Episodes

An hour long conversation with Susan Forest, award-winning author of science fiction and fantasy that has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and OnSPEC Magazine, among others, and the new young-adult fantasy novel Bursts of Fire, the first in a seven-volume series, Addicted to Heaven, from Laksa Media. Website:www.speculative-fiction.ca Twitter:@SusanJForest Instagram:@SusanForestWrites … Continue reading ...

An hour-long conversation with Tim Pratt, author of more than twenty novels (most recently the Axiom space-opera series, Philip K. Dick Award finalist The Wrong Stars, The Dreaming Stars, and The Forbidden Stars), a Hugo Award winner for short fiction and a finalist for the Nebula, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Mythopoeic, Stoker, and other awards. Website:timpratt.org … Continue reading "Episode 36: Tim Pratt" Source

An hour-long conversation with Lisa Kessler, bestselling and award-winning author of dark paranormal fiction, including The Moon Series, The Muse Chronicles, The Night Series, and the new Sentinels of Savannah series that begins with Pirate’s Passion. Websitewww.lisa-kessler.com Facebookwww.facebook.com/LdyDisney Twitter@LdyDisney Pinterestwww.pinterest.com/LdyDisney Lisa Kessler’s Amazon Page The Introduction Lisa Kessler is a bestselling author of dark paranormal … Continue reading "Episode 3...

An hour-long conversation with John Kessel, author of Pride and Prometheus, The Moon and the Other (both from Saga Press) and other novels, and, as a short-fiction writer, winner of two Nebula Awards, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, the Locus Award, the James Tiptree Jr. Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award. Websitejohnjosephkessel.wixsite.com/kessel-website Facebookwww.facebook.com/john.kessel3 John Kessel’s … Continue reading "Episode 34: John Kessel" Source

An hour-long conversation with Kameron Hurley, award-winning author of the recently released military science fiction novel The Light Brigade, the short-story collection Meet Me in the Future, The Stars are Legion, the essay collection The Geek Feminist Revolution, the God’s War trilogy, and the Worldbreaker Saga. Websitewww.kameronhurley.com Twitter@KameronHurley Instagram@KameronHurley Kameron Hurley’s Amazon Page The Introduction Kameron Hurley is the … Continue reading "Episode 33: Kameron ...

An hour-long conversation with Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bones Saga (Jade City, winner of the 2018 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, Jade War, just released, and Jade Legacy, in progress, all from Orbit Books), as well as of the acclaimed young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo, and Cross Fire. Websitewww.fondalee.com Twitter@FondaJLee … Continue reading "Episode 32: Fonda Lee" Source

An hour-long conversation with Shelley Adina, author of twenty-four novels published by Harlequin, Warner, and Hachette, and more than a dozen more published by Moonshell Books, Inc., her own independent press, including the Magnificent Devices steampunk series. As Charlotte Henry she writes the Rogues of St. Just series of classic Regency romance; and as Adina … Continue reading "Episode 31: Shelley Adina" Source

A in-depth interview with Dr. Charles E. Gannon, bestselling Nebula and Dragon Award-nominee and Compton Crook winner, about his creative process, focusing on his Caine Riordan/Terran Republic hard science fiction novels, the fifth of which, Marque of Caine, just came out from Baen Books. Websitewww.charlesegannon.com Facebook@chuck.gannon.01 Twitter@cegannon1 Charles E. Gannon’s Amazon Page The Introduction Dr. … Continue reading "Episode 30: Charles E. Gannon" Source

An hour-long conversation with Christopher Ruocchio, author of the The Sun Eater, a space-opera fantasy series from DAW books (published by Gollancz in the UK), which began with Empire of Silence in 2018 and continues with Howling Dark in 2019, and assistant editor at Baen Books, where he co-edited the military SF anthology Star Destroyers, as … Continue reading "Episode 29: Christopher Ruocchio" Source

An hour-long interview with John C. Wright, Nebula- and Hugo Award-nominated author of some twenty-two novels, including the critically acclaimed The Golden Age and Count to a Trillion. His novel Somewhither won the Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of 2016. He’s also published numerous short stories and anthologies, including Awake in the Night … Continue reading "Episode 28: John C. Wright" Source

An hour-long conversation with Eric Flint, New York Times-bestselling author of the Ring of Fire alternate-history series, which began with 1632, and more than 50 other science-fiction and fantasy novels, both on his own and in collaboration, as well as many pieces of short fiction and dozens of anthologies. Websitewww.ericflint.net FacebookEric’s Public Page Eric’s Amazon … Continue reading "Episode 27: Eric Flint" Source

An hour-long conversation with Kendare Blake, New York Times-bestelling young-adult author of the Anna Dressed in Blood duology, The Goddess Wars trilogy, and the Three Dark Crowns quartet. Websitekendareblake.com Twitter@KendareBlake FacebookKendare.Blake Instagram@KendareBlake Kendare Blake’s Amazon Page The Introduction Kendare Blake grew up in the small city of Cambridge, Minnesota. She’s a graduate of Ithaca College in … Continue reading "Episode 26: Kendare Blake" Source

An hour-long conversation with Canadian science fiction author Derek Künsken, author of The Quantum Magician (Solaris) and its upcoming sequel, The Quantum Garden (due out in October 2019), as well as the webcomic (with artist Wendy Muldon) Briarworld, and numerous short stories, which have appeared in places like Asimov’s, Analog, Clarkesworld, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, a number of … Continue reading "Episode 25: Derek Künsken" Source

An hour-long conversation with Kevin Hearne, author of the Seven Kennings trilogy, The Tales of Pell (with co-author Delilah S. Dawson) and the New York Times-bestselling series The Iron Druid Chronicles. Website:www.kevinhearne.com Twitter:@KevinHearne Instagram:@KevinHearne Facebook:@authorkevin Kevin Hearne’s Amazon Page The Introduction Kevin Hearne is the author of the Seven Kennings trilogy, The Tales of Pell (with co-author Delilah S. Dawson) and the New York … Continue reading "Episode ...

An hour-long conversation with Kim Harrison, author of the New York Times #1 best selling Hollows series, as well as young adult novels, accelerated-science thrillers, several anthologies, and two original graphic novels set in the Hollows universe, plus traditional fantasy, written as Dawn Cook. Website:www.kimharrison.net Twitter:@BurningBunnies Instagram:@kim_harrison_author Facebook:@KimHarrisonHollows Kim Harrison’s Amazon Page The Introduction Kim … Continue reading "Episode 23: Kim Harri...

A 45-minute conversation with Victoria/V.E. Schwab, the number-one New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including the acclaimed Shades of Magicseries, The Savage Song, Our Dark Duet, Vicious, Vengeful, The Near Witch, and City of Ghosts. Website:www.veschwab.com Twitter:@VESchwab Instagram:@VESchwab Facebook:VESchwab Victoria/V.E. Schwab’s Amazon Page The Introduction Victoria/V.E. Schwab is the number-one New York Times best-selling author of more than a … Continue rea...

An hour-long conversation with Larry Correia, the New York Times-bestselling, award-winning author of the Monster Hunter International series, the Grimnoir Chronicles trilogy, the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior epic fantasy series, and the Dead Six thrillers, all from Baen Books. He also writes novels set in the Warmachine game universe. Website:www.monsterhunternation.com Facebook:Larry Correia Larry Correia’s … Continue reading "Episode 21: Larry Correia" Source

An hour-long conversation with Robyn Bennis, author of the Signal Airship series, which begins with The Guns Above and continues with By Fire Above, published by Tor Books and edited by Diana M. Pho. Website:www.robynbennis.com Twitter:@According2Robyn Facebook:@robynbenniswriteringpun Robyn Bennis’s Amazon Page The Introduction Robyn Bennis has done research and development involving human gene expression, neural … Continue reading "Episode 20: Robyn Bennis" Source

An hour-long conversation with California-based fantasy superstar Tad Williams, whose genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide, and whose writing has strongly influenced a generation of writers. with a focus on the Osten Ard series that began with the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy (The Dragonbone Chair, Stone of Farewell, and To Green … Continue reading "Episode 19: Tad Williams" Source

An hour-long conversation with Tosca Lee, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Progeny, Firstborn, Iscariot, The Legend of Sheba, Demon: A Memoir, Havah: The Story of Eve, and the Books of Mortals series with New York Times bestseller Ted Dekker (Forbidden, Mortal, Sovereign), with a focus on her new thriller, The Line Between, … Continue reading "Episode 18: Tosca Lee" Source

An hour-long conversation with David John Butler, author (as D. J. Butler) of the Witchy Eye epic fantasy trilogy for Baen Books, set in an alternate version of early 19th-century America, and as Dave Butler of the middle-grade adventure series The Extraordinary Adventures of Clockwork Charlie, published by Knopf. Website:www.davidjohnbutler.com Twitter:@DavidJohnButler Facebook:David.Butler.16 David’s Amazon Page … Continue reading "Episode 17: David John Butler" Source

An hour-long conversation with Thoraiya Dyer, Aurealis and Ditmar Award-winning Australian science fiction and fantasy writer and veterinarian, author of the Titan’s Forest fantasy trilogy, published by Tor Books: Crossroads of Canopy, Echoes of Understorey, and Tides of the Titans. Websitethoraiyadyer.com Twitter@thoraiyadyer.com Thoraiya Dyer’s Amazon Page The Introduction Thoraiya Dyer is a four-time Aurealis Award-winning, … Continue reading "Episode 16: Thoraiya Dyer" Source

An hour-long conversation with Peter V. Brett, the internationally bestselling author of the Demon Cycle series (The Warded Man, The Desert Spear, The Daylight War, The Skull Throne, and The Core), which has sold more than three million copies in 26 languages worldwide. Websitewww.petervbrett.com Twitter@PVBrett InstagramPVBrett FacebookPVBrett Peter V. Brett’s Amazon page The Introduction Peter V. … Continue reading "Episode 15: Peter V. Brett" Source

An hour-long conversation with world-renowned, bestselling author (and scientist, speaker, and technical consultant) David Brin, winner of multiple Hugos, Nebulas, and other awards, with a focus on his books The Postman, Kiln People, and Foundation’s Triumph, as well as his thoughts and advice on writing…and many other topics. David’s Website David’s blog David’s Amazon page Other … Continue reading "Episode 14: David Brin" Source