As someone who covers pop culture, it’s always frustrating when a writer, game designer, or director deny that their creation is even remotely similar to someone else’s, even when it so clearly is. Which is why it was so refreshing during the following email interview about his new military sci-fi novel In The Black (paperback, Kindle, audiobook) that writer Patrick S. Tomlinson freely admitted that this story — the first in a new series — wears its influences on its sleeves.
When it comes to humorous science fiction, some writers go the parody route, while others inject humor into otherwise serious stories. But in the following email interview about his comedic sci-fi novel Starship Repo (paperback, Kindle), writer Patrick S. Tomlinson explains that he’s going both ways.
As Futurama, Catherynne M. Valente’s Space Opera, and Space Balls show, combing science fiction and humor may not be easy, but it can work really well. Which is also what you get from Gate Crashers (paperback, Kindle), a comedic sci-fi novel from writer Patrick S. Tomlinson.