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Conversations with Authors of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Robert Jordan
Fantasy legend Robert Jordan joins us to speak about his new book in The Wheel of Time series. It’s called New Spring: The Novel and is a prequel to his ground-breaking and required reading series.
Vernor Vinge
Keeping with our promise to bring you the best authors this month, we’ve got three time Hugo award winning author Vernor Vinge. His latest released book (which Evo highly recommends) is The Peace War, which was written years ago but has been re-released.
If heavily armed elves, a demonic conspiracy, and a girl genius doesn’t sound like a wild enough ride, how about Pittsburgh being the epicenter of a dimensional rift. Welcome to Wen Spencer’s Tinker, a book that is an adventure worth every page!
Sean Jordan
Sean is the Managing Editor of Dabel Brothers Productions. They produce graphic novels (you might call them comics) from classic fantasy books.
Dawn Rivers Baker
Dawn is a new author of science fiction and fantasy, penning her first novel, The Rise of the Phoenix.
These are the first books by R. A. Salvatore that I’ve read. Now I know why he is a best seller. These books are not profound. They are not really awe-inspiring, even given the scope of the story. Aside from some journal entries by Drizzt, there is very little that is “deep” in these books.
But, they are a hell of a lot of fun to read, and surprisingly well written. I’m thinking I may have to check and see if he could indeed have written a good book based on Star Wars: Episode II.
Interview: Robert Reed’s latest book, Sister Alice, asks What would the universe be like if mankind achieved technological advances that made us no less than gods? What started as a simple novella turned into wonderful tale of epic hard science fiction.
Interview: Do you like spy novels? Like fantasy? Michelle Welch’s new book Confidence Game is just what you are looking for. It’s her debut novel, and is filled with political intrigue, preindustrial (sort of) con artists and an interesting take on “magic”.
Interview: William C. Dietz writes military sci-fi, and his latest book For More Than Glory continues to be in this vein. Think French foreign legion, complete with cyborgs, aliens and planetary confederations
Interview: R. A. Salvatore’s latest featuring everyone’s favorite dark elf, Drizzt, is The Lone Drow. Bob has big hopes for this book
Spider Robinson
His latest book is Callahan’s Con, the next in a series of science fiction books Spider has been writing for over thirty years. If your unfamiliar with the “Callahan” series, it centers around a bar in Key West populated with aliens, time travelers… and in this book, a wanna-be gangster– from outer space.
Wil Radcliffe
Wil’s debut novel is called Noggle Stones, a young adult fantasy. This book takes place in the late 1800’s in America, but gets blended with faeries and goblins!
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.
Readers will find The Hades Project, by Justin Gustainis, a tight and exciting read. He has created a wonderfully over the top villain, and has added a supporting cast to match it.
However, this is a debut novel, and it shows in the writing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A million people pre-ordered Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I guess that makes me one in a million! (Thank you, I’ll be here all week.)
Honestly, though, you can’t imagine how I felt when I opened my door mid-Saturday morning, and found the box from Amazon.com sitting there. I’m a huge Harry Potter fan. For the next two days, I didn’t turn on the TV, didn’t shave, barely bathed, and left the house only once or twice to get a couple of snacks (and didn’t bother to brush, my teeth look nasty).
Alan F. Troop writes well. His prose has a nice, tight style, and he tells a well constructed, if somewhat convoluted, story. I enjoyed large portions of the book. But the story suffers from two miscalculations that makes the book unfulfilling overall.
