The Worldshapers

A chat with author James Pyles about his writing career and his new boy’s science fiction adventure novel, A Wobblegong and His Boy. Websitepoweredbyrobots.com X@AuthorPylesJ Bluesky@authorjamespyles.bsky.social Substackjamespyles1.substack.com Instagram@jamesmpyles Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About A Wobblegong and his Boy Thirteen-year-old Remmie McNeal emerges from cryogenic sleep on a distant world, expecting a new life with his family—only … Continue reading "Episode 215: James Pyles – A Wobblegong and His Boy" Source

A chat with science fiction writer Kathy Tyers (a New York Times-bestselling author for her Star Wars novel The Truce at Bakura) about Firebreak, the first book in a new trilogy in her popular Firebird series. Websitekathytyers.com Facebook@kathytyers Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Firebreak What would you sacrifice to save your family and your home world? … Continue reading "Episode 214: Kathy Tyers – Firebreak" Source

A chat with award-winning novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and media entrepreneur Roger L. Simon about Emet, the first book in a thrilling new series. Substack@rogersimon Truth Social@rogerlsimon Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Emet A rabbi who doubts. A city on edge. A truth older than memory rising from the earth. When Nashville is shaken by the brutal … Continue reading "Episode 213: Roger L. Simon – EMET" Source

A chat with bestselling and prolific author John Van Stry about his career and his newest novel, Lock & Load, Book 3 in the Valley of Fire trilogy set in is popular Wolfhounds universe. Websitevanstry.net Facebook@johnvanstry X@JohnVanStry Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Lock & Load: Valley of Fire Book 3 In the heart of the Fire … Continue reading "Episode 212: John Van Stry – Lock & Load: Valley of Fire Book 3" Source

A chat with Mark J. Wilson about his new time-travelling detective novel, Full of Beans. Websitemarkjwilson.com Facebook@markjwilsonauthor Instagram@markjwilsonauthor Substack@markjwilsonauthor Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Full of Beans Phil Beans has a lot on his plate. A dead professor. A cheating husband. A missing graduate student. A mysterious Umbrella Guy. And a suicide that doesn’t make sense. … Continue reading "Episode 211: Mark J. Wilson – Full of Beans: A Back-In-Time Mystery" Source

A conversation with Dr. Paul Michael Privateer about the latest book in his Mindweavers science fiction series, Mindweavers II: Attack. Websitepaulprivateer.com Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Mindweavers II: Attack What if a virus could rewrite not just your biology, but your very sense of reality? In Mindweavers II: Attack, Paul Michael Privateer delivers a razor-sharp, genre-defying techno-thriller … Continue reading "Episode 210: Dr. Paul Michael Privateer – Mindweavers II: Attack" Source

A conversation with author TC Ross about her new fantasy novel from Raconteur Press, Blood Diamonds. Websitetcross.us Substacktcross.substack.com Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Blood Diamonds Every year, hunters ride into the cursed woods of Magnolia Manor chasing fortune. Most never ride out. September Zamfir isn’t after treasure. He’s running from a past that hunts him harder … Continue reading "Episode 209: TC Ross – Blood Diamonds" Source

A conversation with author Peter McChesney about his upcoming debut science fiction novel Quinto’s Challenge, which asks the question, “What if science and religion collided and resurrection became a reality?” Websitepetermcchesney.com Facebook@PeterMcChesneyAuthor X@peteramcchesney LinkedIn@peter-mcchesney Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Quinto’s Challenge For fans of Andy Weir, Blake Crouch, and The Three-Body Problem comes a bold, futuristic, … Continue reading "Episode 208: Peter McChesney – Quinto’s Challenge" Source

A conversation with actor, writer, and producer Sal Amato about his upcoming debut science fiction novel, Hidden Powers. Websitesalamato.com Facebook@hiddenpowersofficial X@HiddenPowersUSA Instagram@hiddenpowersnovel TikTok@hiddenpowersofficial About Hidden Powers Investigative journalist Sarah Moore has exposed government corruption for years. Still, nothing prepared her for what killed her father: $47 trillion in unaccounted federal spending hidden across seventy years … Continue reading "Episode 207: Sal Amoto – Hidden Powers" Source

A conversation with Sidewise Award-winning novelist (and former NASA astrophysicist) Alan Smale, talking about Burning Night, Book 3 in his Apollo Rising alternate-history science fiction trilogy. Websitealansmale.com Facebook@alan.smale BlueSky@alansmale.bsky.social X@AlanSmale About Burning Night On July 4, 1983, Vivian Carter and her NASA crew of seven set off on an audacious double flyby of Venus and … Continue reading "Episode 206: Alan Smale – Burning Night (Apollo Rising: Book 3)" Source

A conversation with award-winning Calgary author Betty Jane Hegerat about her latest collection of literary short stories, Elephants in the Room. Websitebettyjanehegerat.com Facebook@bettyjh About Elephants in the Room Fourteen jewel-like stories unveil the tender chaos of lives unlived and loves unspoken In Elephants in the Room, Betty Jane Hegerat masterfully uncovers the quiet fractures of ordinary … Continue reading "Episode 205: Betty Jane Hegerat – Elephants in the Room" Source

A conversation with author John R. Carlos about Cryonic Dreams: Awakening, the first book in a science-fiction thriller trilogy. Websitesjohnrcarlos.com.au X@JohnRCarlos About the book Dr. Michelle Brown pioneers a revolutionary biotechnology: reanimating the long-dead through advanced cryonics. Her first subject, Maryanne, awakes after 133 years, her memory wiped, her body restored. But as this breakthrough … Continue reading "Episode 204: John R. Carlos – Cryonic Dreams: Awakening" Source

A conversation with award-winning authors Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller about the new Saga Double containing their science fiction novels Apprehension and Red Star Hustle, back-to-back. Websitesmaryrobinettekowal.comsamjmiller.com Facebook@maryrobinettekowal@sentencebender Instagram@maryrobinettekowal@sam.j.miller Bluesky@maryrobinettekowal.com@sentencebender.bsky.social X@sentencebender About the book Two expertly crafted crime stories set in a far-future science fiction universe, from two award-winning authors known for their … Continue reading "Episode 203: Mary Robinette Kowal & Sam J. Miller – Red Star Hustle/Apprehension" Source

A long chat with internationally bestselling author Alan Bradley about his Flavia de Luce mystery series, which is now up to Book 11: What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust. WebsitesPenguin Random Housealanbradleyauthor.com About What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER One of the best mystery novels of 2024, The Washington Post … Continue reading "Episode 202: Alan Bradley – The Flavia de Luce Mystery Series" Source

A conversation with brothers Lawrence C. Connolly and Christopher Connolly about Minute Men: Execute and Run, a science fiction novel written by Lawrence from a concept by Christopher, with a film script, graphic novel, and much more in the works. Websitesminutemennovel.comlawrenceconnolly.com Substackconcomentertainment.substack.com Facebook@LawrenceCConnolly Instagram@lawrence_c_connolly About Minute Men: Execute and Run Mission Impossible meets X-Men—with a … Continue reading "Episode 201: Lawrence C. and Christopher Connolly – Minute Men: Execute and Run" Source

A conversation with Annmarie SanSevero about her new science fiction/fantasy short story collection, The Butterfly’s Stroke and Other Stories, just released by Stark Publishing. Websiteasansevero.com Facebook X@theItalianMuse Instagram@theitalianmuse About The Butterfly’s Stroke and Other Stories An intricate and harmonious dance between humanity and technology Dive into Annmarie SanSevero’s gripping collection of speculative fiction, where suspense, … Continue reading "Episode 200: Annmarie SanSevero – The Butterfly’s Stroke and Other Stories" Source

A wide-ranging conversation with noted entertainment and technology lawyer, journalist, media commentator, and writer Jonathan Handel, with a focus on his children’s picture book, Who Do You Want to Be? Websitejhandel.com X@jhandel Facebook@jhandel Instagram@jhandel99 YouTube@JonathanHandel About Who Do You Want to Be? What do you want to do when you grow up? One day my … Continue reading "Episode 199: Jonathan Handel – Who Do You Want to Be?" Source

A conversation with UK author James Kinsley about his breathtaking new science-fiction action adventure, Parallels. Websiteunclekins.wordpress.com Facebook@JamesAKinsley Instagram@unclekins Substack@unclekins About Parallels Two worlds. One mind. Endless uncertainty. Jeff is stuck in the mundane now, drifting through aimless days and gnawing doubts. Until the moment he sees the Pale Woman—and reality shifts. Suddenly, he’s Jezz, a … Continue reading "Episode 198: James Kinsley – Parallels" Source

A conversation with Canadian author Ryan Melsom about his gripping new near-future cyberpunk thriller, Gods of a New World. Websiteryanmelsom.com Facebook@ryanmelsom Instagram@ryanmelsom BlueSky@ryanmelsom.com About Gods of a New World The trillionaires were powerful enough to reshape the world, but it wasn’t enough. Now they want more . . . In a world where trillionaires assisted … Continue reading "Episode 197: Ryan Melsom – Gods of a New World" Source

A conversation with bestselling author Lydia Sherrer about her latest collaboration with John Ringo, Behind the Veil, the third in their TransDimensional Hunter series from Baen Books. Websitelydiasherrer.com Facebook@lydiasherrerauthor Instagram@lydiasherrer YouTube@lydiasherrer Patreon@lydiasherrer About Behind the Veil In the world of the cutthroat augmented reality game TransDimensional Hunter, Lynn Raven must outsmart stalker fans and a … Continue reading "Episode 196: Lydia Sherrer – Behind the Veil (A TransDimensional Hunter Novel)" Source