The Alcomancer - A Fantasy Review

The Alcomancer - A Fantasy Review


Latest Episodes

Alcomancer 12 - Raymond E. Feist’s Magician
October 16, 2017

In this episode our gaze lingers on Fantasy giant Raymond E. Feist and his 1982 debut Magician. The first installment of one Fantasy's longest running epics The Riftwar ...

Alcomancer 11 - Glen Cook’s The Black Company
August 13, 2017

War. War never changes… But the way we conceptualise and relate to it sure does! This episode we’re looking down the barrel at Glen Cook’s The Black ...

Alcomancer 10 - Ken Liu’s Grace of Kings
July 30, 2017

Back again from yet another adventure in far flung lands under alien skies we return with stories from the Islands of Dara. Stories which tell ...

Alcomancer 09 - Ursula Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea
June 18, 2017

Tired of the whiz-banging razzamatazz of Fantasy in the modern world we decided to cast our eyes back a ways to the unassuming adventures of ...

Alcomancer 08 - Mark Lawrence’s The Prince Of Thorns
May 21, 2017

This week we take a tipple from the cup of Mark Lawrence’s Prince of Thorns, the first book in his Broken Empire series. Come and ...

Alcomancer 07 - R.A. Salvatore’s The Crystal Shard
April 30, 2017

An episode jam-packed with changes and adventure - we welcome fan-fiction erotica historian Russ to the show to talk about the swashbuckling, genre-defining Crystal Shard by ...

Alcomancer 06 - Jim Butcher’s Storm Front
March 19, 2017

Harry is a wizard, a lover, a fighter, a private eye and a dick. This week we wet our beaks with ‘Storm Front’, the first ...

Alcomancer 06 - Jim Butcher’s Storm Front
March 19, 2017

Harry is a wizard, a lover, a fighter, a private eye and a dick. This week we wet our beaks with ‘Storm Front’, the ...

Alcomancer 05 - N. K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season
February 18, 2017

This episode is N. K. Jeminin's The Fifth Season, which is a departure from our regular fare. Modern and challenging, blending genres and influences and ...

Alcomancer 05 - N. K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season
February 18, 2017

This episode is N. K. Jeminin's The Fifth Season, which is a depature from our regular fare. Modern and challenging, blending genres and influences and ...