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Seanan McGuire aka Mira Grant
author of Overgrowth and the October Daye series About Overgrowth Day of the Triffids meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this full-on body horror/alien invasion apocalypse. This is just a story. It can’t hurt you anymore. Since she was three years old, Anastasia Miller has been telling anyone who would listen that she’s an…
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Mystic Neptune
author of I Ran Away to Evil About book 1 A reluctant heroine finds unexpected love when she’s sent to assassinate a lonely dark lord in the first book of this cozy romantasy series. Henrietta Doryn has never enjoyed fighting. She’d rather be in the kitchen baking cookies. But it’s her duty as Warrior Princess…
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Beth Revis
author of the Chaotic Orbits trilogy and co-author of Night of the Witch About Chaotic Orbits book 1: Full Speed to a Crash Landing A high octane sexy space heist from New York Times-bestselling author Beth Revis, the first in a novella trilogy Ada Lamarr may have gotten to the spaceship wreck first, but looter’s…
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Jacquelyn Benson
author of Raiders of the Arcana series About Empire of Shadows, book 1 One trifling little arrest shouldn’t have cost Ellie Mallory her job, but it’s only the latest in a line of injustices facing any educated woman with archaeological ambitions. When Ellie stumbles across the map to a mysterious ancient city, she knows she’s…
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Hugh Howey author of Wool now an AppleTV+ show
May 2023 Hugh Howey is the author of the books Wool, Shift, and Dust. We talked about how he structured his books, the characters, and plot. I loved chatting with him and love watching the show, Silo, on AppleTV+! Where to buy: Your local bookstore Amazon
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Nat Webb on his Kickstarter for Bard City Blues
April 2023 Nat Webb is the creator of Wyngraf Cozy Fantasy magazine and now has his own book coming out: Bard City Blues. We talked about the book in this interview and the Kickstarter, which is now over, but you can head over to Wyngraf for more information on where you can purchase the book!
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Ness Brown author of The Scourge Between Stars
April 25, 2023 The past couple of years have seen some fantastic horror sci-fi published. Ness Brown’s The Scourge Between Stars has been on my radar since April of 2022 and it did not disappoint. If you like jump scares, high tension, and weird shit, this one is for you. Where to buy: Your local…
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David Wellington author of Paradise-1
April 18, 2023 I am always looking for good sci-fi, and if that sci-fi includes horror elements- I am hooked. Paradise-1 has all the horror elements. Like, all of them. Just read it. Where to buy: Your local bookstore Amazon
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Seth Ring author of The Nova Terra LitRPG series
March 28, 2023 Nova Terra has quickly become one of my favorite LitRPGs. I heard about it when Seth first released Titan, but didn’t have time to fit it in and wasn’t sure about it. Then I tried to listen to Forge Master and realized I have been an idiot. I needed to fit Nova…
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Shannon Chakraborty author of The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
March 8, 2023 Shannon Chakraborty is one of those authors you have to keep an eye on. I immensely enjoyed the Deavebad trilogy and The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi has surpassed even those. If you are a fan of Sinbad style stories, this book is for you! Where to buy: Your local bookstore Amazon The…
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