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Exclusive Interview: “The Emergent” Author Nadia Afifi

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, Horror, Nadia Afifi, Nadia Afifi Author, Nadia Afifi Blog, Nadia Afifi Books, Nadia Afifi Cosmic, Nadia Afifi Facebook, Nadia Afifi Goodreads, Nadia Afifi Instagram, Nadia Afifi Interview, Nadia Afifi The Emergent, Nadia Afifi The Emergent Interview, Nadia Afifi The Sentient, Nadia Afifi The Transcendent, Nadia Afifi Twitter, Nadia Afifi Website, Nadia Afifi Wiki, Nadia Afifi Wikipedia, Nadia Afifi Writer, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction, science fiction books

With The Emergent (hardcover, paperback, Kindle), writer Nadia Afifi is presenting the middle part of her Cosmic trilogy, which she launched in 2022 with The Sentient. In the following email interview, Afifi discusses what ...CONTINUE

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

May 18, 2022May 21, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, Cli-Fi, Cli-Fi Books, Climate Fiction, 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 Ghost Interview, Kathleen O'Neal Gear The Ice Lion, Kathleen O'Neal Gear The Ice Orphan, 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, science fiction books, SFF, SFF Books

Like other writers with an expertise in something outside of writing, author and archeologist Kathleen O’Neal Gear imbues her science fiction stories with science facts. In the following email interview, she explains how this influenced her new hard sci-fi ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “Future Artifacts” Author Kameron Hurley

May 17, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, Kameron Hurley, Kameron Hurley Author, Kameron Hurley Blog, Kameron Hurley Books, Kameron Hurley Facebook, Kameron Hurley Future Artifacts, Kameron Hurley Goodreads, Kameron Hurley Instagram, Kameron Hurley Interview, Kameron Hurley Meet Me In The Future, Kameron Hurley Twitter, Kameron Hurley Website, Kameron Hurley Wiki, Kameron Hurley Wikipedia, Kameron Hurley Writer, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction, science fiction books, SFF, SFF Books, short stories, Short Story, space fantasy

While some writers assemble short story collections around a theme, or connected with a framing device, most just pull together their latest and greatest…and then often find that a theme has emerged all on its own. Which is basically ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “El Nuevo Mundo” Author Brian Yapko

May 17, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Apocalyptic Fantasy, Author Interview, Books, Brian Yapko, Brian Yapko Author, Brian Yapko Blog, Brian Yapko Books, Brian Yapko El Nuevo Mundo, Brian Yapko El Nuevo Mundo Interview, Brian Yapko Facebook, Brian Yapko Goodreads, Brian Yapko Instagram, Brian Yapko Interview, Brian Yapko Twitter, Brian Yapko Website, Brian Yapko Wiki, Brian Yapko Wikipedia, Brian Yapko Writer, Gay Romance, Psychological Thriller, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction, science fiction books, SFF, SFF Books

Usually, sci-fi stories don’t make me want to visit the place in question. Reading Dune didn’t make me want to visit Arrakis; watching Star Wars didn’t make Tatooine look like a fun vacation spot; while Alien and Aliens made ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “The Legacy Of Molly Southbourne” Author Tade Thompson

May 16, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, Horror, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction, science fiction books, Tade Thompson, Tade Thompson Author, Tade Thompson Blog, Tade Thompson Books, Tade Thompson Facebook, Tade Thompson Far From The Light Of Heaven, Tade Thompson Goodreads, Tade Thompson Instagram, Tade Thompson Interview, Tade Thompson The Legacy Of Molly Southbourne, Tade Thompson The Murders Of Molly Southbourne, Tade Thompson The Survival Of Molly Southbourne, Tade Thompson Twitter, Tade Thompson Website, Tade Thompson Wiki, Tade Thompson Wikipedia, Tade Thompson Writer

With The Legacy Of Molly Southbourne (paperback, Kindle), writer Tade Thompson is concluding the trilogy of novellas he began in 2017 with The Murders Of Molly Southbourne, and continued with 2019’s The Survival Of Molly ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “Alien: Colony War” Author David Barnett

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Alien, Aliens, Author Interview, Books, David Barnett, David Barnett Alien: Colony War, David Barnett Alien: Colony War Interview, David Barnett Author, David Barnett Blog, David Barnett Books, David Barnett Facebook, David Barnett Goodreads, David Barnett Instagram, David Barnett Interview, David Barnett Twitter, David Barnett Website, David Barnett Wiki, David Barnett Wikipedia, David Barnett Writer, military sci-fi, Military Sci-Fi Books, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction, science fiction books, SFF, SFF Books, space opera, space opera books

While every Alien and Aliens novel is, of course, connected to the movies, comics, and games, David Barnett’s Alien: Colony War (paperback, Kindle, audiobook) is in the unique position of being the first in a ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “Someone In Time” Editor Jonathan Strahan

May 11, 2022May 12, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, Jonathan Strahan, Jonathan Strahan Author, Jonathan Strahan Blog, Jonathan Strahan Books, Jonathan Strahan Facebook, Jonathan Strahan Goodreads, Jonathan Strahan Instagram, Jonathan Strahan Interview, Jonathan Strahan Someone In Time, Jonathan Strahan Someone In Time Interview, Jonathan Strahan Someone In Time: Tales Of Time-Crossed Romance, Jonathan Strahan Someone In Time: Tales Of Time-Crossed Romance Interview, Jonathan Strahan Twitter, Jonathan Strahan Website, Jonathan Strahan Wiki, Jonathan Strahan Wikipedia, Jonathan Strahan Writer, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction, science fiction books, SFF, SFF Books

They say that love conquers all. But they also say that time waits for no one. It’s yet another good reason why someone should hurry up and invent time travel. Until they do, though, we’ll simply have to live ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “The Void Ascendant” Author Premee Mohamed

May 9, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, cosmic horror, Fantasy, Premee Mohamed, Premee Mohamed A Broken Darkness, Premee Mohamed Author, Premee Mohamed Beneath The Rising, Premee Mohamed Blog, Premee Mohamed Books, Premee Mohamed Facebook, Premee Mohamed Goodreads, Premee Mohamed Instagram, Premee Mohamed Interview, Premee Mohamed The Void Ascendant, Premee Mohamed The Void Ascendant Interview, Premee Mohamed Twitter, Premee Mohamed Website, Premee Mohamed Wiki, Premee Mohamed Wikipedia, Premee Mohamed Writer, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction, science fiction books, Second World Fantasy, SFF, SFF Books

With her second-world fantasy novel The Void Ascendant (paperback, Kindle, audiobook), writer Premee Mohamed is concluding the sci-fi, fantasy, cosmic horror series Beneath The Rising that she launched in 2020 with the titular first novel ...CONTINUE

Exclusive Interview: “Abbott In Darkness” Author D.J. Butler

May 4, 2022 Paul Semel 0 Comments Author Interview, Books, D.J. Butler, D.J. Butler Abbott In Darkness, D.J. Butler Abbott In Darkness Interview, D.J. Butler Author, D.J. Butler Blog, D.J. Butler Books, D.J. Butler Facebook, D.J. Butler Goodreads, D.J. Butler Instagram, D.J. Butler Interview, D.J. Butler Twitter, D.J. Butler Website, D.J. Butler Wiki, D.J. Butler Wikipedia, D.J. Butler Writer, mystery, reading, Sci-Fi, sci-fi books, science fiction, science fiction books, SFF, SFF Books, thriller

Usually when I interview the author of a science fiction novel for this site, and get to the questions about influences, they’ll cite other sci-fi novels or movies or TV shows, even occasionally some games. But in the following ...CONTINUE

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