On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're talking about heists and thieves and how much we love them. We almost called this episode "Sticky Fingers, Stolen Hearts". The tentpoles for this week are Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, Ocean's 8, and two Inception fics by imperfectcircle: "Palm, Ditch, Steal" and "Load, Misdirection, Switch".
What We’re Reading:
Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone
A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland
Witchmark by CL Polk
1688: A Global History by John E. Wills Jr.
Revenge
Nirvana in Fire
Guardian
Wynonna Earp
“The Great Chinese Art Heist” article in GQ
Alex’s loathing of stage magicians
Now You See Me
Sorting Hat Chats
Be the Serpent, Episode 13: "Machiavellian Overthinkers"
“Palm, Ditch, Steal” by imperfectcircle
“Load, Misdirection, Switch” by imperfectcircle
Inception
Tuckman’s stages of group development
Leverage
The Belgariad by David Eddings
Malloreon by David Eddings
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
Redemption of Althalus by David and Leigh Eddings
“Miss the Train Before” by Fahye (incomplete)
Always Starts the Same, with a Boy and a Girl by lightgetsin
The transcript of this episode is available here. Our scribes are superheroes and we do not deserve them. Thank you, Magali, Sara, Neharika, and Millie!
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