Books, Movies, TV, Comics: Stories Start with Writers
In Trail of Lightning, we step into a world that has been devastated by an apocalypse driven by climate change, a fractured United States where the rise of the sea has devastated all the coastlines, and drowned most of the world. This is how the Fifth World died, giving rise to the Sixth World in its final breath.
YA & SF author Emily Devenport stops by to chat about Medusa Uploaded, which is about a serial killer on a mission on a generation ship, and there’s a lot of mystery and mayhem to enjoy in this story.
SF author Gareth L. Powell stops by this week, to chat about his latest novel, Embers of War. The first in a space opera trilogy, the story centers on a sentient former war cruiser having a “change of heart” about being a machine of destruction.
Comics writer Zack Kaplan drops by to talk about “Port of Earth”, his newest series from Top Cow. What happens when first contact is a business deal rather than a diplomatic mission?
Are you a fan of horror? A fan of radio plays and audio dramas? Then you’ll be happy to know that DEATHSCRIBE: The International Festival of Horror Radio Plays, presented by Chicago’s WildClaw Theatre is open for submissions!
Paranormal YA and Star Wars author Claudia Gray is here, and her newest book, Defy the Worlds, is the second in her Constellations series.
SF author and writing advice podcaster Mur Lafferty is here, talking about her space opera murder mystery Six Wakes, of Shambling Guides and Netflix, and the print version of “I Should Be Writing”.
Daniel H. Wilson studied AI and robotics, but turned towards storytelling instead. His love of science fiction brought him to explore his loves and concerns about robotics and the future in Guardian Angels and Other Monsters, his new short story collection from Vintage Books.
THE FURNACE is a sci-fi story about a dark and looming possibility, an examination of the pitfalls of parenthood, and a uniquely American horror story.
K. B. Wagers is here, and talking about “The Indranan War” trilogy (read the Story Binge Review of Behind the Throne, After the Crown and Beyond the Empire).
