Summary: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Blood-Book-Queens-Renthia/dp/0062413341/"></a>In episode 301 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio chat with, <a href="http://sarahbethdurst.com/">Sarah Beth Durst</a> author of The Queen of Blood: Book One of The Queens of Renthia.<br> About Sarah:<br> Sarah Beth Durst is the author of eleven fantasy novels for adults, teens, and kids, including Drink Slay Love, the basis for the upcoming TV movie of the same name, airing on Lifetime in 2017. Her latest book for kids, The Girl Who Could Not Dream, came out in November 2015 from HMH/Clarion Books, and her latest book for adults, The Queen of Blood, came out in September 2016 from Harper Voyager. Sarah won the 2013 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and has been a finalist for SFWA’s Andre Norton Award three times.<br> Picks:<br> <br> * Sarah:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Red-Empire-Storms-Skovron/dp/0316268119/">Hope and Red (The Empire of Storms)</a> – by Jon Skovron<br> * <a href="https://youtu.be/NXW1waqRCb0">Voltron</a> – Netflix<br> <br> <br> * John: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Catalyst-Star-Wars-Rogue-Novel/dp/0345511492/">Catalyst (Star Wars): A Rogue One Novel</a><br> * Patrick: <a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Babylons-Ashes-Audiobook/B01D53NPLO">Babylon’s Ashes</a> by James SA Corey<br> <br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahbethdurst">Sarah on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/johnanealio" target="_blank">John Anealio on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> <br> © 2016 Patrick Hester and John Anealio<br> This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.<br>
