Paul Semel

In my new interview with author Michael Bettendorf, he explains how his new book, "Midwestern Chrome," uses connected short stories to tell both one and many tech-noir / cyberpunk stories. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-midwestern-chrome-author-michael-bettendorf/ 📖🤖💻

In my new interview with author Shami Stovall, she explains why the cover of her new novel "One-Fifth Dragon" says it's "John Wick Meets High Fantasy." https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-one-fifth-dragon-author-shami-stovall/ 📖⚔️🐲

In his weird, eco-horror, science fantasy novella "The Wetworks Miracle," author Caleb Sierra is taking some big swings, setting it on a planet where there's one big plant, and humans are an invasive species. To learn more, check out this exclusive interview. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-wetworks-miracle-author-caleb-sierra/ 📖🪐🌳

Much like his life, author Chris Kluwe's new novel, "Shades Of Forever," has a lot going on. In this exclusive interview, he explains what inspired and influenced this humorous eldritch horror, hopepunk, science fiction story. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-shades-of-forever-author-chris-kluwe/ 📖🌍💻

With "The Red Woman On Mars," author Claire Barner is not just putting a sci-fi spin on Jane Austen's "Pride And Prejudice," she's added contemporary social issues as well. To find out how, and why, check out this exclusive interview. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-red-woman-on-mars-author-claire-barner/ 📖🚀💕🔴

Depending on your gaming history, "Halo: Campaign Evolved" is either a mostly faithful version of the classic sci-fi first-person shooter "Halo" or a cool, new, and effortlessly fun gun game. Here's the link to my review. https://paulsemel.com/halo-campaign-evolved-review/ 🎮🔫👽⭕️

Twelve years ago, editor Ellen Datlow assembled "Lovecraft's Monsters," an iconic anthology of H.P. Lovecraft-inspired short stories. Now she's releasing a sequel, "Lovecraft's Brood: Tales Of Cosmic Horror." To learn more, check out this exclusive interview. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-lovecrafts-brood-editor-ellen-datlow/ 📖🦑

While many writers of eSpec Book's "Systema Paradoxa" series start with the cryptid they want to write about, in this exclusive interview with Jennifer R. Povey about her contemporary fantasy novella "The Mists Of Cairn Gorm," she says she picked hers because of where it likes to hang out. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-mists-of-cairn-gorm-author-jennifer-r-povey/ 📖🦧

While most superheroes try to protect people, Calico is instead concerned with the safety of our furry, fishy, and feathered friends. In this exclusive interview, "Calico" author H.H. German talks about this comic book hero's latest adventure, "Unwanted Men." https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-calico-unwanted-men-author-h-h-german/ 📖🦸😾

With "The Bird Shaman," Fairwood Press have completed their reissues of Judith Moffett's classic science fiction series "The Holy Ground Trilogy." And in this exclusive interview, Moffett discusses what inspired and influenced this first contact sci-fi story. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-bird-shaman-author-judith-moffett/ 📖👽🛸

In my new interview with editor Alex Woodroe, we discuss "Brave New World: Volume Four," the latest installment of Tenebrous Press' short story anthologies that highlight the best in weird fiction. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-brave-new-weird-volume-four-editor-alex-woodroe/ 📖❓❓❓❓

While the first book, "Paradise-1," combined science fiction and horror, and the second "Revenant-X," was space adventure with some scary parts, in this exclusive interview with author David Wellington, he says his new novel "Erebus-13" — the conclusion to his "Red Space" trilogy — is "full-on horror." https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-erebus-13-author-david-wellington/ 📖🚀🪐

By swapping your shield for a spear, "DOOM: The Dark Ages: Revelations" gives some new fun dimensions to this horror- and fantasy-infused science fiction first-person shooter. Here's the link to my review of this add-on. https://paulsemel.com/doom-the-dark-ages-revelations-review/ 🎮🔫👿

Don't you just hate it when you're on vacation and some jerks come over and tell you there's spies in the government. You wouldn't if you were the hero of Robert B. McCaw's new international espionage novel "Traitors." To learn what happens next, check out this exclusive interview. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-traitors-author-robert-b-mccaw/ 📖🕵️

In his hard sci-fi space opera thrillers "Rich Man's Sky," "Poor Man's Sky," and "Beggar's Sky," author Wil McCarthy showed what would happen if trillionaires took over space. But in "Thieves' Sky," he's taking back the stars...with pirates. I'll let him explain in this exclusive interview. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-thieves-sky-author-wil-mccarthy/ 📖🚀🏴‍☠️🦜

For the new short story anthology "A Curiosity Of Cats," contributors were asked to write cat-related steampunk stories inspired by the works of Lewis Carroll. Why? For that, you'll need to check out this exclusive interview with editor Danielle Ackley-McPhail. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-a-curiosity-of-cats-editor-danielle-ackley-mcphail/ 📖⚙️😼😸😾

In my new interview with author Mark Morris about his domestic horror novel "Bad Things Happen Here," we go back to college to talk about the supernatural occurrence that impacted his main characters' studies...and their lives. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-bad-things-happen-here-author-mark-morris/ 📖🏫🧑‍🎓