Matt and Richard discuss Mistborn: The Final Empire, the first book of the Mistborn series by award winning fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. You can also watch us discuss this on our YouTube channel, links further down. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Dark Asylum – “Soul Swallow” Eidetic Seeing – “It’s Brick Out” Meddlesome Meeples website: https://goo.gl/LiXWAV SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Meddlesome Meeples on Twitter: https://goo.gl/rUCsEr Meddlesome Meeples on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2ybCxc Meddlesome Meeples on Instagram: https://goo.gl/ttBMPU Meddlesome Meeples on YouTube: https://goo.gl/SJ9SZD Matt’s Twitter: https://goo.gl/kK7DHL PODCASTS: The Meddlesome Meeples Podcast: https://goo.gl/dHrgbz The Quest Report Board Gaming Podcast: https://goo.gl/uH9ovN Tome Talk Reading Recommendations: https://goo.gl/o33Y5W Tiny Meeples, Big Talk on iTunes: https://goo.gl/noA6gf Bards Corner Music News Podcast: https://goo.gl/fv3gkW WEBSITES: Paradise Rock UK: https://goo.gl/uXCnaS Matt’s Personal Website: https://goo.gl/vhU41q Click Here to Visit Our Shop for T-Shirts and more!   … Read More

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Mistborn The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Richard and Matt discuss the science fiction novel The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton. This is also available to watch on YouTube, links further down.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Scott Holmes – “Rad Adventures” Eidetic Seeing – “It’s Brick Out” Meddlesome Meeples website: https://goo.gl/LiXWAV SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Meddlesome Meeples on Twitter: https://goo.gl/rUCsEr Meddlesome Meeples on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2ybCxc Meddlesome Meeples on Instagram: https://goo.gl/ttBMPU Meddlesome Meeples on YouTube: https://goo.gl/SJ9SZD Matt’s Twitter: https://goo.gl/kK7DHL PODCASTS: The Meddlesome Meeples Podcast: https://goo.gl/dHrgbz The Quest Report Board Gaming Podcast: https://goo.gl/uH9ovN Tome Talk Reading Recommendations: https://goo.gl/o33Y5W Tiny Meeples, Big Talk on iTunes: https://goo.gl/noA6gf Bards Corner Music News Podcast: https://goo.gl/fv3gkW Matt’s Personal Website: https://goo.gl/vhU41q… Read More

#20: The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton

Matt and Richard discuss a book that they’ve both read, Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett, a fantasy crime and comedy book set in the Discworld and the first of Pratchett’s City Watch series. You can also this episode on our YouTube channel, links below. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Dark Asylum – “Soul Swallow” Eidetic Seeing – “It’s Brick Out” Meddlesome Meeples website: https://goo.gl/LiXWAV SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Meddlesome Meeples on Twitter: https://goo.gl/rUCsEr Meddlesome Meeples on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2ybCxc Meddlesome Meeples on Instagram: https://goo.gl/ttBMPU Meddlesome Meeples on YouTube: https://goo.gl/SJ9SZD Matt’s Twitter: https://goo.gl/kK7DHL PODCASTS: The Meddlesome Meeples Podcast: https://goo.gl/dHrgbz The Quest Report Board Gaming Podcast: https://goo.gl/uH9ovN Tome Talk Reading Recommendations: https://goo.gl/o33Y5W Tiny Meeples, Big Talk on iTunes: https://goo.gl/noA6gf Bards Corner Music News Podcast: https://goo.gl/fv3gkW Matt’s Personal Website: https://goo.gl/vhU41q… Read More

#19: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

Richard and Matt discuss the book Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey, which is the basis for the Netflix scifi show The Expanse. This episode of Tome Talk is also available to watch on our YouTube channel, The Meddlesome Meeples: https://goo.gl/SJ9SZD  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Scott Holmes – “Rad Adventures” Eidetic Seeing – “It’s Brick Out” Meddlesome Meeples website: https://goo.gl/LiXWAV Meddlesome Meeples on Twitter: https://goo.gl/rUCsEr Meddlesome Meeples on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2ybCxc Meddlesome Meeples on Instagram: https://goo.gl/ttBMPU Meddlesome Meeples on YouTube: https://goo.gl/SJ9SZD Matt’s Twitter: https://goo.gl/kK7DHL The Meddlesome Meeples Podcast: https://goo.gl/dHrgbz The Quest Report Board Gaming Podcast: https://goo.gl/uH9ovN Tome Talk Reading Recommendations: https://goo.gl/o33Y5W Tiny Meeples, Big Talk on iTunes: https://goo.gl/noA6gf Bards Corner on iTunes: https://goo.gl/fv3gkW Matt’s Personal Website: https://goo.gl/vhU41q… Read More

#18: Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey (The Expanse book 1)

Matt talks about the Roman historical fiction novel Under The Eagle, the first book of the Eagle series by Simon Scarrow, starring Macro and Cato. You can also watch Tome Talk on YouTube, links below. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Dark Asylum – “Soul Swallow” Eidetic Seeing – “It’s Brick Out” Meddlesome Meeples website: http://meddlesomemeeples.com/ Meddlesome Meeples on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeddlesoMeeples Meddlesome Meeples on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeddlesomeMeeples/ Meddlesome Meeples on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themeddlesomemeeples/ Meddlesome Meeples on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8a1lV_oyO0DaPKdMhG0Hlg Matt’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStrategos The Meddlesome Meeples Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-meddlesome-meeples/id1209283253?mt=2&ls=1 The Quest Report Board Gaming Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-quest-report-board-gaming-podcast/id1214833643?mt=2 Tome Talk on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/tome-talk-reading-recommendations/id1214864703?mt=2 Tiny Meeples, Big Talk on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/which-science-fiction-ship-would-be-the-best-to-live-on/id1214858442?i=1000383222091&mt=2 Bards Corner on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bards-corner-music-news/id1214873417?mt=2 Matt’s Personal Website: http://www.m-j-w.co.uk/… Read More

#17: Under The Eagle by Simon Scarrow

Richard and Matt discuss the non-fiction book Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari, as well as his book Sapiens. 9:09 Aristedes De Sousa Mendes 14:05 Google & Medical Epidemics 17:42 Sally Adee & The Helmet of Death  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Scott Holmes – “Rad Adventures” Eidetic Seeing – “It’s Brick Out” Meddlesome Meeples website: http://meddlesomemeeples.com/ Meddlesome Meeples on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeddlesoMeeples Meddlesome Meeples on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeddlesomeMeeples/ Meddlesome Meeples on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themeddlesomemeeples/ Meddlesome Meeples on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8a1lV_oyO0DaPKdMhG0Hlg Matt’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStrategos The Meddlesome Meeples Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-meddlesome-meeples/id1209283253?mt=2&ls=1 The Quest Report Board Gaming Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-quest-report-board-gaming-podcast/id1214833643?mt=2 Tome Talk on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/tome-talk-reading-recommendations/id1214864703?mt=2 TMBT on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/which-science-fiction-ship-would-be-the-best-to-live-on/id1214858442?i=1000383222091&mt=2 Bards Corner on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bards-corner-music-news/id1214873417?mt=2 Matt’s Personal Website: http://www.m-j-w.co.uk/… Read More

#16: Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

Matt talks about a book that he first read as a kid, Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Weiss and Hickman, the first book of the Dragonlance Chronicles. Watch this on YouTube, check out the links at the bottom. We’ve also started a new series on YouTube, “The Quest Report Final Verdict”, a heavily edited version of The Quest Report in which we give our views on a game in 5 minutes or less! Check out the full description for links.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Dark Asylum – “Soul Swallow” Eidetic Seeing – “It’s Brick Out” Our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8a1lV_oyO0DaPKdMhG0Hlg The Meddlesome Meeples Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-meddlesome-meeples/id1209283253?mt=2&ls=1 Meddlesome Meeples website: http://meddlesomemeeples.com/ Matt’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStrategos Meddlesome Meeples on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeddlesoMeeples Meddlesome Meeples on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeddlesomeMeeples/ Meddlesome Meeples on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themeddlesomemeeples/ Matt’s Personal Website: http://www.m-j-w.co.uk/ The Quest Report Board Gaming Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-quest-report-board-gaming-podcast/id1214833643?mt=2 Tome Talk on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/tome-talk-reading-recommendations/id1214864703?mt=2 TMBT on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/which-science-fiction-ship-would-be-the-best-to-live-on/id1214858442?i=1000383222091&mt=2 Bards Corner on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bards-corner-music-news/id1214873417?mt=2… Read More

#15: Dragons Of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance vol 1)

Richard talks about the scifi novel Gateway by Frederik Pohl, in which mankind finds a fleet of faster than light (FTL) ships with mysterious preprogrammed destinations in their computers, and brave adventurers have to find out where those coordinates lead.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Scott Holmes “Rad Adventures” – Eidetic Seeing “It’s Brick Out” Meddlesome Meeples website: http://meddlesomemeeples.com/ Matt’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStrategos Meddlesome Meeples on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeddlesoMeeples Meddlesome Meeples on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeddlesomeMe… Meddlesome Meeples on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themeddleso… Matt’s Personal Website: http://www.m-j-w.co.uk/ Tome Talk on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/t…… Read More

#14: Gateway by Frederik Pohl

In this episode of Tome Talk Reading Recommendations, Matt talks about the classic sci-fi horror novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, the award winning novel that inspired John Carpenter’s The Thing, the classic The Thing From Another World, and 2011’s The Thing (a prequel to John Carpenter’s Film).  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website. You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Dark Asylum “Soul Swallow” – Eidetic Seeing “It’s Brick Out” YouTube Channel Meddlesome Meeples Website Meddlesome Meeples on Twitter Meddlesome Meeples on Facebook Meddlesome Meeples on Instagram Matt’s Twitter Matt’s Personal Website Tiny Meeples, Big Talk Podcast on iTunes The Quest Report Gaming Podcast on iTunes Tome Talk Reading Recommendations on iTunes The Bards Corner Music News on iTunes Meddlesome Meeples Podcast on iTunes Paradise Rock UK… Read More

#13: Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, the classic book that inspired John Carpenter’s The Thing

Richard talks about why he enjoyed Counter-Clock World by Philip K. Dick, a scifi novel from the author of “Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?” (adapted for the film “Blade Runner”) in which the world is travelling backwards through time in episode 12 of Tome Talk (which is also available to watch on YouTube).  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Scott Holmes “Rad Adventures” – Eidetic Seeing “It’s Brick Out”… Read More

#12: Counter-Clock World by Philip K. Dick

Why are the inhabitants of nearby towns so distrustful of the inhabitants of Innsmouth? What causes outsiders to feel a wave of revulsion when encountering its people? Indeed, what is the mysterious shadow over Innsmouth? Matthew and Richard discuss the scifi horror novella by H.P. Lovecraft “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”, the only of his stories to be printed as a book in his lifetime, which has inspired and influenced a wide range of games, books, films, and dramatisations. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Dark Asylum “Soul Swallow” – Eidetic Seeing “It’s Brick Out” Meddlesome Meeples Website Matt’s Twitter Meddlesome Meeples on Twitter Meddlesome Meeples on Facebook Meddlesome Meeples on Instagram Matt’s Personal Website… Read More

EPISODE 11: The Shadow Over Innsmouth, a scifi horror novella by HP Lovecraft

Richard talks about why he enjoyed Hyperion by Dan Simmons, a science fiction novel about a group of pilgrims who travel to a distant world to meet a terrifyingly powerful being called the Shrike who will grant 1 of those pilgrims a wish, and slaughter the rest.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Scott Holmes “Rad Adventures” – Eidetic Seeing “It’s Brick Out”… Read More

EPISODE 10: Hyperion by Dan Simmons

How might history have been different if Hernán (or Hernando) Cortés had allied with the Aztecs? Matt and Richard discuss Aztec Century, an alternate history novel by Welsh writer Christopher Evans in which the Aztec Empire is a global superpower, and what that means for occupied Britain.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Dark Asylum “Soul Swallow” – Eidetic Seeing “It’s Brick Out”… Read More

EPISODE 9: Aztec Century by Christopher Evans

Richard talks about why he enjoyed Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, a dystopian book in which all books are burned. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Scott Holmes “Rad Adventures” – Eidetic Seeing “It’s Brick Out”… Read More

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Matt discusses Magician by Raymond E. Feist, first novel of the Riftwar saga, an epic fantasy tale with science fiction elements. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe or give us a like ? You can find lots of videos and audio podcasts on our website: Home You can also subscribe to our audio podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Thanks for joining us, and stay meddlesome! This episode was hosted by Matt and Richard, and featured narration by Greyskarn The Black. It featured the following songs: Dark Asylum “Soul Swallow” – Eidetic Seeing “It’s Brick Out”… Read More

Magician (Riftwar book 1) by Raymond E. Feist

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