In his novels Mickey7, Antimatter Blues, and Mal Goes To War, author Edward Ashton mixed science fiction with a bit of situational (and slightly surrealistic) humor.
But things seem like they’re getting a lot stranger, spacier, and snail-like in his new one, The Fourth Consort (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)
In the following email interview, Aston talks about what inspired and influenced this humorous sci-fi space opera novel.