A podcast about fantasy, science fiction, and the broader speculative fiction industry. Episodes air twice a month and include discussions about trending topics in the industry; interviews with authors, editors, podcasters, and more; and the occasional raving about the books we love.
Past episodes and other articles can be found at thefantasyinn.com.
Travis interviews author R.F. Kuang about The Burning God, the final novel in The Poppy War trilogy from Harper Voyager. The series reimagines the Second Sino-Japanese War set in a fantasy analogue of the Song Dynasty following a protagonist who parallels Mao Zedong’s rise to power. Rebecca and Travis discuss her conflicted emotions at saying…
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Travis interviews author Yoon Ha Lee about Phoenix Extravagant, his latest novel from Solaris Books. This standalone story follows a nonbinary painter as they team up with a pacifist mecha dragon against an evil empire, and it takes place in a magical version of Korea during the Japanese occupation. Yoon and Travis discuss Yoon’s experience…
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Travis interviews fantasy author Alix E. Harrow about The Once and Future Witches, her latest novel from Redhook. This standalone story follows three sisters whose fight to bring back witchcraft parallels the women’s suffrage movement. Alix and Travis discuss the power of stories, her unique method for crafting memorable prose, and weaving witchcraft into an…
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Travis interviews fantasy author P. Djèlà Clark about Ring Shout, his newest novella from Tordotcom. It follows three Black women in the 1920s as they fight the literal demons within the Ku Klux Klan, and blends fantasy, horror, and historical fiction. Djèlà and Travis revisit his blog post on diversity in the Wheel of Time…
Read MoreIt’s time for our first bonus episode! We’ve been promising to release one as soon as we reach $25 on Patreon, and we finally hit it! Thank you so much for helping to make this happen, we really could not do this without you. This is an extra episode in addition to our weekly releases……
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Travis interviews fantasy author C.L. Polk about their latest novel, The Midnight Bargain. It’s a standalone fantasy of manners story from Erewhon Books about a woman who must choose between love and magic, set in a world where women are forbidden from practicing the art of summoning and binding magical spirits. Cee and Travis talk…
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Travis interviews fantasy author Andrea Stewart about her latest novel, The Bone Shard Daughter. It’s the first book in a new epic fantasy series from Orbit Books, set in an archipelago empire where the islands are slowly sinking and the reclusive emperor controls his subjects through his twisted bone shard constructs. Andrea and Travis talk…
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Travis interviews science fiction author Karen Osborne about her debut novel, Architects of Memory. It’s the first book in the new cinematic space opera from Tor Books, set in a universe where corporations have replaced governments and humanity finds themselves at war with a truly alien species. Karen and Travis talk about her experience playing…
Read MoreIf you are reading this, there is a good chance you enjoy reading fantasy books. You may also like talking about fantasy books… or at least listening to others talk about them. This week, Calvin Park (from Under a Pile of Books) and David Walters (from Authors on a Podcast Talking Books) stopped by the…
Read MoreThe Fantasy Inn is rather fond of fantasy books… it’s in the name. But when and why do we read outside the fantasy genre? After all, there are so many truly incredible books out there. Please note that our reading skews toward fantasy, so this is not an episode that extensively explores other genres. Instead,…
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