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Exclusive Interview: “The Moon And The Desert” Author Robert E. Hampson

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Author Interviews, Books, hard sci-fi, hard science fiction, reading, Robert E. Hampson, Robert E. Hampson Author, Robert E. Hampson Blog, Robert E. Hampson Books, Robert E. Hampson Facebook, Robert E. Hampson Goodreads, Robert E. Hampson Instagram, Robert E. Hampson Interview, Robert E. Hampson The Moon And The Desert, Robert E. Hampson The Moon And The Desert Interview, Robert E. Hampson Twitter, Robert E. Hampson Website, Robert E. Hampson Wiki, Robert E. Hampson Wikipedia, Robert E. Hampson Writer, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction

Like a lot of writers, Robert E. Hampson’s influences don’t start and stop with books; they include TV shows as well. As he explains in the following email interview, his new hard sci-fi novel The Moon And The Desert ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “Poor Man’s Sky” Author Wil McCarthy

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, espionage, hard sci-fi, hard science fiction, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction, space opera, spy novel, thriller, Wil McCarthy, Wil McCarthy Author, Wil McCarthy Beggar's Sky, Wil McCarthy Blog, Wil McCarthy Books, Wil McCarthy Facebook, Wil McCarthy Goodreads, Wil McCarthy Instagram, Wil McCarthy Interview, Wil McCarthy Poor Man's Sky, Wil McCarthy Poor Man's Sky Interview, Wil McCarthy Rich Man's Sky, Wil McCarthy Twitter, Wil McCarthy Website, Wil McCarthy Wiki, Wil McCarthy Wikipedia, Wil McCarthy Writer

With Poor Man’s Sky (hardcover, Kindle), writer Wil McCarthy is continuing the series of hard sci-fi space opera / political spy thriller novels he started with 2021’s Rich Man’s Sky. Though as he explains in ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “Summer’s End” Author John Van Stry

December 5, 2022 Paul Semel 1 Comment Author Interview, Books, hard sci-fi, hard science fiction, John Van Stry, John Van Stry Author, John Van Stry Blog, John Van Stry Books, John Van Stry Facebook, John Van Stry Goodreads, John Van Stry Instagram, John Van Stry Interview, John Van Stry Summer's End, John Van Stry Summer's End Interview, John Van Stry Twitter, John Van Stry Website, John Van Stry Wiki, John Van Stry Wikipedia, John Van Stry Writer, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction

In prepping questions for writer John Van Stry about his hard science fiction novel Summer’s End (paperback, Kindle), I had to fight the urge to make a joke about its title making it sound like a ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “Terraforming Mars: Edge Of Catastrophe” Author Jane Killick

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, hard sci-fi, Jane Killick, Jane Killick Author, Jane Killick Blog, Jane Killick Books, Jane Killick Edge Of Catastrophe, Jane Killick Edge Of Catastrophe Interview, Jane Killick Facebook, Jane Killick Goodreads, Jane Killick In The Shadow Of Deimos, Jane Killick Instagram, Jane Killick Interview, Jane Killick Terraforming Mars, Jane Killick Terraforming Mars: Edge Of Catastrophe, Jane Killick Terraforming Mars: Edge Of Catastrophe Interview, Jane Killick Twitter, Jane Killick Website, Jane Killick Wiki, Jane Killick Wikipedia, Jane Killick Writer, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, Thriller Science Fiction

If you set a story in the future, and on the planet Mars, people will assume it’s a sci-fi story. I know I do. But in the following email interview with author Jane Killick about Edge Of Catastrophe ( ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “The Ice Orphan” Author Kathleen O’Neal Gear

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, Cli-Fi, Climate Fiction, hard sci-fi, Kathleen O'Neal Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Author, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Blog, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Books, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Facebook, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Goodreads, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Instagram, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Interview, Kathleen O'Neal Gear The Ice Ghost, Kathleen O'Neal Gear The Ice Lion, Kathleen O'Neal Gear The Ice Orphan, Kathleen O'Neal Gear The Ice Orphan Interview, Kathleen O'Neal Gear The Rewilding Reports, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Twitter, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Website, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Wiki, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Wikipedia, Kathleen O'Neal Gear Writer, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction

With The Ice Orphan (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), writer Kathleen O’Neal Gear is concluding the hard sci-fi / cli-fi series The Rewilding Reports that she began in 2021 with The Ice Lion and continued in 2022’s ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “The Dabare Snake Launcher” Author Joelle Presby

November 2, 2022November 4, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, hard sci-fi, Hard Sci-Fi Books, hard science fiction, Joelle Presby, Joelle Presby Author, Joelle Presby Blog, Joelle Presby Books, Joelle Presby Dabare, Joelle Presby Facebook, Joelle Presby Goodreads, Joelle Presby Instagram, Joelle Presby Interview, Joelle Presby The Dabare Snake Launcher, Joelle Presby The Dabare Snake Launcher Interview, Joelle Presby Twitter, Joelle Presby Website, Joelle Presby Wiki, Joelle Presby Wikipedia, Joelle Presby Writer, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction

When deciding where to set their stories, writers often pick places they know. But in the following email interview about her hard sci-fi novel The Dabare Snake Launcher (paperback, Kindle), writer Joelle Presby admits that while ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “Living Memory” Author David Walton

October 18, 2022 Paul Semel 1 Comment Author Interview, Books, David Walton, David Walton Author, David Walton Blog, David Walton Books, David Walton Deadly Memory, David Walton Facebook, David Walton Goodreads, David Walton Instagram, David Walton Interview, David Walton Living Memory, David Walton Living Memory Interview, David Walton Memory Reborn, David Walton Twitter, David Walton Website, David Walton Wiki, David Walton Wikipedia, David Walton Writer, hard sci-fi, hard science fiction, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction

While intelligence is relative, we usually think of dinosaurs as not being as smart as, say, human beings. Well, some human beings. But in his new hard sci-fi novel Living Memory (paperback, Kindle, audiobook), writer ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “Hot Moon” Author Alan Smale

July 28, 2022July 31, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Alan Smale, Alan Smale Author, Alan Smale Blog, Alan Smale Books, Alan Smale Facebook, Alan Smale Goodreads, Alan Smale Hot Moon, Alan Smale Hot Moon Interview, Alan Smale Instagram, Alan Smale Interview, Alan Smale Twitter, Alan Smale Website, Alan Smale Wiki, Alan Smale Wikipedia, Alan Smale Writer, alt-history, Author Interview, Books, hard sci-fi, hard science fiction, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction

As the sci-fi loving son of a grade school science teacher, I’ve long lamented that our missions to the moon ended after only six trips. And no, not just because I’d love to eat a breakfast burrito while hopping ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “That Was Now, This Is Then” Author Michael Z. Williamson

December 8, 2021February 24, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, hard sci-fi, Michael Z. Williamson, Michael Z. Williamson A Long Time Until Now, Michael Z. Williamson Author, Michael Z. Williamson Blog, Michael Z. Williamson Books, Michael Z. Williamson Facebook, Michael Z. Williamson Goodreads, Michael Z. Williamson Instagram, Michael Z. Williamson Interview, Michael Z. Williamson That Was Now This Is Then, Michael Z. Williamson That Was Now This Is Then Interview, Michael Z. Williamson Twitter, Michael Z. Williamson Website, Michael Z. Williamson Wiki, Michael Z. Williamson Wikipedia, Michael Z. Williamson Writer, military sci-fi, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction, science fiction books, SFF, SFF Books

As someone who lives near where the sinkhole opens in the new time travel sci-fi TV show La Brea (as well as where everyone’s on a paleo diet), I’ve been a little on edge lately when it comes to ...CONTINUE

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