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In 2013, Alex Shaw published a small novel called The Cartographer’s Handbook, the first in a series called The New Century Multiverse. The premise is alt history, where post-Civil War America is suddenly overcome with a plague of dangerous monsters that overwhelm the Reconstruction, and bring the nation to its knees. The series is not about its fall, however, but about the heroes that help bring it back from the brink, and step into a wider world that is not the one they knew. New mysteries to unlock, magics to discover, and worlds to explore. Ten years later, the New Century Multiverse is now thirteen books strong, with more on the way. It has had 2 major story arcs, an Avengers style coming together of the heroes of its various books, and multiple worlds and genres to explore. This is its first fan podcast. Through The Wind Door is a deep dive exploration of the novels and their corresponding audiodramas, along with interviews of the cast and creators. Accessible to new readers and long time fans, join Greg and Toby as they share thoughts about this engaging series.
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Sunday May 17, 2020
The Thing Outside - Part 1 (Let Them Go)
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
"... because this story acts as the starting point for this whole series, it kind of has to convey the breakdown of everything."
Greg and Toby continue their analysis of Let Them Go, with the first four chapters of Part 2 of the novel. Here we do some more analysis of our heroes, discuss the importance of titles and how you meet or subvert expectations, the use of both diegetic sound and background music... and how in a horror narrative, it can always get worse before the end.
Spoilers for chapters 6-9. Potential spoilers for Harry Potter, Pitch Black, Aliens, and John Wick.
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
Fireside Alliance: https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Moonrise" by Chad Crouch
Outro is "Outro" by Evgeny Teilor
Used under Creative Commons Licence
Sunday May 17, 2020
Greg and Toby React! to New Century Phase 2 Artwork!
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
"They made the everything go differently!"
Long after React World (who?) has come and gone, people are still making "X Reacts!" videos and posting them on YouTube.
We're not on YouTube, thank god. But we are massive geeks, and when Alex posts artwork online to whet our appetites for more New Century Multiverse, you bet your bones that we are going to have opinions!
Featuring the artwork of Antonio Torresan, Vicky Kuhn, Diogo Lopes, and Dios Revoredo, as well as the font skills of Alex himself, we are going to speculate the shit out of what comes next in Phase Two of New Century. We're here, we're nerds, and we're over 9000!
(Spoilers for all of New Century, including Uncivil Outlaw)
Art book (includes Stonespring Maidens cover) :
https://twitter.com/NewCenturyShaw/status/1259789385198899201?s=19
Panther Man Speed Draw:
https://twitter.com/NewCenturyShaw/status/1256223055774392324?s=19
Titles:
https://twitter.com/NewCenturyShaw/status/1255256974545084416?s=19
V Kuhn and D Lopes:
https://twitter.com/NewCenturyShaw/status/1259788659437568001?s=19
New Century Multiverse Timeline :
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com/exploring-the-worlds/2017/7/13/new-century-timeline
Thursday May 07, 2020
The House In The Woods (Let Them Go)
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
"In describing gods and monsters, we are describing our values."
Greg and Toby begin their deep dive into Let Them Go, the New Century Multiverse prequel published in 2018. Analysis includes a brief dip into the gothic genre, mythology archetypes, analysis of our primary characters, and much more. Spoilers for Prologue and chapters 1-5.
Trigger warning for new readers: the inciting incident of the story involves a brief depiction of suicide. This episode does not discuss this topic in depth, as the conversation was excised to be uploaded separately to be considerate to others.
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
Fireside Alliance: https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Moonrise" by Chad Crouch
Outro is "Outro" by Evgeny Teilor
Used under Creative Commons Licence
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Through the Wind Door - An Introduction
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
This episode explains the impetus for Through The Wind Door, the history of hosts Greg and Toby with the New Century Multiverse, a brief explanation of the series, and what we hope to accomplish.
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
Intro is "Moonrise" by Chad Crouch
Outro is "Outro" by Evgeny Teilor
Used under Creative Commons Licence