# The Homeward Bounders

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Podcast: [Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones](https://stenobird.com/podcast/eight-days-of-diana-wynne-jones-7072912)
Published: 2025-06-07T12:55:10+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4929

## Resource

"There are no rules, only principles and natural laws." This week we're joined by the brilliant Adrian Tchaikovsky to discuss heroes and NPCs, gods and demons and sacrificial victory, and the worst fate that can befall anyone: endless nonconsensual cricket. Transcript available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rq7yK8p_adhlQzjyvK3087hiQAV8NqLw/view?usp=sharing We'll be back in two weeks with Witch Week!

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