Fantasy FanGuide: Everything You Need to Know Before Rites of the Starling
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🗓️ 23 March 2026
⏱️ 96 minutes
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Summary
SPOILERS FOR SHIELD OF SPARROWS
Nicole & Lexi walk through everythingggg you need to know about Shield of Sparrows in preparation for the sequel, Rites of the Starling, on April 7th! This episode walks you through the basic world building and main characters, along with the magic systems and monsters found within this story. To prepare you for the sequel, we have a brief recap of Shield of Sparrows and discuss where the story leaves off. And as always, we wrap up with our theories for the next book! We hope this gets you ready for the next book – we know we can’t wait!!!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Fantasy Fang Girls podcast where two sisters dive deep into |
| 0:16.0 | 11 fantasy lore, characters, themes, series, and more. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm Lexi, older sister, and fantasy lore nerd. |
| 0:22.5 | And I'm Nicole, younger sister, and romantic at heart. |
| 0:25.6 | And today's episode highlights a favorite read of 2025, Shield of Sparrow's by Devney Perry, |
| 0:31.9 | where we're going to go through everything you need to know before the sequel, |
| 0:35.5 | Right So the Starling, releases on April 7th. |
| 0:38.5 | First things first, please listen closely to our spoiler warning for today's episode. |
| 0:43.1 | Because we are discussing everything you need to know before Rights of the Starling. |
| 0:47.4 | So naturally, that includes spoilers, spoiler, spoilers from Shield of Sparrows, like including |
| 0:52.3 | the ending. |
| 0:53.2 | So with all of that said, if you don't know who phase is, then do yourself a favor and |
| 0:59.2 | finish this book, meet that delightful character, because I will go to battle for sweet |
| 1:04.3 | little phase. Oh. |
| 1:06.8 | Next, we of fantasy fan girls are adults who say adult things about adult books. |
| 1:10.5 | In other words, friends, this podcast is rated R. |
| 1:13.5 | If Odessa drops F bombs, so will we! |
| 1:16.9 | So please be mindful of those little listening ears. |
| 1:20.0 | Additionally, we are so exciting to see what upcoming live events. |
| 1:23.8 | On April 8th, we are partnering with the Denver Nuggets and Rebecca Yaros for a fourth-wing-themed basketball night at Ball Arena. |
| 1:30.3 | Plus, we are so excited to do a live show at the Neptune Theater on April 19th in Seattle. Tickets are on sale now for you to dive deep into how to train your dragon with us. |
| 1:41.4 | Tomorrow, March 24th is a very exciting day for the Fantasy |
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