This week, Patrick and John welcome back two of our favorite authors Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne! Their latest book in THE TALES OF PELL series – The Princes Beard – Drops on October 8th!

About Kevin Hearne: KEVIN HEARNE hugs trees, pets doggies, and rocks out to heavy metal. He also thinks tacos are a pretty nifty idea. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling series the Iron Druid Chronicles, the Seven Kennings trilogy that begins with A PLAGUE OF GIANTS, and co-author of the Tales of Pell with Delilah S. Dawson.

About Delilah S. Dawson: Delilah S. Dawson is the New York Times bestselling writer of Star Wars: PHASMA, plus The Secrets of Long Snoot, The Perfect Weapon, and Scorched; the Blud series, Servants of the Storm, the HIT series, Wake of Vultures and the Shadow series (as Lila Bowen), and a variety of short stories in anthologies such as Death & Honey, Robots vs. Fairies, Hellboy: an Assortment of Horrors, Violent Ends, Carniepunk, Three Slices, and Last Night a Superhero Saved My Life. With Kevin Hearne, she is the co-writer of Kill the Farm Boy, No Country For Old Gnomes and The Princess Beard in the Tales of Pell series.

About The Princess Beard: Once upon a time, a princess slept in a magical tower cloaked in thorns and roses.

When she woke, she found no Prince Charming, only a surfeit of hair and grotesquely long fingernails—which was, honestly, better than some creep who acted without consent. She cut off her long braids and used them to escape. But she kept the beard because it made a great disguise.

This is not a story about finding true love’s kiss—it’s a story about finding yourself. On a pirate ship. Where you belong.

But these are no ordinary pirates aboard The Puffy Peach, serving under Filthy Lucre, the one-eyed parrot pirate captain. First there’s Vic, a swole and misogynistic centaur on a mission to expunge himself of the magic that causes him to conjure tea and dainty cupcakes in response to stress. Then there’s Tempest, who’s determined to become the first dryad lawyer—preferably before she takes her ultimate form as a man-eating tree. They’re joined by Alobartalus, an awkward and unelfly elf who longs to meet his hero, the Sn’archivist who is said to take dictation directly from the gods of Pell. Throw in some mystery meat and a dastardly capitalist plot, and you’ve got one Pell of an adventure on the high seas!

In this new escapade set in the magical land of Pell, Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne lovingly skewer the tropes of fairy tales and create a new kind of fantasy: generous, gently humorous, and inclusive. There might also be otters.

This week’s picks:

• • Delilah Pick #1: Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati
  • Delilah Pick #2: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
  • Kevin Pick #1: Steel Crow Saga by Paul Kreuger
  • Kevin Pick #2: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
  • John: The Boys – Prime
  • Patrick: Country Music – Ken Burns (PBS)
  • Patron Pick: Robert Junker picks the Plex Media Server

  Links:

  • Delilah Dawson on Twitter
  • Kevin Hearne on Twitter
  • John Anealio on Twitter
  • Patrick Hester on Twitter
  • The Functional Nerds Patreon Page
  • Patrick Hester on Instagram
  • Patrick’s Book: Into the Fire (available everywhere)

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  This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.

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