SFF Addicts

After a couple of weeks of TBRCon2022 craziness, SFF Addicts is back to its regularly scheduled programming with a new numbered episode! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Adrian Tchaikovsky, J. S. Dewes and Jonathan Nevair as they explore the wonders of space opera in a galaxy far, far away. During the panel they discuss the (often confusing) fundamentals and origins of space opera, aliens vs. the human experience, the shifting perspectives of the genre, subversion of outdated genre conventions, mythology and history as a framework for modern sci-fi stories and much more.  ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Adrian Tchaikovsky is an award-winning fantasy and science fiction author, best known for his Children of Time series, the Shadows of the Apt series, The Final Architecture series and more.  Find Adrian on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. J. S. Dewes is an author, cinematographer, and video editor with a degree in film production. She is best known for her books The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, books one and two in The Divide series. Find J. S. on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Jonathan Nevair is the author of the Wind Tide space opera series, including Goodbye to the Sun, Jati's Wager and No Song, But Silence. Find Jonathan on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. FIND US ONLINE: FanFiAddict Book Blog  Discord Twitter  Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.

Morally Grey Characters is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Joe Abercrombie, Richard K. Morgan, Luke Arnold, Stephen Aryan and Jeremy Szal. Moderated by FanFiAddict and TBRCon founder David Walters.  For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. About the Panelists: David Walters is the founder of FanFiAddict.com and TBRCon, as well as host of Authors on a Podcast Talking Books.  Find David on Twitter or FanFiAddict.  Joe Abercrombie is the bestselling author the First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness trilogy and the Shattered Sea trilogy for young adults.  Find Joe on Twitter or his personal website.  Richard K. Morgan is the acclaimed author of Thin Air, The Dark Defiles, The Cold Commands, The Steel Remains, Black Man (published as Thirteen in the U.S.), Woken Furies, Market Forces, Broken Angels, and Altered Carbon, a New York Times Notable Book that won the Philip K. Dick Award in 2003.  Find Richard on his personal website.  Luke Arnold is an actor ad director, as well as the author of The Fetch Phillips Archives, including The Last Smile in Sunder City and Dead Man in a Ditch.  Find Luke on Twitter or his personal website.  Stephen Aryan is the award-winning fantasy author of the Age of Darkness and Age of Dread trilogies, as well as the new Quest for Heroes duology.  Find Stephen on Twitter, his personal website or his YouTube channel.  Jeremy Szal is the author of Stormblood and Blindspace, books one and two in The Common series.  Find Jeremy on Twitter or his personal website.  Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz

Parenting in SFF is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Gabriela Houston, Caroline Hardaker, Ron Walters, Dan Hanks and Alex Thomson. Moderated by our very own host Adrian M. Gibson. For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. This panel was sponsored by: The Story Engine ModFarm The Broken Binding FanFiAddict About the Panelists: Gabriela Houston is the author of The Second Bell and The Wind Child. Find Gabriela on Twitter or her personal website. Caroline Hardaker is the author of Composite Creatures, Little Quakes Every Day and more. Find Caroline on Twitter or her personal website. Ron Walters is the author of Deep Dive, his debut novel. Find Ron on Twitter or his personal website. Dan Hanks is the author of Captain Moxley & the Embers of the Empire and Swashbucklers. Find Dan on Twitter. Alex Thomson is the author of Spidertouch and Death of a Clone. Find Alex on Twitter. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz

Norse-Inspired Fantasy is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring TL Greylock, Thilde Kold Holdt, Timandra Whitecastle, Ryan Cahill, Genevieve Gornichec & D.W. Ross. Moderated by Beth Tabler. For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. This panel was sponsored by: The Story Engine ModFarm The Broken Binding FanFiAddict About the Panelists: Beth Tabler runs Beforewegoblog, contributes to Grimdark Magazine and is constantly immersed in fantasy stories. Find Beth on Twitter or Beforewegoblog. Ryan Cahill is the author of The Bound and The Broken series, including Of Blood and Fire, Of Light and Darkness and the prequel novella The Fall. Find Ryan on Twitter or his personal website. TL Greylock is the author of The Song of the Ash Tree and the Godforged Chronicles series. Find TL on Twitter or her personal website. Thilde Kold Holdt is the author of The Hanged God epic fantasy series. Find Thilde on Twitter or her personal website. Timandra Whitecastle is the author of The Living Blade series, including Touch of Iron, On the Wheel and Mother of Slag, and more. Find Timandra on Twitter or her personal website. Genevieve Gornichec is the author of The Witch's Heart. Find Genevieve on Twitter or her personal website. D.W. Ross is the author of the Onyxborn Chronicles. Find D.W. on Twitter. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz

Writing Accessible Sci-Fi is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Adrian Tchaikovsky, Xueting C. Ni, Gareth L. Powell, Louise Carey and Jonathan Nevair. Moderated by author Christian "Miles" Cameron. For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. This panel was sponsored by: The Story Engine ModFarm The Broken Binding FanFiAddict About the Panelists: Christian "Miles" Cameron is the author of many books under many genres, including Artifact Space, The Chivalry series, the Alan Craik series, The Traitor Son Cycle and more.  Find Christian on Twitter or his personal website. Adrian Tchaikovsky is the award-winning author of the Children of Time series, the Shadows of the Apt series, The Final Architecture series, and much more. Find Adrian on Twitter or his personal website. Xueting C. Ni is the author of From Kuanyin To Chairman Mao and the translator/editor of the anthology Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction. Find Xueting on Twitter or her personal website. Gareth L. Powell is the award-winning author of the Embers of War series and more. His latest novel is Stars and Bones. Find Gareth on Twitter or his personal website. Louise Carey is the author of Inscape, as well as co-author of two fantasy novels, The City of Silk and Steel and The House of War and Witness. Find Louise on Twitter or her personal website. Jonathan Nevair is the author of the Wind Tide space opera series, including Goodbye to the Sun, Jati's Wager and No Song, But Silence. Find Jonathan on Twitter or his personal website. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz

Cinematic Storytelling is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Hugh Howey, J. S. Dewes, Gareth Hanrahan, Brian Naslund and Patricia A. Jackson. Moderated by our very own host Adrian M. Gibson. For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. This panel was sponsored by: The Story Engine ModFarm The Broken Binding FanFiAddict About the Panelists: Hugh Howey is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Silo Trilogy, Beacon 23, The Bern Saga and more. Find Hugh on Twitter or his personal website. J. S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, books one and two in The Divide series. Find J. S. on Twitter or her personal website. Gareth Hanrahan is the author of The Black Iron Legacy, including The Gutter Prayer, The Shadow Saint and The Broken God. Find Gareth on Twitter or his personal website. Brian Naslund is the author of The Dragons of Terra series, including Blood of an Exile, Sorcery of a Queen and Fury of a Demon. Find Brian on Twitter or his personal website. Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare, her debut novel. Find Patricia on Twitter or her personal website. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz

Fantasy Around the World is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Fonda Lee, K.S. Villoso, C.L. Clark and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki. Moderated by author Evan Winter. For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. This panel was sponsored by: The Story Engine ModFarm The Broken Binding FanFiAddict About the Panelists: Evan Winter is the author of The Burning series, including The Rage of Dragons and The Fires of Vengeance. Find Evan on Twitter or his personal website.  Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of The Green Bone Saga, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy.  Find Fonda on Twitter or her personal website.  K.S. Villoso is the author of the Chronicles of the Bitch Queen series, starting with The Wolf of Oren-Yaro.  Find K.S. on Twitter or her personal website. C.L. Clark is the author of The Unbroken, book one in the Magic of the Lost series. Find C.L. on Twitter or her personal website. Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is an award-winning short story author and editor, most known for his story “The Witching Hour.”  Find Oghenechovwe on Twitter or his personal website.  Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz

The Past, Present & Future of Grimdark is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Richard Nell, Adrian Selby, Ben Galley, Anna Smith Spark & Peter McLean. Moderated by Beth Tabler. For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. This panel was sponsored by: The Story Engine ModFarm The Broken Binding FanFiAddict About the Panelists: Beth Tabler runs Beforewegoblog, contributes to Grimdark Magazine and is constantly immersed in fantasy stories. Find Beth on Twitter or Beforewegoblog. Richard Nell is a Canadian author of fantasy, best known for his novel Kings of Paradise. Find Richard on Twitter or his personal website. Anna Smith Spark is the author of the Empires of Dust epic fantasy series, including The Court of Broken Knives. Find Anna on Twitter or her personal website. Peter McLean is the author of the War for the Rose Throne series, beginning with Priest of Bones, as well as the Burned Man series and numerous short stories for Warhammer. Find Peter on Twitter or his personal website. Ben Galley is an author of dark and epic fantasy books, best known for his Emaneska Series, the award-winning weird western Bloodrush and the standalone novel The Heart of Stone. Find Ben on Twitter or his personal website. Adrian Selby is a video game producer known for his debut novel Snakewood. Find Adrian on Twitter or his personal website. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz

The Modern Horror Renaissance is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Lee Murray, Ellen Datlow, Eric LaRocca, Christina Sng & Andy Davidson. Moderated by Sadie Hartmann. For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page. This panel was sponsored by:  The Story Engine ModFarm The Broken Binding FanFiAddict About the Panelists: Sadie Hartmann (aka Mother Horror) writes horror fiction reviews and other content for Cemetery Dance, Tor Nightfire, and SCREAM Magazine. She consider myself a horror fiction advocate, promoting the genre of horror to the very best of her ability. Find Sadie on Twitter or her personal website. Lee Murray is the author of fiction for adults and children, including the novels A Dash of Reality, Battle of the Birds, Misplaced and more. Find Lee on Twitter or her personal website. Ellen Datlow has been a short story editor for almost forty years, and currently acquires and edits short fiction and novellas for Tor.com, including original and reprint anthologies. Find Ellen on Twitter or her personal website. Eric LaRocca is the author of several works of horror and dark fiction, including the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. Find Eric on Twitter or his personal website. Christina Sng is an award-winning poet, writer, essayist, and artist poet best known for A Collection of Nightmares, A Collection of Dreamscapes and more. Find Christina on Twitter or her personal website. Andy Davidson is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of In the Valley of the Sun and The Boatman's Daughter. Find Andy on Twitter or his personal website. Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz Interlude 1: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz

This is a special SFF Addicts announcement for TBRCon 2022, a virtual literature convention taking place from January 23-30, 2022 and hosted by FanFiAddict.com. The convention focuses on science fiction, fantasy and horror, offering up 24 author panels that aim to deepen our understanding and love of these genres, with a ton of your favorite SFF authors discussing a wide variety of topics. We here at SFF Addicts will also be publishing a selection of these panels right here on the podcast feed.  For more information on the convention, the full schedule of panels and more, head to fanfiaddict.com/tbrcon-2022. The convention will be streaming on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, and all of the panels will be available to watch after the convention whenever your geek heart desires over on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel. Stay tuned for lots more TBRCon goodness in the coming weeks! Find Us Online: FanFiAddict Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Music: Intro: “Crescendo” by Astronoz Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod. You can also email us directly at sffaddictspod@gmail.com with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.