The co-creator of my favorite fantasy setting and book series of all time talks to me. Not you.
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Reading books without pictures? Yup, the to read pile is large and to read pile is larger, mostly filled with speculative fiction.
Red Seas Under Red Skies is what Swashbuckling Fantasy Sequels Are Made Of
Scott Lynch’s follow-up to The Lies of Locke Lamora improves upon that exciting debut.
Continue readingMatthew Stover Reveals Caine’s Bookshelf To Me – Interview
This guy arguably has the best science fiction/fantasy novel of this century in Blade of Tyshalle.
Continue readingGetting in Trouble with Kelly Link – My Chat w/ a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. She Was Cool.
I told Kelly that her stories were on the level of Ted Chiang. Future me typing this can say I was right.
Continue readingSharing Words with Gregory Frost on Shadowbridge – Interview
A nice chat about his new series Shadowbridge, the great Roger Zelazny, and writing.
Continue readingWatch the Thrones – My George R. R. Martin Interview
The one where I plead for Bronn.
Continue readingIn Ambergis for a Chat with Jeff VanderMeer
I talk to the guy who wrote Annihilation.
Continue readingA Chat with Catherynne Valente in Which Flowers Are Defended
On deadlines, writing style, and flower power.
Continue readingLove for Lynch’s Locke Lamora
Part heist, part fantasy, part swashbuckle, all the fun.
Continue readingInterview – Kicking the Shift with Steph Swainston
A chat with Steph Swainston in this, The Year of Our War.
Continue readingBefore The Expanse – The Daniel Abraham Interview
Before he co-created The Expanse he had a pretty awesome and underrated fantasy series.
Continue readingA Garrista to Garrista Sit Down with Scott Lynch – Interview
Scott Lynch, king of all gentlemen and bastards sits down with me.
Continue readingOn Summer Isle with Ian R. Macleod – Interview
Read this guy’s short fiction.
Continue readingRolling Six Duchies With Robin Hobb – Interview
Talking Soldier Son with the author of the Farseer trilogy.
Continue readingFrom Dungeons to Singularity – My Chat with Charles Stross
Did you know that early on Charles Stross created sweet Dungeons & Dragons monsters? You’re welcome.
Continue readingJeffrey Ford, Emperor of Ice Cream – Interview
That’s kind of like the best empire ever?
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