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Sherylyn and Karen Dunstall, writing together as S. K. Dunstall, are joining us today to talk about their book Stars Uncharted. Here’s the publisher’s description: In this rip-roaring space opera, a ragtag band of explorers are out to make the biggest score in the galaxy. On this space jump, no one is who they seem . .

Lawrence M. Schoen is joining us today to talk about his novel The Moons of Barsk. Here’s the publisher’s description: Pizlo, the lonely young outcast and physically-challenged Fant, is now a teenager. He still believes he hears voices from the planet’s moons, imparting secret knowledge to him alone. And so embarks on a dangerous voyage to

Drew Williams is joining us today with his novel The Stars Now Unclaimed. Here’s the publisher’s description: Jane Kamali is an agent for the Justified. Her mission: to recruit children with miraculous gifts in the hope that they might prevent the Pulse from once again sending countless worlds back to the dark ages. Hot on her

Michael J. Martinez is joining us today to talk about his novel MJ-12: Endgame. Here’s the publisher’s description: A Cold War fought by superhuman agents reaches a boiling point in the thrilling finale to the MAJESTIC-12 historical thriller/superhero mash-up series from Michael J. Martinez. Josef Stalin is dead. In the aftermath, the Soviet Union is thrown

Andrea Phillips is joining us today to talk about Season 4 of the serial fiction Bookburners, written with Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Brian Francis Slattery, and Mur Lafferty. Here’s a description: Everything in the Bookburners’ lives falls into two categories: Before London and After London. Before London, things were strange, sure, but After London .

Shannon Eichorn is joining us today with her novel Rights of Use. Here is the description: In the 1960s, Project Blue Book assured America that no aliens visited its amber waves or shining seas. Thirty years later, Project Black Book knows better and has the flying saucers to prove it, but they still can’t stop the

James Patrick Kelly is joining us today with his short story collection The Promise of Space and Other Stories. Here’s the publisher’s description: Hugo and Nebula Award-winner James Patrick Kelly may offer the “Promise of Space,” but he delivers so much more. The sixteen stories included in this collection demonstrate the versatility of the author as

Matt Mikalatos is joining us today to talk about his novel The Crescent Stone. Here’s the publisher’s description: A young woman with a deadly lung disease . . . A young man with a tragic past . . . A land where the sun never sets but darkness still creeps in . . . Madeline

Michael Mammay is joining us today to talk about his novel Planetside. Here is the publisher’s description: A seasoned military officer uncovers a deadly conspiracy on a distant, war-torn planet… War heroes aren’t usually called out of semi-retirement and sent to the far reaches of the galaxy for a routine investigation. So when Colonel Carl Butler

Claire O’Dell is joining us today to talk about her novel A Study In Honor. Here’s the publisher’s description: Set in a near future Washington, D.C., a clever, incisive, and fresh feminist twist on a classic literary icon—Sherlock Holmes—in which Dr. Janet Watson and covert agent Sara Holmes will use espionage, advanced technology, and the power

Kate Alice Marshall is joining us today with her novel I Am Still Alive. Here’s the publisher’s description: After: Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned to the ground. She knows if she doesn’t act fast, the cold will kill her before she has time to worry about food. But she is still alive—for now. Before: Jess hadn’t

Michi Trota and Matt Peters are joining us today to talk about the Uncanny Magazine Year Five Kickstarter, running until Aug 24, 2018. Here’s a description: Over the last few years, Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas ran Kickstarters for the two-time Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine Years One, Two, Three, and Four. We promised