenter.87
@plante.bsky.social
host and founder, Post Games co-host, The Besties https://www.patreon.com/c/PostGames https://shows.acast.com/post-games https://postgame.substack.com/p/whats-next Signal: plante.01
@ianboudreau.com
Former games journo, now in games PR. 3MA panelist at large, occasional consultant, aspiring oldey-time sailor Opinions were like kittens, I was giving them away 📍The spacious Philadelphia suburb of Delaware 👾 www.twitch.tv/eenbou ianboudreau.com
@rcmacleod.bsky.social
Co-founder of Aftermath, a website about video games, the internet, and everything that comes after. riley [at] aftermath [dot] site. Previously: Kotaku, Washington Post. Trans; he/him https://aftermath.site/
@papapishu.bsky.social
Gaming. Cofounder/blogging at @Aftermath.site. Video at Highlight Reel.
@nataliewatson.bsky.social
producer @halfmermaid.co ~ host on @morecivilized.bsky.social ~ formerly of waypoint [RIP] 🔥 play IMMORTALITY 🔥 currently working on... PROJECT C (@blumhouse.com) and PROJECT D
@unormal.bsky.social
A semi-sentient colony of self-assembling, cooperative, biological nano-units. Still somewhat functional, despite its age. 🏆Deloitte Fast 500 🏆Red Herring Top 100 Private Companies 🏆IGF Narrative. 🚀Hugo nominated Caves of Qud Sproggiwood pronoun* BLM
@heartimecia.bsky.social
yennefer of vengerberg and judy alvarez propaganda machine | writer | ex award-winning journalist | PR @ Future Friends Games | game design consultant | future class ‘20 | she/her
@aftermath.site
Aftermath is an independent, worker-owned website about video games and internet culture. www.aftermath.site
@katewillaert.bsky.social
(WILL-ert) | Investigating forgotten gaming history | Creator of the greatest Metroid video on Youtube | Asexual, autistic, artistic, 🏳️⚧️(she/her) | Linktree: https://katewillaert.com/link-tree
@gamehistoryorg.bsky.social
Non-profit dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games. Our free digital archive is now open to the public! http://archive.gamehistory.org
@kazuma.bsky.social
critic / consultant / script & game writer・award nominated journalist・ハーフ・queer, he/him, FTM 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️・bylines: IGN, Polygon, GamesRadar+, MMORPG, Them, Inverse, Rolling Stone・CONTACT: [email protected]
@brandon.insertcredit.com
Director of @necrosoftgames.com, panelist on the @insertcredit.com show, GDC advisor, recovering journalist, and resident of the city of Oakland California.
@insertcredit.com
the only show about video games. @frankcifaldi.bsky.social, @adashtra.bsky.social, @brandon.insertcredit.com & host @alexjaffe.bsky.social. https://patreon.com/insertcredit https://forums.insertcredit.com https://insertcredit.com
@hbomberguy.bsky.social
🖥️ Gaming Youtuber, Media Critic, Philosopher King 🤴 💙 Patreon.com/Hbomb 📩 Enquiries to [email protected]
@jasonschreier.bsky.social
Reporter at Bloomberg | co-host of Triple Click | New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice + Press Reset + Blood, Sweat, and Pixels | [email protected]
@lukeplunkett.com
Co-founder of @aftermath.site. 📍Canberra, Australia. DMs open. Email: lukeATaftermathDOTsite www.aftermath.site https://www.lukeplunkett.com/
@patrickklepek.bsky.social
editor @ Remap // editor @ Crossplay // pr: [email protected] and [email protected] // tips: [email protected] // signal: 224-707-1561
@kelslewin.bsky.social
“Compact and laser-focused” - The New Yorker. Video game history enthusiast and Wonderswan evangelist. LFGM⚾️ Co-Owner: @pinkgorillagames.com Also at @minnmax.bsky.social and @pewpewbang.bsky.social
@merrittk.com
Writer/comedian. Madness archaeology @1900hotdog.bsky.social, story-based games at @insecretplaces.com (buy our debut title: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3238510/Fledgling_Manor/)
@dadpod.bsky.social
Podcast about gaming while parenting. Available where you listen to podcasts. https://dadpod.substack.com/
@austinwalker.bsky.social
Writer, Podcaster, Game Designer | Friends at the Table | A More Civilized Age | Shelved by Genre | Formerly: Possibility Space, Waypoint, Giant Bomb, Paste Games
@ztul.bsky.social
"warrenisdead" from the other place. he/him. boston-ish. phd thinking about media and making podcasts for @rangedtouch.bsky.social. writer and narrative designer, working on Project C for @halfmermaid.co inquiries: j.michael.lutz at gmail
@ckunzelman.bsky.social
critic | games | science fiction. Discussing culture on podcasts for Ranged Touch (Shelved By Genre | Just King Things | Game Studies Study Buddies). Used to write a lot. Growing things outdoors. Working on books: Assassin’s Creed and Magic: The Gathering.
@rangedtouch.bsky.social
Bespoke critical deep dives. JUST KING THINGS. HOMESTUCK MADE THIS WORLD. GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES. other stuff. @ckunzelman.bsky.social @ztul.bsky.social and Danni too. www.rangedtouch.com
@retronauts.bsky.social
A podcast about old video games. 10 years = retro, we don't make the rules. Support us on Patreon for exclusive episodes, Discord access, and more! patreon.com/retronauts
@xoxogossipgita.bsky.social
im gita they/them cofounder of aftermath.site [email protected]