The Dragon Page "Cover to Cover"

Conversations with Authors of Science Fiction and Fantasy

"Cover to Cover" Episodes

The archives of the seminal book talk show, and one of the oldest podcasts on the internet.

Cover to Cover #82: Margaret Weis / Joe Murphy

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Margaret Weis
The Annotated LegendsThe Annotated Legends is the latest fantasy book in the Dragonlance series. Think “directors commentary” on a DVD and you’re right on track for this book. Margaret and Tracy give you a glimpse inside the creative process when writing one of the most successful fantasy series of all times.

Joe Murphy
Curious what it takes to write a good review? Joe spills the beans about his approach, how he got involved with The Dragon Page, and also why every book has it’s good points and bad points. When it comes to science fiction and fantasy reviews, Joe is quickly making a name for himself.

Cover to Cover #81: Scott Nicholson / Justin Gustainis

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Scott Nicholson
Scott is always a welcome edition to our show, and returns to speak about The Harvest, his latest “Appalachian Gothic” novel. Referred to as Deliverance meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers, it deals with the encroachment of modern technology and civilization into the pristine and native environment.

Justin Gustainis
Sometime science doesn’t go quite the way you want it to. In The Hades Project, innocent diddling with the space/time continuum opens up a gate to hell.

Cover to Cover #80: L. E. Modesitt, Jr / Tee Morris

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Interview: L.E. Modesitt, Jr. has been described as writing “fantasy with rivets.” That comment comes from the incredible amount of realism and attention to details not often found in fantasy literature.

Interview: Tee Morrisjoins us live in the studio! Visiting for the recent CopperCon, Tee talks a bit about a new book to which he contributed called The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy.

Cover to Cover #79: Andrew Fox / Ivan Lourie

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Andrew Fox
Andrew’s latest book is Fat White Vampire Blues. Not your typical vampire novel to come out of New Orleans– this one is much more funny!

Ivan Lourie, Editor of Gateways Books
Do you wonder what happened to the great science fiction and fantasy of yesteryear? If so, you’re looking for Retro SF, and the great folks at Gateway Books is bringing it back to you in modern print.

Cover to Cover #78: Michael A. Stackpole / Rick Loomis

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Michael A. Stackpole
Michael’s latest book is When Dragons Rage. Of course, that makes our Michael happy as we’re talking about dragons on The Dragon Page!

Mike writes all over the spectrum, dealing with the Star Wars universe as well as Battle Tech. With a background in gaming, Mike has extensive knowledge in building wide and expansive worlds in which to enact his tales.

Rick Loomis of Flying Buffalo
Have you ever had the urge to play a strategy game by mail? How about playing a card game where the stakes are the eventual destruction of the earth in a fiery nuclear holocaust? If these thoughts sound intriguing, you should check out the board games offered by Flying Buffalo.

Cover to Cover #76: Jane Lindskold / David S. Watkins

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Interview: Jane Lindskold’s latest novel is The Dragon of Despair. Oddly enough, it isn’t really about dragons at all, but is a fantasy tale for wolf-lovers. This book is a standalone sequel to two other books penned by Jane, meaning you can pick up any of the three and not be lost. The book is an interesting insight into human politics from the point of view from a woman who was raised by wolves.

Interview: Howabout a fast paced, graphic and gory fantasy novel? David S. Watkins has one, and Michael has read parts of Gilbred Guteater, and reports it’s like reading a video game. Now that’s fast! Michael also suggests a new genera for the book– Gore Fantasy.

Cover to Cover #75: Rosemary Kirstein / Susan Kaye Behm

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Rosemary Kirstein
The third book in a series, the Steerswomen acquire and disseminate information for the other inhabitants of their world. Kinda like the internet, only slower! It sounds like fantasy, but Rosemary tells us it’s really more science fiction.

Susan Kay Behm
Children being used in armed conflict might not come as a huge surprise to most of us, but Susan’s book Civilized Savages, brings it into new light.

Cover to Cover #74: Kevin J. Anderson / Nick Pollotta

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Interview: Kevin J. Anderson is without a doubt one of the hardest working authors in science fiction and fantasy. This guy just won’t quit! His latest effort is A Forest of Stars, part of the “Saga of Seven Suns”.

Interview: Want a bit of humor tossed in with your fantasy/sci-fi? Nick Pollatta is the man for you. We were excited to have him on the air, as humor is so often overlooked in this genre.

Cover to Cover #73: Brian Herbert / Robert D. Miles

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Brian Herbert.
Brian Herbert‘s new book is Dreamer of Dune. Brian has penned six original “Dune” novels that serve as prequels to his fathers work.

Robert D. Miles.
“Do you have the spirit of adventure? Are you willing to work? Come sail with us!” That’s an ad that gets characters involved in Robert D. Miles‘ latest work, SafeSpace. Humans wrecking the planet, aliens trying to save it, other aliens trying to hasten the fall– Robert covers it all in his book.

Cover to Cover #72: Gabriel Benson / Judy Galardi

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Gabriel Benson of Beckett Comics
Terminator fan? Then you’ve got to check out the comic prequel called “Terminator 3: Before the Rise”. It fills in nicely some of the holes necessary to get a movie under 120 minutes.

Judy Galardi
Fantasy and sci-fi, with a bit of teen-aged self-discovery and personal triumph are all a part of Judy’s latest book called Return to Thrae.

Cover to Cover #70: Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell / L. Marie Wood

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Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell.
Boris and Julie join us once again to catch up over the past year. They were one of our firsts guests and we’re happy to have them back on the show.

L. Marie Wood
Her latest book is called Crescendo, a story of psychological horror and suspense. It’s L. Marie’s first full-length novel, and her background is in (oddly enough) poetry, short stories and screen plays. Don’t get scared off about the horror title, for it’s not your basic slasher story.

Cover to Cover #69: Tracy Hickman / Peter David

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Tracy Hickman.
Tracy Hickman joins us to speak about his upcoming series, “The Bronze Canticles”. The first book isn’t due out for a while, but we thought we’d wet your whistle well in advance. We’re happy to have Tracy back on the show again.

Peter David.
Sure, this guy did the novelization of The Hulk, but he’s got more things up his sleeve! He’s working on a “Star Trek” series called New Frontier, and a new book in that series coming out in late fall. He also writes the “Apropos” series as well as others.

Cover to Cover #68: Tamara Thorne / Lee Nelson

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Tamara Thorne
Author of the psychological thriller series Sorority, Tamara joins us to discuss how she weaves sex, humor and horror together into a trilogy.

Lee Nelson
In a great departure from our tradition of speaking with science fiction or fantasy authors, we talk with Lee Nelson about his latest Western, Among the Indians.

Cover to Cover #66: Stan Lee / Peter David

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Stan Lee
For those of you unlucky souls who missed our interview with Stan back in March, you’re in luck. Since The Hulk comes crashing into theaters June 20th, we decided to bring Stan back on the show

Peter David
Continuing on our Hulk theme for the day, we speak with Peter David, author for the monthly comic for more than 12 years. Peter also penned the novelization of the soon-to-be-blockbuster movie and shared with us what it’s like to shift from monthly comic form to adapting a screenplay into a novel.