Tasha Suri stops by to chat about her epic fantasy debut, Empire of Sand, the history and myths used in the world-building and magic system, and where the story goes from here.
“Two Girls Down” is an almost perfect thrill-ride
Thrillers that are actual thrill rides are a source of enjoyment for me, and when I find one that is a rollercoaster ride moving so fast it almost takes your breath away, it feels as if I can’t read it fast enough. Two Girls Down easily falls into that category.
Writers, After Dark #21: Alex White Deep space treasure hunters, magic, dark & complex characters... what's not to love?
Science fiction author Alex R. White stops by to talk about his new space opera trilogy, The Salvagers. The first book, A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, is a rowdy, raucous adventure with numerous twists.
“Empire of Sand”: New flavors of myths and magic The start of a new fantasy series is epic in scope from the start
I actively seek out tales from varied cultures because I want to experience stories from and about peoples and mythologies I am not familiar with. I don’t mind reading the same types of stories more than once, but I don’t want one type of story to be the only story I can access.
So when books like Empire of Sand come along, I dive in with glee.
Writers, After Dark #20: Dale Bailey About memories, ghosts, and haunted places, both physical and spiritual
Horror author Dale Bailey talks about his horror inspirations, his own ghost stories and his newest novel, In the Night Wood.
Writers, After Dark #19: Amber Fallon Of horror and happiness
Horror author and editor Amber Fallon talks about her latest project, the Fright into Flight anthology from Word Horde, why curating this book was so important, and what makes horror one of her favorite things.
Writers, After Dark #18: Jeff Weigel And also encouraging kids discover and hone their graphic storytelling inclinations
Comics writer and illustrator Jeffrey Weigel talks about his new YA space adventure graphic novel from Lion Forge Comics, Quantum Mechanics, as well as his story process, his art process and more.
“Lando’s Luck” is a fun adventure that highlight’s Lando’s charm A Star Wars Lando Calrissian (Captain) and L3-37 (First Mate / Navigator) story.
Often with novels that lose the reader’s interest there seem to be filler chapters or sections that added way too much detail about a plot point or go through every rivet detailing a ship. I was surprised to find that there were no filler chapters and the characters were well thought out and described in just enough detail so as to see them in your mind’s eye
“Quantum Mechanics” is a fast, fun space opera adventure
I am a sucker for a space opera, same as for a good Western. The argument can be made that those are two sides of the same coin, and I can go along with that, too. So when I find a fun space opera, be it television, film, or graphic novels, a story or group of characters that hook me, it’s easy to fall in love with them.
Writers, After Dark #17: Christopher Golden The writers were tied up tight to their beds, while holiday horrors danced in their heads
Fantasy and Horror author and editor Christopher Golden talks about Hark the Herald Angels Scream and the fun of curating holiday horror tales, and his early history with horror stories at Christmastime.
