At Book Retorts we love finding weird media; join your hosts Danielle and Sam every other Wednesday as they take turns attempting to explain their latest find, often incomprehensibly, in an odd bid to get the other to appreciate it. Whether it’s books, movies, graphic novels, TV shows, or anything else—it’s probably funny, definitely weird, and we hope you’ll enjoy!
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episode 3: Lords of the Sky - Part 1
Sam begins his first multi-part dive into the fantasy novel Lords of the Sky by Angus Wells. Hunker down for a slow burn as young Daviot discovers he has a special talent and is sent off to a school to learn to use it (well, eventually). No, he isn't a wizard, but he can remember stuff real good. There's love, there’s poorly explained magic, and most importantly, there's probably dragons (just not in this part, maybe the next)...
episode 2: Nancy Drew Vampire Slayer
Danielle does her darnedest to make sense of the first two volumes of the graphic novel Nancy Drew Vampire Slayer. The famous girl detective is back in a modern take, and now she's confronting the possibility of the supernatural in the form of someone who is almost certainly not a vampire. Join Danielle and Sam as they attempt to dive into this "mystery", but find themselves instead concerned with the real mystery: The fate of Nancy's dog.
episode 1: The Gods Themselves
Sam attempts to describe the Isaac Asimov book The Gods Themselves to Danielle. It's full of scheming scientists, parallel universe aliens, moon people, and a lot of sex for a book that is decidedly not sexy. We hope you enjoy this dive into the golden age of classic sci-fi as much as we did.