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Malazan Maniacs

Malazan Maniacs

Malazan Maniacs 5 Episodes Aug 21, 2026

Two Malazan fanboys, Danylo and Mc, hosts of the Hardcover Hooligans podcast, have convinced their life partners, Shelby and Sarah, to read the Malazan Book of the Fallen, a notoriously dense, difficult, and violent fantasy series. The podcast follows their journey through the series, discussing the books chapter by chapter.

Episodes

Gardens of the Moon | Book 6: City of Blue Fire
Gardens of the Moon | Book 6: City of Blue Fire Aug 21, 2026 49:33 Whiskeyjack meets his boss, Rallick Nom kills his boss, and Apsalar takes Crokus on a date. Reactor Re-Read of the Fallen articles for the sections in this episode: https://reactormag.com/the-malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-gardens-of-the-moon-chapters-16-and-17/ https://reactormag.com/malazan-re-read-chapters-gotm-chapters-18-19/ Thanks for listening! If you like the show, please leave
Gardens of the Moon | Book 5: The Gadrobi Hills
Gardens of the Moon | Book 5: The Gadrobi Hills Aug 7, 2026 1:09:40 Your favorite characters all have a bunch of random DnD encounters in an area. Reactor Re-Read of the Fallen articles for the sections in this episode: https://reactormag.com/the-malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-gardens-of-the-moon-chapters-14-and-15/ https://reactormag.com/the-malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-gardens-of-the-moon-chapters-16-and-17/ Thanks for listening! If you like the sho
Gardens of the Moon | Book 4: Assassins
Gardens of the Moon | Book 4: Assassins Jul 24, 2026 1:36:15 A series of characters enter and exit a series of bars. And some of them are assassins. Santiago’s Anomander Rake “photo”: https://santilozano.artstation.com/projects/0nwaqy Sam werewolf from Twilight: https://zerply.com/r/29Fe4wVY/sam-wolf-from-twilight Reactor Re-Read of the Fallen articles for the sections in this episode: https://reactormag.com/the-malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-ga
Gardens of the Moon | Book 3: The Mission
Gardens of the Moon | Book 3: The Mission Jun 11, 2026 1:47:05 One woman's mission to unleash an ancient horror, and one man's mission to not get bored in a hotel room. Reactor Re-Read of the Fallen articles for the sections in this episode: https://reactormag.com/the-malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-gardens-of-the-moon-chapters-8-and-9/ https://reactormag.com/the-malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-gardens-of-the-moon-chapters-10-and-11/ Thanks for listen
Gardens of the Moon | Book 2: Darujistan
Gardens of the Moon | Book 2: Darujistan May 20, 2026 1:39:53 Kruppe contains multitudes. Reactor Re-Read of the Fallen articles for the sections in this episode: https://reactormag.com/the-malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-gardens-of-the-moon-chapters-4-and-5/ https://reactormag.com/the-malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-gardens-of-the-moon-chapters-6-and-7/ Thanks for listening! If you like the show, please leave us a review or a comment! We love reading
Gardens of the Moon | Prologue & Book 1: Pale (Part 2 of 2)
Gardens of the Moon | Prologue & Book 1: Pale (Part 2 of 2) May 5, 2026 57:34 Our discussion of Book 1 of Gardens of the Moon continues. Reactor Re-Read of the Fallen articles for the sections in this episode: Gardens of the Moon, Prologue and Chapter 1: https://reactormag.com/the-malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-gardens-of-the-moon-part-1/ Gardens of the Moon, Chapters 2 and 3: https://reactormag.com/the-malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-gardens-of-the-moon-chapters-2-a
Gardens of the Moon | Prologue & Book 1: Pale (Part 1 of 2)
Gardens of the Moon | Prologue & Book 1: Pale (Part 1 of 2) May 5, 2026 1:26:19 Everyone finds out what they’re in for. Links: Moon’s Spawn fan art: https://64.media.tumblr.com/1dad03e062782b9062193e75c93a047b/tumblr_myfm5g9pWH1t19zq1o1_1280.jpg Reactor Re-Read of the Fallen articles for the sections in this episode: Gardens of the Moon, Prologue and Chapter 1: https://reactormag.com/the-malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen-gardens-of-the-moon-part-1/ Gardens of the Moon
Introducing Malazan Maniacs
Introducing Malazan Maniacs May 5, 2026 1:09:34 We introduce ourselves, chat about Malazan generally, and talk about everyone’s experiences reading fantasy. Your hosts are Danylo and Mc from the Hardcover Hooligans podcast, plus their significant others Shelby and Sarah, who they’ve somehow convinced to do this. Links: We’ll be using this guide during our re-through. It’s a great resource for first-time readers. https://reactormag

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