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This week Patrick Hester joins us to help us prepare to say goodbye to the show. Find out more about Patrick at https://atfmb.com and https://functionalnerds.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/atfmb. Mentioned in this episode: Archive.org I Should Be Writing podcast Mur Lafferty MileHiCon Carrie Vaughn Denver Fan Expo/Denver Comic Con Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Brandon Sanderson Gail Carriger SF Signal Blubrry Farpoint Media Babylon 5 Podcast Anomoly Con Functional Nerds Capricon Jim Butcher Diggnation G4 TV Revision3 Wil Wheaton Star Trek Critical Role David Tennant

This week our good friend, James Persichetti, joined us to help send off the show and tell us about TRISTAN AND LANCELOT: A TALE OF TWO KNIGHTS by James Persichetti and L. S. Biehler. Find out more about James at http://losthateditorial.com. Mentioned in this episode: The Tattered Cover Harper Collins Neil Gaiman LORE OLYMPUS by Rachel Smythe HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN by J. K. Rowling Tested with Adam Savage

This week Susan Spann returns to help us build a long farewell to the show (just a few episodes to go!). Find out more about Susan at https://susanspann.com and follow her on Facebook at https://facebook.com/susanspannauthor and on Instagram at https://instagram.com/susanspann. Mentioned in this episode: Shinobi Mysteris (Book Series) by Susan Spann Kumano Kodo The Ring/Ringu (Movies) CLIMB by Susan Spann

This week Aaron Michael Ritchey returns for the first time in almost a decade! He's here to talk about the many amazing projects he's worked on. Find out more at https://aaronmritchey.com and follow him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/aaron.m.ritchey and on https://www.tiktok.com/tag/aaronmichaelritchey. Mentioned in this episode: THE NEVER PRAYER by Aaron Michael Ritchey LONG LIVE THE SUICIDE KING by Aaron Michael Ritchey ELIZABETH'S MIDNIGHT by Aaron Michael Ritchey WordFire Press Juniper Wars (Book Series) by Aaron Michael Ritchey MALCon Denver James A. Hunter Shadow Alley Press Free Guy (Movie) VIRIDIAN GATE ONLINE by James A. Hunter The Completionist Chronicles (Book Series) by Dakota Krout The Land (Book Series) by Aleron Kong Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book Series) by Matt Dinniman THE CUNNING MAN by Aaron Michael Ritchey and D. J. Butler Shadowcroft Academy for Dungeons (Book Series) by Aaron Michael Ritchey and James Hunter The Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling Fae Nexus (Book Series) by Nathan Ameye Dungeon Accountant (Book Series) by Nathan Ameye LEGENDS & LATTES by Travis Baldree Patrick Rothfuss THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES by Suzanne Collins

This week Warren Hammond and Angie Hodapp return to the show to catch up and talk about critique groups, creativity, and writing! Find out more about Warren at https://warrenhammond.net and find out more about Angie at https://angiehodapp.com. Mentioned in this episode: The Kop series by Warren Hammond The Denver Moon series by Josh Viola and Warren Hammond TIDES OF MARITINIA by Warren Hammond Nelson Literary Agency https://nelsonagency.com James Persichetti The Dresden Files book series by Jim Butcher Radom Games Inc. Unioverse Hex Publishers https://hexpublishers.com Aaron Lovett The Good Place (TV Show) Supernatural (TV Show) CriTiki Party (Podcast) Mario Acevedo Travis Heermann THE GUNSLINGER by Stephen King ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

This week Gail Carriger returns to the show to talk about DIVINITY 36, DEMIGOD 12, and DOME 6, all out now! We cannot say enough how formative Gail has been to Beyond The Trope over the years. It's been a joy and a privilege becoming friends with her. Find out more about Gail at https://GailCarriger.com. Mentioned in this episode: The Tattered Cover Hachette Book Group Orbit Publishing Little, Brown and Company Subterranian Press IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK by James Baldwin Dave Wolverton Dave Farland J. D. Robb Nora Roberts Iain M. Banks G. L. Carriger V. E. Schwab

This week the Functional Nerds join us to talk about their awesome show and all things nerdy! Find out more at https://FunctionalNerds.com. Follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FN_Podcast and follow Tracy at https://twitter.com/TracyATownsend and Patrick at https://twitter.com/atfmb. Mentioned in this episode: Loki (TV Show) Archive.org Dungeons & Dragons Kristin Nelson Chuck Wendig Mickey Mouse Steamboat Willie Cuphead (Video Game) The Matrix (Movie) Who Framed Rodger Rabbit? (Movie) Brothers Grimm WHO CENSORED ROGER RABBIT? by Gary K. Wolf WHO P-P-P-PLUGGED ROGER RABBIT? by Gary K. Wolf WHO WACKED ROGER RABBIT? by Gary K. Wolf Fabio Lanzoni IT by Stephen King Bill Skarsgård John Anealio Sports Illustrated Galaga Ms. Pac-Man X-Men (90's cartoon) Deadpool  

This week we're off again, but we wanted to give you a preview of our final episodes leading to our grande finale! We have a lot of friends returning to send us out with a bang, and we're excited to share the conversations with you.

We have a big announcement this week even though we're taking a break for Christmas. Thank you so much for listening!

This week Hanna C. Howard returns to talk about her newest novel, OUR DIVINE MISCHIEF, out now! Find out more at https://www.hannachoward.com/. Thank you to all of our incredible listeners for your continued support, including our Patrons at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: IGNITE THE SUN by Hanna C. Howard Jim Butcher The Old Kingdom book series by Garth Nix INTO THE HEARTLESS WOOD by Joanna Ruth Meyer The Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan Stephen King Operation Mincemeat (Movie) Brandon Sanderson IVANHOE by Walter Scott THE SILMARILLION by J. R. R. Tolkien ANNA KARENINA by Leo Tolstoy Keira Knightley WAR AND PEACE by Leo Tolstoy

This week Dave Robison returns to talk about podcasting, creativity, and coffee! Find out more about Dave at https://butterymanvoice.com/. Thank you to all of our incredible listeners for your continued support, including our Patrons at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: WonderThings Studios Paul Elard Cooley Dead Robots' Society (Podcast) GoDaddy CorpseCoffee.com Creature From the Black Lagoon (Movie) Frankenstein (Movie) Dracula (Movie) Bela Lugosi Scott Gibola-Broxholm Denver Fan Expo Comics on Coffee DC Comics Voodoo Donuts Krispy Kreme Lamar's Donuts Universal Studios Orlando

This week David R. Slayton returned to talk with us about life in general, writing, and DARK MOON, SHALLOW SEA, out now! Find out more at https://davidrslayton.com/ and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/drslayton and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/david.r.slayton. Thank you to all of our listeners for your continued support, including our Patrons at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Mentioned in this episode: Chuck Wendig The Big Bang Theory (TV Show) The Adam Binder series by David R. Slayton Dark Souls (Video Game) The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson Nora Roberts The Tattered Cover Denver Fan Expo Steve Orlando Gail Carriger James S. A. Corey Gotham Outsiders (Podcast) The Denver Center for Performing Arts (DPAC)