The Best of Sci-Fi and Fantasy - YA Books so Good we Loved them as Adults

About this episode

The hosts discuss their favorite YA sci-fi and fantasy books that they still enjoy as adults.

We revisited old favorites, read all the modern hits, and dug deep in the archives to find the YA sci-fi and fantasy books that are so good we still loved them as middle aged dudes with kids.

People in this episode

Hosts: Brent Gaisford, Cody Troyer

Topics covered

• YA books
• sci-fi
• fantasy
• nostalgia
• literature

Keywords

• YA books
• sci-fi
• fantasy
• nostalgia
• middle-aged readers

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