Episode 65 — An Interview with Nick Mamatas (a.k.a. Master Splinter)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow5.1–AnInterviewWNickMamatasa.k.a.Master/Sandf–Episode5.2–InterviewWNickMamatas.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSYou read that right. Nick Mamatas, author of the recently released Sensation and The Damned Highway (w/ Brian Keene) and editor for Haikasoru, joins us to discuss Japanese science fiction and fantasy fiction, parasitic organisms and our innate fears, and much more! Plus, there’s an amusing story involve green tea buried in there somewhere… Tune in and enjoy below! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 65 — Download (MP3) Intro and Interview w/ Nick Mamatas (0:00 – 43:26) Nick’s Livejournal Nick’s Website Haikasoru (Japanese SF/F!) Don’t forget to check out Sensation and The Damned Highway (and all the awesome work Nick edits at Haikasoru). Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
Check it Out! Competition to win Celine Kiernan's Into the Grey
One of our favoritest authors in the whole wide world, Celine Kiernan, has a new novel coming out this month! Which means we’re going to have to interview her again soon (*hinthint* Celine). Into the Grey is a YA novel about a boy who is losing his twin brother to a ghost: ‘The scream was awful – a horrible desolate cry…the child led my unresisting brother up the path and further into the tangled garden. Out of my sight’. My name is Patrick Finnerty. I am fifteen and I’m losing my brother. A ghost is stealing him away. I know how crazy that sounds. But my brother, my twin, is going to die; I’m watching him die. No one else can see what’s happening. What can I do? The answers seem to lie within the memory of a dream – between this world and the next. Within The Grey. But I don’t want to go into The Grey. I don’t want to. I’ve seen what it’s like! In honor of the upcoming release, Celine is hosting a competition to win a copy of the book! You should head over to her blog and check things out. All she is asking for is a simple, up to 200 word, description of what it would be like to be a ghost! Sounds positively spooky. So go to it! For a recap of how much we love Celine and how wonderful she is, please feel free to check out our Interviews with her over here: The Skiffy and Fanty Show #28a: An Interview w/ Celine Kiernan The Skiffy and Fanty Show #28b — An Interview w/ Celine Kiernan (part two)
Episode 63 — An Interview w/ Erin Hoffman (The McGryphon Sandwich)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowEpisode5.0–AnInterviewWErinHoffman/Sandf–Episode5.0–InterviewWErinHoffman.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe lovely Erin Hoffman joins us to talk about her debut novel, Sword of Fire and Sea, video games, and much more. Plus, Jen and I begin our campaign for gryphon rights. Because obviously they need someone to stand up for them… Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Note 2: Some of the audio is a little subpar. We apologize for that. We cut and cleaned it up as best as we could. Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 63 — Download (MP3) Intro and Interview w/ Erin Hoffman (0:00 – 38:10) Erin Hoffman’s Website Shaun’s Review of Sword of Fire and Sea Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
A New Viking Amoeba Recruit from Erin Hoffman
There’s nothing quite like terrifying your enemies by riding on the back of an enormous dragomaeba! Say hello to our new recruit! The Draekon of Foleris — Vohextra Naeglerian Strength 10; Intelligence 5 Special Ability: Fear (Vohextra must be blocked by three or more amoeba) (Sword of Fire and Sea by Erin Hoffman) For the record, our interview with Erin should be up on Monday (on schedule this time). Cool, no?
Coming Soon: Mirkwood — A Movie *About* Tolkien
Cinema Blend recently reported (through The Hollywood Reporter, apparently) that a fictionalized account of Tolkien’s life called Mirkwood is currently being adapted for the screen. Here’s an excerpt from the article: Steve Hillard’s book Mirkwood: A Novel About J.R.R. Tolkien, is being adapted into a feature-length film by EMO Films and producers Joel Eisenberg and Timothy Owens, The Hollywood Reporter writes. Amazon says that the work of fiction — which initially was blocked by Tolkien’s estate but has since resolved its differences — turns Tolkien into the hero of a story that takes place in our world and that of Middle Earth. It paints the author “as a man haunted by the very myths he rewove into his famous works” and “explores the blurred borderlands where ancient tales, lost heroines, and epic journeys are stalked by dim monsters that will not be still.” I don’t know about you, but this sounds really fascinating. When I initially saw the article, I thought it was going to be a dramatization of Tolkien’s actual life. Instead, it’s a fictionalized, fantastic account of his life. That’s something I can get into. What about you? Are you interested in Mirkwood?
Episode 62 — An Interview w/ Daniel Polansky (the Literary Numismatist)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow4.9–AnInterviewWDanielPolansky/Sandf–Episode4.9–InterviewWDanielPolansky.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSDaniel Polansky, author of Low Town, joins us for a riveting interview about his life in the Reformed Farm Animal Circus, in which he was known as the Great Fiddlestick. Okay, so that’s not really true. Rather, in this episode, Daniel talks to us about his debut novel, a dark genre-bending noir monstrosity we could best describe as awesome, and other fun things, such as how his book can save the World Economy. If you haven’t read Low Town, we highly recommend it. It’s noir. It’s New Weirdy. It’s dark. And it’s amazing. (Plus: Daniel is a hoot.) Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 62 — Download (MP3) Intro and Interview w/ Daniel Polansky (0:00 – 58:02) Daniel’s Website (Because websites are cool…) Daniel’s Twitter (And so are Tweets…) Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). (We also borrowed a clip from the Ghostbusters Theme by Ray Parker, Jr.) That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
