Book Two is Better
A fantasy readthrough podcast with Avery and Travis. Bug us on Reddit/Twitter @BookTwoIsBetter, or email us everything you love or hate at booktwoisbetter@gmail.com
Episodes
18 episodes
Kingdoms of Death: Episode One
Chapters 1-19. We're back, baby! Hadrian is back, too, with a lightsaber in one hand and the multiverse in the other. We're slashing Cielcin, shmoozing emperors, and ABSOLUTELY HATING COMMUNISTS. If you think the U.S.S.R. is old news and capita...
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1:10:32
Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio: Episode Three
Chapter 58 - End. How could you possibly end a book that spans 500+ years of our dear Hadrian's life? With the space version of the battle of Helm's Deep, that's how. After meeting the future (good?) Gods of the Universe, the Quiet, Hadrian goe...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:13:44
Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio: Episode Two
Chapters 30-57. Season Three of "Reincarnated as the Last Hope of Humanity, but Honestly I Just Wanted to Finish My Book," the anime returns with Hadrian expanding his harem once again. It's not cheating if you put your girlfriend on ice, right...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:04:17
Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio: Episode One
Chapters 1-29. It's 300 years in the future, and everyone is HOT. Hadrian is a Knight of the Round Table now, and his Emperor gives him an impossible quest -- babysit his son. And rescue a missing ship, and go fight more Cielcin, and save the g...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:07:10
Redwall by Brian Jacques + A Review of Goose at MSG
In which: the kind of mice of Redwall fight a Portuguese searat, and Travis fights a 4.5 hour jam set from Goose at MSG. Goose review starts at 1:05:05.Connect with us on reddit @BookTwoisBetter and via snail mail at BookTwoI...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:29:35
Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio: Episode Three
Chapters 50 - End. Hobo arc > prison arc > Christ arc (?). Join us for the EXPLOSIVE finale to book 2 of Suneater, in which we learn that men are bad but tigers are worse. Reach us on Reddit @BookTwoIsBetter or via email at booktwoisbette...
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Episode 6
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1:02:28
Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio: Episode Two
Chapters 24-49. Straight to space jail! That's the fate that awaits our fearless protagonist, Hadrian, as he manages to find his way into captivity at every point of his exploration of Vorgossos. This section is jam-packed with wild world-build...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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55:04
Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio: Episode One
We made it to Book Two! We're covering Chapters 1-23 of Howling Dark, Book Two of the Sun Eater series. Time skip, baby! Hadrian and his harem are off on a space journey to find the fabled planet of Vorgossos. This section is full of new misadv...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:03:18
Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio: Episode Three (and a bonus Wheel of Time Season 3 review)
Chapters 61 to the end of Empire of Silence, Book One of the Sun Eater Series. Plus -- a bonus review of Season Three of Wheel of Time (RIP). In this thrill-a-minute section, Hadrian slays the Hunchback of Notre Dame (justice for Gill), refuses...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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51:30
Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio: Episode Two
Chapters 32-60 of Empire of Silence, Book One of the Sun Eater series. If you love pocket sand, a motley crew of misfit gladiators, and mysterious alien ruins, this is absolutely the book for you. Follow along as we try to figure out how old Ha...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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56:52
Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio: Episode One
Chapters 1-31 of Empire of Silence, Book One of the Sun Eater series. What happens when you combine teenage angst with a space opera? You get Hadrian, our protagonist and philosophizing teenager, rebelling against his family and the Chantry. Jo...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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49:10
Valor by John Gwynne: Episode 3
Sanderlanche? No. Gwynnestorm? Yes. Covering Chapter 70 through the end of Valor by John Gwynne. This ending has everything: slime domes, crow storms, cauldron time, and Nathair wondering if he might be the bad guy after all.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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50:32
Valor by John Gwynne: Episode 2
Chapters 32-69! We're back after an inexcusable hiatus. We meet Eremon, the creepiest king in the banished lands, Corban and Cywen get to flirting, and Maquin opens up the f*cking (fighting) pit. Find us on Twitter/Reddit: @BookTwo...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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46:09
Valor by John Gwynne: Episode One
Chapters 1-31 of Valor. Band on the run! Corban & Co. flee from a band of very persistent soldiers, Cywen racks up a handful of attempted murder charges and Maquin gets the call up to the Main Character Big Leagues. Interact with us on Redd...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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53:22
One From the Vault: The Ice Schooner by Michael Moorcock
The first episode of our "One From the Vault" series where we try to explain a forgotten fantasy novel to our ever-patient listeners. We're covering The Ice Schooner by Michael Moorcock (1969), a fantastical retelling of Moby Dick set in an ice...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:13:44
Malice by John Gwynne: Episode Three
Chapters 49 through the end of Malice! Corban graduates from the Dun Carreg Preparatory Academy, Evnis reaches deep into his bag of tricks, Nathair starts to exhibit bad guy tendencies, and the boys discuss the distinctions between anti-war and...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:09:51
Malice by John Gwynne: Episode Two
In today's episode, we’re covering chapters 19-37 of Malice! Corban begins his quest to catch ‘em all, Nathair visits Not-Wakanda, and everyone of importance gathers to stare directly at an eclipse -- and it goes exactly how you'd expect. Next ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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54:45
Malice by John Gwynne: Episode One
The journey begins! It’s the first episode of BTIB and we’re covering chapters 1-18 of Malice by John Gwynne. The boys discuss the book’s early chapter character dumps, horse fraud, sexy lady giants, and open a potentially series-long ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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