Jack Vance's "Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden"
From Appendix N Book Club by Jeff Goad, Ngo Vinh-Hoi, and special guests
June 9, 2025 · 1h 1m
About this episode
The episode discusses Jack Vance's 'Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden' and various thematic elements related to literature and storytelling.
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss Jack Vance's "Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden", incorrect uses of words or advanced neologisms, having less reading time in our adult lives, feeling like anything can happen, the Brothers Grimm, worlds where horrific things happen, toxic masculinity, Tolkien's influence, creating a sense of peril in combat, attacking the character sheet, the Dying Earth setting, proto-Arthurian stories, and much more!
People in this episode
Hosts: Jeff Goad, Ngo Vinh-Hoi
Topics covered
- Jack Vance
- neologisms
- toxic masculinity
- Tolkien's influence
- Dying Earth setting
- proto-Arthurian stories
Keywords
- Jack Vance
- Lyonesse
- neologisms
- toxic masculinity
- Tolkien
- Dying Earth
- Brothers Grimm
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden
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