Black Magic Woman is the first in a new series by author Justin Gustainis, “The Quincey Morris Supernatural Investigations”. It’s a wonderful read, and wonderful introduction to a world that’s all too familiar to long-time readers of fantasy and dark fantasy like myself.
Cover to Cover #305B: Justin Gustainis
Interview: This week, Justin Gustainis joins us to chat about his new dark fantasy novel Black Magic Woman. He tells us about Quincey Morris and Libby Chastain, and the investigation of an ancient curse on a family, and the larger scope that the story takes on as it progresses.
Cover to Cover #304A: James A. Owen
Interview: Illustrator and author James A. Owen joins us in studio, in the midst of his school and library tour to talk about The Search for the Red Dragon, the second book in the “Imaginarium Geographica” series.
The stories and the artwork in this series are wonderful, with the grand scope of history, geography, literature and mythology that are intertwined. Now, combine this with the 7-book “Mythworld” series that will eventually tie into the 7-book “Imaginarium” series, plus a tie-in with the “Starchild” graphic novels, and you’ve got a truly rich world that needs it’s own book of footnotes just to keep track of all of the references.
Cover to Cover #303A: Scott Sigler
Interview: New Media Rockstar Scott Sigler joins Mike, Summer and Mike to chat about his newest hardcover release, INFECTED. He talks about the interest of Crown Books in experimenting with using free content to promote sales of the print version, with free e-book version available for a few days prior to the print release, as well as the podcast version of the book being released again.
Pyr Honored with Four Major Award Nominations
Prometheus Books and Pyr congratulate Lou Anders, Ian McDonald, Joe Abercrombie and David Louis Edelman for their outstanding work. We are proud to be associated with such talent and quality.
Cover to Cover #302A: Kenneth Johnson
Interview: Michael, Summer and Michael talk with Kenneth Johnson. Kenny is more known for creating the television shows “V”, “The Bionic Woman” (the original series), “The Incredible Hulk”, and “Alien Nation”, but he’s also got a new book out, V: The Second Generation.
Kenny tells us about the inspiration for the story, from when he was preparing the DVD release of the original miniseries, and he wondered what would happen if someone answered the distress call that was sent into space. So the book starts from when someone arrives in response to the call the Resistance sent out.
Cover to Cover #301A: Leslie Davis
Interview: First time author Leslie Davis tells us how her college thesis became a work of science fiction, Keeper’s Child. She tells us about the beginnings of the story, with it being initially written when environmental concerns weren’t in the forefront of the media at the time she wrote it, and being the thesis work written by the lone geek in her MFA program.
Cover to Cover #300A: John Joseph Adams
Interview: Mike, Mike and Summer talk with editor John Joseph Adams about Wastelands, the newest collection of post-apocalyptic fiction from Night Shade Books. John tells us about acquiring the stories (including one by Stephen King), putting the collection together, and what appeals to and attracts him to post-apocalyptic fiction.
Discussion ranges from the inspirations and influences of post-apocalyptic stories, to the extensive website that accompanies the book, and the joy of acquiring a Stephen King story.
E. Gary Gygax Remembered
by Sam Sloan, originally posted at Slice of SciFi “He was a gamer’s gamer, an icon of a time of wonder and imagination.” — Tracy Hickman (“Dragonlance”) The “Dungeons and Dragons” (D&D) co-creator and legengary gaming pioneer E. (Ernest) Gary Gygax has died at the age of 69 from complications arising from past multiple strokes. […]
Cover to Cover #299A: David Keck
Interview: Mike M and Summer talk with David Keck about In A Time of Treason, the anticipated sequel to In the Eye of Heaven. Discussing the setting of faux-medieval fantasy, delving into the process of writing and publishing sequels, and writing despite the life that’s happening around you, we chat about making stories where the world feels lived in, and the reader connects with both the smaller and the larger scopes of the story at the same time.
Cover to Cover #297A: Nina Munteanu
Interview: Michael and Michael talk with Nina Munteanu about Darwin’s Paradox, a near-future eco-thriller that Brian enjoyed, and he had a list of burning questions.
Nina is a scientist working as an environmental consultant, and she approaches environmental conservation with a scientific perspective. The story explores a path of “where we are” and “where we’re going”, and a number of intertwining concepts that could place a fast-paced thriller in a dense, rich world.
Cover to Cover #296A: Jason Eberl, Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy
Interview: Jason Eberl, editor of Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy, joins us to talk about this new collection and some of the topics and issues explored by the contributors, actual philosophers and students of philosophy who were also either huge fans of the show, or curious about the depths.
Can studying Galactica draw people into studying philosophy and into a deeper examination of the human (and Cylon) condition? Check out the book!
Cover to Cover #294A: Matt Wallace
Interview: Matt Wallace, award-winning writer for Variant Frequencies joins Michael, Summer and Michael to talk about his first print foray, a short story collection titled The Next Fix coming out from Apex Publishing in March.
Matt also talks about his upcoming work at Stranger Things, projects possibly being turned into film, and more.
Cover to Cover #293A: Anthony Lappe and Dan Goldman
Interview: Michael, Summer and Michael chat with writer Anthony Lappé and illustrator Dan Goldman about Shooting War, a graphic novel that started out as a webcomic and broke big into print last fall.
Anthony tells us how the story that grew out of his experiences as a journalist in Iraq changed from being a novel to a graphic novel, and how he partnered with Dan Goldman to bring the story to vivid reality. He tells us how the surreal aura around the reality colored the story of the book, and about letting people figure out how to find out what’s going for themselves
Cover to Cover #292A: Terry Goodkind
Interview: Michael, Summer, Michael and Brian talk with Terry Goodkind about Confessor, the third book in the Chainfire trilogy which also concludes the 11-volume epic “Sword of Truth” series.
Terry shares his thoughts on crafting a story that’s taken 11 years to finish, and how the overarching story is concluded with all of the pieces from the previous books coming together finally.
