AISFP 125 – Michael J. Sullivan

Michael J. Sullivan joins us to discuss his hugely popular Riyria Revelations novels. Michael has been selling tens of thousands of books a month as an independently published author, and he recently agreed to terms with Orbit Books.

AISFP 124 – Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Scifi Trivia

Kristine Kathryn Rusch joins us to discuss the evolving publishing industry, her new novels, writing multiple genres, and much more. Also, we feature our Summer of Scifi Trivia question.

AISFP 123 – Gastreich, Chambers, and Wood

We present a triple header of small press publishing goodness and answer the pressing question: “What would Kurt Russell do?”

AISFP 122 – Michele Lang

Michele Lang, author of LADY LAZARUS, joins us to discuss the melding of history (in this case with personal considerations) with fantasy, having an agent who is also an author and what’s next with DARK VICTORY, and her second Magda Lazarus novel, which will be available January 2012.

AISFP 121 – Indiana Jim

Author and podcaster “Indiana” Jim Perry joins us to discuss his first published novella, FIREFIGHT AT OVERWATCH COMMAND, the first of three novellas set in the popular card trading game WARS.

AISFP 120 – Ian Tregillis

Ian Tregillis, author of Bitter Seeds, joins us to discuss superheroes in fiction, why, as a working physicist, he’s not writing science fiction, how he came to be in George R.R. Martin’s “Wild Cards” writing collective and the reasons for the delay in book two of the Milkweed Triptych trilogy.

AISFP 119 – Travis Heermann

Travis Heermann, author of Heart of the Ronin and the forthcoming Sword of the Ronin, joins us to discuss samurai, life in Japan, writing an non-western fantasy for western readers, the Odyssey Writers Workshop, Cemetery Dance magazine, and the challenges he faced in finding a publisher for his novel. Also, Tobias Buckell joins us for Ask a Writer.

AISFP 118 – Patrick Rothfuss

Patrick Rothfuss joins us to discuss subversive writing, The Wise Man’s Fear, Dragon Age 2, and living on a desert island, just to name a few topics.

AISFP 117 – Howard Andrew Jones

Howard Andrew Jones, author of The Desert of Souls and Managing Editor of Black Gate Magazine, discusses historical fantasy, fresh perspective, the long path to publishing, building community with other writers, the future of Black Gate, and, of course, magic carpet rides.

AISFP 116 – Sherrilyn Kenyon

Sherrilyn Kenyon joins us to discuss sympathetic characters, growing up in the South, urban fantasy, and much more. Tobias Buckell returns with Ask a Writer, and we discuss Borders and Heinlein’s Third Rule.