05 – A Well-Meaning Lesbian Orc With a Sword

In this week’s episode, Pie and Lulu exclaim their love for the fantasy novel The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood. Topics include how the novel melds science fiction and fantasy, its laugh-out-loud humor, our love of stories about the multiverse, the casual inclusion of gay and lesbian characters, and an over usage of the phrase “dubious wizard father figure.”

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Content warnings: mentions of murder, violence, cults, and human sacrifice.

Other media mentioned:

  • Crier’s War by Nina Varela
  • Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
  • Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
  • The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin