The Once & Future Podcast

This episode we talk with fantasy author Marie Brennan about her Memoirs of Lady Trent series that started with A Natural History of Dragons through the latest book In The Labyrinth of Drakes. We also discuss the Onyx Court, Warrior & Witch, archaeology, cultural anthropology, folklore, tons of writing talk, and gaming! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

Hear Patrick Rothfuss discuss the intricate game of Tak from its origins within the pages of his internationally bestselling Kingkiller Chronicles to the exciting new playable version courtesy of legendary game designers Cheapass Games! Learn all about its creation and how you can get in on the Kickstarter to get your very own copy of this awesome new project! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

This week I talk with author Brian Herbert about writing, fandom, his latest book The Little Greek Book of Chairman Rahma, his collaboration with past guest Kevin J. Anderson on the Dune series, and its creation by his father, the legendary Frank Herbert. Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

This week I talk with author Sam Sykes about his latest in the Bring Down Heaven series The Mortal Tally, building a career in writing, Gen Con, the light and dark side of fandom, tropes, writing comics, and video games! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

This week I talk with author Michael Underwood about a variety of cross geekdom topics including Hamilton the musical, fandom, outrage fatigue, appropriation in genre, genre tropes and our Upside Down anthology, Gen Con, what’s in our writing toolkits, being an Angry Robot, and his exciting new Genrenauts series of books! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

This episode I talk with Canadian/American science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer about his twenty three novels including his latest Quantum Night, his Flashforward book and television series, Doctor Who, science, paleontology, various tv and film projects, and how he finds writing time among it all. Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

Listen in this week as mega-award winning author Catherynne M. Valente and I talk about the close of her wildly popular Fairyland series, creepy islands, the need for both literary and bubble gum pop science fiction and fantasy, the ever changing publishing industry, representation, fortunetelling, and gaming, gaming, gaming! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help. Want to WIN a full set of Timothy W. Long’s Z-Risen books on audio? That’s 4 books in two volumes and almost 24 hours of listening goodness! Simply enter the giveaway at our website for a chance at our fantastic prize!

Join us this week as we talk with Jason Rekulak from Quirk Books about their runaway hit (now a major motion picture!) Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, the history of Quirk Books, Jason’s own history in the publishing world, his absolute love of what he does as grand supreme creative overlord of Quirk, and seeing the book world from the other side as an upcoming author himself! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

This week I talk epic fantasy author Carol Berg about her previous life in math, computers and software engineering, her journey as a writer to publication with her many series with NAL’s Roc imprint. Plus tons of writing talk! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help. Sponsored by: Smiteworks' Fantasy Grounds & the Kickstarter for The Seventh Sea.

This week we talk with author Victoria “V.E.” Schwab about the breaking news of selling the television rights to her latest fantasy series, writing the pilot for it, the differences in writing for adults vs young adults, world building, her want to be a Doctor of Monsters, and some AMAZING advice for writers! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

This week I speak with the creative team behind the Kickstarter for season three of the Journey Quest series. We talk with Ben Dobyns of Dead Gentlemen Productions, Don Early of Zombie Orpheus Entertainment and Christian Doyle, the director and one of the lead actors of Season 3. We talk about what it takes to produce a fan supported series, their decade of producing amazing content, and their deep love of all things fantasy and nerdy. You know, the kind of stuff you all love, listeners! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

This week I spoke with middle grade fantasy author Lou Anders about his long history in the publishing industry, his life in the entertainment world with the likes of Doctor Who, Babylon 5, and Star Trek, script writing, his time as an editor and art director, and the now historical launch of Prometheus Books science fiction imprint PYR. Plus we talk about art and writing as seen through the passing of David Bowie. Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

We go deep this week as we talk with humorous fantasy writer Jim C. Hines about why his latest Magic Ex Libris book is PERFECT for all your Groundhog’s Day gift giving needs, writing a book set in the Fable video game universe, adjusting to live as a full-time writer, working through depression, chicken chasing, werejaguars and celebrating Werejaguar Day! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

We kick off 2016 right as I talk with Forgotten Realms author Erin M. Evans about creating in shared worlds, playing Dungeons & Dragons, 4th to 5th edition changes and THE SUNDERING, Gen Con, reading & critiquing, editing, sexism in gaming, anthropology, primatology, and parenting while writing! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.

Happy holidays, dear listeners! As we here at The Once & Future Podcast close down 2015, we bring you a little holiday cheer featuring two tales (Dana Cameron & Toni Kelner) from the now classic Charlaine Harris & Toni Kelner edited anthology, Wolfsbane & Mistletoe! And as a bonus feature, hear Libriomancer and Fable scribe Jim C. Hines read his own seasonal tale! Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast over on iTunes, Rate it and please tell your friends about us. It really does help.