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As we ve seen in our own world, some people want to live behind walls, not just for safety and security, but to separate themselves from the riff raff. But what happens when people inside the walls want to escape the relative riff raff within the walls. Such is the premise underlying author Mark Bozon s [ ] The post Exclusive Interview: The Mindless Author Mark Bozon appeared first on…
Some people write simple ghost stories. Author Isabelle Spotts is not one of them. Which is why, in the following email interview about her ghostly new novel Saint Delilah (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), she says it s not just a horror novel. Photo Credit © Sharon Vanorny To start, what is Saint Delilah about, and [ ] The post Exclusive Interview: Saint Delilah Author Isabelle Spotts appeared…
Like people both real and fictional, the main character in Robert E. Hampson s hard science fiction adventure thriller novel The Sands Of Mars (paperback, Kindle) is getting exactly what he wants just not when he wants it. To find out what I m talking about, as well as what inspired and influenced this sci-fi story — [ ] The post Exclusive Interview: The Sands Of Mars Author Robert E. Hampson…
A short story collection is, obviously, a book containing multiple stories that are short. But if the stories collectively tell a larger story, we call it a mosaic novel. And then you have something like Michael Bettendorf s Midwestern Chrome (paperback, Kindle), a collection of tech-noir / cyberpunk stories that fall somewhere in between. In [ ] The post Exclusive Interview: Midwestern Chrome…
Confucius famously said, Before embarking on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. But for Wraith, the main character in Shami Stovall s epic progression fantasy novel One-Fifth Dragon (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), two graves is just not going to cut it. To find out why, as well as what inspired and influenced this tale of [ ] The post Exclusive Interview: One-Fifth Dragon Author Shami Stovall…
For his first novella, a weird eco-horror science fantasy story called The Wetworks Miracle (paperback, Kindle), author Caleb Sierra is taking some big swings, setting it on a planet where there s a single living organism — a plant — and humans are an invasive species. To find out what inspired and influenced this sci-fi [ ] The post Exclusive Interview: The Wetworks Miracle Author Caleb Sierra…
While he s known as the former punter for the Minnesota Vikings, a social activist, a big gamer, and (if all goes well in November) a member of California s State Assembly, Chris Kluwe is also an author with three novels to his name, the most recent of which, Shades Of Forever (paperback, Kindle, audiobook) is [ ] The post Exclusive Interview: Shades Of Forever Author Chris Kluwe appeared first on…
Claire Barner isn t the first author to put a science fiction spin on Jane Austen s classic 1813 novel Pride And Prejudice. But as she reveals in the following email interview about her historical sci-fi romance novel The Red Woman On Mars (paperback, Kindle, audiobook), he s not only written a sci-fi version of Prejudice, but [ ] The post Exclusive Interview: The Red Woman On Mars Author Claire…
At a time when it seems like everything is a remake, a remaster, or a rehash, getting a third version of Halo: Combat Evolved may not seem like that big of a deal. But while it isn t nearly as much of an evolution as, say, the recent remake of Resident Evil 2, and is [ ] The post Halo: Campaign Evolved Review appeared first on paulsemel.com .
Twelve years ago, the iconic editor Ellen Datlow teamed up with the good people at Tachyon Publications to release the short story anthology Lovecraft s Monsters. Now they re collaborating again for Lovecraft s Brood: Tales Of Cosmic Horror (paperback, Kindle). In the following email interview, Datlow discusses what went into making this short story anthology, as [ ] The post Exclusive Interview:…