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Show Notes: Interview with Edward M. Lerner
Feedback: Timothy Low comments on his daughter Darcy’s glee at receiving the “Seeing Redd” prize pack; Trucker Cylon on suggestions for new show names, and has a question about editing your drafts; Trucker Cylon again, apologizing; Doc from Des Moines commenting on books in the steampunk genre;
Interview: Edward M. Lerner joins us to talk about collaborating with Larry Niven on “Fleet of Worlds”, a story set in the “Ringworld” universe, but not a direct prequel to “Ringworld”, although in it, we get to learn more about a main character in “Ringworld”. We also learn more about the Puppeteers and their home world in this book, but it is a standalone book.
Edward also tells us about how the idea of the book and the groundwork for collaborating came about.
Dragon Page Challenge: We now have a collaborative world-building effort, a web-based writing exercise! Check out The Tick-Tock Hobbit project.
The Library: New to the Library this week: Grimpow by Rafael Abalos; Cybermancy by Kelly McCullough; Wizards, Inc edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Loren L. Coleman; Ice, Iron and Gold by S. M. Stirling; The Ivory and the Horn by Charles de Lint; The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe; Queen Ferris by S. C. Butler; When Ghosts Speak by Mary Ann Winkowski; Saber Dance / The Lunari Mask by Melanie Fletcher / Laura J. Underwood.
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“Wizards, Inc edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Loren Coleman”
That would be science-fiction author Loren L. Coleman.
Hey Summer!
You should post a photo of your book shelves. I am curious what a Book Adict’s Book Shelves look like.
Cheers,
Robert
There are six large shelves in three different rooms.
I’ll see what I can do
ooh, Robert & Summer, you two just gave me an idea for a thread at the Farpoint Forums!