The 4th Draft Podcast — Ep. 1: Progression Fantasy, Pawn of Prophecy, and the Books That Made Us Readers

Welcome to The 4th Draft Podcast! Alec, Ryan, and Josh kick things off with the books they can't put down right now, including Ironbound by Andrew Givler (progression fantasy meets Roman legion), Dungeon Crawler Carl, He Who Fights with Monsters, and a certain debut novel called A Shroud Undone by Alec himself.Then the guys go back to the beginning: the exact books that turned them into lifelong fantasy readers, from David Eddings' Belgariad to a dad reading The Hobbit at bedtime. Along the way: a heated Wheel of Time vs. lit RPG debate, an Egwene hot take, and an honest conversation about separating art from problematic artists.Grab a drink and settle in! This is the start of a weekly deep dive into everything fantasy and sci-fi, where we'll be discussing mostly books, movies, and video games.Books mentioned: Ironbound (Andrew Givler), Dungeon Crawler Carl, A Shroud Undone (A.M. Woodbury), He Who Fights with Monsters (Shirtaloon), The Belgariad & The Malloreon (David Eddings), Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan), Stormlight Archive (Brandon Sanderson), Kingkiller Chronicles (Patrick Rothfuss), and The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)