Today I'm talking with Isaac Fernandes. Isaac is a brand new author who just published his first novel in February of this year. It's called Beneath Nevada, and is a western thriller about a man following an ancient map to potential treasure out in the Nevada desert. We talk about Isaac's book, the process of writing it, and how he's finding life as an author. Isaac also gives us a little preview of his next book, which, with luck, will be coming later this year.

Isaac's Instagram @issy.fern02

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Upcoming events: Stratford Comiccon March 29

Cambridge Comiccon March 30

Barrie Comiccon April 11

Sudbury Comiccon April 25

North Bay Comiccon May 2

Huntsville Comiccon May 3

Intriguing Bookish Market in Peterborough May 30

Ganonoque Comiccon May 31

Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13

Espanola Comiccon June 14

Picton Comiccon June 28

Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26

Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13

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Michael Parkes is the author of Cheryl and Gnomes and Knights, as well as some short stories, which wediscuss in the second half of the episode. Michael is also on the board of the organizing committee for the St Lawrence Writers’ Festival, an annual convention in Brockville, Ontario every September, and we spend the first part of the episode discussing the festival, how its organized, and why you should attend.

Michael's website

https://michaelparkesauthor.com/

IG: @michaelparkesauthor

X: @PichaelMarkes

St. Lawrence Writers Festival:

https://www.stlawrencewritersfestival.ca/

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Upcoming events: Stratford Comiccon March 29

Cambridge Comiccon March 30

Barrie Comiccon April 11

Sudbury Comiccon April 25

Huntsville Comiccon May 3

Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13

Espanola Comiccon June 14

Flamborough Book Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26

“Operation Salon Kitty” coming in paperback at Sudbury Comiccon

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Allen Steele is a three-time Hugo Award-winning who has been publishing since the 80s. He’s well-known for his Near Space Series, the revival of Edmond Hamilton’s Captain Future series, numerous standalones (including one of my favourites, Chronospace, now named Time Loves a Hero), and, what we’re talking about today, his Coyote series. An intergenerational series following rebels who hijack an interstellar ship and colonize the habitable moon Coyote, the titular book came out in 2002. The main portion of the series consists of 5 books that take place on Coyote, and 3 spinoffs that mostly take place off of Coyote, and, as we’ll hear, Allen is currently working on a long-awaited next instalment in the series.

As I tell Allen in our conversation, I have been reading his work for 25 years, and he is one of my favourite scifi authors. In fact, I have the entire Coyote series in the first-edition hardcovers, including one of the signed and numbered copies of The River Horses, which is a novella that bridges the gap between Coyote Rising and Coyote Frontier. In case you’re wondering, I have copy 107 of 500. In the past few months, all 8 novels ofthe Coyote Series have been rereleased by Open Road Media, and are available now.

Oshawa Comiccon March 7th

Stratford Comiccon March 29

Cambridge Comiccon March 30

Barrie Comiccon April 11

Sudbury Comiccon April 25

Huntsville Comiccon May 3

Manitoulin Island Comiccon June 13th

Espanola Comiccon June 14th

Flamborough Book Fair July 26th

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Follow my social media @harujinshounds