the messenger

TONIGHT! MECHS, MAGIC, and MAYHEM (formerly Author Q and A) – Featuring TERRY MAGGERT

June 29, 2025 by hpholo Leave a Comment

HEY, Y’ALL, and welcome to my re-branding of what used to be the rather clunkily named “Author Q&A (and Prizes!)”

Why the clunk? Well, I started that interview series on a whim because I have loads of author friends and like to chat with them, and figured readers would like to chat with them too, so I half-assed a title and slapped it on YouTube.

Then, as happens with fun things I half-ass … it became a success, people started calling me A Podcaster, and I needed something better than “Author Q&A (and Prizes)!” to call said podcast. (I still consider myself more “author with occasional delusions of podcaster-dom,” but the people have spoken.)

All that said, I combined a bunch of things I love about the works of the authors I interview, so—ta-da!—we have “MECHS, MAGIC, and MAYHEM: INTERVIEWS WITH SCI-FI AND FANTASY AUTHORS.”

We’re kicking off this name with one of my favorite dudes, Terry Maggert, who you might recognize from a tiny lil’ series called BACKYARD STARSHIP, or if you’re a mech-head like me, THE MESSENGER. And if you don’t, GET ON THAT:

Read Backyard Starship here: https://amzn.to/4kaWQWm #AmazonAffiliate

Read The Messenger here: https://amzn.to/4463xmk #AmazonAffiliate

And then bring all your burning fan questions and ask them here! 😀

ALSO:

Back the BACKYARD STARSHIP: FORGED-IN-FOIL COLLECTOR’S EDITION Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/variantpublications/backyard-starship-the-illustrated-legacy-edition/

Enter to win a signed book from Terry: https://forms.gle/1X3TYw4W78c9ACYd8

Check out Terry’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdat9Bwk0ZOcS3A21cVMJTA

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Giveaway – Mechs & Misfits & Explosions, Oh My!

February 21, 2021 by hpholo Leave a Comment

If you’re on this blog, chances are you’re a fan of giant robots and space adventure and general explosive mayhem, so here’s a giveaway just for you! 😀

We’ve teamed up with five of our #AuthorBuds to give away signed copies of The Messenger by J.N. Chaney and Terry Maggert, The Heaven’s Boxer by R.H. Tang, fLUX Runners by William Joseph Roberts, An Unproven Concept by James Young – and, of course, Jacob’s Bane of the Dead.

All you have to do to enter is click here and follow the directions on screen.

Want to increase your chances of being one of the three lucky winners? 😯 Be sure to check your inbox for a confirmation email. Inside that email will be several social media sharing links. For every person who enters this contest through the links you share from that email, you’ll get five additional entries, so share away!

Contest runs from now until Saturday, February 27th. Good luck! 😊

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The Messenger – Book Bomb

October 18, 2019 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, mecha fans! We know some of you are still reeling from the end of the Seraphim Revival series, and though we’re giving its characters a much-needed rest, we totally understand your need to read more action-packed giant robot goodness.
Luckily for you, one of our #authorbuds, Terry Maggert, teamed up with J.N. Chaney to release a thoroughly kick-butt giant robot space epic! 😀
H.P. just finished barreling through The Messenger, and if you’re a fan of Gundam, Voltron, Mass Effect, or really anything that involves big-a** tech blowing junk up in epic fashion, it’s a fun read!

Dash never asked to be a mech pilot, but fate has other plans.
On the run and out of chances, he guides his ship and crew into the heart of a relic older than the galaxy itself–and finds himself on the edge of an eternal war he never knew existed.
The relic is a mech, lost to history and forgotten by all who remain. Built by an ancient race to be the ultimate weapon, the machine is capable of unspeakable destruction, and its discovery could unhinge the balance of power throughout known space.
Worse still, the A.I. inside the machine speaks of an ancient evil that will soon arrive–a race whose power far exceeds anything humanity has ever witnessed.
Only the Messenger can stand against them, the A.I. tells its new pilot. Only you can do what must be done.

Even better, if you enjoy it, the sequel is already available for Pre-Order (Release Date Sunday, October 20th)! 😀

UPDATE 12.21.19: There are more! 😮