{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Malazan Maniacs","home_page_url":"https://malazanmaniacs.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://malazanmaniacs.fireside.fm/json","description":"Two Malazan fanboys, Danylo and Mc (hosts of the Hardcover Hooligans podcast), have somehow convinced their life partners, Shelby and Sarah, to read the Malazan Book of the Fallen, one of the most notoriously dense, difficult, and violent fantasy series of all time.","_fireside":{"subtitle":"They love the series. Their partners…are still deciding. Bear witness. 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We love reading them, and, if they’re funny enough, we’ll read them on the show. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe also welcome corrections on lore and details (just don’t be a jerk). You can email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:malazanmaniacs@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003emalazanmaniacs@gmail.com\u003c/a\u003e. We also accept compliments. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCover art by Santiago Lozano \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://santiagolozano.com/en/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ehttp://santiagolozano.com/en/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur other podcast is Hardcover Hooligans. Available wherever podcasts are sold.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ehttps://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"One woman's mission to unleash an ancient horror, and one man's mission to not get bored in a hotel room. 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You can email us at malazanmaniacs@gmail.com. We also accept compliments. \n\nCover art by Santiago Lozano \nhttp://santiagolozano.com/en/\n\nOur other podcast is Hardcover Hooligans. 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We love reading them, and, if they’re funny enough, we’ll read them on the show. \n\nWe also welcome corrections on lore and details (just don’t be a jerk). You can email us at malazanmaniacs@gmail.com. We also accept compliments. \n\nCover art by Santiago Lozano \nhttp://santiagolozano.com/en/\n\nOur other podcast is Hardcover Hooligans. 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We love reading them, and, if they’re funny enough, we’ll read them on the show. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe also welcome corrections on lore and details (just don’t be a jerk). You can email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:malazanmaniacs@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003emalazanmaniacs@gmail.com\u003c/a\u003e. We also accept compliments. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCover art by Santiago Lozano \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://santiagolozano.com/en/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ehttp://santiagolozano.com/en/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur other podcast is Hardcover Hooligans. 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We love reading them. And, if they’re funny enough, we’ll read them on the show. \n\nWe also welcome corrections on lore and details (just don’t be a jerk). You can email us at malazanmaniacs@gmail.com. We also accept compliments. \n\nCover art by Santiago Lozano \nhttp://santiagolozano.com/en/\n\nOur other podcast is Hardcover Hooligans. 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We love reading them. And, if they’re funny enough, we’ll read them on the show. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe also welcome corrections on lore and details (just don’t be a jerk). You can email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:malazanmaniacs@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003emalazanmaniacs@gmail.com\u003c/a\u003e. We also accept compliments. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCover art by Santiago Lozano \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://santiagolozano.com/en/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ehttp://santiagolozano.com/en/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur other podcast is Hardcover Hooligans. Available wherever podcasts are sold.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ehttps://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Everyone finds out what they’re in for.","date_published":"2026-05-05T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b8c0a096-b69d-4537-aad4-6b625f2580a0/095bb51c-ba26-455a-a0ce-f60f323dbe04.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62148440,"duration_in_seconds":5179}]},{"id":"3aad2216-e4bd-420c-a658-c29e9a998e54","title":"Introducing Malazan Maniacs","url":"https://malazanmaniacs.fireside.fm/introduction","content_text":"We introduce ourselves, chat about Malazan generally, and talk about everyone’s experiences reading fantasy. \n\nYour hosts are Danylo and Mc from the Hardcover Hooligans podcast, plus their significant others Shelby and Sarah, who they’ve somehow convinced to do this. \n\nLinks:\nWe’ll be using this guide during our re-through. It’s a great resource for first-time readers. \nhttps://reactormag.com/columns/malazan-reread-of-the-fallen/\n\nThanks for listening!\nIf you like the show, please leave us a review or a comment! We love reading them. And, if they’re funny enough, we’ll read them on the show. \n\nWe also welcome corrections on lore and details (just don’t be a jerk). You can email us at malazanmaniacs@gmail.com. We also accept compliments. \n\nCover art by Santiago Lozano \nhttp://santiagolozano.com/en/\n\nOur other podcast is Hardcover Hooligans. 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And, if they’re funny enough, we’ll read them on the show. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe also welcome corrections on lore and details (just don’t be a jerk). You can email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:malazanmaniacs@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003emalazanmaniacs@gmail.com\u003c/a\u003e. We also accept compliments. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCover art by Santiago Lozano \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http://santiagolozano.com/en/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ehttp://santiagolozano.com/en/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur other podcast is Hardcover Hooligans. Available wherever podcasts are sold.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ehttps://hardcoverhooligans.fireside.fm/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We introduce ourselves, chat about Malazan generally, and talk about everyone’s experiences reading fantasy. 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