Arina reviews The Ballad of Perilous Graves, the debut Fantasy novel of Alex Jennings, published on June 21st, 2022 by Orbit.
Escaping First Contact: Interview with T. S. Beier
Welcome to Queen’s Book Asylum’s tour stop for T. S. Beier’s Escaping First Contact. Albeit we are late with our post, the Asylum had the pleasure of chatting about this exciting, modern twist on classic sci-fi.
Release Radar – April 2022
April’s edition features snarky Norse retellings, cozy haunted houses, and powerful reworkings of the classic canon.
Merchants of Knowledge and Magic: Interview with Erika McCorkle
Welcome to Queen’s Book Asylum’s (slightly late) tour stop for Merchants of Knowledge and Magic, organized by Escapist Book Tours. We sat down to chat with Erika McCorkle about her epic fantasy debut, the first book in a series of interconnected novels comprising the Merchants of the Pentagonal Dominion series.
Rise Red Kingdom: #MarchOfTheSequels Interview with Kerstin Espinosa Rosero
Motivated by Sue Bavey’s #MarchOfTheSequels event and by the recent release of Rise Red Kingdom, Arina sat down to talk with Kerstin Espinosa Rosero about interdimensional dragons, their summoners, and her illustrations for the popular tv show Arcane.
ARvekt: SPSFC Interview with Craig Lea Gordon
You guessed it, the Asylum brings you another SPSC special interview, celebrating some of the authors who’ve joined the fierce competition. Today we sit down with Craig Lea Gordon to discuss his cyberpunk entry, ARvekt. The book blew all judges away with its fantastic cover and ended up climbing the ranks as one of our own semifinalists!
In My Memory Locked: SPSFC Interview with Jim Nelson
We continue our SPSFC interview series by welcoming Jim Nelson to the Asylum! I spoke with Jim about his entry, In My Memory Locked, a cyberpunk noir novel “perfect for fans of Blade Runner, Raymond Chandler, Ghost in the Shell, William Gibson, When Gravity Fails, and Altered Carbon.”
Aerovoyant: SPSFC Interview with P. L. Tavormina
The Asylum had the great pleasure of talking with author P. L. Tavormina, a real-life scientist (how cool is that?!) whose book, Aerovoyant, joined the ranks of the first-ever Self-Published Science Fiction Contest (SPSFC).
Release Radar – March 2022
Our March edition of Release Radar highlights debaucherous pleasure moons, a young woman whose heart burns with revenge, mysterious cartographers with dark family secrets, and…well, read on to know more!
Party with the Stars: Kerstin Espinosa Rosero
Have you ever wondered what might happen if you could throw a party of your choice and not only could you invite your MC(s) but other literary figures as well? In this feature, I ask you to imagine exactly that scenario and some more. Meet Kerstin Espinosa Rosero and let’s get the party started!