Appendix N Book Club
71 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsJeff Goad, Ngo Vinh-Hoi, and a rotating roster of special guests discuss the classic adventure, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and weird fiction that inspired the creation of the world's first roleplaying game.
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Episodes
Episode 65 – Andre Norton's "Web of the Witch World" with special guest Humza Kazmi
September 03, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBHumza Kazmi joins us to discuss Andre Norton's "Web of the Witch World", elven fighters, mind reading, the power of love, reclaiming lost power, the culture of Estcarp, domain game play, internal consistency, talismans, character agency, and much more!
Episode 67 – Edgar Rice Burroughs's "Tarzan at the Earth's Core" with special guest Chris Holmes
April 06, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBChris Holmes joins us to discuss Edgar Rice Burroughs's "Tarzan at the Earth's Core", contemporary fantasy fiction, the Holmes Basic set, the varying levels of dignity given to the black characters, IP crossovers, surprisingly positive depictions of Germans, "Mahars of Pellucidar", magic dirigibles, the developmental biology of reptiles, informal vs codified ways of encouraging heroism in RPGs, the incredible speed in which pulp characters learn new languages, and the future of Pellucidarian ...
Episode 66 – Lord Dunsany's "The Charwoman's Shadow” with special guest Shanna Germain
March 23, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBShanna Germain joins us to discuss Lord Dunsany's "The Charwoman's Shadow", Dunsany's evocative prose, shadow magic, fairy tales, the impetuousness of youth, walking 25 miles in a day, love potions, esoteric prices, the lifelong pursuit of magic, the value of reading something you normally wouldn't, and much more!
Patron Book Club 65 - Andre Norton's "Web of the Witch World"
March 16, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBThanks to Noah Green and Adam Styers for joining our Patron Book Club to discuss Andre Norton's "Web of the Witch World"!
Episode 64 - J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Return of the King" with returning guest Daniel J. Bishop
February 24, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBDaniel J. Bishop joins us to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Return of the King", the fundamental misunderstandings of the Peter Jackson movies, Tolkien's Christianity, Frodo and Sam's gay love, the racist legacy of the Lord of the Rings, bringing our own life experiences to what we read, the value of gaming post-climax, "useless" characters, the appendices, and so much more!
Episode 63 - Lin Carter's "The Enchantress of World's End" with special guest Todd Bunn
February 09, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBHoi and Jeff chat with Todd Bunn about Lin Carter's "The Enchantress of World's End", flipping expectations, one-shot adventures, sphinxes, and introductory RPG systems!
Episode 62 - Gardner Fox's "Kothar and the Demon Queen" with special guest Elizabeth Chaipraditkul
January 25, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBHoi and Jeff chat with Elizabeth Chaipraditkul about Gardner F. Fox's "Kothar and the Demon Queen", demon summoning, cheesy erotica, sword and sorcery traditions, and much more!
Episode 61 - A. Merritt's "Dwellers in the Mirage" with special guest Jeannette Ng
January 13, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBEpisode 61 - A. Merritt's "Dwellers in the Mirage" with special guest Jeannette Ng
Episode 60 - Fritz Leiber's "The Swords of Lankhmar" with special guest Jen Brinkman
December 30, 2019 13:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBHoi and Jeff chat with Jen Brinkman about Fritz Leiber's "The Swords of Lankhmar" and get a behind-the-scenes look at DCC Lankhmar.
Episode 59 - Robert E. Howard's "Conan the Adventurer" with special guest Agatha Cheng
December 16, 2019 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBHoi and Jeff chat with Agatha Cheng about Robert E. Howard's "Conan the Adventurer", orientalism, past life regression, and slavery in RPGs.
An Interview with Michael Moorcock
December 02, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBHoi and Jeff have the supreme pleasure of interviewing Michael Moorcock, author of the Elric and Hawkmoon stories among many others, and the youngest and only living author from the Appendix N list, who is also celebrating his 80th birthday in Dec 2019!
Episode 58 - Michael Moorcock's "The Singing Citadel" with special guest Dirk the Dice
November 18, 2019 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBHoi and Jeff chat with Dirk the Dice about the multiverse, Stormbringer RPG, Law vs Chaos, and Michael Moorcock's "The Singing Citadel"!
Episode 57 - Roger Zelazny's "The Guns of Avalon" with special guest Ethan Schoonover
November 04, 2019 13:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBHoi and Jeff discuss PVP gaming, turning classic troupes on their head, and the act of imagination and its limits in Roger Zelazny's "The Guns of Avalon" with special guest Ethan Schoonover!
Episode 56 - Poul Anderson's "The Broken Sword" with special guest Tim Deschene
October 21, 2019 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBHoi and Jeff discuss nature versus nurture, invoking Satan, and skin changing in Poul Anderson's "The Broken Sword" with special guest Tim Deschene!
Episode 55 - Philip José Farmer's "A Private Cosmos" with special guest Eric Daum
October 07, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBHoi and Jeff discuss character morality, action scequences, and female sexuality in Philip José Farmer's "A Private Cosmos" with special guest Eric Daum!
Episode 54 - Fletcher Pratt's "The Well of the Unicorn" with special guest Strix Beltrán
September 23, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBHoi and Jeff discuss liminal spaces, war, peace, and fear of masculine vulnerability in Fletcher Pratt's "The Well of the Unicorn" with special guest Strix Beltrán!
Episode 53 - H.P. Lovecraft's "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" with special guest David Baity
September 09, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBHoi and Jeff discuss multiple timelines, necromantic reincarnation, and sanity checks in H.P. Lovecraft's "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" with special guest David Baity
Episode 52 - Edgar Rice Burroughs's "Tanar of Pellucidar" with special guest Noah Green
August 26, 2019 12:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MBHoi and Jeff discuss race coding, the laws of gravity, and monogamy in Edgar Rice Burroughs's "Tanar of Pellucidar" with special guest Noah Green.
Episode 51.5 - J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Two Towers" with returning guest Daniel Bishop
August 12, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBYes, for the Two Towers, we're doing Two Episodes! For Round 2, Hoi and Jeff discuss character fame, the halfling class, and foreshadowing in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Two Towers" with returning guest Daniel J. Bishop.
Episode 51 - J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Two Towers" with special guest Anna B. Meyer
July 29, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBHoi and Jeff discuss demagogues, war, elves, dwarves, and wizards in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Two Towers" with special guest Anna B. Meyer.
Episode 50 - Extra Credit - Clark Ashton Smith's "Hyperborea" with special guest Jeffrey Talanian
July 15, 2019 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBHoi and Jeff discuss living dungeons, world building, and using evocative setting descriptions at the table in Clark Ashton Smith's "Hyperborea" with special guest Jeffrey Talanian.
Episode 49 - Margaret St. Clair's "Sign of the Labrys" with special guest Katie Shrieves
July 01, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 58.4 MBHoi and Jeff discuss fungus, hallunications, dream logic, dungeons levels, and hippie culture in Margaret St. Clair's "Sign of the Labrys" with special guest Katie Shrieves.
Episode 48 - August Derleth's "The Lurker at the Threshold" with special guest Jon Hook
June 17, 2019 11:59 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Elder Signs, Lovecraftian gaming, and summoning spells in August Derleth's "The Lurker at the Threshold" with special guest Jon Hook.
Episode 47 - Fredric Brown's "Martians, Go Home" with special guest Sean Kelley
June 03, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBHoi and Jeff discuss impossible-to-kill enemies, player agency, and unsolvable puzzles in Fredric Brown's "Martians, Go Home" with special guest Sean Kelley.
Episode 46 - Stanley G. Weinbaum's "A Martian Odyssey" with special guest Brett Bloczynski
May 20, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBHoi and Jeff discuss vampires, hunting, the beauty defense, and truly alien aliens in Stanley G. Weinbaum's "A Martian Odyssey" with special guest Brett Bloczynski.
Episode 45 - A. Merritt's "The Moon Pool" with special guest Joseph Goodman
May 06, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 59 MBHoi and Jeff discuss lost worlds, adventuring parties, and Lovecraftian gaming in A. Merritt's "The Moon Pool" with special guest Joseph Goodman
Episode 44 – Jack Vance’s “Emphyrio” with special guest Fiona Maeve Geist
April 22, 2019 12:00 - 55 minutes - 53.8 MBHoi and Jeff discuss welfare states, decadent elites, and hopeless puppets in Jack Vance’s “Emphyrio” with special guest FIONA MAEVE GEIST!
Episode 43 - Fritz Leiber's "Swords Against Wizardry" with special guest Josh from the Cromcast
April 08, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 61.5 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Fritz Leiber's "Swords Against Wizardry" with special guest Josh from the Cromcast
Episode 42 - Robert E. Howard’s “Conan the Wanderer” with special guest Jon from the Cromcast
March 25, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 59.6 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp, & Lin Carter’s “Conan the Wanderer” with special guest Jon from the Cromcast.
Episode 41 - L. Sprague de Camp's "The Goblin Tower" with special guest Luke from the Cromcast
March 11, 2019 12:00 - 59 minutes - 58 MBHoi and Jeff discuss L. Sprague de Camp's "The Goblin Tower" with special guest Luke from the Cromcast
Episode 40 - Lin Carter's "The Warrior of World's End" with special guest Howard Andrew Jones
February 25, 2019 13:00 - 58 minutes - 57.8 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Lin Carter's "The Warrior of World's End" with special guest Howard Andrew Jones.
Episode 39 - Fred Saberhagen's "The Broken Lands" with special guest Jason Hobbs
February 11, 2019 13:00 - 58 minutes - 59.4 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Fred Saberhagen's "The Broken Lands" with special guest Jason Hobbs.
Episode 38 - Gardner F. Fox's "Kothar of the Magic Sword!" with special guest Liz Stewart
January 28, 2019 13:00 - 56 minutes - 57 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Gardner F. Fox's "Kothar of the Magic Sword!" with special guest Liz Stewart.
Episode 37 - Jack Williamson's "Darker Than You Think" with special guest Dani Neary
January 14, 2019 13:00 - 54 minutes - 54.1 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Jack Williamson's "Darker Than You Think" with special guest Dani Neary.
Episode 36 - Manly Wade Wellman's "Who Fears the Devil?" with special guest Michael Curtis
December 31, 2018 13:00 - 59 minutes - 59.8 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Manly Wade Wellman's "Who Fears the Devil?" with special guest Michael Curtis.
Episode 35 - Michael Moorcock's "Stormbringer" with special guest Terry Olson
December 17, 2018 13:00 - 58 minutes - 57 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Michael Moorcock's "Stormbringer" with special guest Terry Olson
Episode 34 - Roger Zelazny's "Nine Princes in Amber" with special guest Marc Bruner
November 05, 2018 21:49 - 55 minutes - 59.4 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Roger Zelazny's "Nine Princes in Amber" with special guest Marc Bruner.
Episode 33 - Poul Anderson's "The High Crusade" with special guest Jeremy Farkas
October 09, 2018 01:24 - 55 minutes - 56.3 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Poul Anderson's "The High Crusade" with special guest Jeremy Farkas.
Episode 32 - Philip José Farmer's "The Gates of Creation" with special guest Christopher Paul Carey
September 24, 2018 22:06 - 55 minutes - 56.8 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Philip José Farmer's "The Gates of Creation" with special guest Christopher Paul Carey.
Episode 31 - Leigh Brackett's "The Halfling and Other Stories" with special guest Paulo Greco
September 11, 2018 00:19 - 57 minutes - 55.6 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Leigh Brackett's "The Halfling and Other Stories" with special guest Paulo Greco.
Episode 30 - A. Merritt's "Creep, Shadow Creep!" with special guest Edgar Johnson
August 27, 2018 18:11 - 56 minutes - 55.8 MBHoi and Jeff discuss A. Merritt's "Creep, Shadow Creep!" with special guest Edgar Johnson.
Episode 29 - Fritz Leiber's "Swords in the Mist" with special guest Joey Royale
July 23, 2018 18:27 - 55 minutes - 56 MBSpecial guest Joey Royale of Drinking & Dragons joins us to discuss Fritz Leiber’s Swords in the Mist! (Please also see the Episode 3 and Episode 18 show notes for additional information about the saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser) Swords in the Mist (Ace Books, 1968) by Fritz Leiber was originally published in paperback as the third book in Ace Books’ complete seven volume saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. The stories is this volume are “The Cloud of Hate” (1963), “Lean Times in Lank...
Episode 28 - Robert E. Howard's "Conan the Freebooter" with special guest Diogo Nogueira
June 11, 2018 21:47 - 57 minutes - 57.9 MBConan the Freebooter (Lancer Books, 1968) by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp, was part of the first comprehensive paperback edition of the Conan saga. Conan the Freebooter was the eighth volume published, although it is third in the internal chronology--later printings of the series numbered the books in chronological order. When Lancer went out of business in 1973, Ace Books picked up and completed the series, keeping it in print until the mid 1990s. As with the other Lancer/Ace Co...
Episode 27 - Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Pellucidar" with special guest Harley Stroh
May 28, 2018 21:13 - 58 minutes - 60.3 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Pellucidar" with special guest Harley Stroh.
Episode 26 - Lord Dunsany's "The King of Elfland's Daughter" with special guest Andrew Sternick
May 07, 2018 15:37 - 59 minutes - 60.1 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Lord Dunsany's "The King of Elfland's Daughter" with special guest Andrew Sternick.
Episode 25 - Andre Norton's "Witch World" with special guest Fletcher Vredenburgh
April 02, 2018 19:12 - 56 minutes - 56.8 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Andre Norton's "Witch World" with special guest Fletcher Vredenburgh.
Episode 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Fellowship of the Ring" with special guest Daniel J. Bishop
March 19, 2018 19:08 - 56 minutes - 57.1 MBHoi and Jeff discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Fellowship of the Ring" with special guest Daniel J. Bishop.
Episode 23 - H.P. Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness" with special guest Bob Brinkman
March 05, 2018 15:05 - 56 minutes - 59.1 MBHoi and Jeff discuss H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness & Other Tales of Terror with special guest Bob “The Voice” Brinkman! Given H.P. Lovecraft’s omnipresence today, it’s easy to forget that he had largely faded out of reading public’s mind within a few years of his death in 1937. August Derleth and Donald Wandrei did their best to keep Lovecraft in print by founding the small press Arkham House in 1939, but the publishing house’s output for its first 20 years was mostly limited ...
Episode 22 – Extra Credit - Clark Ashton Smith's "Zothique" with special guest Andy Markham
February 12, 2018 13:10 - 55 minutes - 57.7 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Clark Ashton Smith's "Zothique" with special guest Andy Markham.
Episode 21 - Margaret St. Clair's "The Shadow People" with special guest Julian Bernick
January 23, 2018 03:59 - 56 minutes - 59.1 MBHoi and Jeff discuss Margaret St. Clair's "The Shadow People" with special guest Julian Bernick.