18 - Reduce, Reuse, Reanimate

Never the Twins Shall Meet

It’s time to dive into all things undead! In this episode, we’re discussing two fantasy books about necromancers: Sabriel by Garth Nix and The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco. Is raising the dead an inherently evil kind of magic? What does it mean to have power over life and death? Plus: cat demons, descents into villainy, and the importance of a good, old-fashioned fantasy novel roadtrip.

Other media mentioned:

• Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
• A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
• A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
• Lirael by Garth Nix
• As You Like It by William Shakespeare
• Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix
• Tamora Pierce’s books
• Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Content warnings: discussions of death and Islamophobic stereotypes in fiction.