Book Reviews Kill

Book Reviews Kill

Join Evan and Chad as they delve deep into the world of Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Horror Novels.

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November 24, 2025 52 mins

Good morning you incredible legendary nerds! Join Evan and Chad for a conversation about Zelda, Blood Over Bright Haven, The Haar, Mage Errant, Powdermage, and more! 

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A good morning to all you wonderful nerds! Join Chad and Evan in their weekly episode about all the things they've feasted their eyes and ears upon. 

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Books Mentioned: 

Blood Over Bright Heaven - ML Wang

Spiderlight - Adrian Gibson 

The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson

Master and Commander - Patrick O'Brian

Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie 

Nevernight - Jay Kristoff

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November 10, 2025 79 mins

Join Evan and Chad for a lengthy conversation about e-Reader preference, books, and AI overlords! 

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World Fantasy Awards List

 

Books Mentioned

 

Perdido Street Station - China Mieville

The Scar - China Mieville

Red Country - Joe Abercrombie

Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie

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November 3, 2025 66 mins

We're so back again! Evan and Chad discuss He Who Fights Monsters, Babel, Redwall, and Solo Leveling 

Other books mentioned: 

Empire of the Vampire - Jay Kristoff

Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman 

Cradle - Will Wight 

Blood Over Bright Haven - ML Wang 

Games Mentioned: 

Arc Raiders 

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October 28, 2025 72 mins

Brian McClellan is an American author of epic fantasy. He is best known for writing the trilogies The Powder Mage and Gods of Blood and Powder. His newest novella, Mr. Styke, takes place in the world of Powder Mage. 

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October 27, 2025 84 mins
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October 27, 2025 102 mins

Amal El-Mohtar is an award winning speculative fiction author best known for This Is How You Lose The Time War and her newest novella The River Has Roots. I was so excited to sit down and talk craft and music with her. 

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August 17, 2025 109 mins

Philip Fracassi is an American writer of horror, thriller, and science fiction. He has written multiple novels, screenplays, and short stories. He has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award and the British Fantasy Award. He is the author of the novels A Child Alone with Strangers, Gothic, Boys in the Valley, The Third Rule of Time Travel, and The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre. He is also the author of the story collecti...

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August 8, 2025 105 mins

A long, spacy conversation with the ever-interesting Adrian Gibson, author of Mushroom Blues and Co-Host of the SFF Addicts Podcast 

 

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August 6, 2025 60 mins

Get urself a white monster and a hostess snakc here's yet another stellar BRK episode you beautiful bookish lovelies

Tigana Special Edition:  https://conversationtreepress.com/pages/tigana-guy-gavriel-kay

Books Mentioned: 

Tigana - Guy Gavriel Kay

The Hobbit - Jolkien Rolkien Ralkien Tolkien 

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah

The Women - Kristin Hannah

Gardens Of The Moon (Malazan #1) - Steven Erikson

IT - Stephen King

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July 23, 2025 61 mins

A good morning to you all! Cozy up with the caffeinated drink of your choice and join Evan and Nick for their weekly bookish-leaning chat. 

Books Mentioned: 

It - Stephen King

Ascendant (Songs Of Chaos #1) - Michael R. Miller

The Invention Of Morel - Adolfo Bioy Casares

Anji In Shadow - Evan Leikam

Light Bringer - Pierce Brown

Into the Wild - Jack Krakauer

Into Thin Air - Jack Krakauer 

Just Kids - Patti Smith

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July 9, 2025 59 mins

Look at all of us nerds gathered together on this glorious Wednesday to chat about nerd stuff. You're all super cool and very likely sharp dressers. Cheers 

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July 3, 2025 34 mins

Short one today, folks! Nick has daddy duties. This is a fun one though. Grab some coffee and a cheese danish and listen to Evan and Nick discuss Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Fan Fiction, and Halo books. 

 

 

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June 25, 2025 45 mins

Good morning to you all! Today is a fine day to listen to two guys in their mid thirties talk about books and video games. 

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Stephen Graham Jones is a Blackfeet Native American author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction. His works include the horror novels The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, The Only Good Indians, My Heart Is a Chainsaw, and Night of the Mannequins among many others. 

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June 18, 2025 71 mins

Good morning! How've you been? Take an hour or so to yourself, grab some coffee or tea, and kick back with a nice podcast episode. Your big tattooed nerds are back from a nice little hiatus to talk about books and the classic puke and rally (IYKYK) 

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June 16, 2025 77 mins

Stephen Aryan is an award winning fantasy author. He has written two trilogies, the Age of Darkness, and the Age of Dread, plus a prequel novella, Of Gods and Men, set in the world of Mordana.

He has also written the Quest for Heroes duology, The Coward and The Warrior. The Coward received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly.

The Nightingale and the Falcon is a Persian-inspired historical fantasy t...

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April 23, 2025 70 mins

Well hi, everyone! 

Nick and Evan had a splendid couple of weeks off to catch up on reading and general dorkfulledness. Grab some coffee or sugar-free monster energy drink and listen to the latest episode of BRK on your commute or better yet, on company time. 

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April 10, 2025 67 mins

No intro on this one y'all, we started talking like old friends right off the bat.

What an honor it was to sit down with VE Schwab! A wonderful writer and a superb conversationalist, you don't want to miss this one, folks. 

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April 9, 2025 51 mins

What are you talking about it's always been the wednesday morning minute. 

Nick got a vesectomy lol

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