Episode 61 — An Interview w/ Philippa Ballantine (the Geistbuster)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow4.8–AnInterviewWPhilippaBallantine/Sandf–Episode4.8–InterviewWPhilippaBallantine.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSPhilippa Ballantine, author of Geist, Spectyr, and many other fun novels, joins us to discuss her Books of the Order series, the Internet, podcasting, urban fantasy, religion, and much more. We had a blast talking to her and hope you enjoy the interview. 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: There’s something very special about episode 4.8. It may involve singing. It may involve a classic SF/F movie from the 80s. It most definitely will be funny. Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 61 — Download (MP3) Intro and Interview w/ Philippa Ballantine (0:00 – 58:02) Philippa’s Website (which links you to everything she’s done and is still doing) Philippa’s Twitter (follow her or her geist will get you) Oh, and don’t forget to check out her books, like the one above (Geist) and the one below (Spectyr). You should also check out our friends at Adventures in Scifi Publishing. The end of episode 4.6 has the new promo for their show, which you should listen to! 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.
Book of Interest: The Office of Lost and Found by Vincent Holland-Keen
We’ll be posting about things like this every once in a while (i.e., promos for interesting books). Since we’ve already read one book from Anarchy Books (Serial Killers, Inc. — we loved it!), we figured it wouldn’t hurt to let you all know about another monstrosity to appear from their wicked coffers (of wickedness, no doubt)! Here you go: Thomas Locke can find anything. You know the hurricane that hit a while back? Word is he found the butterfly that started it. So, when a desperate Veronica Drysdale hires Locke to find her missing husband, it makes perfect sense. Except the world of Thomas Locke doesn’t make sense. It puts monsters under the bed, makes stars fall from the sky and leads little children to worship the marvels of road-works. This world also hides from Veronica a past far darker and stranger than she could ever have imagined. To learn the truth, Veronica is going to have to lose everything. And that’s where Locke’s shadowy business partner Lafarge comes in… FOCUS ON –
Children of a Factory Nation Short Story Contest (Anarchy Books)
The deliciously twisted Andy Remic recently brought this contest to our attention, and now we’re bringing it to yours. Make sure to spread the word: Jordan Reyne’s new album, Children of a Factory Nation, is being released September 2011 and follows a family who lived in Wales in the late 1800s during the Industrial Revolution. Like many alive in their time, they faced problems relating to difficult working conditions, poverty, and the tyranny of circumstance. This album constructs stories from facts known about Johnathan, Mary, their children Molly & Thomas, and grandchild Wynne. The competition is to write a short story surrounding any character or sets of characters from Children of a Factory Nation using Jordan Reyne’s lyrics or the facts about their real life counterparts as a starting point. The competition will be judged by Andy Remic, SFF author and co-owner of Anarchy Books, John
Episode 58 — Interview w/ Stina Leicht
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow4.5–InterviewWStinaLeicht/Sandf–Episode4.5–InterviewWStinaLeicht.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWe’re back with an awesome interview with Stina Leicht, author of Of Blood and Honey, a brilliant urban fantasy novel set in 1970s Ireland. Feel free to let us know what you think. Your hate mail is always appreciated! 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 58 — Download (MP3) Interview w/ Stina Leicht (0:00 – 1:05:00) Stina’s website Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht (at Night Shade Books) 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 Philippa Ballantine
I’m waiting for the day when a microbiologist stumbles upon this blog and tells me I’m being clever with these Viking Amoeba. After all, I do an extraordinary amount of research on these things. In any case, here’s the new recruit: The Shield — Palustria Apteryxe Strength 6; Intelligence 3 Special Ability: Encase (divert all damage dealt to one ofyour amoeba to Palustria; reduce that damage by half) (Geist by Philippa Ballantine)
Dear Publishers: Call for Books by Women to Review
If you haven’t heard, there’s this thing called the Russ Pledge making the rounds in the science fiction and fantasy community. This SF Signal Mind Meld, which features an entry by one of our venerable hosts, is quite illuminating. Having looked through our interviews in the last few weeks (and in the coming weeks), we realize that we’ve been hit with an extraordinary number of menfolk. Don’t take that the wrong way, though. We love the menfolk just fine, but only three of our ten interviews in the history of this podcast were with women, and all of our upcoming interviews are with men. So, we want to know: where are the female science fiction writers (or fantasy, for that matter)? If you’re out there and would like us to review your book (and possibly have you on the show), send us an email (skiffyandfanty[at]gmail[dot]com). We want to hear from you, or your publisher (or both)! Bring it on, ladies. We’re ready for it. (P.S.: If you’re curious, the three women we’ve interviewed are Celine Kiernan (part one; part two), Lauren Beukes, and Mary Ann Mohanraj.)
