Fade to Obsidian

SPOILERS FOR GOLDEN SON CONTAINED BELOW. Episode contains spoilers of the entire episode including Light Bringer.This week we continue our new series, Bye Felicia!! and come to the devastating end of Golden Son. Harpoon joins us to discuss the death of Lorn. Listen, if you wanted in- depth, WE GOT IN-DEPTH. Do you agree with what we say? Let us know in the comments below.

SPOILERS FOR GOLDEN SON CONTAINED BELOW. Episode contains spoilers of the entire episode including Light Bringer.This week we continue our new series, Bye Felicia!! and come to the devastating end of Golden Son. Backstitch joins us to discuss the death of Fitchner. We just got him as Ares and now he's in a box?! Why is Pierce so cruel!!Do you agree with what we say? Let us know in the comments below.

SPOILERS FOR GOLDEN SON CONTAINED BELOW. Episode contains spoilers of the entire episode including Light Bringer.This week we continue our new series, Bye Felicia!! and coast through Golden Son. Salem joins us to discuss the death of Tactus. He's definitely a controversial one in the fandom. Where do you stand, love or hate him?Do you agree with what we say? Let us know in the comments below.

Sharkbate & Salem join Skipper (behind Crescent's back) to discuss their weekend in NYC and BookCon!While we under there are some disagreements, but we had the best time!

SPOILERS FOR GOLDEN SON CONTAINED BELOW. Episode contains spoilers of the entire episode including Light Bringer.This week we continue our new series, Bye Felicia!! and enter Golden Son. Tatyana of Bookish Banter joins us to talk all things Quinn. One of the saddest deaths of the series, and most impactful long term.Do you agree with what we say? Let us know in the comments below.

Author SC Wolf aka Viscera joins us to talk about her debut novel The Forest And The Flame. This is a spoiler free episode as we talk about the writing process, where her characters came from and the assistance she found in the Den. Her books are found everywhere books are sold! But here's some assistance just in case:https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-forest-and-the-flame/a147ef90-7021-3ac4-955e-a851e09908d7.htmlhttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/The%20forest%20and%20the%20flame

SPOILERS FOR RED RISING CONTAINED BELOW. Episode contains spoilers of the entire episode including Light Bringer.This week we continue our new series, Bye Felicia!! We're reading through Pierce Brown's Red Rising books and discussing the deaths that make the biggest impact on the series. Harvest joins us this week to talk about all the smaller deaths in Red Rising. Priam (and the rest of the passage), Lea, Tamara, Titus, Proctor Apollo, and of course House Pluto. Do you agree with what we say? Let us know in the comments below.

SPOILERS FOR RED RISING CONTAINED BELOW. Episode contains spoilers of the entire episode including Light Bringer.This week we continue our new series, Bye Felicia!! We're reading through Pierce Brown's Red Rising books and discussing the deaths that make the biggest impact on the series. Lotus joins us to talk about the first hat death of the series, and the saddest in the first book PAX AU TELEMANUS! While we appreciate the sacrifice he made to bring us closer to his family in later books, we definitely would have loved to have more time with the big guy. Do you agree with what we say? Let us know in the comments below.

SPOILERS FOR RED RISING CONTAINED BELOW. Episode contains spoilers of the entire episode including Light Bringer.This week we continue our new series, Bye Felicia!! We're reading through Pierce Brown's Red Rising books and discussing the deaths that make the biggest impact on the series. Maude Garrett of Maude's Book Club joins us to discuss her brother-in-law Julian au Bellona. One of the most impactful deaths of the series we discuss his affect on Darrow, Cassius, Lysander and so many more. We also tested Crescent's knowledge and discussed if we would survive the institute. Find Maude on instagram and join her wonderful book club: https://www.instagram.com/maudesbookclub/Do you agree with what we say? Let us know in the comments below.

SPOILERS FOR RED RISING CONTAINED BELOW. Episode contains spoilers of the entire episode including Light Bringer.This week we are starting our brand new series, Bye Felicia!! We're reading through Pierce Brown's Red Rising books and discussing the deaths that make the biggest impact on the series. Starting strong, Sharkbate (aka Cassie from Highkey Obsessed) joins us to discuss Eo. Our catalyst for the story, and how it all begins. We discuss her as a character and the waves she makes throughout the books. Do you agree with what we say? Let us know in the comments below.

Tunes / Cackler joins us from Violet Clayworks to talk creating ceramic in Red Rising work!Tunes gave us an inside look at how her art is made, what inspires her, and a sneak peak into what to comes. We also talk about our favourite RR books and so much more. You can find her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/violetclayworks/

As we come to the end of our artist series, we wanted to highlight a few fan favourites who were unable to come on to the show. Backstitch/Hearthweaver/Caroline Krunchy joins us to talk about gorgeous stained glass work of Liz from Lehigh Stained GlassYou can find Liz on instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/lehighstainedglass/linktr.ee/lehighglass

As we come to the end of our artist series, we wanted to highlight a few fan favourites who were unable to come on to the show. Backstitch/Hearthweaver/Caroline Krunchy joins us to talk about amazing woodworking of Leland from Deflagrated Designs. You can find Leland on instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/deflagrated_designs/He also referenced https://www.invadergirlart.com/

As we come to the end of our artist series, we wanted to highlight a few fan favourites who were unable to come on to the show. Backstitch/Hearthweaver/Caroline Krunchy joins us to talk about the beautiful paintings of Brittany Vogt.You can find Vogt on instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/vogtpaintings/

As we come to the end of our artist series, we wanted to highlight a few fan favourites who were unable to come on to the show. Backstitch/Hearthweaver/Caroline Krunchy joins us once again to stare lovingly at all the amazing Sevros created by RedMurphy.Art (and the rest of her work too)You can find RedMurphy on instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/redmurphy.art/The Cassius x Lit Escalates merch is available here (as of Feb/24/2026):https://www.lit-escalates.com/collections/valentines-day

As we come to the end of our artist series, we wanted to highlight a few fan favourites who were unable to come on to the show. Backstitch/Hearthweaver/Caroline Krunchy joins us to talk about the incredible work, and dust jackets of Bronwyn.psd. You can find Bronwyn on instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/bronwyn.psd/

Do we ever have a real plan when we record with HowlerPod? We have an idea of a plan... A scent of a plan, and then it all goes off the rails. Join us this week while we pretend to talk about memes, and really just talk about anywhere our hearts take us. Remember to leave a comment with what song you think can be parodied to be about Red Rising. You can find them on instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/howlerpodAnd make sure to like every single one of their posts. ALL OF THEM.

Me Like Bees joins us about creating music and loving Red Rising. Jake & Luke join us to discuss their band, music and love of Red Rising. We cover HowlerCon, how they got there and improving Sevro's Song. You can find them on instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/melikebees/Their website: https://www.melikebees.com/And spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6b0G9aPXmaLLDWJHhCrv1Q?si=NxVwyf57Q2-kBmWUA4BM-w

Taylor Ash joins us about creating music for the Red Rising world. Taylor joins us to discuss what inspired her to create music for the Red Rising world. We also discuss some of our favourite moments of the first trilogy, and why Science-Fiction is so important to read right now. You can find her on instagram here: ttps://www.instagram.com/taylorashmusic/And spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/track/367AePpIUx0IdXUNNgug8l?si=c61d0c7175344799

Alanna joins us from La Rosa Studio to talk Stained Glass Fanart in Red Rising.Alanna joins us to discuss how Stained Glass is created, what makes her inspired, the ties of Red Rising to the ancient world and so much more. You can find him on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/larosa.studio_/

CatBackPack Carl joins us from Lit Escalates/Shit Escalates to talk how he joined the team, behind the scenes of Book of Lorn, comics in general and LOTS. We mean LOTS. Make sure you join the https://shit-escalates.com/ patreon and check out the https://www.lit-escalates.com/ merch shop.Here is your reading syllabus!Carl's Work:Ostrich Cycles: https://archive.org/details/ostrichcyclesCarl's website: http://www.cantocomics.com/The Ardent: https://www.fieldmouse.press/shop/p/the-ardentSocials: http://www.instagram.com/cantocomix, @cantocomics.bksy.socialOpen Casket Soundsystem: https://opencasketsoundsystem.bandcamp.com/One Aux: http://www.instagram.com/one.aux, https://www.oneaux.feedback/, http://oneauxrecordings.bandcamp.com/Not Carl Things:Center for Cartoon Studies: http://www.cartoonstudies.org/Contract with God: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Contract_with_GodPentiment (appropriately enough from Obsidian Games): https://www.obsidian.net/games/pentimentGiannis!: https://milonogiannis.com/From Crescent: Tom Grummett - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Grummett

Scott / Black Hole joins us from Book & Box Co to talk Fanart in Red RisingOn top discussing how he puts his own spin on designs, the creation of merch, putting the perfect touches on pieces, we also discuss our favourite characters and some hopes and dreams for Red God. You can find him on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/bookandboxco/In this episode we also highlight: https://www.instagram.com/vogtpaintings/https://www.lit-escalates.com/

It's 2026 and we're still talking about Red Rising Fanart. This time with Bethanie of Danger & Beauty Art!We talk about lots in this episode, her art, her fanfiction, a couple Red God predictions, Our favourite characters and so much more. You can find her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dangerandbeauty_art/In this episode we also highlight: https://www.instagram.com/sleepyslothdraws/https://www.instagram.com/vogtpaintings/

Crescent and community members came up with fact or fiction Red Rising questions for us to answer. Did this thing ACTUALLY happen? Unfortunately, we had eat terribly flavoured beans for every incorrect answer. Feel free to play along and let us know how you did! (We don't actually recommend the beans though). Thank you Sanguine, Zephyr, Nova for submitting questions!

This Christmas all we want is for Steve Harrington to live.Harvest joins us for this ridiculous episode where we discuss which Red Rising characters would get along best with each Stranger Things character. We're pretty proud of some of these pairings, and think the Duffer Brothers need to write us some crossover stories. Let us know in the comments what you agree and disagree with. For obvious reasons, full spoilers including Light Bringer and Stranger Things Volume 5: Episode 4.

We continue our venture into the world of Red Rising fanart, and we're so excited to have Miles Bensky as our guest. We talk about his creation of Red Rising art, the creation of the board game, how much Howlers love disc golf, and as always THE FANDOM. You can find him on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mbenskydesigns/In this episode we mention MANY creators, but want to highlight: https://www.instagram.com/eldanmarkart/https://www.instagram.com/redmurphy.art/https://www.instagram.com/taylorashmusic/https://www.instagram.com/violetclayworks/

We continue our venture into the world of Red Rising fanart, and we're so excited to have Sushi Western as our guest. We talk about his creation of Red Rising art, picturing scenes and creating them, translation errors in the books, and so much more. You can find him on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sushiwestern

We continue our venture into the world of Red Rising fanart, and we're so excited to have Backstitch/Caroline Krunchy/Hearthweaver! Honestly, we talk about so much that we stopped recording and then restarted again. Backstitch is one of our favourite humans, and we're so lucky to have her on this episode. Especially talking about her art! You can find her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/https://www.instagram.com/carolinekrunchy/

We continue our venture into the world of Red Rising fanart, and we're so excited to have PB Doodles as our guest. We talk about her creation of Red Rising art, the terror that is gold foiling, her collaborations with Lit Escalates, the amazing fandom and so much more. You can find her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/pb.doodles/Etsy shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WildBrewedPatreon here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/u74660976

We continue our venture into the world of Red Rising fanart, and we're so excited to have Andie Burky as our guest. We talk about her process of making art, how to handle critics, and just how amazing this fandom really is. You can find her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/andieburky/

Our first venture into the world of Red Rising fanart, and we're so excited to have Kevin/ Beer Is the Mind Killer as our guest. We talk about how he creates, drawing inspiration from all different books, the wonderful Red Rising fandom, and of course the Blue Jays. Is it possible that we jinxed them? Yes, yes it is. Sorry Toronto. You can find him on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/beeristhemindkillerkc/Please also use our discount code on his Etsy shop: Jaystoobsidian

We're continuing our dive into the world of Cosplay with Scarab!We talk about cosplay, 3D creations, working with major studies to produce content, and honestly A LOT of things. You can find him on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/redprintsrising/Please also check out Orange Armory: https://www.instagram.com/theorangearmory/

We're continuing our dive into the world of Cosplay with Veil!We talk about being in the Red Rising Cosplay community, but also Dune & Star Wars. What are European Cons like, and how simple cosplay origins can grow into so much more. You can find her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/costumes_by_puck/

We're continuing our dive into the world of Cosplay with Salem!We talk about the many sides of Mustang, getting started in the cosplaying world, making easy pieces but also interesting standards. You can find her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/swlarue/

We're continuing our dive into the world of Cosplay with Backstitch... errr... Hearthweaver... er Caroline Krunchy!! We talk about all the work it takes to make Darrow's armor, what the appeal of cosplaying is, and recreating her favourite characters. You can find her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/carolinekrunchy/

This week we're talking the world of cosplaying with Alcatraz. We talk about how she got into cosplaying, the effort that it takes to get into creating the outfit, and why more people should be dressing up as their favourite RR characters. You can take a look at all of Alcatraz' costumes at https://www.instagram.com/owleeriecosplay/

Lo Howlers, We had a very exciting (and overwhelming) Lit Escalates livestream last week! Let's talk about it! Disclaimer that while we do proctor for LE, our thoughts and opinions are our own. We absolutely love this fandom and the great people who work to keep it as loving as possible. Please head over to https://www.instagram.com/litescalates to send your love to the whole team as LE. While you're there check out our reposted reels to give love to all of the content creators who make this fandom what it is. Also let us know what you thought of the Live stream in the comments.

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet.Final Rankings:Frog - They hop aroundTruffle Pig - Yes truffles!Coyote - You shouldn't but... CRIME ANIMALSBull- cow with hornsRam - Not finding me truffles but landscapingEel - They have personalitiesTrout - BoringAntelope - Poop is difficultPurple Spider Sloth - FoodCajir War Beasts (Kangaroo badger)Cheetana- Pack animals are dangerous territoryTiger - It's a tiger!Ghost Raptor - Can't be cagedSun Drake- How?Leviathan - Not going to fit in Halifax Harbour

We're in the last leg of Lit Escalate's Operation Hazard Bedlam. We recount what's happened, what's coming, and speculate on what the secret project is. What has your favourite part of OHB been? And what are you hoping is announced on September 17th?

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet.Final Rankings:Drake - With or without wingsMule - We love MulesCow - They get best friendsSalamander - Just maintain the environmentAurochs - Just a giant cow!Pachelbel - Do they come with spying?Gazelle- not going to eat your facePelican - Where are we keeping it?Anteater - Specialized dietSunblood - Only Gold or ObsidiansElk - Terrifying soundBlack vasta- Only AtalantiaSulfur Viper - What makes it Sulfur?Shark - BUT WHAT KIND!? Withertail - BugHydra - Cheaper environmentMarrowfish - Stay in the waterGigavok - Hard noBaboon - Cracked out toddlers with strengthMilk Bat - Leave them outside + VenomVenusian Acid Ants - Below everythingJadeback Gorilla - Just no!

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet.Final Rankings:Rabbit - Already a common petPigeon - Absolutely. Drunk messages!Sheep - Just sheer itKuon Hound - Dog with armour but how insector??Dragon- If rich enough yes!!Lemur - That's a no from me dawgZebra - Less fun horseKangaroos- are dicksCrocodile - Only Florida manZebracore - Don't a food sourceCentaur- Don't own people.Sphinx-Still a personHarpy - Still a personGruesli - It's a tool not a pet

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet.Final Rankings for the full trilogy: Dog - Yes with a living situationRat - AbsolutelyCat - Yes as long as your not a bad personRaven - Yes!Snake - YesGoat - YesFish- YesMonkey cat - Yes!Dove- YesParrot - YesFox - No-ishHorse - YesUnicorn - Horse that could stab you. Pegasus - CouldHummingbird - Rich people petHawk- PossibleOwl - PossibleEagle - PossibleCheetah - You probably shouldn'tJackal - Don't do itWolves - MaybeWoodpecker - Not good for the neighbourhoodDeer(ling) - NoPanther - Don't be a food sourceBear - NoLion - No Tiger Lynx - Hell noGryphon - No, sorry. (but Yogi can have one)Pitviper - NoBoar - NoSea Creature - Only if kept in Halifax HarbourApe - Bottom!Leeches - Don't be a food sourceOracle - Pet no, tool yes

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet.Final Rankings: Raven - Yes!Snake - YesMonkey cat - Yes!Fox - No-ishLion - No Tiger Lynx - Hell noGryphon - No, sorry. (but Yogi can have one)

For our summer series this year we are discussing the animals of Red Rising and whether we can have it as a pet. Joined by Yogi, the Den's official Zoo Keeper, we're going book by book to decide what animal in the Series would make the best pet. Final Ranking:Silkworm - Not a petFirefly - Not a petDragonfly - Not a petButterfly - Class experienceDog - Yes with a living situationRat - AbsolutelyCat - Yes as long as you're not a bad personGoat - YesCamel - YesHorse - YesHummingbird - Rich people petWolves - MaybeWoodpecker - Not good for the neighbourhoodDeer(ling) - NoBear - NoPitviper - NoBoar - No

To celebrate this milestone we did a live stream on Youtube. Combining nostalgia for the past 2 years, and creating new memories we had a lot of fun. Thank you to every listener, whether you've been here from the beginning, or just last week. We couldn't do this without such an amazing fandom. Please note that there may be some spoilers, and we recommend finishing Light Bringer before listening.

The Den "Triplets" join us to discuss found family in the Red Rising series, as well as the fandom itself. Join us for some sibling bickering but spoilers for the entire series lie ahead!

Maurice Africh (known in the Howler's Den as Anemone) stopped by to discuss his debut novel Cello's Gate. The beginning of this interview is completely spoiler free, so please give it a listen if you love Sci-fi/Fantasy novels. Cello's Gate is available through your favourite Indie bookstore, Indigo, Barnes & Noble as well as Amazon. Check out Anemone's band Still Electric. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1EaD9nOnwYeWyAeYLRlBXR?si=UWVfgn-IS7mk8xry3O2hsw

We asked members of the community for Red Rising adjacent trivia questions and BOY they did not disappoint. Unfortunately, we had eat terribly flavoured beans for every incorrect answer. Feel free to play along and let us know how you did! (We don't actually recommend the beans though). Thank you Orange Armory, Vision, Tunes, and Pixel for submitting questions. Please check out our instagram for more information.

Although our original plan was to discuss Sylvain Neuvel's series "Take Them To The Stars" with full spoilers, we have actually taken a route that this is safe for anyone to listen to! (Except the last 10 minutes). If you love books about space, history, rocket ships, good music, or fantastic characters we highly recommend this series!! Give this episode a listen and find out if it's a good fit for you!

For International Women's Day Skipper brought together the A Force of Red Rising Podcasters to discuss female representation. We talk our favourite characters, great female empowerment scenes, great female deaths, the growth of the author's writing, and what female representation looks like. We also touch on our favourite female written Sci-fi, and give some great recommendations. Thank you to our guests this week:Erin from HowlerPod https://www.instagram.com/howlerpod/Janelle from Hail Reaper https://www.instagram.com/hailreaperpod/Cassie from HighKey Obsessed https://www.instagram.com/highkeyobsessedpodcast/Tatyana from Bookish Banter https://www.instagram.com/thebookishbanterpodcast/Lindsay from Books & Baddies https://www.instagram.com/booksandbaddiespod/Salem from The Howler's Den https://www.instagram.com/thehowlersden/Books recommended during this episode:Frankenstein & The Last Man by Mary ShelleyMurderbot by Martha WellsGhost Station by S.A. BarnesJade City by Fonda LeeHunger Games by Suzanne CollinsWrinkle of Time by Madeleine L’EngleWar Cross by Marie LuThe Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers5th Season by NK Jemisin The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette KowellOctavia ButlerUrsula K LeguinFlame of Prometheus by Taryn L DavidsonVillianous by VE SchwabWonder Women, Girl Squads, and Fan Girls Guide To The Galaxy by Sam MaggsLastly, all the Women writing for Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, Dungeons & Dragons and other IP. This includes EK Johnston, Karen Traviss, Delilah S Dawson, and many many others.