This week we talk with Sci-fi legend Ben Bova about his books Powersat and Mercury. A great conversation with a man that has been writing great sci-fi for a long time.
We then talk with Mark Jeffery about his book The Pocket and the Pendant. Mark has been turning his work into a A whole show dedicated to the upcoming Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. It is a fun time, and fan or not, you will not want to miss this one. Interviews with Kage Baker (The Life of the World to Come) and later, Wil Radcliffe (Noggle Stones) Interviews with Jacqueline Carey (Banewreaker), and later K. Allen Cross (Flight of the Hellcat) Interviews with Michael A. Stackpole (A Secret Atlas), and Dennis L. McKiernan (Once Upon A Summer Day) Also Scott Sigler tells us about his podcast novel that we are digging called EarthCore The Last Universe by William Sleator. Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver. The Scrolls of the Ancients by Robert Newcomb Interview Interviews with Lucius Shepard (Weapons of Mass Seduction) and Richard K Morgan (Market Forces) We talk with R. Scott Bakker about his “Prince of Nothing” series, and the first two books, The Darkness That Comes Before and The Warrior-Prophet. Interviews with Ellen Datlow (Faery Reel) and Craig Spector (Underground) Interview: Minister Faust has written the definitive novel for all fan boys, The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad. Poor SF/F geeks battle rich used-to-be SF/F geeks, with some SF-ish drug dealers and some sort of Ethiopian demi-god thrown in to boot. Minister describes the book as “The Catcher in the Rye meets Repo Man, or Harry Potter on Heroin”. Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. Araña: Heart of the Spider from Marvel is Fiona Avery’s latest book. As in “comic” book, or graphic novel. It’s a Latina superheroine story which has garnered some serious critical acclaim. Fiona approaches stories from her anthropological background, giving additional depth and perspective you may not see in other works. Terry Goodkind c.c. dust Wizards of the Coast Keith BakerCover to Cover #165: Matthew Stover
Cover to Cover #164: Kage Baker / Wil Radcliffe
Cover to Cover #163: Jacqueline Carey / K. Allen Cross
Cover to Cover #162: Michael A. Stackpole / Dennis L. McKiernan
Cover to Cover #161: William Sleator / Michelle Paver
Fourteen-year-old Susan and her wheelchair-bound brother, Gary, venture daily into their home’s sprawling garden planted by their late uncle, which holds a mysterious hedge maze hiding a secret that defies the laws of nature.
Six thousand years ago. Powerful mages stalk the land, threatening to destroy all the forest clans. According to legend, only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat them.Cover to Cover #160: Robert Newcomb / Vivi Anna
E-book author Vivi Anna talks about her book Hell KatCover to Cover #159: Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer talks about MindscanCover to Cover #158: Lucius Shepard / Richard K. Morgan
Cover to Cover #157: R. Scott Bakker
Cover to Cover #156: Ellen Datlow / Craig Spector
Cover to Cover #155: Minister Faust
Cover to Cover #154: Fiona Avery
Cover to Cover #153: Terry Goodkind / c. c. dust
The “Sword of Truth” series has been going strong and is up to the ninth book, with Chainfire. Now Terry offers a new novel of Richard and Kahlan, the beginning of a sequence of three novels that will bring their epic story to its culmination.
Mr. Blur is the first offering by c.c., and is difficult to sum up in a short paragraph. Think cyberpunk and film noir wrapped around horror and mystery and you’re getting close. Cover to Cover #152: Peter Archer / Keith Baker
Peter Archer joins us to talk about some exciting things happening from Wizards of the Coast. Games, miniatures, books… these guys are ear-deep in the genre of Fantasy.
The The City of Towers is a success story for those considering the open call. Keith’s world Eberron was picked up by Wizards of the Coast out of 1,100 other entries, and the first novel set in the world is The City of Towers.
