Episode 130 – Arkady & Boris Strugatsky's "Hard to Be a God" with special guest Aaron King

Update: 2022-11-28

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Aaron King joins us to discuss Arkady & Boris Strugatsky's "Hard to Be a God”, West Marches-style gaming, fantasy bestiaries, impecunious dons, astronauts in the middle ages, the character arcs of doomed nobles, the inherent tension that exists from generation to generation, keeping each other safe in the dirt, playing with Barbies, Warhammer 40K, characters using their imagination to see their future, our patron book clubs, and much more!

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Patron Book Club 130 – Arkady & Boris Strugatsky's "Hard to Be a God" with our Patron Book Club

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Episode 130 – Arkady & Boris Strugatsky's "Hard to Be a God" with special guest Aaron King

2022-11-2859:17

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Episode 130 – Arkady & Boris Strugatsky's "Hard to Be a God" with special guest Aaron King

Jeff Goad, Ngo Vinh-Hoi, and special guests

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Episode 130 – Arkady & Boris Strugatsky's "Hard to Be a God" with special guest Aaron King

Jeff Goad, Ngo Vinh-Hoi, and special guests

Episode 130 – Arkady & Boris Strugatsky's "Hard to Be a God" with special guest Aaron King