World of Dragons
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: 29 days ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsTwo and a half dragons get together to review, suggest, and discuss books, movies, games, and shows that prominently feature dragons or other monstrous protagonists! To help create a resource for fans everywhere to find their next favorite piece of media or literature!
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Axtara Banking and Finance
March 22, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBGreetings Listeners! This episode we cover the book Axtara Banking and Finance, a textbook sounding title, but a fantasy novel following a young dragoness who settles in a frontier kingdom to be the first banker of the realm there. She'll face hardships such as fantasy bigotry while trying to grow her business and show the people of the burgeoning country that she is not a monster, nor here to ruin them. Come join us as we cover the book, and then have some brief discussions on topics su...
The Conjuring of Zoth-Avarex
March 06, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBGreetings minions, welcome back to the World of Dragons podcast, where the two greatest podcasters in the multiverse continue to bring you new wonderful worlds to visit! In this episode, we review a book suggested to us by a faithful listener who sent a wonderful email. The Conjuring of Zoth-Avarex is a comedic contemporary fantasy in which a dragon is summoned into a parallel earth where magic is real. Bantam's newest favorite book, come and hear why! Twitter: @OfficialWODPOD Email: w...
Eragon
February 15, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBWelcome, Minions, to our 50th "real" Episode! (not counting filler episodes, interviews, and two parters). Normally, we cover what we consider to be relatively unknown topics to help you discover new things, but for this special day, we decided to cover what we thought was the post popular and well known piece of dragon literature out there: Eragon. We're sure you've all heard of it, at least in passing, so we'll just give a quick review before simply sharing our thoughts on the world, ...
Divinity: Dragon Commander
February 07, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBGreetings Dragon Disciples, back after a long delay, Two and a Half Dragons are here to review the game Divinity: Dragon Commander, by Larian Studios, makers of the recent hit game Baldur's Gate 3. At the time of recording, we had thought it topical to cover something from Larian's past, and who wouldn't love a game where you can play as a dragon wearing a jetpack? Come listen to The Dragons discuss the games mechanics, a mixture of RTS and political decision making, and talk about the cho...
Guardian of Empire
December 11, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBHey listeners, Two and a Half Dragons back with the sequel to Scales of Empire, Guardian of Empire. We get to see more of the dragon empire and its culture, and just more of the universe in general, this book not being so confined to Earth. Stay tuned after the outro song for a brief spoilery discussion on book 3, as we will not be continuing the series with the podcast, as book 3 deviates quite a bit and there's so much more to do out there. Twitter: @OfficialWODPOD Email: wodpodcastm...
Scales of Empire
November 20, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBHello out there, Dragon fans! We're back after our small hiatus, sorry for the absence! Took a small break for writing challenges and vacations, but you'll hear about that in a few episodes due to time dilation :v Anyway, we return with the book, Scales of Empire, from the Dragon Empire series, by Kylie Chan. A book about humanities first steps into creating an interstellar dominion, as they try to escape their dying planet, and so make first contact with a highly advanced and psychic r...
Nimona
September 13, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBThe Dragons get together to discuss the Netflix Original, Nimona. A show set in a futuristic "sci-fi fantasy". The show features a shapeshifter that only momentarily becomes a dragon, but we use this as an excuse to talk more about the shapeshifting trope, and what we personally do and do not like about it. Twitter: @OfficialWODPOD Email: [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/worldofdragonspodcast Discord - https://discord.gg/Kfjh74aqn2
2nd Anniversary
August 23, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBThe second anniversary special for the show, two whole years! This episode we take it easy and answer listener questions that were asked in a thread on our discord. Twitter: @OfficialWODPOD Email: [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/worldofdragonspodcast Discord - https://discord.gg/Kfjh74aqn2
Dota: Dragons Blood
July 18, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MB*Blaring horn from start of match* Greetings listeners! This week we are reviewing the Netflix animated show, Dota Dragons Blood, based off the hit game, Dota 2. The Show centers mostly around Dragon Knight, Mirana, and Invoker, but it gives a hefty amount of interesting dragon lore so far as the 'cosmos' of Dota is involved. Come join us as we briefly discuss the game, then the show with a few tangents revolving around the definition of "Chaos" and if its a good or bad thing, as well ...
The Last Monster on Earth
July 07, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBThe dragons get together to discuss the book The Last Monster On Earth, by L.J. Davies. A book where a boy wakes up in a post apocalyptic world with no memories, having changed into a 'monster', essentially a dragon, and struggles to find out what's going on, where everyone is, and to survive. come join the dragons as they rant about story tropes and cliches, with sprinkle of 'being bamboozled' or misled. The book was enjoyable, but of a surprise genre that one of the host's is not a fan...
How to Train Your Dragon
June 19, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBThis episode the dragons cover the popular movie franchise, How to Train Your Dragon. Bantam and Rei go over the main trilogy, with a small aside to briefly discuss the books and some of the cartoon series tie-ins. Twitter: @OfficialWODPOD Email: [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/worldofdragonspodcast Discord - https://discord.gg/Kfjh74aqn2
Bound in Scales
May 24, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBGreetings everyone, today the dragons are reviewing the book Bound in Scales, by Steven de Luca. A story of a mage who wants to write an almanac on dragons, and so travels to another world to study them. Come listen to the dragons praises and gripes, and treat yourself to several angry tangents by Rei (spoiler, he did not like the book). Our anniversary is coming up soon, so be sure to send in questions you'd like the hosts to answer to our email, twitter, or discord! Twitter: @OfficialW...
World of Mecha
May 07, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBHello Listeners! Here we have a bonus episode for you! In Honor of Bantam's birthday, we're doing a one off episode where we'll talk about various mecha, Gundam, Zoids, Armored Core, among others. Come and enjoy a relatively unedited episode, bask in the full power of the Tangent! Relax with us in a chill experience while he casually discuss a unique branch of fantasy/sci fi, which can technically fulfill the requirements of non human protagonist. We return to our regularly scheduled ...
Highfire
May 07, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBGreetings Listeners! This episode we cover the book Highfire, by Eoin Colfer. A book about the last dragon on earth, hiding out in the swamps of Louisiana, who becomes discovered by a child being targeted by a corrupt cop. Full of witty humor and violence, come and relax with us as we review and discuss this novel. Twitter: @OfficialWODPOD Email: [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/worldofdragonspodcast Discord - https://discord.gg/Kfjh74aqn2
5000 Year Old Dragon Gets Unfairly Vilainized
April 09, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBHey there everybody! Happy Easter by the way :D This week is a short (relatively) episode about a surprisingly short anime, based off a Light Novel. A 5000 Year Old Dragon Gets Unfairly Villainized (oh boy these titles..). A fun, lighthearted show filled with hijinks and a poor old dragon getting dragged around into stuff he doesn't want to deal with. Come relax with us as we discuss and riff for a bit Twitter: @OfficialWODPOD Email: [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patre...
Lohikarmen
March 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBWelcome back! This episode we're reviewing a book written and requested by one of our listeners, Lohikarmen by Carmine Bruzi. A tale of a dragon hunter and a dragon being hunted becoming friends and allying against a conquering nation of humans to try and save dragonkind. Join us discussing our favorite characters and moments from this new author's story, as well as some things we wish were done better. Several small tangents later, we've briefly argued over old war and siege tactics and...
Virtual Horizons
March 16, 2023 00:00 - 2 hours - 83.3 MBGreetings Listeners, today the Dragons will be reviewing the book Virtual Horizons, by Kris Schnee, which takes place in a futuristic earth where full dive VR and eventually uploading is possible. Honestly not very dragon centric, but the main character gets a gryphon avatar, which we believe fits the role of a non-human pov. More important than that though, we decided to tackle this book because of the discussion presented within it between the main characters about the ethics and moralit...
Glyde and My Father's Dragon
February 27, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBHello everybody! Welcome to another double feature episode, this time featuring the upcoming indie game Glyde, by Valefor Games, and the Netflix (original?) animated movie My Father's Dragon, loosely based off a book by the same name written by Ruth Stiles Gannet. The Dragons got a hold of an early patreon alpha of the game Glyde, generously given to us by the developers themselves. it is mostly a tech demo, the story is stripped out of the demo to prevent spoilers, so we'll spend our ti...
WoW: Dragonflight pt. 2
February 16, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 108 MBHey there everybody! First off, sorry for this episode being so late, but two of us succumbed to covid literally the day after we recorded this, so editing was super delayed. We're better now, but yeah, didn't feel like editing while sick x3 Today we have the second part of our World of Warcraft: Dragonflight review, as Bantam and our guest, nomad, had more that they wished to discuss. Join us as we talk about the story and lore a bit more, and then get into a discussion about some ga...
WoW: Dragonflight pt. 1
January 16, 2023 21:00 - 2 hours - 93.2 MBThe hosts have tried and played World of Warcraft's newest expansion, Dragonflight, as it features dragons heavily in its story and even added a playable dragon race of sorts, it certainly drew our attention and maybe it will draw yours too! Dilitan sits this episode out, as he is not an mmo person, so we invited a friend of ours, Nomad, a long time wow player to help us along. Come listen to us talk about our impressions of the expansion, as well as the game as a whole, as we have not pl...
RRRWWRR
January 02, 2023 17:00 - 2 hours - 84.8 MBHey there everyone! Welcome to Rei Rapidly Reviews Written Words Recently Read! The last in out 'laid back' series of episodes for the holidays. In this, Rei, who reads by far the most out of the three hosts, is going to be doing a spoiler free review of everything he's read in the past few years. The hope is that eventually these all get episodes of their own, but for now, you can all have a lil sneak peak incase something catches your attention! If theres something you'd like us to re...
The Hoard Debate
December 21, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBHey everyone! sorry for the late upload but holiday season has sapped our free time. As established, this is our second 'low mental energy' episode for the occassion, and this time we're having a sort of mock debate about dragon hoards! Should they have them? Should they be secret or displayed? What goes into a hoard? Come join us give our thoughts and opinions on probably the biggest dragon trope there is, and be sure to let us know you're thoughts as well, we'd love to hear them <3 ...
Honourable Mentions
December 04, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBHello listeners! Slight change of plans with our topic schedule: because the holidays are busy for everyone between work and family, we have decided to do a few easier topics that do not require so much prep. This episode we will be going over several works that feature dragons in a minor role. Our Honourable Mentions! Dragons that would not get a future episode dedicated to them, be it because they are faceless enemies, or simply don't have enough screen time, or something similar. ...
Dragon Prince Season 4
November 20, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBWelcome back listeners, to the anticipated Dragon Prince season 4 episode! Not a whole lot to preamble here; your hosts have jumped on the fourth season as soon as possible and are here to give their thoughts on it. Come join us as we talk about how the quality of the show has changed after a several year hiatus, and give our thoughts on some of the themes presented in the show, spoiler warnings all around! Twitter: @OfficialWODPOD Email: [email protected] Patreon: https://www.pa...
Drifting Dragons
November 07, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBWelcome back Listeners! This episode we'll be tackling a Netflix Anime, based on a manga, about a troupe of Drakers (thats whalers, but with dragons) that live on an airship and spend their whole lives hunting dragons for food and oil. Its called Drifting Dragons, and spoiler: We did not like it :D Join us for a fairly long review followed by a brief discussion that tangents out into whaling in general, help us attack the poorly conceived main character, and just overall have a good ti...
Feathers of Gold
October 23, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBWelcome back everyone, special treat for you all this week. Today, the dragon hosts will be reviewing Feathers of Gold, first book in the Dragons and Skylines Trilogy, written by Rowan Silver, who happens to be a friend of ours. A tale of a hidden magical world, similar to the old American Dragon cartoon, listen to us discuss what we liked and didn't like about a world where magic is hidden, creatures have to hide who they are, and what happens when the barrier between worlds shatters. T...
The Dragon Prince
October 07, 2022 20:00 - 2 hours - 92.2 MBWelcome back listeners! This episode we are tackling the initial three seasons of Netflix's "The Dragon Prince", in preparation for the fourth season that will be releasing in a month or so. While Zim plays a relatively small role as he's a young 'un, he is very central to the plot, and we hope to see more of him very soon. For now, join us as we discuss the setting, characters, and magic system of the world of Xadia, and the foundation that the first three seasons have laid, followed b...
Year of the Rogues, Vainqueur #2
September 23, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBGreetings travelers! This is our first community voted episode, and the fans on discord have voted to have us return to the world of Vaingueur in the sequel, Year of the Rogues. The story starts to get a little crazy, and as a satire the book is full of references and jokes, as such, the hosts were unable to stop themselves from tangenting several times during recording, so come hear us talk about card games, d&d games, and other random topics while we discuss the latest hijinks Victo...
Spyro Reignited
September 09, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBGreetings travelers! After putting up with Rei and his six book series, we have decided to do an easier, laid back episode and review a game. Its a game most people know and love, but still fun to talk about: Spyro the Dragon, specifically the Reignited collection. A brief run through the motions on story, music, dialogue, and so on like normal, before we get right into our thoughts on the characters and what limited knowledge of the world we have. Dilitan also shares a brief history o...
Interview with DM Gillmore
August 26, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBHello travelers! We've finally arrived at our long anticipated interview with the author of Lazy Scales, mister DM Gilmore! They've been looking forward to this as much as we have and were excited to answer some of our questions regarding the series and their own writing process. We talk about the magic system and cosmology of his world, He tells us to eat frogs, and Rei makes him answer for his crimes against against Lewis kind, and many other exciting topics! Come join us and enjoy! ...
Beating Wings (Lazy Scales #6)
August 12, 2022 15:00 - 2 hours - 82.9 MBGreetings Travelers! Today we wrap up the Lazy Scales series with the sixth and final book (of the first arc). Very excited, as that means next episode we should be doing our author interview! We're very excited for that and hope you are too. Included in this episode is the a discussion about crime and punishment, dragon politics, and the severe lack of good m/m monster erotica. Hey by now you should all know how bad we tangent. We plan on holding a vote in a couple weeks to experimen...
Kindled Flames (Lazy Scales book 5)
July 29, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBHello travelers! Today we resume our coverage of DM gillmore's Lazy Scales series with the fifth book, almost done with the set! One of the dragon hosts argues this book is mostly filler, but an other claims it is his favorite. Listen to both their arguments and then take sides! We open with a new listener email with a couple questions, thanks again for sending that in! we love getting those :D Then we share a few dragon game related kickstarters with you, be sure to check those out! ...
First Anniversary!
July 08, 2022 23:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBGreetings Travelers! Thank you for being with us for a whole wonderful year! We're doing something special this episode: answering listener questions, mostly given to us through our discord but we got a few emails as well. Its been a long and fun filled year, and we're all so just grateful to you loyal listeners who have made this such a blast to do. Thank you. We're looking forward to many more years of helping you all discover dragon content. But for now, come and relax with us,...
First Anniversary!
July 08, 2022 23:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBGreetings Travelers! Thank you for being with us for a whole wonderful year! We're doing something special this episode: answering listener questions, mostly given to us through our discord but we got a few emails as well. Its been a long and fun filled year, and we're all so just grateful to you loyal listeners who have made this such a blast to do. Thank you. We're looking forward to many more years of helping you all discover dragon content. But for now, come and relax with us,...
Broken Horns (Lazy Scales book 4)
June 21, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBHello Travelers, sorry for the massive delay! There was a small audio problem with one of the tracks, and by the time we got it figured out it was well into Fathers Day weekend, so the dragon in charge of editing was busy with family, but better late than never! We continue onto book four of the Lazy Scales series with the latest entry, Broken Horns, by DM Gillmore. A lot of major twists and turns happen here, and not all of them are looked upon favorably by our hosts. Rei in particular ...
Dull Teeth
June 03, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBGreetings Travelers! we're continuing on with our read throughs and discussions for the series Lazy Scales, by DM Gillmore, with the third book, Dull Teeth. Follow along with us on our adventure through this tale with Lewis, a human who finds himself transformed into a dragon and dealing with the consequences, including fallout with his friends, being studied by scientists, and more. Be sure to start with episode 18 for the start of the series if you're just joining us! Reminder, our ...
Pete's Dragons
May 20, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBA double movie feature! But its the same movie! It's time for Disney's Pete's Dragon, both the 1977 original and the 2016 remake! Join the dragons as they review and discuss both films, when only one of them has any nostalgic love for the classic. Find out which one the host dragons liked better, and let us know which one was your favorite on our discord! We do get a little off topic at times, having a quick spat about SeaWorld and the Jungle Book, so bring popcorn. Reminder, our one ...
Lazy Scales and Idle Claws
May 06, 2022 20:00 - 2 hours - 90.4 MBHello again dragon fans! This episode is a double hitter, Lazy Scales and the direct sequel, Idle Claws, books 1 and 2 of the 6 book Lazy Scales series. Personally, my favorite books currently, being a transformation story set in the modern day, and it deals with a lot of gritty details as the protagonist has to come to terms with his new body, and how the world sees him, as well as how his altered state of mind and instincts literally change how he perceives the world and his friends. A ...
"Terrible" Dragon Movies
April 15, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBHello everyone! This is our super late April Fool's episode! Delayed through a combination of one of the cast members getting sick, and also just poor planning with how far in advanced we try to slate these things. For the 'holiday', we decided we were going to review some terrible dragon movies. We each chose one to watch on our own and then brought it to the table to explain it to the others and poke fun at them. Bantam chose I Am Dragon, Dilitan chose Reign of Fire, and Rei chose The...
Mating Flight, by Bard Bloom
April 08, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBHey there listeners! Sorry this is super late, but the Dragon Host that handles the editing had to go in for unexpected surgery. Everything is fine now, but for that we decided to delay and basically skip an episode, sorry for the wait! This episode the dragons tackle their first book without an audio counterpart, Mating Flight by Bard Bloom. Written in the style of the main characters journal entries, told completely from her point of view without an omniscient narrator. This artistic...
Dragon's Wake game, and the dead parents trope
March 11, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBThis week the dragons played a cute, short little game, called Dragon's Wake. A 2D platformer with minimal storytelling where you play a dragon. gain flight upgrades to increase your mobility to make it from scene to scene while a dragonslayer tries to hunt you down. Turns out,, the game was only an hour long! The dragons were not aware of this until after the game was played, so with time to spare, we decide to talk a bit on the trope of the dead parents, which we feel shows up far too ...
Dragon Goes House Hunting
February 25, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBHello everybody! This episode the dragons will be discussing the Anime, Dragon Goes House Hunting, a comedy of errors about a dragon, Letty, who is kicked out of his fathers cave after failing to protect an egg from adventurers, and his quest to find a new home. The anime is very plot light, its mostly hijinks, and as such we elected to not split the episode in half with spoiler/non-spoiler. We do not think spoilers will dampen your enjoyment, but if you wish to see it first without being...
Angels With Scaly Wings
February 11, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBHappy Valentines day from the Dragons! For this episode we decided to play a dating sim, Angels with Scaly Wings, a visual novel experience with 5 dragons you can romantically pursue throughout the game. Humanity discovers a portal, and on the other side is another civilization, but not of humans, of dragons. You're sent through as an ambassador to broker a trade between peoples, when things take a sudden and drastic turn. Join us as we review the game and give our thoughts on its story...
Vainqueur the Dragon
January 28, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBSorry for the late upload! was a lot of work with the super big Golden Treasure episode and the developer interview last couple weeks! This episode we're doing our first LitRPG, Vainqueur the Dragon. A story about a dragon who discovers the 'leveling system' in a world that has magic that functions like an rpg, allowing him to grow stronger as he quests and levels up! The would be Thief Viktor is taken into his service, and they go on several wacky hijinks together. Listen to our revi...
Developer Interview with Ludwig, Creator of Golden Treasure: The Great Green
January 12, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBWe got an interview with a developer :D The Developer of Golden Treasure: The Great Green, Ludwig, who goes by Darktooth for the show, has agreed to speak with us! I know some of you have been excitedly looking forward to this, so here you go, I wont make you wait another two weeks, haha. We discuss his game, clarifying some lore bits, as well as ask some questions on the making of, and a few questions about his future projects and ambitions. Join us, get excited, and help spread the lov...
Golden Treasure: The Great Green, Part 2
January 12, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBThe second half to our longest episode ever! We certainly hope you all took the interim to go and play the game itself, as in this episode we are going to get into the spoiler filled details of Golden Treasure: The Great Green, which is by far our favorite dragon game. We're going to discuss events, characters, and the branching paths of the story and what aspects we liked and didn't agree with. The game itself is a great journey, and one of the dragons gets a little emotional on the air,...
Golden Treasure: The Great Green, Part 1
December 29, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBHey everybody! This episode went on veeery long, 3.5 hours by the time all was said and done. So, we decided to upload this into two parts. Here in part one, we review the game Golden Treasure: The Great Green, by Dreaming Door Studios. Its an absolutely beautiful game, made in the style of a visual novel, but with other gameplay elements, where you play as a dragon, or Draak as this game calls them, living on earth in the early history days, when humans are rising in power. Your choic...
Raya and the Last Dragon
December 15, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBOur tenth episode! Double digits! Another episode for a movie, this time, Raya and the Last Dragon, by Disney! A fairly interesting world with an old, somewhat unexplained evil that wiped out the dragons and now threatens the rest of humanity. The dragons first attempt their best at a review of the film itself, before coming back after the break with a handful of nitpicks about the world building, questions that we hope will one day be answered in a sequel or novel, but for now join us a...
Drakan
December 02, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBTwo and a half dragons have gone back and played the 1999 PC game, Draken: Order of the flame, and the 2002 sequel, Drakan: The Ancient Gates. Join us as we discuss the game itself (spoiler: we tear the games apart, they are full of problems!) as well as the lore of the world the games built, the relationship between Ryn and Arok, the dragonrider bond, and much more. Twitter: @OfficialWODPOD Email: [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/worldofdragonspodcast ------- op...
Dilitan, interview
November 17, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBThe dragons are going on vacation, so this episode is something special. Since we didn't have time to fully review a material, we instead of Dilitan, sharing his thoughts on the show, the details of his own homeworld, and the specifics of his personal dragon race. We hope you enjoy, and we'll return next episode with our regularly scheduled programing! Twitter: @OfficialWODPOD Email: [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/worldofdragonspodcast ------- opening theme N...