A hearty and wholesome good morning to you all! Grab your coffee and a nice old fashioned donut or scone and kick back with Evan and Chad for the newest Monday Morning Minute!

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New Release Radar:

Ballad of the Bone Road by AC Wise

Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead by KJ Parker

Books discussed:

16 Ways to Defend a Walled City - KJ Parker

How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps - Andrew Rowe

Wizard’s First Rule - Terry Goodkind

The Visitor - Sergio Gomez

The Hindenburg - Hourly History

The Red Knight - Miles Cameron

Witch King - Martha Wells

A hearty and wholesome good morning to you all! Grab a cup of joe and kick back with Evan and Chad as they discuss this week's reading shenanigans.

Our Weekly Release Radar:

Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher

The Poet Empress by Shen Tao

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Books discussed:

ASOIAF - George RR Martin

The Expanse - James SA Corey

Dawn of Wonder - Jonathan Renshaw

Codex Alera - Jim Butcher

The Priori of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon

Witch King - Martha Wells

The Haunted Forest Tour - Jeff Strand

Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman

Wizard's First Rule - Sword of Truth

Join Evan and Chad for a discussion on King Sorrow by Joe Hill!

This episode includes MAJOR SPOILERS for King Sorrow.

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A good morning to you all! Sweeten that coffee if that's your thing, make sure the snow is wiped off your back window, and settle in for your weekly dose of book nerd.

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Our BRK Bookclub Jauary book is: Witch King by Martha Wells

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New Release Radar

Twelve Months by Jim Butcher

Godstorm by Solitarie Townsend

Books Mentioned:

Masters and Mages - Miles Cameron

The Combat Codes - Alexander Darwin

The Traitor Son Cycle - Miles Cameron

The Greatcoats - Sebastien de Castell

Lamb - Christopher Moore

Fool - Christopher Moore

Bloodsucking Fiends - Christopher Moore

Books of Babel - Josiah Bancroft

The Hexologists - Josiah Bancroft

King Sorrow - Joe Hill

Fahrenheit 182 - Mark Hoppus

Alanna: The First Adventure - Tamora Pierce

Good morning! Got your coffee? A sweet treat? Great! Join Evan and Chad for your weekly dose of book nerd!

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Books mentioned

King Sorrow - Joe Hill

The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris

Masters and Mages - Miles Cameron

Seed - Ania Ahlborn

Traitor’s Blade - Sebastien de Castel

Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart - Jesse Bullington

Bridge of Birds - Barry Hughart

Murderbot - Martha Wells

Swords and Deviltry - Fritz Leiber

Ryria Revelations - Michael J. Sullivan

Movies mentioned:

Anaconda (2025)

Evan and Chad discuss Heirarchy, mass market paperbacks, Miles Cameron, and Shrek 2 on a plane.

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Books Mentioned:

The Will of the Many (Hierarchy #1) - James Islington

The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy #2) - James Islington

Beware of Chicken - CasualFarmer

Many Are Dead - Anthony Ryan

King Sorrow - Joe Hill

A Pilgrimage of Swords (Seven Swords #1) - Anthony Ryan

The Waking Fire (Draconis Memoria #1) - Anthony Ryan

Cold Iron (Masters and Mages #1) - Miles Cameron

The Red Knight (Traitor Son Cycle #1) - Miles Cameron

Fever House - Kieth Rosson

Content Warnings:

Suicidal thoughts

Labotamization

Racial violence

Chad and Evan sit down to discuss ML Wang's Blood Over Bright Haven

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Evan is 100% sober for this episode he did not have multiple old fashioneds before recording Adrian Tchaikovsky Humble Bundle

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Books mentioned:

Blood Over Bright Heaven - ML Wang

Blood Song - Anthony Ryan

Fever House - Keith Rosson

Coffin Moon - Keith Rosson

Cold Iron - Miles Cameron

The Builders - Daniel Polansky

Empre of the Damned - Jay Kristoff

Powder Mage - Brian McClellan

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

King Sorrow - Joe Hill

Heart Shaped Box - Joe Hill

Horns - Joe Hill

Cradle - Will Wight

Shows:

Dragonball Z

Games:

Arc Raiders

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