Author: UpperPenPodcast
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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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Rachel Gillig author of One Dark Window
December 27, 2022 Rachel Gillig has written a fantastic debut novel. The book is based around strange magic cards. I loved the way Gillig played with classic storytelling tropes and manipulated the magic of the cards to make the books feel real. Where to buy: Your local bookstore Amazon
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RA Salvatore author of the Drizzt books
October 17, 2022 RA Salvatore is one of the first authors I read in the DnD setting. Actually, he was the first. I find his writing so differnt in the first books compared to the newest series that he’s put out.
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Cale Plamann author of The Tower of Somnus
September 12, 2022 I interviewed Cale Plamann about his Tower of Somnus series. This interview contains spoilers! I suggest you read or listen to the books before getting too far into the interview. Where to buy: Foundation: Tower of Somnus Book 1 Audiobook A Dream of Wing and Flame Audiobook
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Mary Roach author of Fuzz
August 29, 2022 Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law is a fantastic book and Mary Roach has some interesting insights into the interactions between animals and humans. Where to buy Fuzz Audiobook Kindle Paperback Hardcover These are Amazon Affiliate Links, FYI.
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Valerie Valdes author of Fault Tolerance
Check out my Chilling Effect review August 2, 2022 Fault Tolerance is out today! I loved chatting with Valerie about her world-building and the use of Cuban-Spanish in her books! I hope you enjoy it too! Where to buy Fault Tolerance (Book 3): Audiobook Kindle Prime Deception (Book 2): Audiobook Kindle Chilling Effect (Book 1):…
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Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
Released November 2018 I was pretty sure this book was going to be “okay”. Maybe even “alright”. I was wrong. This book is hilarious, sweet, intelligent, and made me want to read everything T. Kingfisher has written. The story starts off with Halla being mistreated by her dead husband’s family, but then quickly veers away…
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Foundations: Tower of Somnus Book 1 by Cale Plamann
Released July 6th, 2022 Originally released on Royal Road, Foundations follows Kat Debs a young woman sick of being controlled by the corporation (a state-like entity that controls the lives of their “employees”) she was born into. Kat is a young woman who graduates high school and gets placed in her legit job as a…
