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Exciting things in 2026 // The Odyssey // Disclosure Day
Ep. 47
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Alice Fraser is joined by Chris Skinner as they look ahead to 2026 and discuss the exciting forthcoming releases in the sci-fi and fantasy realms.
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WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan Karunatilaka
Fire Boy - Sami Shah
FILM The Grinch
FILM Mary Poppins
TROPE ON A ROPE
FILM Disclosure Day
COMING UP IN 2026
A Trade of Blood - Robert Jackson Bennett
Platform Decay - Martha Wells
Queen Demon - Martha Wells
Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman
Operation Bounce House - Matt Dinniman
TV A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight
FILM Twins
Twelve Months - Jim Butcher
TV Silo
The Tapestry of Fate - Shannon Chakraborty
Wolf Worm - T. Kingfisher
FILM The Odyssey
TV Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85
TV Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen
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