Dies The Fire Retrospective

February 15, 2026 · 25 min · Episode 39

About this episode

The episode discusses the novel 'Dies The Fire' by SM Stirling, exploring its themes and setting in a post-apocalyptic world.

The dream of the 1190s is alive in Oregon as we’ll be discussing “Dies The Fire,” the first novel in SM Stirling’s “Emberverse” series. Set in the Willamette Valley in 1998 the Change strikes across the globe rendering all electronics inoperable and making rapid combustion impossible. Be warned: there will be plenty of spoilers and “Portlandia” references. If you like our work, you can donate at Mixtapestories.net or at Patreon/MixtapeStories. Thank you!

People in this episode

Host: Michael Juge

Topics covered

Emberverse series
post-apocalyptic fiction
spoilers
Portlandia references
literary discussion

Keywords

Dies The Fire
SM Stirling
Emberverse
post-apocalyptic
Oregon
1998
Portlandia

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dies The Fire

Places: Oregon, Willamette Valley