389 - Omens of Chaos Book Club with Kathleen De Vere

389 - Omens of Chaos Book Club with Kathleen De Vere

From The Vorthos Cast by The Vorthos Cast

May 18, 2026 · 1h 11m

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Kathleen De Vere about the book 'Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos', covering its themes, structure, and characterization.

We're kicking off our month (and a half) of Omens of Chaos this week with a special guest, Kathleen De Vere of LoadingReadyRun! If you haven't read Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos by Seanan McGuire, you should do that now, because this episode is spoilers all the way down. We're talking about structure, plot, tone, themes, characterization, and all the ways this book succeeded (and some of the ways we think it could have gone further) as both a Magic novel and a novel in its own right. Starting next week, we'll be doing a deep-dive into the novel chapter by chapter, giving summaries as well as more specific thoughts about the details of the book. Want to read along? Here's how we're breaking down the book: Part 1: Pg.1-125 Part 2: Pg.126-167 Part 3: Pg.168-253 Part 4: Pg.254-306 Part 5: Pg.307- 413 If you'd like to support the show, you can find us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! All supporters get access to our Discord server, where Vorthoses around the world are telling stories and discussing Magic with each other! All patrons get access to early episode releases, and patrons at our $3/month tier can listen to us record episodes live!

People in this episode

Host: The Vorthos Cast

Guest: Kathleen De Vere

Topics covered

  • Omens of Chaos
  • book club
  • Magic: The Gathering
  • literary analysis
  • characterization
  • plot discussion

Keywords

  • Omens of Chaos
  • Strixhaven
  • Seanan McGuire
  • book club
  • Magic: The Gathering
  • literary analysis
  • characterization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LoadingReadyRun, Patreon

Books & works: Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos

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