My Favorite Bit

Fonda Lee is joining us today with her novel Zeroboxer. Here’s the publisher’s description. A rising star in the weightless combat sport of zeroboxing, Carr “the Raptor” Luka dreams of winning the championship title. Recognizing his talent, the Zero Gravity Fighting Association assigns Risha, an ambitious and beautiful Martian colonist, to be his brandhelm––a personal marketing

Gillian Polack is joining us today with her novel The Art of Effective Dreaming. Here’s the publisher’s description. This is not a self-help book, but it’s a book about dreams. They are not always good dreams. Fay is a dreamer. To escape real life, which she finds ‘drearily, drably and impossibly dull‘, Fay creates a dream-world.

Cat Rambo is joining us today with her novel Beasts of Tabat. Here’s the publisher’s description. When countryboy Teo arrives in the coastal city of Tabat, he finds it a hostile place, particularly to a boy hiding an enormous secret. It’s also a city in turmoil, thanks to an ancient accord to change governments and the

Laura Liddell Nolen is joining us today with her young adult novel The Ark. Here is the publisher’s description: It’s the final days of earth, and sixteen-year-old Char is right where she belongs: in prison. With her criminal record, she doesn’t qualify for a place on an Ark, one of the five massive bioships designed

Tex Thompson is joining us today with her novel Medicine for the Dead. Here’s the publisher’s description. The story of Appaloosa Elim continues. Two years ago, the crow-god Marhuk sent his grandson to Sixes. Two nights ago, a stranger picked up his gun and shot him. Two hours ago, the funeral party set out for the

Alan Smale is joining us today with his novel Clash of Eagles. Here’s the publisher’s description:  Perfect for fans of military and historical fiction—including novels by such authors as Bernard Cornwell, Naomi Novik, and Harry Turtledove—this stunning work of alternate history imagines a world in which the Roman Empire has not fallen and the North

Gabriel Squailia is joining us today with his novel Dead Boys. Here’s the publisher’s description. A decade dead, Jacob Campbell is a preservationist, providing a kind of taxidermy to keep his clients looking lifelike for as long as the forces of entropy will allow. But in the Land of the Dead, where the currency is time itself

Carrie Patel is joining us today with her novel The Buried Life. Here’s the publisher’s description. The gaslight and shadows of the underground city of Recoletta hide secrets and lies. When Inspector Liesl Malone investigates the murder of a renowned historian, she finds herself stonewalled by the all-powerful Directorate of Preservation – Recoletta’s top-secret historical research facility.

Ferrett Steinmetz is joining us today with his novel Flex. Here’s the publisher’s description. FLEX: Distilled magic in crystal form. The most dangerous drug in the world. Snort it, and you can create incredible coincidences to live the life of your dreams. FLUX: The backlash from snorting Flex. The universe hates magic and tries to rebalance

Yves Meynard is joining us today with his book Angels & Exiles. Here’s the publisher’s description. “We dream of angels, black as space, and wish they could return from the future to warn us of the dark years ahead. We who have forgotten our origin, exiles in a land we may have shaped with our own hands;