Monday, September 27, 2021

Daemons Discuss - Podcast: Take 87! | Chapter Discussion about the All Souls Trilogy; Chapter 18 of The Book of Life

Jack's scent is the least of what's changed about him . . .

Take 87 - The One With Coal Fires & Foggy Mornings

Description: JACK! Jack tells his tale to Matthew and Diana, Hubbard fills in the gaps, but we now have a picture of what Jack suffered through, and who was mostly responsible for his anguish. Stay tuned for our SIFTs segment, where we do a podcast version of "vague-booking" -- enjoy!

SPOILER ALERT! We (The Daemons) approach this podcast with an assumption that the listener has read All Souls universe books, including the trilogy (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life), and  Time's Convert + snippits from The World of All Souls. If you haven't, and you don't mind, we certainly don't mind!  Please be advised, we will approach the television series (A Discovery of Witches) the same way as episodes are released in the US/Canada. ๐Ÿ˜Š  Let's do this. *Note - this podcast is labeled 'explicit'

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1. Show notes:

For newcomers to the series:
  • Our Daemon Guides to the All Souls Trilogy are available for download: ADOW, SON, TBOL 
  • If you'd like a ready-reference from the author herself, be sure to download the All Souls Real-Time Reading companion (free e-book at online booksellers via Penguin and Headline books). For a more in-depth view of the trilogy, The World of All Souls is available at all major book sellers, as well as the continuation volume into this world, Time's Convert.
  • Deborah Harkness usually conducts a real-time reading on her Facebook Page (starting in September), and shares her posts across social media. Check out her website for all of her social media links, and of course all that she has to offer her readers! Be sure to sign up for her newsletter while you are there!
  • To see what's available on the web as far as the All Souls universe fandom, check our links page.

We love that Jack had different Loberos throughout his life
In this episode:
By the segment . . .
  • (00:15) Intro/Patreon sponsorship
  • (04:53) Discusser emails/Speakpipe -  - Thank you Stephen, Kristin, and Julie. Truncated emails can be read in full *HERE*
  • (12:56) Main discussion - ch 18 of The Book of Life - sponsored by Kimberly Babcock
  • (1:03:12) Housekeeping - Thank you Lyn, Barbara, and a review from Audible! Sponsored by Nicole Menna
  • (1:06:50) Save It For the Show  - Topic: Looking to expand creatively - Sponsored by Catherine Brown
  • (1:13:32) Promo break - scroll down, or click here to get a hold of us and/or become a Discusser -- information on joining our Facebook group also located on that page.
  • (1:15:02) Last thoughts/Outro. 

Topic:  
Chapter 18, The Book of Life

  • It’s JACK!
  • Coal fires and foggy mornings . . . ๐Ÿ”ฅ
  • Matthew watches the scene from afar. We wonder if he doesn’t trust Gallowglass to actually protect Diana? ๐Ÿค”
  • OH NO. Jack has the blood rage!
  • Did we expect father Hubbard in first read? 2 no, 1 yes.
  • Diana’s getting choked out, and Matthew is scuffling with Hubbard! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
  • The many Loberos . . .
  • Jack’s blood rage is really skittish; anything can set it off.
  • We reiterate that Matthew remains a dead-beat dad.
  • We mention his book description vs. the TV iteration of F. Hubbard
  • They enter the house to listen to Jack’s tale. STORY ๐Ÿ“– TIME!
  • Gallowglass is not happy with this situation. A scuffle with Hubbard just proved that he should have taken up the offer to practice his "wrestling" with Chris.
  • “Mistress Roydon” … “My name is Bishop”
  • Father Hubbard is your grandson, Matthew (MIKE DROP) ๐ŸŽค
  • Benjamin Fox is Hubbard’s sire, and now Benjamin wants Jack for the blood rage.
  • Gallowglass enters the “jump to conclusions” mat.
  • Our assumptions included a ring criminal kids or the land of misfit toys ... Gallowglass went a little further with his.
  • Gallowglass gets pinned, and we are in the ditch ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿš™
  • Hubbard is strong … ๐Ÿ’ช
  • Diana calls Corra? We wonder why?
  • Corra flies around with fire and song . . . we question the “fire” part ๐Ÿ”ฅ
  • Corra remembers Jack (but we point out that, for Corra, it wasn’t that long ago)
  • They settle in to listen to Jack’s tale ... OK, NOW it's STORY ๐Ÿ“– TIME!
  • Jack had the plague prior to his transformation.
  • We learn of Annie's death —wait…Annie’s dead?! 
  • We learn the fates of Walter and Henry through Jack’s story -- but Matthew knew this, right?!
  • Jack asked to become a vampire … he wanted to see Matthew and Diana again.
  • We learn that Benjamin manipulated Jack through his feelings for Matthew.
  • OH! Philippe knew…
  • Matthew had no idea of Philippe’s admiration of Matthew; Matthew, get over yourself. ๐Ÿคจ
  • Jack goes into a blood rage, and Matthew takes control.
  • We discuss how Diana can articulate the intricacies of blood rage when it appeared to the reader that she had only limited exposure to Matthew in this state.
  • The blood feds the blood rage vampire AND the blood rage.
  • The tale gets more horrific “Vampire on the loose in London” ๐Ÿ“ฐ
  • Peter . . . what were you doing?! Getting PAID, is what he was doing! ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿค‘
  • Ugh…Benjamin and crew are AWFUL
  • Ultimately, the tale makes Jack (and us) sick ๐Ÿคข
  • Diana weaves spells to calm Jack down and help him sleep. Jean sees this as a mild version of spell binding.
  • “You’re Jack’s father. You always have been” ๐Ÿฅบ
  • FIN

Sir Walter's study in the Tower of London
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Mabon 2021 Giveaway!

Don't miss out!
The time has come! Mabon is here, the days are about to shorten, and we all prepare for the dark. For those of you who actually harvest, it's time to store it away, and the rest of us will join you in reflection. The Druids call this celebration, Mea'n Fo'mhair, and honor the The Green Man -- the God of the Forest -- by offering libations to trees. The offerings of ciders, wines, herbs and fertilizer are tradition, and we're pretty sure they figured that the trees wouldn't mind if they had some wine and ciders, too ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿท๐Ÿป. Wiccans celebrate the aging Goddess as she passes from Mother to Crone ๐ŸŒ›๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒœ, and her consort the God as he prepares for death and re-birth. That is all well and good, but fans of this universe mainly know that Mabon is when Matthew and Diana meet! Now we Daemons ... you all know how we celebrate! Let's say it together: WITH A GIVEAWAY! Our prize theme, this time, goes on to follow Diana and Matthew beyond the first three books, while keeping with the origins story...



Up for grabs:

  • ๐Ÿ A first edition signed (by Deborah Harkness) copy of Times Convert ๐Ÿ (US Viking Hardcover)"... Time's Convert, the fourth book in the All Souls Series channels the supernatural world-building and slow-burning romance that made the previous books instant bestsellers to illuminate a new and vital moment in history, and a love affair that will bridge centuries"
  • ๐Ÿ Bodleian Oath Bag๐Ÿ We picked this prize up from the Bodleian Library book shop in Oxford. This is the real deal!
  • ๐Ÿ Assorted surprise Daemon swag๐Ÿ Stickers, buttons, bookmarks...OH MY!

As usual, we've provided several ways to enter! You'll have one mandatory entry, a real easy one, optional social media follows, and you can also tweet about this daily for more entries -- do one, some, or all!  

This giveaway is also open to our international audience. It will run until September 29th, so if you are a Twitter user, you'll have plenty of time to get multiple entries in! Make sure you read the terms/conditions at the bottom of the post, and enter below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Daemons Discuss - Podcast: Take 86! | Chapter Discussion about the All Souls Trilogy; Chapter 17 of The Book of Life

This chapter serves the reader a buffet of events to focus on...

Take 86 - The One Without a Titular Event

Description: The twins, the library research, the lab discoveries, mystery characters -- oh my! Yes, with all of this we couldn't come up with a good title, so we did a "Hail Mary"! Better luck next episode! Enjoy.

SPOILER ALERT! We (The Daemons) approach this podcast with an assumption that the listener has read All Souls universe books, including the trilogy (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life), and  Time's Convert + snippits from The World of All Souls. If you haven't, and you don't mind, we certainly don't mind!  Please be advised, we will approach the television series (A Discovery of Witches) the same way as episodes are released in the US/Canada. ๐Ÿ˜Š  Let's do this. *Note - this podcast is labeled 'explicit'

Listen:

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1. Show notes:

For newcomers to the series:
  • Our Daemon Guides to the All Souls Trilogy are available for download: ADOW, SON, TBOL 
  • If you'd like a ready-reference from the author herself, be sure to download the All Souls Real-Time Reading companion (free e-book at online booksellers via Penguin and Headline books). For a more in-depth view of the trilogy, The World of All Souls is available at all major book sellers, as well as the continuation volume into this world, Time's Convert.
  • Deborah Harkness usually conducts a real-time reading on her Facebook Page (starting in September), and shares her posts across social media. Check out her website for all of her social media links, and of course all that she has to offer her readers! Be sure to sign up for her newsletter while you are there!
  • To see what's available on the web as far as the All Souls universe fandom, check our links page.

Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome Italy - its archives are where Kircher's correspondences are kept
In this episode:
By the segment . . .
  • (00:15) Intro/Patreon sponsorship
  • (03:50) Discusser emails/Speakpipe - Thank you, Stephanie, Laurie, & Zoe
  • (12:20) Main discussion - ch 17 of The Book of Life - sponsored by Katheryn Quirk
  • (1:10:06) Housekeeping - Thank you Becca, Barbara, and a reviewer on Audible! Sponsored by Nancy Forrester
  • (1:04:50) Save It For the Show - Topic: Sound Effects - it ends at 1:30:53 - Sponsored by Elena Tronco
  • (1:31:12) Promo break - scroll down, or click here to get a hold of us and/or become a Discusser -- information on joining our Facebook group also located on that page.
  • (1:32:44) Last thoughts/Outro. 
Topic:  
Chapter 17, The Book of Life
  • Apple and Bean! ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ‘ถ
  • We wonder what human is providing OBGYN care? One of Marcus’ peeps?
  • “The hard work of becoming” — we love Deb’s writing in this chapter
  • We learn that Diana would be grounded after October 1st! she’s got a deadline!
  • Marcus’s junk DNA theories weren’t junk after all!
  • No word from Benjamin yet. ๐Ÿ‘น
  • Sympathy for the Devil ringtone signals that brother Baldwin is checking in
  • We thought this was a rather mild conversation with Baldwin
  • Baldwin knows ALL.
  • Non-committal fucks are frowned upon in this Daemon establishment
  • Phone? SMASH!๐Ÿ“ฑ
  • Enter Gallowglass — we notice Matthew all of a sudden gets possessive 
  • Gallowglass is besotted with Apple and Bean (?)
  • Lucy and Diana are at it again.
  • “The Transfer of Property,” in Matthew and Gallowglass’s case requires an escape plan.
  • Was Lucy taking Diana at her word on events that Diana witnessed while time walking
  • Jean informs that the Vatican is notorious for “losing things”
  • Matthew calls the library and an annoyed librarian is the gatekeeper . . . ๐Ÿ˜ก
  • Something strange is happening at the lab
  • Lucy is invited to the lab…
  • Gallowglass escorts both of them to the lab
  • Miriam: “I WON!’
  • Chris: “MORE DATA!”
  • The page from A782 is fluctuating in weight. Weird! Maybe not if it’s a “magical container”
  • Diana: Humans, not so dumb after all!๐Ÿคจ
  • Obtaining creature DNA will be challenging.
  • Gallowglass offers Marcus’s children. Matthew forgot to disclose this fact
  • Thanks to Chris, we picture Miriam after dark ๐Ÿท
  • Eva . . . Baldwin had a girlfriend!
  • Back to the library to run into more obstacles, and a link to Prague
  • Headed back home, Gallowglass reveals when he moved to New Haven … wait, who is this?
  • “You’re a hard woman to find, Mistress Roydon” ❤️
  • FIN

Villa Montdragone
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Credits/Copyright Information * Intro music: "Ghost Dance" (edited down to second chorus) by Kevin Macleod, licensed for use by Creative Commons.
*  Outro music: Rimsky-Korsakov - "Scheherazade Symphonic Suite for Orchestra Op.35 - IV. Allegro molto," Public domain/copyright-free.  
* All other music used is licensed via several different royalty-free sources (as are sound effects).
* "Save it for the Show" segment introduction voice-over by Devyn Grendell  
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* The term "unofficial" is explained in our disclaimer located in Terms of Use - item 14.
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* FTC: Our podcast episodes are solely sponsored by listeners via Patreon.
* Our episode titles are a loving tribute to the show "Friends" just 'cause we love Friends and - let's face it - it's easier! Here's how one of the show creators explains their reasoning:
Jeff Greenstein: "When Marta & David & Jeff & I did 'Dream On', we used to spend a lot of time thinking about titles, because they were on-screen at the top of each episode. On "Friends", we decided that was a waste of time. We figured, why not name each episode after the thing that people will ostensibly be talking about around the water-cooler the next day?"
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