After 13 years of development and writing, Emma Couette’s epic trilogy The Fidalian Chronicles is now finished. Book 3, Season of Ruin, just released on May 1st, and the entire trilogy is being released in special edition hardcovers on Kickstarter right now. The Fidalian Chronicles are around 1400 pages worth of epic high fantasy, sword and sorcercy, young adult fiction. From now until May 21st, you can catch up on the series and get all three volumes on Kickstarter—ebook, paperback, and the special edition, sprayed edges, ribbon bookmark hardcovers that come with colourized maps, new cover art, and scenes from the book depicted as images therein. Emmaand I chat about the Chronicles, how this has been such a big portion of her life, how the series was thoroughly edited and written from its original vision to the final product, and we get into all the details of the campaign itself. Link for that is in the shownotes. Kickstarter is one of the most direct ways to support an author or creator.

Reading from Book 1: Summer’s Revenge, at timestamp 47:30

Support the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elginhousepress/the-fidalian-chronicles?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=emma%20couette&total_hits=1

Emma's website: https://www.emmacouetteauthor.com/

Emma's IG: https://www.instagram.com/emmacouetteauthor/

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IntriguingBookish Market in Peterborough May 30

GanonoqueComiccon May 31

ManitoulinIsland Comiccon June 13

EspanolaComiccon June 14

PictonComiccon June 28

SaultCon

FridayJuly 10, 3pm-8pm

SaturdayJuly 11, 11am-8pm

Sunday,July 12, 11am-4pm

FlamboroughBook Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26

Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13

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JA Merkel is the author of the Fall Gauntlet novella series, as well as The Fourth Portal, a dystopian science fiction novel kicking off the Song of Saudade series. Here we mostly discuss the Fourth Portal, set in a distant future on another planet, where love itself has been criminalized. We talk about him, his process, editing, and how the Fourth Portal can be read as a commentary on individualistic vs communal societies. JA, as I found out, spent three years living in South Korea as an ESL teacher, and I just had to pick his brain on that because of the trip I took to Korea in the autumn of 2024, so we spend a few minutes discussing Korea.

Reading from The Fourth Portal at timestamp 1:06:20

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Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Upcomingevents:

NorthBay Comiccon May 2

HuntsvilleComiccon May 3

IntriguingBookish Market in Peterborough May 30

GanonoqueComiccon May 31

ManitoulinIsland Comiccon June 13

EspanolaComiccon June 14

PictonComiccon June 28

SaultCon

FridayJuly 10, 3pm-8pm

SaturdayJuly 11, 11am-8pm

Sunday,July 12, 11am-4pm

FlamboroughBook Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26

Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13

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VKThiran is a Tamil-Canadian author of 3 books: When LighteningStrikes, The Accursed Venge Seeker, and Us or Them: a Venge Seeker’sTale. He has been obsessed with books of various genres ever since hewas a child. His vivid imagination spurred him to weave worlds andintricate storylines filled with morally grey anti-heroes with tragicbackstories. VK reads anything he can gethis hands on, from gothic to historical fiction, but he is mostinterested in writing dark fantasy, romance, and action-adventurestories, particularly with themes of vengeance and betrayal. Asidefrom reading, writing, and studying, VK Thiran enjoys spending timewith his family and friends, going to the gym, and going for longwalks on nature trails.

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/vkthiran/

Website:https://vkthiran.wordpress.com

We discuss his writing, how hisworlds have been inspired by history—specifically the Sri LankanCivil War—his process, and what life is like in the self-publishingworld. VK does a reading from The Accursed Venge Seeker at the end ofthe episode.

JasonShannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. Hisseventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew ofmercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists inalt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Upcomingevents:

SudburyComiccon April 25

NorthBay Comiccon May 2

HuntsvilleComiccon May 3

TrentonCC May 9

IntriguingBookish Market in Peterborough May 30

GanonoqueComiccon May 31

ManitoulinIsland Comiccon June 13

EspanolaComiccon June 14

PictonComiccon June 28

SaultCon

FridayJuly 10, 3pm-8pm

SaturdayJuly 11, 11am-8pm

Sunday,July 12, 11am-4pm

FlamboroughBook Fair at the West Avenue Cider House July 26

Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13

Followmy social media @harujinshounds