Fantasy for the Ages
de Jim Scriven
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Jim (Father) and Zach (Son) talk about their ideas and perspectives on fantasy fiction, starting with Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series but straying in various other directions as well. The generational difference in how they view what they read will become obvious (and entertaining, they hope!). Come enjoy our debates and explorations over what all these books mean, and see who you agree with.
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- I Picked the #1 Fantasy, Sci-Fi or Horror Author from EVERY U.S. State! (Part 2 of 5) · 24 minWho is the biggest fantasy, science fiction, or horror author living in YOUR state? We're back for Part 2 of our five-part journey across America, searching for the most…
- I Picked the #1 Fantasy, Sci-Fi, or Horror Author from EVERY U.S. State! (Part 1 of 5) · 36 minWho is the BIGGEST fantasy, science fiction, or horror author in YOUR state? And can even Stephen King and Brandon Sanderson claim more than one state? Not on my watch! In this…
- When Should You QUIT a Fantasy Series?! · 58 minYou've invested thousands of pages, survived endless worldbuilding, memorized dozens of characters, and struggled through multiple books. But there's just one problem... YOU'RE…
- TWO WORLDS. ONE NIGHTMARE?! | The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker — My Review · 26 minWhat if every time you fell asleep, you woke up in another world? And what if BOTH worlds were facing catastrophic danger?! In this spoiler-lite review, Jim dives into Ted…
- Hollywood’s 25 WILDEST Attacks on The White House! · 35 minHollywood LOVES destroying the White House! Aliens have blasted it, terrorists have stormed it, supervillains have invaded it, and natural disasters have absolutely demolished…
- APEX Review: Charlize Theron Had My Attention. THIS Movie Kept It! · 15 minA survival thriller. Charlize Theron. Taron Egerton being deeply unsettling. That’s enough to get Jim to press play—but Apex delivered more than he expected. In this solo…
- Magic Strikes Review: This Is Where the Series Gets Dangerous · 17 minIs book three where an urban fantasy series REALLY hits its stride? MAGIC STRIKES makes a pretty convincing case—with an underground supernatural fighting tournament, dangerous…
- The Shallows (2016) Review | The Best Shark Movie Since Jaws?! · 21 minTen years after its release, Jim finally watched THE SHALLOWS (2016), the survival horror thriller starring Blake Lively. And now he's wondering... WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG?!Ever…
- City of the Dead Review — Brian Keene, WHAT DID YOU DO?! · 20 minCan a zombie apocalypse novel be TOO bleak? And can an ending that leaves you stunned, frustrated, and maybe even a little angry still make for a great book? In this…
- Thrash (2026) — When a Hurricane Isn’t Bad Enough! · 25 minSHARKS?! IN A HURRICANE?! What could possibly go wrong?!In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Jim dives into THRASH (2026), the Netflix disaster thriller that combines a…
- Don't Judge The Series Yet: 10 Sequels That Are Better Than Book One · 50 minCan book two be even better than book one? Jim and Zach count down their Top 10 SFFH Sequels That Outshine Book 1, revealing their ranked picks from fantasy, science fiction, and…
- Once Was Enough: Our List Of Un-Rereadable SFFH Classics · 47 minSome books are brilliant. Some are brutal. And some leave you too exhausted to imagine starting them again. Jim and Zach discuss the science fiction, fantasy, and horror books…
- Romantasy So Good I'd Even Recommend Them to My Dad! · 26 minCan Zach convince his father to read romantasy? He’s making his case with five series he genuinely believes many men will enjoy. First, Zach lays out his definition of what…
- My Thoughts on The Strangers (2008): I Loved It. I’m Checking the Locks. · 12 minI finally watched The Strangers (2008), and OH BOY. Great movie. Terrible for sleep. Some movies spend years on your watchlist. This one finally made it onto my screen during…
- ANGEL DOWN Review | A Pulitzer Prize Winner I Didn't Enjoy?! · 26 minA Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that's brilliantly written... but absolutely MISERABLE to read?! Is it possible to recognize a book as a literary masterpiece while not…
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- I FINALLY Read James Islington… Was He Worth the Hype? · 22 minJames Islington has been on my fantasy TBR for YEARS. I've heard the praise, seen the glowing reviews, and watched his popularity soar. But somehow, I just kept putting him off…
- They Live (1988) Review — Is This Sci-Fi Classic More Relevant Than Ever? · 29 min"I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubble gum!" That legendary line might be the most famous thing about John Carpenter's 1988 science…
- Middle Grade Fantasy Just Got Serious: Giffy and the Sea People · 29 minTHIS IS MIDDLE GRADE?! Eric Haan's Drakenaarde Chronicles Just Got DARK! Dragons! Mysterious Sea People! Dangerous wizards! Shocking revelations! And... DEATH?! Wait a minute…
- The Devil’s Mouth Review — Cave Diving Was Already Terrifying… · 17 minCave diving is terrifying enough. Now add something hungry to the water. In this spoiler-lite review, Jim dives into the 2026 survival-horror thriller The Devil’s Mouth, a movie…
- Six Books In… Has the Bobiverse Still Got It? · 18 minSix books into the Bobiverse, has Dennis E. Taylor still got it—or is the formula starting to feel stale? In this spoiler-lite review of The Infinite Extent, Jim explores…
- Survival, Violence, and Dark Comedy | My Thoughts on SEND HELP · 21 minA tropical island. A terrible boss. And absolutely no HR department. 🏝️🥥 In this spoiler-lite review, Jim takes a look at Send Help (2026), Sam Raimi’s darkly comedic survival…
- Empire of Silence: I Finally Read It. You Were Right. · 21 minYou kept telling me to read Empire of Silence. I finally listened. Were you right—or has the entire reading community developed a collective case of recency bias? In this…
- I Was NOT Ready For Obsession | Movie Review · 16 minWhat happens when wanting something—or someone—stops being desire and becomes something much darker?In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Jim dives into Obsession (2026), a…
- I Still Don’t Understand Why Nobody Reads This Series · 19 minPilgrim’s Storm Brooding by Damien Black is the third book in The Broken Stone Chronicle—and three books in, I’m still asking the same question: Why is nobody talking about this…
- Stephen King’s The Stand: 10 Questions We HAVE to Talk About · 58 minZach has finally read Stephen King’s THE STAND—and now we have some things to talk about. Jim and Zach are joined by Eric Haan for a full-spoiler conversation about one of…
- The Last House Review: Great Premise, Ridiculous Movie · 24 minWhat happens when your home becomes an inescapable prison—and the thing trapping you appears to be solid water? In this spoiler-lite review, Jim dives into Netflix’s 2026 sci-fi…
- I Thought I Knew Zombie Horror… Then I Read The Rising · 16 minYou think you know zombie apocalypse stories? The Rising by Brian Keene might have a few surprises waiting for you. In this spoiler-lite review, Jim dives into the 2003 Bram…
- Before Old Man’s War: John Scalzi’s Forgotten First Novel · 20 minJohn Scalzi has become one of those authors I can count on to deliver a great time—but what happens when you go all the way back to the very beginning? Today on Fantasy for the…
- Why Supergirl Failed (It's Not What You Think) · 19 minSupergirl (2026) has officially landed—and after all the controversy, online backlash, and disappointing box office, I finally sat down to see what went wrong. Was Milly Alcock…
- Coyote vs. ACME Had NO RIGHT to Be This Good? · 18 minCoyote vs. ACME had NO RIGHT to be this good. Taking Wile E. Coyote—the perpetually unsuccessful predator who has spent decades ordering catastrophically unreliable products…
- The New He-Man Movie FLOPPED — But Is It Actually Bad? · 18 minHollywood has once again reached into the toy box, grabbed a beloved childhood franchise, and thrown a massive budget at it. But was Masters of the Universe actually worth the…
- Is Gardens of the Moon REALLY the Hardest Start in Fantasy? · 53 minIs Gardens of the Moon REALLY the hardest start to a fantasy series? Steven Erikson’s opening novel in Malazan Book of the Fallen has developed an almost legendary reputation…
- Deadhouse Landing: Malazan Empire Origins You Were Never Told! · 20 minDeadhouse Landing feels like the best fan fiction ever written… except the fan writing it is actually one of the creators! In this spoiler-lite review, Jim dives into Ian C…
- I Read the First 5 Necroscope Books: Was the Ending Worth It? · 20 minBrian Lumley’s original Necroscope saga has reached its grand finale! After five books filled with vampires, psychic espionage, horrifying body transformations, alternate…
- 10 Epic High Fantasy Series Every Fan Must Experience at Least Once · 1 h 0 minWhat epic high fantasy series should EVERY fantasy fan experience at least once? In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Jim and Zach each bring five completed epic high…
- L3X1 Review: Don't Let This Cyberpunk Novel's Cover Scare You Off! · 19 minCan you really take a cyberpunk novel seriously when it has a cover like THAT? 😆 As it turns out...YES. You absolutely can. In this spoiler-lite Fantasy for the Ages review…
- Can Harry Keogh Survive Without His Powers? | Deadspeak Analysis · 16 minFour books into Brian Lumley’s *Necroscope* series, you might think we’d have a pretty good handle on psychic espionage, conversations with the dead, and some of the nastiest…
- Oath of Gold Review: THIS Is How You Write a Paladin! · 20 minCan a fantasy hero be genuinely good—humble, selfless, faithful, and committed to doing what’s right—and still be fascinating? Elizabeth Moon’s Oath of Gold answers that…
- The Gunslinger: Why It’s a Polarizing Start to The Dark Tower · 30 min“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” With one of the most iconic opening lines in modern fantasy, Stephen King launched readers into The Dark…
- Why Divided Allegiance Is Such a BRUTAL Fantasy Sequel · 19 minDivided Allegiance takes everything Elizabeth Moon established in Sheepfarmer’s Daughter and asks a much harder question: What happens when Paksenarrion leaves behind the life…
- Talisman: A Time Travel Mystery – A Hidden Gem or Just Another Paradox? · 18 minTime travel stories can be dangerous territory. Paradoxes, alternate timelines, confusing rules—and sometimes enough plot holes to swallow the entire space-time continuum! So…
- ⚔️ GODSGRAVE — Does Nevernight Get Even Better? ⚔️ · 20 minJay Kristoff certainly didn’t ease off the accelerator.After Nevernight introduced us to Mia Corvere, the deadly Red Church, and one of the bloodiest, snarkiest revenge quests in…
- Everything You Need to Know About Too Like the Lightning (Spoilers) · 1 h 13 minJim is joined by Matt from Geaux Read Books and Derek from D&J’s Epic Quest to tackle one of the strangest, smartest, most ambitious—and potentially most frustrating—science…
- Is Magic in Fantasy Actually Dangerous? A Christian Perspective · 24 minCan Christians love fantasy filled with elaborate magic systems without compromising their faith? Or is there a point where fictional magic crosses a spiritual line? In this…
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Review — Not as Good… But CLOSE! · 18 minFreddy Fazbear got me once… could he do it AGAIN? 😱🐻 After being genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed the first Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, I jumped straight into Five…
- The Greatest Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Debut Novels of the 2010s · 44 minThe 2010s introduced an extraordinary generation of fantasy, science-fiction, and horror authors—but which debut novels made the strongest lasting impression? In this episode…
- I Was WRONG About the Five Nights at Freddy’s Movie! · 18 minI completely dismissed Five Nights at Freddy’s when it hit theaters in 2023. Killer animatronics at a creepy old pizza restaurant? The trailers did absolutely NOTHING for me…
- Nevernight: This Is Why You Need To Read It Immediately (Zach's Review) · 22 minZach has entered the Church of Nevernight… and apparently he’s ready to evangelize. 😄 In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Zach takes the lead as we dive into Nevernight by…
- Why You'll Want To Read The Strain | The Night Eternal Review · 21 minThe vampire apocalypse has reached its end! 🧛♂️🌑 In this spoiler-lite review, Jim dives into The Night Eternal by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, the third and final book…
