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Exclusive Interview: “Lord Of A Shattered Land” Author Howard Andrew Jones

 

When you write a story about a hero named Hanuvar, and set it in the ancient past, you might as well just give him an elephant and a map to the Alps as well.

But I didn’t say stop. Especially not after doing the following email interview with writer Howard Andrew Jones about his sword & sorcery fantasy novel Lord Of A Shattered Land (paperback, hardcover, Kindle), the first installment of a five book series called The Chronicles Of Hanuvar.

In it, he not only discusses what inspired and influenced this epic tale, but also why you won’t have to wait long for the next installment.

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Exclusive Interview: “Wild Spaces” Author S.L. Coney

 

There are a lot of coming-of-age stories about boys, a lot of stories about boys and their dogs, and, of course, coming of age stories about boys and their dogs.

But in S.L. Coney’s cosmic horror / dark fantasy novella Wild Spaces (paperback, Kindle, audiobook), we get all of those things…and a monster story. In the following email interview, Coney explains how, and why, as well as where and when and what the hell?

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Exclusive Interview: “Nightborn: Coldfire Rising” Author C.S. Friedman

 

Nearly thirty years after she concluded the Coldfire trilogy with 1995’s Crown Of Shadows, author C.S. Friedman is returning to this series with the prequel novel Nightborn: Coldfire Rising (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook).

In the following email interview, Friedman explains how Nightfire connects to the trilogy, why it alters the formula from epic fantasy with some horror and sci-fi to sci-fi with some horror and fantasy, as well as her plans for other novels in the Coldfire universe.

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Exclusive Interview: “The Legend Of Charlie Fish” Author Josh Rountree

 

Between The Shape Of Water; Mallory O’Meara’s biography of Milicent Patrick, The Lady From The Black Lagoon; and the new version of The Little Mermaid, fish people are in the midst of having a moment. And now you can add to that The Legend Of Charlie Fish (paperback, Kindle), Josh Rountree’s new neo-Gothic Western novel. In the following email interview, Rountree discusses what inspired and influenced this fishy tale.

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Exclusive Interview: “The Possibilities” Author Yael Goldstein-Love

 

Like a lot of parents, Yael Goldstein-Love once pondered what would happen if she left her kid alone for just a moment. Except that unlike a lot of parents, Goldstein-Love’s thoughts didn’t exactly conform to the rules of physics…and that inspired her to write her literary / psychological suspense sci-fi novel The Possibilities (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook). In the following email interview, Goldstein-Love discusses what else inspired and influenced this story.

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Exclusive Interview: “New-Generation African Poets: Tisa” Editors Kwame Dawes & Chris Abani

 

For nearly 10 years, editors Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani have assembled an excellent anthology series of poetry by African writers called New-Generation African Poets. But unlike other geographically-based poetry anthologies, these don’t just present one or a couple poems by numerous poets. Instead, a handful each get their own 20 to 40 page chapbook in which to present their poetic vision. In the following email interview, Dawes and Abani discuss the newest installment, New-Generation African Poets: Tisa (boxed set).

 

Please note: All answers are from both Mr. Dawes and Mr. Abani.

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Exclusive Interview: “Salvage Right” Co-Authors Sharon Lee & Steve Miller

 

Like many authors, the husband and wife writing team of Sharon Lee and Steve Miller have often let the story dictate itself, let it and its character decide where to go. Which is how we got their newest one, Salvage Right (hardcover, Kindle), the latest in their ongoing sci-fi space opera series, Liaden Universe®. In the following email interview, Lee and Miller discuss what inspired this new novel, as well as how it willed itself into existence.

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Exclusive Interview: “Love The Sinner” Author Mo Moshaty

 

Writer Mo Moshaty isn’t the first person to write about sin, and she won’t be the last. But her collection of sin-related short stories, Love The Sin (paperback, Kindle), does have the distinction of being the first one (as far as I can tell) to collect stories of psychological horror written by a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. In the following email interview, Moshaty discusses what inspired and influenced this collection.

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Exclusive Interview: “After Death” Author Dean Koontz

 

Some scientists believe that, at some point in the future, humans will be able to use technology to become immortal. It’s an event often referred to as The Singularity. But while some consider The Singularity to be a positive step in human evolution, and others think it will lead to a dystopia, in his new novel After Death (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), writer Dean Koontz presents a version that’s neither entirely good nor entirely bad. In the following email interview, Koontz explains what inspired this thriller, and why it’s neither a cautionary tale nor a hope for the future.