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Green Team of the Legendarium
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We are a community of SFF nerds who formed a book club and made a (amateur) podcast out of it.
We cover a wide range of SFF so there's something for everyone.
Find us on your favorite podcast platform or on YouTube (audio only).
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⭐New Episode⭐

ICYMI - We had a lovely chat about John Scalzi's latest installment in the Old Man's War series.
THE SHATTERING PEACE is out in the world and is a hoot of a read.

The first part of the ep is spoiler free!

bit.ly/4gYtLxd // youtu.be/7sgzt2vj0dc
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left side - book cover for The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi. There's an orange and purple planet in the background in space. Large spaceship in the foreground. right side - logo for the Green Team of the Legendarium podcast. Golden yellow circle with a green tree.
October 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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⌛New Episode⌛

ICYMI - Our chat on A Tangle of Time by Josiah Bancroft (The Hexologists #2) is out! 🎉

Spoiler-free: bit.ly/41Was1k / youtu.be/UHqRjrIjBpo

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left side - book cover for A Tangle of Time - elaborate hexagonal design in red on black background; two faces, one on each bottom corner. right side - Green Team of the Legendarium logo - golden yellow with green tree
September 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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⭐New Episode⭐

In our latest episode, we chat about fandom, conventions, and literary awards.
What are the various ways we engage with the sff fandom? What is WorldCon? Do we care about literary awards?

Listen here: bit.ly/47N5ZSl / youtu.be/gYlHYBWeLfA or your preferred podcatcher

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left side: White text - #330: WorldCon, Hugos, and Fandom right side: Green Team of the Legendarium logo - golden yellow background with green tree
September 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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⭐New Episode⭐

Recently, we had the pleasure of chatting with emmy-winner and Red Dwarf co-creator, Doug Naylor, about writing, storytelling, and his debut middle-grade fantasy book.

▶️ bit.ly/3VaInzK / youtu.be/CU93bc5nBE0 / your preferred podcatcher

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left side - picture of Doug Naylor - white man with glasses smiling happily wearing a light grey sweater right side - Green Team of the Legendarium logo - golden yellow background with green tree
September 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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🦶New Episode🐈‍⬛

We're officially on the #DungeonCrawlerCarl wagon!🥳
We had a blast chatting about Carl and Princess Donut and this whole "televised apocalypse" thing.

Check out the episode here: bit.ly/420E916 or your preferred podcatcher.

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#books #litrpg #progressionfantasy
#DCC
left side - book cover for Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. Black background, bold yellow font, a man in boxers running with a cat behind him. right side - Green Team of the Legendarium logo. Golden yellow background with a green tree.
August 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Here's our full Vorkosigan Saga playlist so far:

YouTube - www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Spotify - open.spotify.com/playlist/2ie...

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all the different covers of the books in the Vorkosigan Saga
August 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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⭐New Episode⭐

We're back with the next installment of The Vorkosigan Saga!
We had a blast chatting about The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold.
Hope you enjoy!

To join in on real-time discussion, check out our discord.😀

▶️ bit.ly/3JvsaSV // youtu.be/6eiKKjoV55s

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#books
left side - cover of The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold with a hunched man and a standing man in the background and a young man in a sci-fi space suit in the foreground. right side - Green Team of the Legendarium logo with a green tree on a yellow background
August 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Also Happy Book Release Day to...

ROYAL GAMBIT by Daniel O'Malley! 🥳

Described as "A delightful and hilarious supernatural adventure featuring a lady-in-waiting who must keep the court safe from murder."

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book cover for Royal Gambit by Daniel O'Malley - blue background with a yellow crest containing lions on either side, inlaid with a blue teapot, a yellow rook, a yellow octopus, and a blue rabbit. middle of the cover features a hole with a human eye peeking out of the hole. bottom of the cover features a royal looking building with a capybarra? on top of a statue....
July 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Woohoo! Happy Book Release Day to...

THE MEMORY OF THE OGISI by @mosesoseutomi.bsky.social !🎉

This conclusion to The Forever Desert Series is 😘
You'll want to immediately re-read the series after finishing.
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book cover for The Memory of the Ogisi by Moses Ose Utomi - top half has creepy hands faded in the background with a brown building in the foreground nested in flora. bottom half is an upside down image of a man in cloth walking on sandy terrain with large faded trees in the background.
July 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Happy Book Release Day to...

THE WITCH ROADS by @kateelliottsff.bsky.social 🎉🥳

This first book in The Witch Roads duology is quite enchanting. The world-building and characters will keep you turning pages. Can't wait for book 2!

Spoilery chat coming soon. Spoiler-free here: bit.ly/4klBuGw
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June 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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🫡New Episode🫡

Woot! Our latest episode covers Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga #1).

Very excited to embark on the Vorkosigan journey.
First part of ep is spoiler-free.
Let us know if you've read this classic!

bit.ly/45gNpks / youtu.be/3nLj5mAKvs8
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#books
left side - cover for Shards of Honor with female face faintly in the background, a mans face more clearly in the foreground, and a space fighter type ship in the very front. right side - logo for the Green Team of the Legendarium podcast with golden yellow background and green tree
June 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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🧙‍♀️New Episode🛣️

We're back with a new minipod ep! Check out our spoiler-free discussion on The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott (Book 1 of The Witch Roads duology).

This upcoming release is available on June 10, 2025.

▶️ bit.ly/4klBuGw / youtu.be/8I5PcoOIuxU / bit.ly/4kV00ym

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#books
left side - cover of The Witch Roads with 3 tall spires in the background. Characters (human and fantastical) stand on either side of the road leading into a fort-like structure. right side - logo for the green team of the legendarium podcast with golden yellow background and a green tree
June 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Also...
Happy (belated) Book Birthday to THE EMILIE ADVENTURES by Martha Wells! 🎉🥳

We have a full episode discussing this duology collection with spoiler-free chat at the beginning:
bit.ly/4jLxeA1 / youtu.be/zqbisXBTc7A

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#books
Book cover for The Emilie Adventures by Martha Wells - Top left corner: sea queen sitting on a throne. Top right: Girl with brown hair looking at you holding onto a railing. Bottom left: The tip of an airship floating with a dark vortex in the sky. Bottom right: Golden ship on water.
May 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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A little late but...
Happy (belated) Book Birthday to THE DEVILS by Joe Abercrombie!🎉🥳

Our full-spoilers episode is coming soon!
In the meantime, here's our spoiler-free chat: spoti.fi/4iPjl2k / youtu.be/tGZI0A-DFm8

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#books
book cover for The Devils by Joe Abercrombie - skull with 2 lit candles on top placed like horns, all illuminated in a red glow. Background is gradient black to dark red.
May 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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🐉New Episode🐉

For all the Realm of the Elderlings fans, our latest ep covers Dragon Haven (Rain Wilds Chronicles #2) by Robin Hobb.

🎧▶️ bit.ly/43hr0AP / youtu.be/meC3RP7BXdU

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#books
Left side: cover of Dragon Haven - red dragon looking down at a deer on the upper left corner. Right side: logo of Green Team of the Legendarium Podcast - golden yellow background with green tree.
May 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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🛶New Episode🎈

It's a double feature release!
Check out our chat on THE EMILIE ADVENTURES by Martha Wells, releasing May 13, 2025. Releasing 2 YA steampunk stories as a bindup.

While the book wasn't exactly our cup of tea, we had a great time chatting about it.

🎧▶️ bit.ly/4jLxeA1
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#netgalley
Left side: Book cover for The Emilie Adventures by Martha Wells - Top left corner: sea queen sitting on a throne. Top right: Girl with brown hair looking at you holding onto a railing. Bottom left: The tip of an airship floating with a dark vortex in the sky. Bottom right: Golden ship on water. Right side: Logo for the Green Team of the Legendarium Podcast - golden yellow background with a green tree
May 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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💀New Episode💀

Our latest minipod is a spoiler-free chat on the highly anticipated release, THE DEVILS by Joe Abercrombie.
It comes out May 13, 2025.
Full spoilers episode forthcoming.

If you're new to Abercrombie, this may be a good starting point!
🎧▶️ spoti.fi/4iPjl2k

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#books #netgalley #arc
Left side: book cover for The Devils by Joe Abercrombie - skull with 2 lit candles on top placed like horns, all illuminated in a red glow. Background is gradient black to dark red. Right side: Logo for Green Team of the Legendarium Podcast - golden yellow background with green tree
May 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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We're continuing our journey through the Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu. Currently on the third book in the series, The Veiled Throne. 😍
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Book cover for The Veiled Throne by Ken Liu. A person in a small rowboat on large ocean waves. Flying fish creatures with long tails gliding across the cover. Yellow glowing silhouette of a whale like creature with giant horn on its head rising in the background.
May 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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⭐New Episode🪩

Happy Star Wars Day!

To celebrate, we bring you Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster. The first Star Wars novel ever published.

Is it worth it? Did we like it? Should you read it?
🎧▶️ bit.ly/4m6CKPk or your fave podcatcher

May the Fourth be with you!

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#books
left: book cover of Splinter of the Mind's Eye - the backs of two young people, Leia on the left kneeling and Luke lying on the ground on the right. There's a red glowing spot in between them hovering above the ground. In the background is the silhouette of Darth Vader standing on a mound. Faded images of tree trunks behind him. right: Logo of the Green Team of the Legendarium podcast. Golden yellow background with green tree trunk and leaves.
May 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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💚New Episode💚

We made it to 300 (main) episodes!🎉
To celebrate, this ep is a tribute to the pod & listeners.
Whether you've been here since the start or are new to us or anywhere in between, we thank you for your support.
Cheers to you and our shared love of books & sff.
🎧▶️ bit.ly/gt300ep

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April 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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⭐New Episode⭐

This week's release is for all the Terra Ignota readers!
Thank you for your patience. 🙏

Check out part 1 of our chat on The Will to Battle by Ada Palmer.

🎧▶️ bit.ly/44xJrDm / your fave podcatcher

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#books
left side: book cover with building in the forefront and a washed out building in the background. Two spaceships flying between the buildings. right side: green team podcast logo with golden yellow background and green tree
April 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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We've been reading Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold.

The Vorkosigan Saga is so underrated nowadays.
(Also wouldn't mind if someone did new covers for the series 😅)

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April 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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⭐New Episode⭐

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Star Wars Ep III: Revenge of the Sith, here's a little treat from us!

Ever been curious about the novelization by Matthew Stover? We were! So we read it and rewatched the film.

🎧▶️ bit.ly/4crXgVQ / your fave podcatcher
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#books #StarWars
April 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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💧New Episode💧

Check out our full-spoilers chat on the newly released
A DROP OF CORRUPTION by Robert Jackson Bennett.

Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social & Del Rey for the ARC.

🎧▶️ bit.ly/3RIPX2t / your fave podcatcher

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#books
left side: cover of A Drop of Corruption - black background with grey / silver decorations and green leaves on the left edge right side: Logo of the Green Team of the Legendarium Podcast - golden yellow background with a green tree left side: cover of A Drop of Corruption - black background with grey / silver decorations and green leaves on the left edge right side: Logo of the Green Team of the Legendarium Podcast - golden yellow background with a green tree
April 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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🌕New Episode🧀

Our latest release is the full-spoilers chat on When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi.

Enjoy!

🎧▶️ bit.ly/4c8Epiw / your fave podcatcher

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#books
left side: cover of When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi - image of an astronaut standing on a swiss cheese moon right side: logo of The Green Team of the Legendarium podcast - golden yellow background with a green tree
March 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM