Wayne Santos is the author of THE CHIMERA CODE, the novel which Santos at one point thought would be his last, and THE DIFFICULT LOVES OF MARIA MAKILING, a novella in the new Solaris Satellites series from Rebellion. You can read my review of THE DIFFICULT LOVES OF MARIA MAKILING to learn more. And you can buy it from all good bookshops. In this interview Louise chatted with me about fearing Margaret Atwood, embracing comedy, and XENOBLADE CHRONICLES: DEFINITIVE EDITION. During the interview Wayne recommended AN UNKINDNESS OF MAGICIANS by Kat Howard and every that Premee Mohammed and Derek Kunksen have ever written. All of it. It was a great to talk with you, Wayne, and I hope we can speak again when your insurance adjuster urban fantasy stories start hitting the shelves. ... This is INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE. Thanks for listening. See you next time. . Find out more at https://intermultiversal-space.pinecast.co

Louise Carey's latest novel is INSCAPE, the first book in an exciting and thought-provoking cyberpunk trilogy. You can read my review to learn more. And you can buy it from all good bookshops. In this interview Louise chatted with me about writing and technology and education. During the interview Louise recommended PIRANESI by Susanna Clarke and the anime series PSYCHO-PASS. It was a lot of fun speaking with you, Louise, and I'm looking forward to catching up again when your next novel comes out. ... This is INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE. Thanks for listening. See you next time. . Find out more at https://intermultiversal-space.pinecast.co

Simon Morden's latest novel is GALLOWGLASS, a heady mix of big rocks, dangerous trajectories, and human struggles. It's great and I recommend you get hold of a copy. Simon has also written BRIGHT MORNING STAR, a story about about an alien probe that visits Earth, and I recommend that one too. In this interview Simon talked to me about science, politics, and one of his dirty loves. You can get copies of GALLOWGLASS, ONE WAY, and NO WAY from all good bookshops. And you can buy signed copies of BRIGHT MORNING STAR from NewCon Press. During the interview Simon recommended the Children of Time series by Adrian Tchaikovsky, the Salvation Sequence of novels by Peter F. Hamilton, and Louise Carey's forthcoming novel INSCAPE. It was great to speak with you, Simon, and I hope we can speak again in the future. ... This is INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE. Thanks for listening. See you next time. . Find out more at https://intermultiversal-space.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Dennis Lehane calls BLACKTOP WASTELAND a 'pitch-perfect jolt of American noir', Walter Mosley says it's 'an intoxicating thrill of a ride' which reinvents the American crime novel, and Stephen King says it is 'a little bit special'. That's how good S. A. Cosby's latest novel is. I talked to S. A. Cosby about growing up in a small town, writing books that revolutionise the genre, and his next novel, the spade-in-the-skull revenge thriller, RAZORBLADE TEARS. You can get a copy of BLACKTOP WASTELAND from all good bookshops. And at the end of the interview S. A. Cosby recommended THE BRIGHT LANDS by John Fram, Kellye Garrett's HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE and HOLLYWOOD ENDING, COTTONMOUTHS by Kelly J. Ford, and WHAT WE RECKON by Eryk Pruitt. Thanks for coming on, Shawn. It was a lot of fun and I hope we can speak again in when RAZORBLADE TEARS hits the shelves. ... This is INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE. Thank you for listening. See you next time. . Find out more at https://intermultiversal-space.pinecast.co

Melissa Scott is the author of dozens of novels spanning multiple genres. In this interview Melissa discusses her latest novel FINDERS, the question of im/mortality, and a whole lot more. FINDERS is available from Candlemark & Gleam and you can browse Melissa Scott's complete bibliography at her page on the Internet Science Fiction Database. Melissa has a Patreon where she publishes vignettes and bonus material related to the Astreiant universe: And during the interview Melissa recommended UNCONQUERABLE SUN by Kate Elliott, BETWEEN JOBS by W. R. Gingell, and THE SECRET CASEBOOK OF SIMON FEXIMAL by K. J. Charles. You can find those here: Thank you for coming on, Melissa -- I'm looking forward to speaking again in the future. ... This is INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE. Thanks for listening. See you next time. . Find out more at https://intermultiversal-space.pinecast.co

Episode Notes FLYAWAY by Kathleen Jennings is a prismatic work, a work of poetry decanted into the beating chambers of a novella, a living and breathing novella which is never prosaic. In this interview Kathleen spoke to me about her childhood, her new novella FLYAWAY, books in general, the importance of landscape to narrative, and narrative time in Icelandic sagas and Poirot. It felt like the beginning of a lot of other conversations and so I am definitely looking forward to speaking to Kathleen again. FLYAWAY is out now: You can read more about the covers of FLYAWAY on Kathleen's website. (Incidentally, Lydian, the typeface on the Tor edition of FLYAWAY, was originally designed by Warren Chappell in 1938.) During the podcast Kathleen recommended Angela Slatter and also spoke highly about TABOO by Kim Scott. Thank you for coming on the podcast, Kathleen! ... This is INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE. Thanks for listening. See you next time. . Find out more at https://intermultiversal-space.pinecast.co

Episode Notes In this interview Somaiya Daud talked to be about literature, representation, and the state of genre publishing today. MIRAGE is out now and COURT OF LIONS is coming out in August. Thank you for speaking with me, Somaiya Daud -- I'm looking forward to talking to you again in the future. ... This is INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE. Thanks for listening. See you next time. . Find out more at https://intermultiversal-space.pinecast.co

Episode Notes P. Djèlí Clark spoke to me about his spectacular new novella RING SHOUT, writing about horrors both real and imagined, and the books he's enjoying right now. RING SHOUT will be published in October 2020. And you can buy THE HAUNTING OF TRAM CAR 015 and the rest of Clark's backlist, from all good bookshops. Thank you for coming on INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE and speaking with me, P. Djèlí Clark -- I look forward to catching up again in the future. ... This is INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE. Thanks for listening. See you next time . Find out more at https://intermultiversal-space.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Adalyn Grace is the author of ALL THE STARS AND TEETH and the forthcoming ALL THE TIDES OF FATE. Adalyn came on the podcast and spoke about writing magic, magical sword fights, and the different books she has been enjoying. Adalyn Grace has a website and you can buy ALL THE STARS AND TEETH from all good bookshops. During our chat Adalyn recommended FABLE by Adrienne Young. It was great to speak with you, Adalyn, and I'm really excited about ALL THE TIDES OF FATE. ... This is INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE. Thanks for listening. See you next time. . Find out more at https://intermultiversal-space.pinecast.co

Episode Notes The novelist and historian Xiran Jay Zhao came on the show and had a short chat about her forthcoming novel and gave some advice to people who want to become writers. Xiran Jay Zhao has a website and although you can't order IRON WIDOW yet, you can order a copy of THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS by Chloe Gong, the novel which Xiran recommends Thank you for taking the time to come on INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE, Xiran. I'm looking forward to speaking again in 2021. ... This is INTERMULTIVERSAL SPACE. The interstitial music in this episode is excerpted from Takarai Hideto's theme song for DARLING IN THE FRANXX. Thanks for listening. See you next time. . Find out more at https://intermultiversal-space.pinecast.co