Show Notes
Alice Fraser and James Nokise bring you episode 23 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!
Episode 23 This week's news covers The Odyssey, Masters of the Universe and the Highlander remake, and James and Alice dive into all manner of good things sci fi and fantasy. The sub genre deep dive is all about side characters as leads!
Alice Fraser - A Passion for Passion James Nokise - PODCAST The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior
News FILM The Odyssey FILM Masters of the Universe FILM Highlander
Ads GAME Hero’s Quest GAME Police Quest GAME Space Quest
What have you been enjoying? GAMES Final Fantasy Lirael - Garth Nix
Sub genre deep dive - side characters as leads PLAY Rosencratz and Guildenstein Are Dead - Tom Stoppard TV Dollhouse - Joss Whedon The Curse of Chalion - Lois McMaster Bujold GAME Final Fantasy XII Paladin of Souls - Lois McMaster Bujold FILM Solo The Book of the New Sun - Gene Wolf TV Star Trek: Lower Decks Redshirts - John Scalzi Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie The Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan Magician - Raymond E. Feist
Mines of Urrgh The Belgariad - David Eddings FILM The Sword and the Sorcerer FILM Close Encounters of the Third Kind FILM Popeye FILM Masters of the Universe
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