This week’s topic is speculative fiction titles. As in, the actual names of fantasy and science fiction books. What makes a book title jump out at us when browsing spines at the store… or lately, listings at the online bookseller of our choice? And what separates the good, the bad, and the boring?

Let’s talk about fantasy book titles.

The fantasy book title generator featured in this episode was created by @paracactus from To Other Worlds and can be found here.

Things Mentioned:

• Birds in the Ancient World: Winged Words by Jeremy Mynott
• Super Ordinary by Tandon Productions
• Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May
• The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce
• The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
• The Trojan War Will Not Take Place by Jean Giraudoux
• The King Must Die by Mary Renault
• Escape From Baghdad! by Saad Hossain
• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
• Those Brave Foolish Souls from the City of Swords by Benedict Patrick
• The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
• The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
• The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North
• The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
• Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron
• Changes by Jim Butcher
• Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
• Mid-Lich Crisis by Steve Thomas
• Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
• Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
• The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
• Jade City by Fonda Lee
• The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
• A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
• Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
• Uprooted By Naomi Novik
• Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
• Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

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