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Exclusive Interview: “The Headmasters” Author Mark Morton

 

Science fiction has often explored the subjects of slavery and servitude, and in unique ways.

In Mark Morton’s new novel The Headmasters (paperback, Kindle), some people have survived an apocalypse…only to find themselves enslaved by creatures who not only control their bodies, but their memories as well.

In the following email interview, Morton discusses what inspired and influenced this dystopian sci-fi story.

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Exclusive Interview: “Flight & Anchor” Author Nicole Kornher-Stace

 

You know you’re onto something when you inject realistic aspects into your science fiction novel, and people complain that it hit, “too close to home.” Which is what happened to author Nicole Kornher-Stace when people got a hold of their dystopian sci-fi novel Firebreak. Which raises the question: What existential horrors await readers in the follow-up, Flight & Anchor (paperback, Kindle). You’ll just have to read the following email interview about it (or, well, the book itself) to find out.

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Exclusive Interview: “The Marigold” Author Andrew F. Sullivan

 

Thanks to the massive popularity of The Last Of Us on HBO, it seems like mold is everywhere. But in the following email interview about his body horror, urban dystopia, and eco fiction novel The Marigold (paperback, Kindle, audiobook), in which a sentient mold is ruining Toronto, writer Andrew F. Sullivan explains why his story owes nothing to the video games that inspired HBO’s big hit.

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Exclusive Interview: “Moths” Author Jane Hennigan

 

Usually, the only time we think a moth is dangerous is when we buy a new sweater. Or we have that dream in which we’re Godzilla. But in Jane Hennigan’s self-published 2021 dystopian post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel Moths, moths aren’t just a threat to comfy clothing and giant lizards, they’re a threat to men everywhere. With a new and slightly reworked version of Moths being released in paperback, Kindle, audiobook, I spoke with Hennigan about what originally inspired and influenced this novel, as well as her plans to continue this story.

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Exclusive Interview: “Seeds For The Swarm” Author Sim Kern

 

Like a lot of people (but not nearly enough) writer Sim Kern is worried about our planet’s climate. And like a lot of people who are teachers (but not nearly enough of other people) Kern is trying to effect meaningful change by educating their students about this issue. Though they’re doing it not just through lectures and dioramas, but with Seeds For The Swam (paperback, Kindle), a young adult cli-fi sci-fi novel they hope students of all ages will find enlightening and entertaining.

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Exclusive Interview: Dayfall Author Michael David Ares

 

Not getting enough sunlight can have adverse effects on a person’s psyche. It’s something writer Michael David Ares explores — and takes to the extreme — in his new dystopian thriller Dayfall (hardcover, Kindle). Though in talking to Ares about this sci-fi novel, he explained that the inspiration for his science fiction story wasn’t exposure to sunlight, but exposure to someone else’s classic tale.

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Exclusive Interview: Tropic Of Kansas Author Christopher Brown

In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, sales of such dystopian novels as Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and George Orwell’s 1984 spiked. Though if you’ve already read them, but still need something dark to sooth your soul, I present Tropic Of Kansas (paperback, digital, audiobook), a new dystopia sci-fi novel by writer Christopher Brown.