Escapists Anonymous

By: Escapists Anonymous
  • Summary

  • The Fantasy Fiction Book Club and peer support network for fantasy literature fanatics.

    Two friends, Sam and Dan, explore the epic worlds of fantasy fiction literature as they select books to deep-dive into. Read along with us and join in the conversation on our social media @escapistsanonymouspod.

    Episodes will include spoilers, so make sure you've read the sections that we're covering.

    If you're a fan of Joe Abercrombie, Patrick Rothfuss, Peter V. Brett, Brent Weeks, Terry Pratchett, Tolkein, Raymond D. Feist, Brandon Sanderson, Ben Aaronovitch and other authors that would fit in this list, join the Escapists Anonymous community of fantasy enthusiasts.

    © 2025 Escapists Anonymous
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Episodes
  • #23 City of Brass: Chapter 20 - End
    Mar 4 2025

    Sam and Dan discuss chapter 20 - the end of S.A. Chakraborty's City of Brass, book one of the Daevabad Trilogy.

    SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains spoilers. We strongly recommend reading the chapters we're covering before listening.

    Now that we have finished the book, we discuss our feelings on its conclusion, including whether it was in fact a conclusion at all. We get into what we thought of the character development in our two protagonists, Nahri and Ali, as well as the severely problematic romance with alleged war-criminal Dara. Finally, we discuss whether we plan on continuing with this trilogy.

    Join in the conversation by following us on social media @EscapistsAnonymousPod.

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    43 mins
  • #22 City of Brass: Chapter 10 - 19
    Feb 18 2025

    Sam and Dan discuss chapter 10 - 19 of S.A. Chakraborty's City of Brass, book one of the Daevabad Trilogy.

    SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains spoilers. We strongly recommend reading the chapters we're covering before listening.

    We still can't really figure out where this story is heading. We're not sure who our main antagonist is supposed to be. And in some cases, we don't know if we're supposed to particularly like our main characters. In spite of all of that, we talk through the issues and make some guesses on where the City of Brass is going to end up.

    Join in the conversation by following us on social media @EscapistsAnonymousPod.

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    54 mins
  • #21 City of Brass: Chapter 1 - 9
    Feb 4 2025

    Sam and Dan discuss chapter 1 - 9 of S.A. Chakraborty's City of Brass, book one of the Daevabad Trilogy.

    SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains spoilers. We strongly recommend reading the chapters we're covering before listening.

    We discuss our first impressions of our two protagonists, Nahri and Ali, as well as what we think of the magical Djinn world that exists behind a veil within the recognisable 18th century real world. We try to figure out who our antagonist is and what direction this story is heading and, as alway, we try to make some predictions, which are largely just stabs in the dark!

    Join in the conversation by following us on social media @EscapistsAnonymousPod.

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    51 mins

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