Kirby’s Fantasy Fiction Journal https://glenvckirby.podbean.com Glen V C Kirby's Fantasy journal, where he will read and review fantasy fiction novels, whilst also writing and reading his own flash fiction inspired from his reads. 

]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 11:30:00 +0100 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Fiction 1440 episodic Glen V C Kirby Glen V C Kirby No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21986718/Podcast_Thumbnail_5f7ys6.jpg Kirby’s Fantasy Fiction Journal https://glenvckirby.podbean.com 144 144 Ep 7 - The Aeneid Review Ep 7 - The Aeneid Review https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/4-of-52-the-aeneid-the-cost-of-an-empire/ https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/4-of-52-the-aeneid-the-cost-of-an-empire/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 11:30:00 +0100 glenvckirby.podbean.com/8d25f04d-b892-37f0-88fb-87d4daf53c4b Glen V C Kirby reviews Virgil's Aeneid as part of his 52 Books in a Year challenge. Was it imperial propaganda commissioned by Augustus Caesar, or quiet subversion from a poet who asked for the whole thing to be burned? He explores Aeneas as a hero too dutiful to love, Dido as the most devastating character in ancient literature, and what it means when storytelling becomes the foundation of an empire. Four stars.

]]> Glen V C Kirby reviews Virgil's Aeneid as part of his 52 Books in a Year challenge. Was it imperial propaganda commissioned by Augustus Caesar, or quiet subversion from a poet who asked for the whole thing to be burned? He explores Aeneas as a hero too dutiful to love, Dido as the most devastating character in ancient literature, and what it means when storytelling becomes the foundation of an empire. Four stars.

]]> glenvckirby false No 1403 1 4 full Ep 6 - The Redwood Encounter by Glen V C Kirby Ep 6 - The Redwood Encounter by Glen V C Kirby https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/ep-6-the-redwood-encounter/ https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/ep-6-the-redwood-encounter/#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 07:30:00 +0100 glenvckirby.podbean.com/b9da6917-97f4-3bd7-83d4-bd93c3abfac7 A weary traveller lost in the Redwood discovers a cabin hiding something ancient and monstrous.

]]> A weary traveller lost in the Redwood discovers a cabin hiding something ancient and monstrous.

]]> A weary traveller lost in the Redwood discovers a cabin hiding something ancient and monstrous. Glen V C Kirby false No 831 1 6 full Ep 5 - The Odyssey Review Ep 5 - The Odyssey Review https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/the-odyssey-%e2%80%93-the-long-road-home/ https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/the-odyssey-%e2%80%93-the-long-road-home/#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 07:30:00 +0100 glenvckirby.podbean.com/57f2071a-02c1-3824-90ac-21fa3d1e2266 Glen V C Kirby reviews Homer's Odyssey as part of his 52 Books in a Year challenge. He explores what makes Odysseus one of literature's greatest characters — brilliant, contradictory, and his own worst enemy. From the monsters that tempt him to stop, to Penelope's quiet defiance, to the bittersweet reality of finally getting home and finding it fits differently. A personal, honest review that gives the Odyssey a deserved five stars.

For more information visit: www.glenvckirby.com

]]> Glen V C Kirby reviews Homer's Odyssey as part of his 52 Books in a Year challenge. He explores what makes Odysseus one of literature's greatest characters — brilliant, contradictory, and his own worst enemy. From the monsters that tempt him to stop, to Penelope's quiet defiance, to the bittersweet reality of finally getting home and finding it fits differently. A personal, honest review that gives the Odyssey a deserved five stars.

For more information visit: www.glenvckirby.com

]]> Glen V C Kirby reviews Homer’s Odyssey as part of his 52 Books in a Year challenge. He explores what makes Odysseus one of literature’s greatest characters — brilliant, contradictory, and his own worst enemy. From the monsters that tempt him to stop, to Penelope’s quiet defiance, to the bittersweet reality of finally getting home and finding it fits differently. A personal, honest review that gives the Odyssey a deserved five stars. For more information visit: www.glenvckirby.com glenvckirby false No 1383 1 5 full Ep 4 - A Gods Blessing - Written by Glen V C Kirby Ep 4 - A Gods Blessing - Written by Glen V C Kirby https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/ep4-a-gods-blessing-written-by-glen-v-c-kirby/ https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/ep4-a-gods-blessing-written-by-glen-v-c-kirby/#comments Fri, 08 May 2026 11:30:00 +0100 glenvckirby.podbean.com/3409bf26-cd74-3729-9f49-46847043233a The second flash fiction story I have written, which runs parallel with my book review marathon.  Titled: The Gods Blessing by Glen V C Kirby Where a goddess blesses a mortal who has the same bearing as her late lover. She is told by the leader of her council to remove it so mortals can be free, without manipulation.   

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]]> The second flash fiction story I have written, which runs parallel with my book review marathon. 

Titled: The Gods Blessing by Glen V C Kirby

Where a goddess blesses a mortal who has the same bearing as her late lover. She is told by the leader of her council to remove it so mortals can be free, without manipulation. 
 

www.glenvckirby.com

]]> The second flash fiction story I have written, which runs parallel with my book review marathon.  Titled: The God’s Blessing by Glen V C Kirby Where a goddess blesses a mortal who has the same bearing as her late lover. She is told by the leader of her council to remove it so mortals can be free, without manipulation.    www.glenvckirby.com Glen V C Kirby false No 607 1 4 full Ep 3 - The Iliad Review Ep 3 - The Iliad Review https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/the-iliad-rage-honour-and-the-cost-of-glory/ https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/the-iliad-rage-honour-and-the-cost-of-glory/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 10:19:36 +0100 glenvckirby.podbean.com/326c0ad9-8c01-3e86-b2f2-481ecca6cb31 The Iliad is not the whole Trojan War. No Wooden Horse. No fall of Troy. Just fifty days, one quarrel, and the greatest warrior alive deciding to stop fighting — not out of fear, but wounded pride. Homer tells you exactly what this poem is about in the very first line. Rage. And then he spends twenty-four books proving he meant it. Three thousand years old. Never felt more relevant.

 

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]]> The Iliad is not the whole Trojan War. No Wooden Horse. No fall of Troy. Just fifty days, one quarrel, and the greatest warrior alive deciding to stop fighting — not out of fear, but wounded pride. Homer tells you exactly what this poem is about in the very first line. Rage. And then he spends twenty-four books proving he meant it. Three thousand years old. Never felt more relevant.

 

For more information visit www.glenvckirby.com

 

]]> The Iliad is not the whole Trojan War. No Wooden Horse. No fall of Troy. Just fifty days, one quarrel, and the greatest warrior alive deciding to stop fighting — not out of fear, but wounded pride. Homer tells you exactly what this poem is about in the very first line. Rage. And then he spends twenty-four books proving he meant it. Three thousand years old. Never felt more relevant. For more information visit www.glenvckirby.com glenvckirby false No 1228 1 3 full Ep 2 - The Fading Light - written by Glen V C Kirby Ep 2 - The Fading Light - written by Glen V C Kirby https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/1-of-52-flash-fiction-the-fading-light/ https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/1-of-52-flash-fiction-the-fading-light/#comments Fri, 01 May 2026 10:12:00 +0100 glenvckirby.podbean.com/25d79c62-1941-35f8-b035-e7eed3632ee5 The first flash fiction story I have written parallel with my book review marathon.  Titled: The Fading Light by Glen V C Kirby Where a fairy is grieving the passing of her human friend and a local farmer gives her a lesson on the meaning of life and death. 

www.glenvckirby.com

]]> The first flash fiction story I have written parallel with my book review marathon. 

Titled: The Fading Light by Glen V C Kirby

Where a fairy is grieving the passing of her human friend and a local farmer gives her a lesson on the meaning of life and death. 

www.glenvckirby.com

]]> The first flash fiction story I have written parallel with my book review marathon.  Titled: The Fading Light by Glen V C Kirby Where a fairy is grieving the passing of her human friend and a local farmer gives her a lesson on the meaning of life and death.  www.glenvckirby.com Glen V C Kirby false No 642 1 2 full Ep 1 - The Epic of Gilgamesh Review Ep 1 - The Epic of Gilgamesh Review https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/the-epic-of-gilgamesh-ego-and-mortality/ https://glenvckirby.podbean.com/e/the-epic-of-gilgamesh-ego-and-mortality/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:18:17 +0100 glenvckirby.podbean.com/cf9d168e-5b77-3553-961e-68b525879ae1 The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest fantasy story ever written? A king loses the person he loves most and cannot accept his own mortality. What follows is a 4,000-year-old exploration of ego, grief, and how to live knowing you will die. Shockingly modern. Brutally honest. And still asking questions none of us have fully answered. ★★★★☆

 

For more content check out the website www.glenvckirby.com

]]> The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest fantasy story ever written? A king loses the person he loves most and cannot accept his own mortality. What follows is a 4,000-year-old exploration of ego, grief, and how to live knowing you will die. Shockingly modern. Brutally honest. And still asking questions none of us have fully answered. ★★★★☆

 

For more content check out the website www.glenvckirby.com

]]> The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest fantasy story ever written? A king loses the person he loves most and cannot accept his own mortality. What follows is a 4,000-year-old exploration of ego, grief, and how to live knowing you will die. Shockingly modern. Brutally honest. And still asking questions none of us have fully answered. ★★★★☆ For more content check out the website www.glenvckirby.com Glen V C Kirby false No 1229 1 1 full