Episodes

  • Ep082 – Epilogue

    Ep082 – Epilogue
    Apr 3 2022
    Leave it to the Prose – the Epilogue Leave it to the Prose is your podcast for science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction. Over the past three years Isaac and Reid have enjoyed sharing their reading journeys with everyone and thank you listeners for turning in. We cannot put into words how amazing the response … Continue reading Ep082 – Epilogue →
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    17 mins
  • Re-Release: Ep022 The Court Magician by Sarah Pinsker

    Re-Release: Ep022 The Court Magician by Sarah Pinsker
    Mar 14 2022
    The Court Magician by Sarah Pinsker Is magic real? This is the question posed by Sarah Pinsker’s short story The Court Magician, in which a young boy turns into a magician after learning all of the street tricks that have been nothing more than an illusion. As the magician uses real magic the moral questions … Continue reading Re-Release: Ep022 The Court Magician by Sarah Pinsker →
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    42 mins
  • Re-Release: Ep010 – Tideline by Elizabeth Bear

    Re-Release: Ep010 – Tideline by Elizabeth Bear
    Feb 28 2022
    Re-Release: Tideline by Elizabeth Bear A machine near the end of its life and a curious boy come together and create a relationship that will honor the past and lead into the future. Tideline is a science fiction, award winning, short story by Elizabeth Bear. In this episode of Leave It To The Prose, Reid … Continue reading Re-Release: Ep010 – Tideline by Elizabeth Bear →
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    36 mins
  • Re-Release: Ep052 – A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

    Re-Release: Ep052 – A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
    Feb 14 2022
    Re-Release: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine The 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel, A Memory Called Empire is Arkady Martine’s debut novel of interstellar intrigue. In this episode we dive into the characteristic that this book excel at: worldbuilding. Book Discussion Worldbuilding: The strength of this book. Direct and passive worldbuilding are well-balanced … Continue reading Re-Release: Ep052 – A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine →
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Re-Release: Ep012 – Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

    Re-Release: Ep012 – Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
    Jan 31 2022
    Re-Release: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury In a world where books are burned and the mind is distracted Bradbury gives a character a glimpse at something more. Despite the monumental following of Fahrenheit 451, we take issue in the importance this book takes in the dystopian genre. Is the story a warning or a pontification? … Continue reading Re-Release: Ep012 – Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury →
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    45 mins
  • Re-Release: Ep025 – Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

    Re-Release: Ep025 – Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
    Jan 17 2022
    Re-Release: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Imagine a world after the oceans have risen and the gods of the previous times have taken physical forms. In Roanhorse’s Trail of Lightning we follow monster hunter Maggie as she seeks to find the witch who is creating people-eating monsters. Along the way Maggie meets up with … Continue reading Re-Release: Ep025 – Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse →
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    50 mins
  • Ep081 – 2021 Review 2022 Look Ahead

    Ep081 – 2021 Review 2022 Look Ahead
    Jan 3 2022
    2021 Review and 2022 Look Ahead Leave it to the Prose is your podcast for science fiction and fantasy discussion. We bring the perspective of a reader and a writer to discuss what works and doesn’t work in storytelling fantastical fiction. 2021 Review 2021 was another big year for Leave it to the Prose, featuring … Continue reading Ep081 – 2021 Review 2022 Look Ahead →
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    41 mins
  • Ep080 – And Then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker

    Ep080 – And Then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker
    Dec 20 2021
    And then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker Sarah Pinsker explores the multiverse in “And then There Were (N-One).” Within this short story Pinsker explores choice and a theme of “are we the best version of ourselves?” Discussed this Episode The idiosyncrasies of each different Sarah, and how this plays into the main theme and … Continue reading Ep080 – And Then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker →
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    46 mins