Hey, y’all! š One of our favorite podcasts invited Jacob to chat The Thermopylae Protocol, so go check out the latest episode of Blasters and Blades!
YouTube is linked above, but you can also watch/hear it on Rumble, BitChute, and Spotify.
Interviews and Podcasts
We chatted Tropes on Book Career Network: Worlds Asunder!
Merry Christmas Eve, y’all! š An interview of ours went live today and we figured y’all might enjoy it while you do your holiday driving. š
David ShadoinĀ and H.Y. GregorĀ of Worlds Asunder invited us onto their show to talk tropes, and … we talked a lot, so it’s a two parter. š Part One is now up on A TON of platforms, all collected here.
The special thing about this podcast is I lifted the “WE DON’T TALK ABOUT THE LAST JEDI IN THIS HOUSE” rule for the first time since 2017, just for Worlds Asunder. š
It was super fun, so go give it a listen!
Authors Just Talk About … ARCANE: LEAGUE OF LEGENDS – Friday, October 25th @ 8pm EST
Authors Just Talk About … ARCANE: LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
Friday, October 25th @ 8pm EST
Authors Melissa Olthoff, Marisa Wolf, Jesse James Fain, and Kacey Ezell just talk about Arcane: League of Legends! (Moderated by Edie Skye/H.P. Holo.)
For more information about the panelists and their works, visit their websites below:
Melissa Olthoff: https://www.melissaolthoff.net/
Marisa Wolf: https://www.marisawolf.net/
Jesse James Fain: https://amzn.to/4eVtmKo
Kacey Ezell: https://kaceyezell.net/
Edie Skye: https://edieskye.com/
H.P. Holo: https://holowriting.com/
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Also, read H.P.’s earlier review of Arcane here! https://holowriting.com/2022/03/19/arcane-tv-review/
TONIGHT! Q and A with Shami Stovall, author of the FRITH CHRONICLES
Q and A with Shami Stovall, author of the FRITH CHRONICLES
Wednesday, October 9th @ 8pm EST
H.P. Holo/Edie Skye chats with author Shami Stovall about the Pokemon-meets-Harry Potter fantasy adventure of the FRITH CHRONICLES!
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Read the FRITH CHRONICLES here: https://amzn.to/4eGKnY8
Visit Shami’s Website Here: https://sastovallauthor.com/
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What are the Frith Chronicles, you might ask?
I like to tell people theyāre āHarry Potter meets PokĆ©monāāan epic fantasy tale of bonding with mystical creatures. The creature a person bonds with will determine the magics they gain.
Volke Savan, the main character, starts out on his small home island. If he can bond with a mystical creature, he can become an arcanist, and then he can finally leave and explore the world like he always wanted.
Unfortunately, there is a magical plague that warps creatures into monstrous versions of themselvesā¦ And Volke finds himself in the thick of it. Adventure ensues!
Fun fact, true fact: Every creature in the Frith Chronicles has unique magics they grant their arcanist upon bonding. The arcanist trains to improve their magic and grow their power.
(Plus every creature can āevolveā into their true form, gaining a new, powerful ability, so the fun of the adventure is just beginning!)
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TONIGHT! Jacob and H.P. Just Talk About … Freelancers of Neptune (Sol Blazers #1)
Jacob and H.P. Just Talk About … Freelancers of Neptune (Sol Blazers #1)
Saturday, October 5th @ 8pm EST
Hey, y’all! We’re Jacob & H.P. Holo(/Edie Skye), and we write action-packed sci-fi & fantasy with a dash of crazy. (Or in Edie’s case, an entire spice rack of crazy.)
Welcome to our monthly(ish) series, wherein we just talk about stuff – the topic of the day, but also whatever we’re up to in writing and life.
Today we’re talking about Jacob’s latest space opera action adventure with cat girls, space pirates, and sentient coffee trees, FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE (Sol Blazers #1)! Published by Baen Books.
(Also there will probably be Dazzle.)
Read FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE Here: https://amzn.to/3TYRdjB
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All he wanted was a simple job to make ends meet. What he got was a mysterious cat girl, a shot at a hoard of treasure, and a whole lot of trouble.
THE SOLAR SYSTEM AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE!
In the far distant future, Saturnās rings are gone, Mercury is a gas giant, and Earth is remembered only as a unit of measure. Nearly godlike AIs reshaped the Solar System in eons past, but they too are now nothing more than a fading memory.
Captain Nathaniel Kade cares for none of that. Heās but a simple freelancer from the orbital ring of Neptune, struggling to make ends meet and to keep his understaffed spaceship from falling apart. All he wants is a decent, uneventful job to help put his finances back in order.
What he receives instead is Vessani SāKaari, a mysterious and beautiful cat girl who triedāand failedāto steal a ship belonging to a band of space pirates. Vessaniās in over her head and is clearly more trouble than sheās worth, but she also has a lead on what may be the greatest treasure trove of lost technology the Solar System has ever seen.
Nathan pulls her butt out of the fire, and together they begin to assemble a team to seek out this long-lost bounty. But other interested parties have their eyes on the same prize; the Jovian Everlife has dispatched a fleet of warships with one of their elite, many-bodied agents in command, and heād like a few words with Nathan and his new crewmember.
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Q and A (and PRIZES!) with MELISSA OLTHOFF, author of SHADOWS MAY FALL
Q and A (and PRIZES!) with MELISSA OLTHOFF, author of SHADOWS MAY FALL (Hit World: Valkyries #2)
Friday, September 27th @ 8pm EST
H.P. Holo/Edie Skye chats with author Melissa Olthoff about the urban fantasy SHADOWS MAY FALL ā¦ and gives away a signed copy!
Read SHADOWS MAY FALL Here: https://amzn.to/3ZxMidi
Visit Melissa’s Website Here: https://www.melissaolthoff.net/
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Athena Townsend is no demon, but she isn’t an angel, either.
After avenging her father’s death, Athena is left with two choices – take a new job, or go to jail. It seemed like a no-brainer to take the mysterious Bryn Siegmund’s job offer and work for the Valkyries Initiative, but things quickly get complicated.
As a Kidemonas, Athena is a guardian against an insatiable Soul Eater. Her magical talents are uniquely suited to fight spiritual predators, though she’ll need a partner to watch her back. Unfortunately, her new boss seems to hate her, and Athena’s new partner is none other than Sebastian Lawrence, the Shooter who legally assassinated her father, the Shooter who helped avenge her father’s deathā¦ and the man who saved her life.
He’s also the biggest asshole she’d ever met.
Sebastian is just as thrilled to be working with her again, but his wild magical talent might be a bigger threat to her than his uber-grump attitude.
For their first official assignment together, they have to track down the Unicorn, a teenage girl with an unprecedented healing ability – before the Spider’s agent can find her first. When the signs of the Kidemonas’ ancient enemy appear in the midst of their investigation, Athena will have to figure out how to unleash her full potential and trust Sebastian. Because if they can’t work together, the world might not survive.
Save the Unicorn, defeat the Soul Eater, try not to murder her insanely hot partner. Just another day working for the Valkyries Initiative.
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We chatted Freelancers of Neptune with Blasters and Blades!
Authors Just Talk About … HELLDIVERS II – September 14th @ 8pm EST
Authors Just Talk About … HELLDIVERS II
Saturday, September 14th @ 8pm EST
Authors Jason Cordova, Jamie Ibson, Thomas Pope, and Jacob Holo chat playing Helldivers II! (Moderated by Edie Skye/H.P. Holo.)
For more information about the panelists and their works, visit their websites below:
Jason Cordova: https://jasoncordova.com/
Jamie Ibson: https://ibsonwrites.ca/
Thomas Pope: https://amzn.to/3WXCne1
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Edie Skye: https://edieskye.com/
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Q and A (and PRIZES!) with JASON CORDOVA, author of MOUNTAIN OF FIRE
Q and A (and PRIZES!) with JASON CORDOVA, author of MOUNTAIN OF FIRE (Black Tide Rising #13)
Saturday, September 7th @ 8pm EST
H.P. Holo/Edie Skye chats with Baen author Jason Cordova about zombie action-adventure MOUNTAIN OF FIRE (Black Tide Rising #13) ā¦ and gives away a signed copy!
Read MOUNTAIN OF FIRE Here: https://amzn.to/4e44f75
Find Jason’s other Baen books here: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/4892
Visit Jason’s Website Here: https://jasoncordova.com/
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New Entry in the Best-Selling Black Tide Rising Series
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
When the lights went out, humanity died. But from darkness came hope.
The surviving students at St. Dominicās Preparatory School for Girls have had it rough since the H7D3 virus virtually wiped out human civilization. Between rampaging hordes of zombies and wannabe tinpot dictators, the only thing holding them together is the iron will of the schoolās lone surviving nun, Sister Ann. They know how to survive, but rebuilding isnāt only about survivingāitās about rising up.
As more survivors start to seek asylum at the isolated school, it becomes readily apparent that the school can be the anvil from which humanity is reforged. To achieve this, though, the survivors must rely on one another to rebuild. The flames of life will be fanned, and the sparks from every strike of the hammer will provide light in the darkness.
But it will not be easy.
From atop the mountain of fire, this beacon of hope must spreadāor humanity will die quietly in the long, final night.
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Authors Just Talk About … SPACE SCIENCE – September 6th @ 8pm EST
Authors Just Talk About … SPACE SCIENCE
Friday, September 6th @ 8pm EST
Authors Les Johnson, Stephanie Osborn, Jan Kotouc, Michael Morton, and Patrick Chiles just talk about their work in space sciences (ā¦ or researching so well their books fooled the host into thinking they’d worked in space)! (Moderated by Edie Skye/H.P. Holo.)
For more information about the panelists and their works, visit their websites below:
Les Johnson: https://www.lesjohnsonauthor.com/
Stephanie Osborn: http://www.stephanie-osborn.com/
Jan Kotouc: https://jan-kotouc.cz/en/english/
Michael Morton: https://amzn.to/3yQT4jq
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Jacob & H.P. Just Talk About … Xenoblade, Xenosaga, and Xenogears!
Jacob & H.P. Just Talk About … Xenoblade, Xenosaga, and Xenogears!
Sunday, August 25th @ 8pm EST
Hey, y’all! Welcome to our monthly(ish) series, wherein we just talk about stuff – the topic of the day, but also whatever we’re up to in writing and life.
This Sunday, we’ll be talking about some of our favorite JRPG video games: Xenoblade Chronicles, Xenogears, and Xenosaga!
(Also there will probably be Dazzle.)
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Q and A (and PRIZES!) with SHAMI STOVALL, author of TIME-MARKED WARLOCK
Q and A (and PRIZES!) with SHAMI STOVALL, author of TIME-MARKED WARLOCK
Saturday, August 24th @ 8pm EST
H.P. Holo/Edie Skye chats with author Shami Stovall about the urban fantasy murder mystery TIME-MARKED WARLOCK ā¦ and gives away a signed copy and metal bookmark!
Read TIME-MARKED WARLOCK Here: https://amzn.to/4duYPSW
Visit Shami’s Website Here: https://sastovallauthor.com/
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“What spirit do I have to make a pact with to become Finch’s murder mystery assistant? ‘CAUSE I WILL DO IT.” – H.P. Holo (Author of Monster Punk Horizon and podcaster at Author Q&A)
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Adair Finch is the most powerful warlock in the world, and one of the best private investigators for hire.
He has dealt with corporate vampires, murderous werewolves, and even fae royalty. Everything was perfect until he lost one caseāthe case where he also lost his brother.
So Finch retired. From magic. From PI work. From everything.
Bree Blackstone, a twelve-year-old witch, doesnāt know or care about any of that except Finchās reputation. In the middle of the night, she bangs on Finchās door. Her mother has been murdered, and now the assassin is after Bree as well.
Reluctantly, Finch agrees to help, only to discover something sinister has been brewing in town while he ignored the worldā¦ Heāll need to dust off all his old skills and magic before itās too late.
“Fans of the Dresden Files and the Iron Druid Chronicles will definitely enjoy Stovall’s creation.” – Jason Cordova, national bestselling author
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