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David D. Levine is joining us today with his novel Arabella of Mars. Here’s the publisher’s description: Since Newton witnessed a bubble rising from his bathtub, mankind has sought the stars. When William III of England commissioned Capt. William Kidd to command the first expedition to Mars in the late 1600s, he proved that space travel […]

Sarah Kuhn is joining us today with her novel Heroine Complex. Here’s the publisher’s description: Being a superheroine is hard. Working for one is even harder. Evie Tanaka is the put-upon personal assistant to Aveda Jupiter, her childhood best friend and San Francisco’s most beloved superheroine. She’s great at her job—blending into the background, handling her boss’s epic

Alyc Helms is joining us today with her novel The Conclave of Shadow. Here’s the publisher’s description: The line between enemy and ally is thinner than a shadow’s edge. Ever since she saved the spirit guardians of China by selling out to her worst enemy, Missy Masters – a.k.a. the pulp hero Mr. Mystic – has

D. Lieber is joining us today with her novel Conjuring Zephyr. Here’s the publisher’s description: Retreating underground to escape a devastating ice age, humans build a new society. When magic is discovered and harnessed for survival, the citizens of Terrenus establish theories and principles of how to use it. Kai Stephenson is determined to prove magical

E. Catherine Tobler is joining us today with her novel The Kraken Sea. Here’s the publisher’s description: Fifteen-year-old Jackson is different from the other children at the foundling hospital. Scales sometimes cover his arms. Tentacles coil just below his skin. Despite this Jackson tries to fit in with the other children. He tries to be normal

Christopher Husberg is joining us today with his novel Duskfall. Here’s the publisher’s description: Pulled from a frozen sea, pierced by arrows and close to death, Knot has no memory of who he was. But his dreams are dark, filled with violence and unknown faces. Winter, a tiellan woman whose people have long been oppressed by

Curtis C. Chen is joining us today with his novel Waypoint Kangaroo. Here’s the publisher’s description: Kangaroo isn’t your typical spy. Sure, he has extensive agency training, access to bleeding-edge technology, and a ready supply of clever (to him) quips and retorts. But what sets him apart is “the pocket.” It’s a portal that opens into

Laura Lam is joining us today with her novel False Hearts. Here’s the publisher’s description: Laura Lam’s adult sci-fi debut False Hearts: Two formerly conjoined sisters are ensnared in a murderous plot involving psychoactive drugs, shared dreaming, organized crime, and a sinister cult. Raised in the closed cult of Mana’s Hearth and denied access to modern

Shannon Page is joining us today with her book The Usual Path to Publication. Here’s the publisher’s description: A collection of essays about the UNusual, amusing, heartbreaking, random, and quite perfectly crazy ways writers got their words out there. CONTENTS: Cherie Priest, “How I Skidded Sideways Into Publishing” Alma Alexander, “Don’t Try This At Home” Mark Teppo,

Adam Rakunas is joining us today with his novel Like A Boss. Here’s the publisher’s description: In this breathless and hilarious followup to Windswept, former labor organiser Padma Mehta’s worst nightmare comes true: she gets yanked out of early retirement. After buying her favourite rum distillery and settling down, she thought she’d heard the last of her

Anna Kashina is joining us today with her novel Assassin Queen. Here’s the publisher’s description: Defeated by the Majat forces, Nimos and the other Kaddim Brothers retreat to their secret fortress in the southern mountains. Nimos knows that the Majat’s victory is only temporary: during the flight, he managed to place a mark on Kara, one

Micah Joel is joining us today to talk about his novel Broken Tablet. Here’s the publisher’s description: What happens when a Silicon Valley engineer gets trapped in the ancient Sumerian city of Ur? When a senior engineer at Ixion, Silicon Valley’s hottest company, gets frustrated with the gadget lifestyle, he gives it all up for a

LJ Cohen is joining us today with her novel Dreadnought and Shuttle. Here’s the publisher’s description: When a reckless young computer programmer resurrects the damaged AI on a long dormant freighter, she and her accidental crew expose explosive secrets from a war they were taught ended decades ago. Welcome to the universe of Halcyone Space. Charged

Alberto Bieri is joining us today with The Dragon King, the first episode of his epic fantasy The Chronicles of Calibran. Here’s the publisher’s description: Marked from birth, King Hesleof Obella has sat on the Dragon Throne ruling the land of Calibran for over two decades. A meeting with Lyrroth, an ancient dragon, brings forth surprising news to

Ruth Vincent is joining us today with her novel Elixir. Here’s the publisher’s description: Mabily “Mab” Jones is just a twenty-something, over-educated, under-employed New Yorker trying to survive as a private eye’s unpaid intern . . . or is she? Once a powerful fairy, but tricked by the Fairy Queen into human form, Mab is forced