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Exclusive Interview: “Death At A Wedding” Author Marc Watson

 

As we all know, Death has lived a long and rewarding life. When not performing their duties as The Grim Reaper, they’ve taken a trip down the Nile, made a number of wishes of varying degrees of quality, and even gone on holiday.

But in Marc Watson’s comedic fantasy novella Death At A Wedding (paperback, Kindle) — the sequel to his 2017 novella Death Dresses Poorly — the embodiment of life always ending has to navigate an awkward social situation: being a guest at a loved one’s wedding.

In the following email interview, Watson talks about what inspired and influenced this urban fantasy / dark romantic comedy novella.

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Exclusive Interview: “The Only Song Worth Singing” Author Randee Dawn

 

Watch enough episodes of Behind The Music and you quickly learn that terrible things can happen when a band goes on tour.

But I must’ve missed the episode in which a band’s tour go awry because of creatures from Irish folklore.

In the following email interview, author and rock journalist Randee Dawn talks about The Only Song Worth Singing (paperback, Kindle), in which an Irish band bring some unruly guests with them on their first U.S. tour.

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Exclusive Interview: “Cold Iron Task” Author James J. Butcher

 

In the following email interview about Cold Iron Task (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), author James J. Butcher says this third book in his urban fantasy series The Unorthodox Chronicles is “a conclusion of consequences from the previous novels,” Dead Man’s Hand and Long Past Dues.

But if you think that means it’s the end of this series, or the witch / government employee Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby…

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Exclusive Interview: “The Legacy Of Arniston House” Author T.L. Huchu

 

When fantasy writers talk about the things that influenced their work, they often mention other fantasy stories: The Lord Of The Rings, Game Of Thrones, Harry Potter, and so on.

But in the following email interview about The Legacy Of Arniston House (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), the fourth book in his urban fantasy series Edinburgh Nights, author T.L. Huchu says this novel also takes influence from a video game-inspired TV show of the bloody battle persuasion.

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Exclusive Interview: “Cursed By Fur” Author D.C. Gomez

 

Over the years, the story of “Little Red Riding Hood” has been turned into a classic cartoon by Bugs Bunny, an iconic musical by Stephen Sondheim, and a blood bath by Family Guy.

But in the following email interview about Cursed By Fur (paperback, Kindle), her take on the classic fairy tale, author D.C. Gomez’s Red says she’s turned the hoodie lover into, “…an assassin / serial killer with a vendetta against werewolves.”

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Exclusive Interview: “Mother’s Instinct” Author Sherri Cook Woosley

 

We all love dogs, and we all love watching videos of otters.

But a seven foot tall otter dog with a taste for human flesh…not something I’d want to see on TikTok. Or in my backyard.

In my new interview with author Sherri Cook Woosley about her urban fantasy / horror novella Mother’s Instinct (paperback, Kindle) — the latest installment of eSpec Book’s Systema Paradoxa series — she discusses why she decided to get up close and personal with the Dobhar-chu, the 7-foot-long, human eating, dog / otter hybrid from Irish folklore.

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Exclusive Interview: “The Dissonance” Author Shaun Hamill

 

In the following email interview about his dark fantasy novel The Dissonance (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), author Shaun Hamill not only discusses what inspired and influenced this story, but also why — despite its timeframe and because of its location — it may or may not also be an urban fantasy story…and why he doesn’t really care either way.

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Exclusive Interview: “The Burning Gem” Author Don Sawyer

 

With The Burning Gem (paperback, Kindle), author Don Sawyer is kicking off an urban fantasy series called Soul Catcher.

In the following email interview, Sawyer talks about what inspired and influenced this first installment, as well as this series.

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Exclusive Interview: “Hidden Fury” Author Bjorn Hasseler

 

Like many of the authors who’ve penned installments of eSpec Book’s Systema Paradoxa series, Bjorn Hasseler chose to tell the story of a cryptid near and dear to his heart…er, home.

Though as he explains in the following email interview about his contribution, Hidden Fury (paperback, Kindle), it was also strongly influenced by something else he sees at home…on his TV.