An Interview with Tim Kask

An Interview with Tim Kask

Author: Jeff Goad, Ngo Vinh-Hoi, and special guests June 28, 2020 Duration: 1:13:45
Hoi and Jeff interview Tim Kask, the co-compiler of the Appendix N list, who gives us some interesting insight into its history!

Dive into the foundational texts of imaginative fiction with the Appendix N Book Club. Hosts Jeff Goad and Ngo Vinh-Hoi, often joined by special guests, create a conversational space that feels like pulling up a chair in a lively bookstore's back room. Each episode focuses on a specific work or author from the realms of classic adventure, spine-tingling horror, seminal science fiction, and the wonderfully weird. The discussion isn't just literary analysis; it’s about tracing the direct line from page to game table, exploring how these stories fuel creativity and shape worlds. You’ll hear genuine reactions, unexpected connections, and personal insights into why these often-overlooked or legendary books still resonate so powerfully. This podcast is for anyone who loves the source material behind their favorite games or simply wants a thoughtful, unpretentious guide through the strange and thrilling shelves of genre fiction's history. The tone is friendly and deep-diving, perfect for long-time fans and curious newcomers alike. Tune in to hear a chapter-by-chapter journey through the books that built entire genres of play and imagination.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Appendix N Book Club
Podcast Episodes
Roger Zelazny's Dilvish, the Damned [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:47
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss Roger Zelazny’s “Dilvish, the Damned”, military words, short stories from the 60s-80s, Jack of Shadows and the Amber books, how easy it is to lose invisible swords, tagging along…
China Miéville's "Perdido Street Station" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:14
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss China Miéville's "Perdido Street Station", dreamlike states, the Wizard of Oz, being held at arms' length, shapeless books, dropping the true identity of a serial killer, customiz…
Lloyd Alexander's "The Black Cauldron" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:46
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss Lloyd Alexander's "The Black Cauldron", the case of Joseph's unreturned hardback, the unsuccessful animated adaptation, the advantage of nostalgia, complaining about invisibility,…
Karl Edward Wagner's "Dark Crusade" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:30
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss Karl Edward Wagner's "Dark Crusade", French military lingo, eruptions of chaos and evil, trying to fight the entire world, editorial meddling, fantasy drug use, domain-building, u…
Roger Zelazny's "Lord of Light" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:05
Roger Zelazny's "Lord of Light" by Jeff Goad, Ngo Vinh-Hoi, and special guests
C.J. Cherryh's "Gate of Ivrel" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:42
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss C.J. Cherryh's "Gate of Ivrel", healing salves, claustrophobic third-person narratives, planetary-scale, parallels to Elric and Birthgrave, focusing on interiority over physical d…
H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:28
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath", independent presses, Victorian architecture, one-thing-after-another type of books, Edgar Rice Burroughs's Barsoom books, Edg…
Howard Andrew Jones's "The Desert of Souls" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:25
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss Howard Andrew Jones's "The Desert of Souls", Hannibal from Carthage, first-person narratives, medieval Baghdad, Harold Lamb, the outsider vs the insider as the protagonist, making…
Jack Vance's "Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:18
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss Jack Vance's "Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden", incorrect uses of words or advanced neologisms, having less reading time in our adult lives, feeling like anything can happen, the Broth…
L. Sprague de Camp's "The Fallible Fiend" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:46
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss L. Sprague de Camp's "The Fallible Fiend", futtering spouses, the maps in front of fantasy novels, fleshed-out characters, missile weapons, Dave Arneson's rules, picking spells ot…