Ballad of Falling Dragons Episode 1: Prologue - Chapter 16
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🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 152 minutes
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Summary
Spoilers for all books in the Moonfall Series
Lexi and Nicole are so excited to FINALLY dive deeeeeepppp into The Ballad of Falling Dragons! In this episode, Raeve battles the terrifying truths hidden beneath her icy lake while long-buried memories begin revealing the heartbreaking origins of both Elluin and the Other. Meanwhile, Veya escapes Arithia with Elluin’s journal in hand, Kyzari discovers a shocking connection inside her prison cell, and Kaan launches a prison heist after Roan is sentenced to death for stealing the Book of Voyd. Between moonfalls threatening the realms, secret magic resurfacing, dragons causing absolute mayhem, and Raeve accidentally stealing yet another mysterious book, this episode is the perfect start to this amazing deep dive!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Fantasy Fan Girls podcast, where two sisters dive deep into beloved fantasy lore, character, themes, theories, and more. |
| 0:19.7 | I'm Lexi, older sister, and fantasy lore nerd. |
| 0:22.3 | And I'm Nicole, younger sister, and romantic at heart. |
| 0:25.4 | And we are so excited to begin this deep dive of The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A. Parker |
| 0:31.1 | as we kick off with this episode one covering the prologue through Chapter 16. |
| 0:36.1 | In case you couldn't tell from our reactions episode last |
| 0:38.6 | week, we are beyond excited, beyond thrilled to cover this heartbreakingly beautiful book. Very |
| 0:45.0 | important spoiler warning, though, for you to please, please listen closely to. Every episode, |
| 0:49.9 | yes, that does include this episode one. They all have spoilers for the Moonfall series, including the whole book of the Ballad of Falling Dragons. |
| 0:58.7 | So, if you don't know, Fayy is missing 30 cycles and why I have quite a few questions after reading the epilogue, then oh my dear God, please go finish this book. |
| 1:13.4 | I will not ruin it for you. We will be here when you're done next we have fantasy fan girls are adults who say adult things about adult books |
| 1:18.0 | in other words friends this podcast is rated r i am rated r with con this podcast i was literally |
| 1:24.3 | about to say that honestly i might be the romantic at, but we might be switching roles this deep dive. |
| 1:30.4 | So please be mindful of those little listening ears. |
| 1:33.1 | Be sure to check out our other two podcasts in the Fantasy Fan Girls Media Network. |
| 1:37.9 | Fantasy Fanfellas is hosted by our executive producer Hayden and book talk star Stephen Walker as they do a read-along deep dive |
| 1:45.3 | of Brandon Sanderson's Miss Born trilogy. |
| 1:47.6 | Then the network's newest podcast, Fantasy Fan Reads, is hosted by the delightful Jess |
| 1:53.6 | of Lost Books of Jess. |
| 1:55.3 | That is all about the joys of reading with author interviews, cozy coffee, conversations, |
| 2:00.4 | and so much more. Give both of these |
| 2:02.6 | FFG Media Network shows follow. Links are in the show notes. Additionally, we'll love to see you at |
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