{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64cbc97c002c6b001193b7ab/67f587600636340b783af3d7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Romance in sci-fi // Fantasy // Narnia","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64cbc97c002c6b001193b7ab/1744144160262-e8f1c598-61ec-42ea-880e-524cfafe0c71.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Host Alice Fraser, and romance critic Jen Prokop from the Fated Mates podcast (<a href=\"https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/3/1/0725-sci-fi-romance-theres-no-book-banning-in-space\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">space episode</a>), bring you episode 12 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!</p><p><br></p><p>Please take our listener survey so we can do even better: <a href=\"https://acast-d25653fd59cf.intercom-clicks.com/via/e?ob=%2BKPHq0pfLrEnw8OWCO9Zs6QlO7l5cRuN1n9kaFVwdql9KweTu9BDTSkg9tyNaE1g&amp;h=1ddc3b904d9bd03cc27a8e49442512c147c769f2-ayi0335i_53379403728923\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://bit.ly/realmsunknown-survey</a></p><p><br></p><ul><li>All episodes are available in your podcast feed and on our <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast/videos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel</a></li><li>Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber <a href=\"https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thebuglepodcast.com/donate</a></li><li>You can support your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bookshop affiliate store</a></li><li>Explore the list of all books, games, films and TV series below.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode 12</strong></p><p>In this week's news, rumours abound that Meryl Streep could be cast as Aslan in Greta Gerwig's forthcoming Narnia films, and Alice and Jen discuss Simon &amp; Schuster's rebrand and '<a href=\"https://www.simonandschusterpublishing.com/maverick/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Simon Maverick</a>' audiobook imprint.</p><p><br></p><p>Jen has recently been enjoying mafia romance such as The Kings of Italy series by Mila Finelli and the Perfectly Imperfect series by Neva Altaj.</p><p><br></p><p>Alice's trope on a rope for this week is people being granted immortality and being pissed about it, while Jen takes issue with fake dating.</p><p><br></p><p>In Mines of Urgh, Alice has a problem with her beloved The Dragonriders of Pern and then Jen sees how the heteronormative style of books of a past era, such as Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward show us how far gender and sex have come in recent years.</p><p><br></p><p>For all of the books mentioned in the romance in sci -fi sub genre deep dive this week, please see the lists below!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What have you been into?</strong></p><p>The Kings of Italy series - Mila Finelli</p><p>Perfectly Imperfect series - Neva Altaj</p><p>These Summer Storms - Sarah MacLean</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Romance in sci-fi</strong></p><p>Shards of Honor / Barrayar / A Civil Campaign - Lois McMaster Bujold</p><p>Fiasco - Constance Fay (read Jen's article <a href=\"https://jennifers-newsletter-9cb7e2.beehiiv.com/p/the-grand-gesture\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>)</p><p>Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir</p><p>The Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger</p><p>This is How You Lose the Time War - Max Gladstone</p><p>The Space Between Worlds - Micaiah Johnson</p><p>Winter’s Orbit - Everina Maxwell</p><p>Ringworld - Larry Niven</p><p>Sex Criminals - Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky</p><p>Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey</p><p>The Kushiel’s series - Jacqueline Carey</p><p>Aurora Blazing - Jessie Mihalik</p><p><br></p><p>🔔&nbsp;<em>Subscribe, like, and comment</em>!</p><p><strong>Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Jen Prokop.</strong></p><p>📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com</a></p><p>🌐 Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thebuglepodcast.com</em></a>&nbsp;to support us and find more!</p>","author_name":"Chris Skinner"}