Shared pain is lessened, shared joy is increased. Thus do we all refute entropy. — Spider Robinson Tonight we’ve gathered as many podcast family members as possible to host a tribute episode for The Dome. Kriana, Captain Cam, Illustrator X, Dead Redhead, Zombrarian, Green Gosling, and Major Tom all shared our fond memories of Dome’s 534 episodes of SFSN. Favorite Guests and some Talking Points: Harlan Ellison Spider Robinson Tracy Hickman Ben Bova Carol Spinney Billy West Spider Robinson David M...
Mar 12, 2023
Brad C. Anderson In this show we get the chance to talk with world builder Brad C. Anderson and how he used the meta-concept of a “generation ship” to help propel a wonderful new novel about lost pasts and new futures, Duatero. We spoke with Brad about the many facets and wonderful gambits he used throughout the book to add context and background to the story as well as propel the narrative using the five main characters; Kredo, Talia, Esperanto, Jak and Mihaelo. Each one is sublimely different ...
Jul 30, 2022
Miles Cameron Of all the things you can say about a book by Miles Cameron, it is NEVER boring and this is no exception. Against All Gods is a magnum opus encompassing continents and characters and events that is breathtaking in scope and you need a scorecard and map to keep track of. That being said, once you are acclimated to the settings, pace and characters , it is a wild ride into the imaginings of Miles interpretations of the interweaving of Gods and man and it’s never fails to confound and...
Jul 23, 2022
In the land of snarky comic science fiction there is a place where you go and someone yells out “NORM!!!!” or perhaps in this case “VANCE!!!”, as in this ‘Cast we are once again joined by C.T. Phipps and his sometimes partner in crime, the enigmatic Michael Suttkus to discuss book two of their space operatic extravaganza Space Academy Rejects . Some questions the reader might have in reading book two of a series, do I have to read the first book to have gainful understanding and enjoyment of thi...
Jul 16, 2022
Who are “The Paladins of Vance”? Well, this ‘Casts guest, Matthew Hughes most certainly is. So, what does it mean, what do they do? We talk with Matthew about this and his amazing book Barbarians of The Beyond. It turns out that Matthew has an affinity with the work of the late Mr. Vance (as it seems most writers can source their literary lineage back to the influences of how a writer affected them) and he talked with us about his wonderful relationship with him over the years and how the “Palad...
Jul 10, 2022
It’s Keith In this ‘Cast, we speak with Keith Gleason, the guy with many hats. We talk about his podcast Indie Comics Relay with Johnny C (LOVE YOUR COFFEE, man) and we spend some time talking about his own personal comic Mighty Mascots on Alterna Comics. We also talk about sci fi on tv which we all just LOVe and dish about The Man Who Fell to Earth , Westworld , Harley Quinn and The Time Traveler’s Wife . That would normally be enough for a show BUT, this ‘Cast is really all about the triumphan...
Jul 02, 2022
In this “Cast we get to talk with old friend Mark Leslie and new friend Julie Strauss. Why are they on together? Well, they have collaborated on the newest book in the Canadian Werewolf series, “Lover’s Moon. This book is a skillful telling of how The two protagonists, Gail and Michael, meet and fall in love. It is a romance, paranormal urban horror tale woven between two very different people who probably shouldn’t be together and yet they are. Wonderfully told in a point/counterpoint style, th...
Jun 26, 2022
C.T. Phipps Welcome to 6 Degrees of Kelvin Bacon Grease by way of Vance Turbo and his ragtag crew of intergalactic misfits brought to you by the keenly twisted mind of our good friend and wonderful guest C. T. Phipps who we once again have the good fortune to speak with as he launches his newest sci fi epic series “Space Academy Dropouts”(cue echo, please). It’s a fun romp through a twisted universe and with C.T. as our guide and narrator tonight, we get a sneak peek into how and why this happen...
Jun 19, 2022
In tonights ‘Cast we get to spend some quality time with old friend Trevor Fernandez-Lenkiewicz just prior to the kickoff of the Kickstarter of Issue Five of Area 51 – The Helix Project. This is the ongoing project that we have followed from its inception and covered in many previous ‘casts. It has been a ton of fun for us here to watch this build and grow and talk with Trevor along the way. Join us all as we look back on the past two years and also look forward to what may be coming up for Pock...
Jun 12, 2022
Official Five Timer’s Club Member As it turns out, quite a bit. We got to learn about this project about 8 months ago from Dr. Bruce when he dropped the title talking about another project in Talkcast 503 . So now we get to finally meet gifted new artist Julia Kazasnowska (in a live feed from Poland) and discuss the project from inception to fruition and how the collaboration will continue with future projects including animation and a second graphic novel. We also got a chance to talk about the...
Jun 05, 2022
It’s a funny thing about wars in space. Just when you think you know who you’re fighting, you learn you just might be mistaken. This is kind of where we pick up the narrative with David E. Kelly, author of Kwelengsen Dawn: Logan’s World, Book Two, because, to abuse the olde joke, there really were just so damn many unanswered questions in Book One. And that, dear listeners, is where tonight’s conversation begins.The guarantee is not that all the queries will be answered, for surely (and don’t ca...
May 29, 2022
Official Five Timer’s Club Member On the ‘Cast tonight is a great friend and wonderful writer, Richard Paolinelli, here to talk about book two in the Starquest 4th. Age Adventure Series: Galen’s Blade. This book has everything a reader wanted in a sequel; terse precise writing that advances a gripping story quickly and efficiently with wonderful engaging characters and a plot that keeps the reader engaged and guessing throughout the story. Time and time again, Richard brings his writing abilitie...
May 22, 2022
Our first guest is Alex Shvartsman here to talk about his first book in “The Conradverse”, The Middling Affliction. This book is a kind of interweaving urban fantasy which is based in New York City and emcompasses mythos, monsters, various religions, the druids and a dash of paranormal organized crime. It’s a great thriller and we get a chance to talk with Alex about a lot of the background behind the book and how it came to be as well as where the series is going. https://alexshvartsman.com Ama...
May 14, 2022
In tonight’s ‘Cast, we get a surprise guest and get to spend the time with Mickey Mikkelson, Owner and Operator of Creative Edge Publicity, a company that Sci Fi Saturday Night has forged at strategic alliance with over the past four years. We met Mickey when one of our friends/favorite authors mentioned us to him, he listened to us and the rest is muddied in history. Mickey has brought us a myriad of interesting guests over the years so we though is appropriate to bring out the man behind the c...
May 07, 2022
In this ‘Cast we get to talk with David M. Kelly about a spin off from a series of his Joe Ballen books. The first book in the Logan’s World series (see above) continues on worldbuilding in a near future. The beauty of this is Kelly’s meticulous attention to detail without going into technological detail allowing the story to flow and characters to develop. We had the opportunity to explore his process in depth and talk about his building development. Science in science fiction, when unobtrusive...
Apr 30, 2022
In this ‘Cast we talk with Richard H. Stephens about his Soul Forge Universe series of books spannings, at this point at least four different series of books, to talk about book one in his latest series Keeper of The Jewel, book one in the Highcliff Guardian Series. According to Richard, this is a series that he never intended to write and it was a happenstance of Covid that gave him the opportunity to write this backstory series of a Queen who will walk the winds of fate.. We spoke with Richard...
Apr 23, 2022
So, what do we know about Pat Daily? He is an enigma on social media, so hiswebsite mirrors his facebook which mirrors his twitter account and all of which has very minimal background information about him. Here’s what we do know. He is incredibly well read with the Grandmasters of Science Fiction and has liberally “easter egged” them in his first book, Spark. He has a vast real world knowledge in hard science to back up his whimsical enjoyment of fantasy which intertwine so beautifully in this ...
Apr 16, 2022
There is a joy in speaking with people who create something that works. Creating a magazine is tough enough in this day and age and watching it morph into what has become Dreamforge Anvil has been wonderful indeed. In this episode, we again get to spend time with Jane and Scot Noel, the founders and driving force behind the birth and growth of this wonderful endeavor. Over the past 4 years we have watched as they planted the seed on Kickstarter and seen in grow into a multi-national group. Join ...
Apr 09, 2022
In this episode we get to talk with Zachary Hagen about book one of 5 in the Eternal Chronicles Series, Eternity’s Well. This first book in the series is , for him, a work which in many ways parallels many emotional moments in his life and took years to complete. As a result, he spoke about the interminable re-writes he needed to make to clarify concepts and characters to the readers and the importance of working with his editor. We also got the chance to touch upon the grand scope of this narra...
Mar 26, 2022
In this episode, we speak with Christopher Denmead about his “graphic Novella Vlada: A Dracula Tale, which is beautifully illustrated by Ken Hunt. Chris talks about the amazing intricacies of how this book came about and the trials of production during Covid. We also got to chat about his Radio of Horror show. Enjoy! Radio of Horror Blog Radio of Horror Facebook Vlada on Amazon Other Links Ken Hunt http://www.scifisaturdaynight.com/podcast/talkcast516.mp3 Download | Open Player in New Window...
Mar 20, 2022
Edward Willett In this “Cast we talk again with Edward Willett and touch upon a number of subjects. Among them were his anthologies, Shaper of Worlds, where they came from, his podcast his publishing company and how in the heck he does it all while continuing to write. It is kind of amazing how much Ed does while also maintaining a YouTube channel with some very interesting content. Join us for a wide ranging conversation with Edward Willett. Website Facebook Amazon Goodreads Previous Appearance...
Mar 13, 2022
Mark Leslie In this episode, author Mark Leslie returns and talks about his latest book in the Canadian Werewolf series Fright Nights, Big City , reintroducing us to Michael Andrews and his cast of intriguing characters in the continuing story of fighting the good fight and finding themselves along the way. Mark has created a fascinating subculture just below the surface we acknowledge and in doing so makes for a cast of wonderfully real characters that you care for, root for and feel for throug...
Mar 06, 2022
In tonight’s ‘Cast we take a moment to check in with one of our friends, Ceara Comeau and ask the musical question, “Sup?” (which is not in fact a musical question at all). We talked about what it’s been like for her during ands coming out of the pandemic and her time coming back to the convention scene. We also got to talk about her latest partnership with Killarney Traynor in Book Sister Productions , how it started, what they have done so far, what they have planned and visions for the future...
Feb 27, 2022
Mandy Eve-Barnett In this episode, we get a rare glimpse into the mind of a very diverse writer Mandy Eve-Barnett . We got the chance to talk with her about to of her very interesting novellas The Rython Kingdom and the Rython Legacy. Both stories take place in a wonderful reality of myth and magic and we got the chance to explore with Mandy where this originated as well as how her life and travels gave her inspiration for this as well as her other works. Paying homage and respect to legend and ...
Feb 19, 2022
Rich Davis Welcome to another snappy title to an absolutely oddball ‘Cast. Today/tonight/whenever we are proud to present Rich Davis, creator of Rise of Dracula . On the surface this comic series is, as he puts it, gore porn and if you take his word it sure can be. The actions and graphics are……graphic and terrifyingly so. However, the moment you take a step back and peel back the violence you as a reader begin to see a world building, a philosophy, the fragility of freedom, balance and society....
Feb 12, 2022
…and that’s right, yet another culturally obtuse ‘cast title as we bring two guests to you, one of whom is kinda a newcomer, the other has been with us since TalkCast 37(for those of you keeping score, that was June 9, 2010). First, the noob, and when we call him a noob it is with fondness because Trevor Fernandez-Lenkiewicz has published episode 3 of his 6 book series Area 51 – The Helix Project and this is something we have loved talking with him about since its inception, especially now that ...
Feb 05, 2022
Kristi Charish In this ‘Cast we welcome back Kristi Charish to talk about her new zombie series which begins with the book, The Voodoo Killings, get an introduction to her latest protagonist Kincade Strange and talk about the setting for this newest book in the “Underground City” of Seattle. This is a wonderful first novel for a series which gives the reader a great introduction into Kristi’s take on vampires, ghosts, zombies and all manner of otherworldly things that go bump in the night and wo...
Jan 30, 2022
Mercedes Lackey In this “Cast we got the rare opportunity to speak with a Grand Master of the genre and holy crap was it fun. As a writer of well over 150 book Mercedes Lackey continues to have an amazing career, this year being named SWFA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master (congratulations n stuff) as well as publishing her umpteenth novel, Reboots: Undead Can Dance along with Cody Martin (who’s collaboration is quite the story its own self). The best thing about a conversation with Mercedes is...
Jan 23, 2022
Declan Finn In this Cast we talk with the prolific Declan Finn about his newest “Space Opera” White Ops. This is a project that he began long ago and discarded and reworked many times. The pandemic gave Declan the chance to revisit it and make all the updates and changes he wanted as well as give him the “wisdom of hindsight” It turns out that this project, while originally one book had blossomed into what may well be a five to thirteen book project,, but only time and judicious editing will tel...
Jan 16, 2022
V.S. Holmes In this first ‘Cast of 2022 we get to talk with one of our favorite author friends, V.S. Holmes . It is always wonderful to welcome Them home and catching up with one of our oldest author friends and oner of our fondest protagonists is always fun, so we spent the time reminiscing about V and Nel, where they had been, where they are now and where they are going because in a very real sense they are inextricably bound together. The essential bond between a recurring main character and ...
Jan 09, 2022
