In science fiction, communication between alien races often comes courtesy of a universal translator, which instantly converts one person’s language into another’s. But what if communication has certain unintended consequences…like, say, getting the recipient drunk? Handy for parties; a ...CONTINUE
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It’s always interesting when an author takes inspiration from their work life in writing their stories. Which is one reason why I got excited when, in the following email interview, author Mark Salzwedel explained that his new sci-fi space ...CONTINUE
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When we get older, we are often asked — and ask ourselves — what we would say to our younger selves if we could. But writer / artist Gengoroh Tagame has taken this thought experiment one step further with ...CONTINUE
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With Daughter Of Redwinter (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), writer Ed McDonald is kicking off a new epic fantasy series called The Redwinter Chronicles. In the following email interview, he explains what inspired and influenced this ...CONTINUE
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With What Rough Beast (hardcover, paperback, Kindle), writer Michael R. Johnston is concluding The Remembrance War trilogy he launched in 2019 with The Widening Gyre and continued in 2020 with The Blood-Dimmed Tide. In ...CONTINUE
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With The Veiled Masters (paperback, Kindle), author Tim Pratt is once again exploring and expanding the sci-fi space opera universe of the tabletop strategy game Twilight Imperium he previously visited in his novels The Fractured Void ...CONTINUE
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For years, some comic book fans regarded Aquaman as a joke. Heck, there was a whole Robot Chicken DC Comics Special about it. But then they cast Game Of Thrones‘ Jason Mamoa to play the man from Atlantis, ...CONTINUE
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As anyone who’s read one of my previous author interviews will tell you, I always end by asking for a recommendation. And often the recommendation I’m asking for is from a writer’s own oeuvre. “If someone enjoys this new ...CONTINUE
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Like his frequent collaborator Ivo Perelman, jazz pianist Matthew Shipp is almost as known for being prolific as he is for being expressive and versatile. In fact, if the website Discogs is accurate, Shipp has appeared on nearly a ...CONTINUE
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