Episodes

  • Disquiet Gods: Episode One
    Oct 29 2025

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    Chapters 1-27. Get ready for some Ruocchio glazing, because we actually like this book! Is paternal Hadrian the best Hadrian? Is his Jaddian rebound actually going to be a hot angel/demon/goddess? Will the bird boiz be jealous of Hadrian's Cielcin fan club? Come hang out with us as we grapple with these existential questions and navigate a lore corner that is quickly transitioning into a lore palace.

    Keep the comments and questions coming at booktwoisbetter@gmail.com or on Reddit @booktwoisbetter! They keep us happy and fulfilled.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Ashes of Man: Episode Two
    Oct 15 2025

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    Chapters 25 - End! A poet prince, an alien birth, a tragic death, and the slap heard around the world -- this section has it all. Hadrian is captured, escapes, gets thrown in jail again, escapes again, and -- wait, which book is this? Also, we got an ARC for Book 7! Tune in for more announcements about what's next in our Sun Eater journey.

    Thank you all for listening and supporting! Drop us a line at booktwoisbetter@gmail.com or on Reddit @booktwoisbetter.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ashes of Man: Episode One
    Oct 7 2025

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    Chapters 1-24. We're folding space like crazy to catch up to the Book 7 release date so that we can bring you our live reactions!

    In this section, we get some actual side character development, a very personal battle with PTSD (can someone please give Hadrian a hug?), and a budget iron rain on a secret MINOS space base. Also, join us for a very special LORE CORNER as we learn all of the dirty little secrets the Emperor has been hiding!

    Hit us up at booktwoisbetter@gmail.com, or please like Avery's memes when we post on Reddit @booktwoisbetter.

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    1 hr
  • Kingdoms of Death: Episode Three
    Sep 30 2025

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    Chapters 36-End! I hope you like our new bit -- Sun Eater Blunt Rotation. Thank you for putting up with our banter - and as a reward, you get to listen to us break down the tragic ending of the Tamerlane, the most metal side character deaths ever written, and Hadrian and Valka escaping by the skin of their teeth. Can one malnourished man defeat 1700 Cielcin clans with only one working arm and an ayahuasca vision? Yes.

    Thanks for listening and for all of your kind notes! Reach out to us anytime at booktwoisbetter@gmail.com or @booktwoisbetter on Reddit.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Kingdoms of Death: Episode Two
    Sep 23 2025

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    Chapters 20-35. Choose one -- a) 100 pages of torture, or b) fantasy authors as modern rock bands. We kinda chose option B in this episode, since that seemed a whole lot more fun to talk about -- sorry to you plot-loving nerds out there! In any case, this pivotal section of Hadrian lore covers the rock bottom for Hadrian (and the action is finger lickin' good), arrival on the planet EWWWWWW, and some major reveals about Cielcin and MINOS culture.

    Keep your comments and suggestions coming! Hit us up at booktwoisbetter@gmail.com or on Reddit @booktwoisbetter.


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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Kingdoms of Death: Episode One
    Sep 9 2025

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    Chapters 1-19. We're back, baby! Hadrian is back, too, with a lightsaber in one hand and the multiverse in the other. We're slashing Cielcin, shmoozing emperors, and ABSOLUTELY HATING COMMUNISTS. If you think the U.S.S.R. is old news and capitalism is king, you will love this section.

    As always, send us a note with your thoughts or suggestions at booktwoisbetter@gmail.com or @booktwoisbetter on Reddit! Thanks for listening!

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio: Episode Three
    Aug 12 2025

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    Chapter 58 - End. How could you possibly end a book that spans 500+ years of our dear Hadrian's life? With the space version of the battle of Helm's Deep, that's how. After meeting the future (good?) Gods of the Universe, the Quiet, Hadrian goes from Halfmortal to fully Immortal and whoops some Cielcin ass at the battle of Berenike. After a standoff with Dorayaica himself, Hadrian cements his status as both a living legend and a threat to the empire. Can't wait for Book 4.

    As always, hit us up at booktwoisbetter@gmail.com or on Reddit @booktwoisbetter!

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio: Episode Two
    Aug 5 2025

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    Chapters 30-57. Season Three of "Reincarnated as the Last Hope of Humanity, but Honestly I Just Wanted to Finish My Book," the anime returns with Hadrian expanding his harem once again. It's not cheating if you put your girlfriend on ice, right? Assassins abound, inquisitors inquire, and Hadrian Hadrians himself through an epic lightsaber battle in the Colosso. Finally, we get the library arc that we've all been asking for - and the epic return of GIBSOOOOOOON.

    As always, please shoot us a note at booktwoisbetter@gmail.com or DM us on reddit @booktwoisbetter with anything that's on your mind! Thanks for listening!

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    1 hr and 4 mins