Words About Books

Suggested to us by Jay Key, author of The Adventures of Duke LaGrange. Ben and Nate check out a new shared-universe short-story anthology. Beyond the Galaxy imagines a world where, in the year 2020, aliens came to Earth and harvested most of humanity to use as spaceship fuel. You know what? For all I know, that may have actually happened. I haven't left my house in 16 months. Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

Nate is out on paternity leave and has left the show in the capable hands of Ben and Spooky Chey a.k.a. Ben's wife! They discuss one of Spooky Chey's favorite books. Unfortunately for Ben, it's a video game book. Will this be the one that changes his mind? Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

It's that time, once again. Ben was unable to decide on a novel for next month's Book Club. So once again, Nate has put together a list of 5 mystery books for Ben to choose from based solely on their covers. I don't know about you, but I've got a good feeling about this.Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

Star Wars Legends is a now defunct, non-canon, continuation of George Lucas's Star Wars films. The series boasted over 150 novels, of which Ben has read at least 20. Nate forces him to take a walk down memory lane, and relive his misspent college years. We'll be discussing the New Jedi Order, Legacy of the Force, and Fate of the Jedi arcs in particular. Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

Ben and Nate conclude their discussion of Timothy Zahn's legendary (see what I did there) Dark Force Rising! Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

A long time ago in a Samsung galaxy far, far away...Ben listened to his first ever attempt at podcasting. It was an episode in which the boys read Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire.  It was terrible. The book and the podcast, they were just awful. Frightened, Ben fled to other books. No matter how far he ran, though, the shadow of Darth Nateus, The Needy, followed. Now, tired of running, Ben must face the Dark Lord and take the next step on that journey he started so long ago... Words About Books presents, the sequel to the very first book we ever covered: Timothy Zahn's Dark Force Rising!Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

Ben and Nate read a random selection of short stories from the Machine of Death anthology edited by Ryan North, Matthew Bennardo, and David Malki. And wait, what's this? Did someone finally purchase a copy of Edenverse Volume 1? Oh... Anyway, they also speculate what they would do with the knowledge of their unchangeable future demise. Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

What began in blood must also end in blood. It's been an emotional roller coaster getting to this point, but the boys are proud to present the final episode in their series on Grady Hendrix's "The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires."Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

The horrors continue as Ben and Nate drink deep of all that Grady Hendrix has to offer in his surprisingly brutal book about middle aged women fighting vampires.  As the story progresses though, even Ben begins to wonder if they haven't bitten off more than they can chew. Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/

Ben and Nate check out one of last year's most talked about horror novels. It turns out to be a bit more intense than either of them were bargaining for. Get ready for things to get dark! Support the showBlue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/wordsaboutbooks.bsky.socialDiscord - https://discord.gg/6BaNRtcP8CThreads - https://www.threads.net/@wordsaboutbookspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wordsaboutbookspodcastBlog - https://blog.wordsaboutbooks.ninja/