SFF Addicts

In this throwback interview (Ep. 47 in 2023), join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning SFF author Fonda Lee about her novella Untethered Sky, her series The Green Bone Saga, writing both sci-fi and fantasy, TV adaptations, the corporate vs. publishing worlds, falconry, manticores, worldbuilding and much more.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of The Green Bone Saga, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy, as well as Untethered Sky, Zeroboxer and the Exo series.

The end of 2025 is upon us, and that means it's time to discuss our favorite reads of the year! Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they reminisce on the year that was with friends John & Jakob Minton from Talking Story and Hannah & Laura from OWWR Pod⁠⁠. During the panel, they share and discuss their top SFFH reads from this year (2 each for a total of 14), as well as their honorable mentions. And of course, many shenanigans ensue.

NOTE: This is the last SFF Addicts episode of the year. Thank you all for the support and see you in 2026!

LIST OF OUR TOP BOOKS OF 2025:

• ​The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
• ​Lightfall by Ed Crocker
• ​The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts
• ​Entwined by H.M. Long
• ​The Memory of the Ogisi by Moses Ose Utomi
• ​Jade War by Fonda Lee
• ​A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo
• ​The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
• ​The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
• ​Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
• ​Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike
• ​The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
• ​The Autumn War by Daniel Abraham
• ​The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:

Thank you Ian Patterson, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.

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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Heroism & Villainy with author Christopher Ruocchio. During the episode, Christopher treads the fine line of morality, delving into how we define heroes and villains, moral ambiguity vs. complexity, laying the foundations for your heroes and villains, establishing the moral framework of your story, character relatability, motivations vs. justifying actions, threats to your characters, how characters can shift over time and more.

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Christopher Ruocchio about his new novel Shadows Upon Time, reflecting on the Sun Eater series, Hadrian’s epic character journey, writing (and finishing) a long, expansive series, the lost art of rhetoric, working as an editor at Baen Books, being on both sides of the publishing curtain, the appeal of science fantasy, the role of genre-blending in modern publishing, parenthood, changing perspectives, future projects and much more.

NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Christopher. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on Heroism & Villainy.

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Hidden in the vaults of a world-spanning library lie the records of a mysterious book, one made of mold and magic. Varied accounts of its existence remain scattered throughout the multiverse, but when an archivist attempts to bring its pages together, she will learn how dangerous a book—and her own ambitions—can be . . .

Collecting fungal tales from across countless universes, this anthology spotlights the best of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Prepare for your imagination to be colonized by THE BOOK OF SPORES.

The Book of Spores is a mind-altering, multi-genre anthology, featuring 16 strange stories by authors from the FanFiAddict book blog and SFF Addicts Podcast. The collection brings together an incredible array of writers whose stories will spread across the multiverse like spores.

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