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The Worldshapers

Edward Willett

Conversations with science fiction and fantasy authors about the creative process

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Episode 178: Shaun Hamill – The Dissonance

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2024/07/21

A chat with critically acclaimed author Shaun Hamill about his new dark fantasy novel The Dissonance. Websiteshaunhamill.com X@shaunhamill Instagram@shaunhamill Goodreads Shaun Hamill’s Amazon Author Page Amazon Links for The DissonanceAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book From the acclaimed author of A Cosmology of Monsters (“I loved it” —Stephen King) comes an epic contemporary fantasy, a mixture of The Magicians and It: a … Continue reading "Episode 178: Shaun Hamill – The Dissonance"Source

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Episode 174: Adrian Tchaikovsky – Service Model

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2024/06/23

A chat with critically acclaimed award-winning British author Adrian Tchaikvosky about his latest science fiction novel, Service Model. Websiteadriantchaikovsky.com X@aptshadow Mastadon@aptshadow Threads@aptshadow Bluesky@aptshadow.bsky.social Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Service ModelAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Murderbot meets Redshirts in a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder from the Hugo-nominated author of Elder Race and The Final Architects Series …

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Episode 173: Ann Charles – Time Reaping in Deadwood

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2024/06/17

A chat with USA Today-bestselling author Ann Charles about Time Reaping in Deadwood, the latest installment in her popular humorous mystery/fantasy series. Websiteanncharles.com Facebook@AnnCharlesAuthorPage X@AnnWCharles Instagram@Ann_Charles Pinterest@AnnWCharles Anne Charles’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Time Reaping in DeadwoodAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Time is a tricky devil. And so is that blasted imp! Violet Parker needs … Continue reading "Episode 173: Ann Charles – Time Reaping in

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Episode 171: Samantha Mills – The Wings Upon Her Back

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2024/06/02

A chat with Locus, Sturgeon, and Nebula Award-winning author Samantha Mills about her debut novel, The Wings Upon Her Back. Websitesamtasticbooks.com Instagram@samtasticbooks Bluesky@samtasticbooks Goodreads Amazon Links for The Wings Upon Her BackAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book In this gripping debut novel from acclaimed Nebula, Sturgeon, and Locus Award-winning author Samantha Mills, a disgraced soldier fights to … Continue reading "Episode 171: Samantha Mills – The Wings Upon Her

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Episode 169: Sara Wolf – Heavenbreaker

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2024/05/19

A chat with New York Times-bestselling author Sara Wolf (the Lovely Vicious and Bring Me Their Hearts series) about Heavenbreaker, her new science fiction novel. Websiteauthorsarawolf.com Substackswolf.substack.com X@Sara_Wolf Instagram@authorsarawolf Sara Wolf’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for HeavenbreakerAmazon.caAmazon.com About the Book Bravery isn’t what you do. It’s what you endure. The duke of the powerful House … Continue reading "Episode 169: Sara Wolf – Heavenbreaker"Source

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Episode 168: Dan Flanigan – An American Tragedy

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2024/05/12

A chat with novelist, playwright, poet (and practicing lawyer) Dan Flanigan about An American Tragedy, third book in his Peter O’Keefe crime-fiction series. Websitedanflaniganbooks.com Facebook@eAuthorDanFlanigan X@_DanFlanigan Dan Flanigan’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for An American TragedyAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book No good deed goes unpublished In the scorching summer of 1988, amidst the frenzy of the … Continue reading "Episode 168: Dan Flanigan – An American Tragedy" Source

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Episode 167: E.C. Hibbs – The Shade Between Shadows

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2024/05/06

A chat with author, artist, and storyteller E.C. Hibbs about the first book in her new Nightland Quartet, The Shade Between Shadows. Websiteechibbs.weebly.com Facebook@echibbs Instagram@e_c_hibbs TikTok@e_c_hibbs YouTube@echibbs E.C. Hibbs’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for The Shade Between ShadowsAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book I didn’t think myself truly silent. I possessed a voice, as sure as any … Continue reading "Episode 167: E.C. Hibbs – The Shade Between Shadows" Source

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Episode 164: Kristen Ciccarelli – Heartless Hunter

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2024/04/14

A chat with New York Times bestselling YA author Kristen Cicarelli about Heartless Hunter, The Crimson Moth Book 1, a “dangerously romantic Scarlet Pimpernel-inspired fantasy.” Websitekristenciccarelli.com Facebook@AuthorKristenCiccarelli Instagram@kristenciccarelli Pinterest@kciccarelli Kristen Ciccarelli’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Heartless HunterAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book Enemies-to-lovers doesn’t get more high stakes than a witch and a witch hunter falling … Continue reading "Episode

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Episode 162: Lyn McGinnis – Amarel Mountain

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2024/03/31

A chat with author Lyn McGinnis about Anu Awakes, an epic fantasy series, and the most recent release in that series, Book 2, Amarel Mountain. Websiteanuawakesseries.com Bluesky@anuawakes Goodreads Instagram@anuawakes Lyn McGinnis’s Amazon Page Amazon Links for Amarel MountainAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book Descendants of the Tolku of the Primary Epoch, the Koru, Yakku and Yelda, now … Continue reading "Episode 162: Lyn McGinnis – Amarel Mountain"Source

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Episode 160: Breakfield & Burkey – Enigma Tracer

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2024/03/17

A chat with the writing team of Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey about their long-running techno-thriller series, Enigma, and Enigma Tracer, first book in their new Enigma Heirs trilogy. Websiteenigmabookseries.com Facebook@TheEnigmaSeries X@EnigmaSeries@1rburkey Instagram@enigmabookseries YouTube Amazon Links for Engima TracerAmazon.comAmazon.ca About the Book The clock is ticking … can Gracie uncover the truth? Phillip Pliant is … Continue reading "Episode 160: Breakfield & Burkey – Enigma

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Episode 159: Steve Truitt – The Mindset Chronicles

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2024/03/12

A chat with author and former television host Steve Truitt about his new science fiction novel series, The Mindset Chronicles. Websitestevetruitt.com Facebook@AuthorSteveTruitt Amazon Links for The DeletionAmazon.comAmazon.ca Steve Truitt’s Amazon Page About the Book In a world where artificial intelligence has become an integral part of daily life, the sudden death of all AI sends … Continue reading "Episode 159: Steve Truitt – The Mindset Chronicles"Source

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Episode 157: Marie Brennan – The Market of 100...

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2024/02/25

A chat with Hugo-nominated author Marie Brennan about her Legend of the Five Rings trilogy, which just wrapped up with The Market of 100 Fortunes. Websiteswantower.com Bluesky Patreon Amazon Links for The Market of 100 FortunesAmazon.caAmazon.com Marie Brennan’s Amazon Page About the Book Enthralling fantasy mystery from the world of Legend of the Five Rings as two … Continue reading "Episode 157: Marie Brennan – The Market of 100 Fortunes (Legend of the Five Rings Book 3)"Source

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Episode 156: Douglas Smith – The Lost Expedition (The...

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2024/02/18

A chat with Canadian author Douglas Smith about his young adult fantasy trilogy The Dream Rider Saga, which has just culminated in Book 3, The Lost Expedition. Websitesmithwriter.com Facebook@WritingtheFantastic X/Twitter@smithwritr Instagram@douglassmithwriter Amazon Links for The Lost ExpeditionAmazon.caAmazon.com Douglas Smith’s Amazon Page About the Book The Thrilling Conclusion to the Multi-Award-Winning Trilogy Will is the Dream … Continue reading "Episode 156: Douglas Smith – The Lost

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Episode 155: Matthew Hughes – A God in Hiding & The...

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2024/02/11

A chat with award-winning author Matthew Hughes about his newest fantasy novel, A God in Hiding, and his recent young adult outdoor adventure tale, The Emir’s Falcon (Shadowpaw Press). Websitearchonate.com Facebook@hapthorn Amazon Links A God in HidingAmazon.caAmazon.com The Emir’s FalconAmazon.caAmazon.com Publisher’s Book Page for The Emir’s Falcon About the Books A God in Hiding In … Continue reading "Episode 155: Matthew Hughes – A God in Hiding & The Emir’s Falcon" Source

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Episode 154: David Nabhan – Thinwalker

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2024/02/05

A chat with David Nabhan, author of the new far-future nanotechnological science fiction thriller Thinwalker from Stairway Press. Websiteearthquakepredictors.com X/Twitter@DaveNabhan Facebook@David.Nabhan Amazon LinksAmazon.caAmazon.com Publisher’s Book Page About the Book Eight hundred years from now and a hundred light years from Earth, at the periphery of a vast interstellar civilization, humanity itself is changing—each individual injected … Continue reading "Episode 154: David Nabhan –

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Episode 153: Mark Morton – The Headmasters

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2024/01/28

A chat with author Mark Morton about his new young adult dystopian science fiction novel, The Headmasters, published by Shadowpaw Press. Websitemarkmorton.ca X/Twitter@NotromKram Facebook@Mark.Morton.Author Amazon LinksAmazon.caAmazon.com Publisher’s Book Page About the Book How do you learn from the past if there isn’t one? Sixty years ago, something awful happened. Something that killed everyone except the … Continue reading "Episode 153: Mark Morton – The Headmasters" Source

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Episode 152: Nir Yaniv – The Good Soldier

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2024/01/22

A long chat with author Nir Yaniv about his new humorous, satirical military science fiction novel, The Good Soldier: “M*A*S*H meets Starship Troopers in outer space,” published by Shadowpaw Press. Websiteniryaniv.com X/Twitter@TheNirYaniv Instagram@nyfiction Amazon linksAmazon.comAmazon.ca Publisher’s Book Page Nir Yaniv’s Amazon Page About the Book The Imperial Navy has long been at war. It is … Continue reading "Episode 152: Nir Yaniv – The Good Soldier" Source

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Episode 151: Robert J. Sawyer – The Downloaded

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2024/01/14

A chat with Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer about his latest novel, The Downloaded, now available as an Audible original audiobook and coming in print from Shadowpaw Press on May 7, 2024. Websitesfwriter.com Amazon linksAmazon.comAmazon.cahttps://youtu.be/H5pURHwuGg0 Publisher’s book page Robert J. Sawyer’s Amazon Page About the Book The new novel by Canada’s top … Continue reading "Episode 151: Robert J. Sawyer – The Downloaded" Source

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Episode 150: Richard Sparks

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2023/12/23

An hour-long chat with Richard Sparks, English-born comedy writer, lyricist, librettist, author and director, author of the new gaming-meets-epic fantasy novel New Rock, New Role. Websiterichardsparks.com Richard Sparks’s Amazon Page The Introduction Richard Sparks is an English-born comedy writer, lyricist, librettist, author and director now living in Los Angeles. His writing credentials span the gamut … Continue reading "Episode 150: Richard Sparks" Source

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Episode 149: Aurora Ascher

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2023/12/10

An hour-long chat with paranormal and fantasy romance writer Aurora Ascher, author of the new novel Sanctuary of the Shadow, Book 1 of the Elemental Races series. Websiteauroraascher.com Facebook@aurora.ascher.author Instagram@aurora.ascher.author/ TikTok@aurora.ascher.author Aurora Ascher’s Amazon Page The Introduction Paranormal and fantasy romance author Aurora Ascher loves misunderstood mythical monsters, redeemable anti-heroes, and epic happily-ever-afters. A woman … Continue reading "Episode

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