Andrew Klavan has always been more than a commentator; he’s a storyteller who refuses to let our culture’s favorite myths be hijacked by fashionable ideologies. In a recent episode of his show — and the accompanying video that skewers woke rewrites — Klavan playfully imagines what Tolkien or Rowling would look like if they had written their epics with him as the hero, and the point lands because it’s funny, sharp, and unapologetically rooted in Western imagination.
What makes Klavan’s riff more than a giddy bit of ego is that he’s pointing out a deeper rot: much of modern fantasy applauds moral nihilism or indulges identity politics instead of telling stories about heroism, sacrifice, and truth. He’s been arguing for years that some fantasy still carries transcendent moral meaning while other contemporary works drift toward power plays and cynical realism, and he lays that argument out plainly on his show.
This isn’t just theater; Klavan is back on the front lines of fiction with a new novel, After That, the Dark, which is set to hit shelves October 28 and shows he’s still writing gripping, old-fashioned narratives that explore good and evil. The video serves as part promotion and part manifesto: Klavan is reminding readers that stories can still entertain while teaching something about the human soul.
Americans tired of hollow prestige art should notice that Klavan’s been answering the demand for real storytelling for years, from his serialized fantasy Another Kingdom to his prolific work as a novelist and screenwriter. He doesn’t pander to the culture police; he writes with a moral eye and a novelist’s instincts, and his body of work proves there’s a market for fiction that refuses to apologize for courage and faith.
Make no mistake: the big studios and publishing gatekeepers push narratives that flatter the right people while punishing the rest, and Klavan’s video is a reminder that conservatives don’t have to hand over every shelf and screen to the woke crowd. He’s urging viewers to support independent creators and conservative-friendly outlets that will actually publish and promote work that celebrates our values rather than satirizing them. The Daily Wire’s promotion of his upcoming book and signed copies is exactly the kind of cultural alternative patriotic readers should back.
If you care about what your children read and what your nation’s stories teach, this is not a trivial skit — it’s a call to culture. Klavan proves that you can be clever, entertaining, and unapologetically conservative all at once, and his new fiction doubles down on the moral imagination that made classics endure.
So here’s the plain truth: if you’re tired of being lectured by the cultural elite, watch Klavan’s bit, buy his book, and start putting your dollars behind creators who fight for beauty, truth, and courage. Our side needs artists who understand story, not stylists who worship trendlines, and Andrew Klavan is doing the hard work of reclaiming fantasy for the values that built this country.
