The Worldshapers

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By: Edward Willett

Conversations with science fiction and fantasy authors about the creative process

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Episode 219: Sam Robb – A Sense of Murder
Last Sunday at 10:51 PM

A conversation with author Sam Robb about his new fantasy novel, A Sense of Murder. Websitesamrobbwrites.com Substacksamrobbwrites.substack.com X@SamRobbWrites Instagram@samrobbwrites Facebook@samrobbwrites Amazon.ca | Amazon.com About A Sense of Murder In a far-flung corner of the worlds-spanning Empire, Ser Kellan tor Iaestus is a Highwayman, sworn to keep the peace in the rugged Outlands. Armed with a …

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Episode 218: Dave Housley – Aliens Attack!
05/24/2026

A conversation with author Dave Housley about his new science fiction novel, Aliens Attack! Websitehousleydave.com Instagram@dave.housley Facebook@dave.housley About Aliens Attack! Told through the men and women—and aliens—who experienced it firsthand, Dave Housley’s sci-fi novel Aliens Attack! presses us with the big question: what would you do at the end of the world? Intertwining the depth of …

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Episode 217: Caitlin Rozakis – Startup Hell
05/10/2026

A conversation with New York Times-bestselling author Caitlin Rozakis about her new standalone novel in the Everyday Enchantments fantasy series, Startup Hell. Websitecaitlinrozakis.com Instagram@caitlin.rozakis Bluesky@caitlinrozakis About Startup Hell A hilarious contemporary fantasy about a junior sales witch stuck in corporate hell, who has to evade devilish pacts and her kickass, world-saving, demon-slaying mum to save …

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Episode 216: Dan Desai Martin – In the Shadow of the Sanctum
04/26/2026

A chat with author Dan Desai Martin about his debut fantasy novel, In the Shadow of the Sanctum. Websitedandesaimartin.com X @danmartintalks Instagram@dandesaimartin Threads@dandesaimartin Bluesky@dandesaimartin Gold Dust Publishing About In the Shadow of the Sanctum She was afraid of the truth. She was afraid of the lies. But mostly afraid she couldn’t tell the difference between …

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Episode 215: James Pyles – A Wobblegong and His Boy
04/12/2026

A chat with author James Pyles about his writing career and his new boy’s science fiction adventure novel, A Wobblegong and His Boy. Websitepoweredbyrobots.com X@AuthorPylesJ Bluesky@authorjamespyles.bsky.social Substackjamespyles1.substack.com Instagram@jamesmpyles Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About A Wobblegong and his Boy Thirteen-year-old Remmie McNeal emerges from cryogenic sleep on a distant world, expecting a new life with his family—only …

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Episode 214: Kathy Tyers – Firebreak
03/29/2026

A chat with science fiction writer Kathy Tyers (a New York Times-bestselling author for her Star Wars novel The Truce at Bakura) about Firebreak, the first book in a new trilogy in her popular Firebird series. Websitekathytyers.com Facebook@kathytyers Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Firebreak What would you sacrifice to save your family and your home world? …

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Episode 213: Roger L. Simon – EMET
03/15/2026

A chat with award-winning novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and media entrepreneur Roger L. Simon about Emet, the first book in a thrilling new series. Substack@rogersimon Truth Social@rogerlsimon Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Emet A rabbi who doubts. A city on edge. A truth older than memory rising from the earth. When Nashville is shaken by the brutal …

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Episode 212: John Van Stry – Lock & Load: Valley of Fire Book 3
03/01/2026

A chat with bestselling and prolific author John Van Stry about his career and his newest novel, Lock & Load, Book 3 in the Valley of Fire trilogy set in is popular Wolfhounds universe. Websitevanstry.net Facebook@johnvanstry X@JohnVanStry Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Lock & Load: Valley of Fire Book 3 In the heart of the Fire …

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Episode 211: Mark J. Wilson – Full of Beans: A Back-In-Time Mystery
02/15/2026

A chat with Mark J. Wilson about his new time-travelling detective novel, Full of Beans. Websitemarkjwilson.com Facebook@markjwilsonauthor Instagram@markjwilsonauthor Substack@markjwilsonauthor Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Full of Beans Phil Beans has a lot on his plate. A dead professor. A cheating husband. A missing graduate student. A mysterious Umbrella Guy. And a suicide that doesn’t make sense. …

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Episode 210: Dr. Paul Michael Privateer – Mindweavers II: Attack
02/01/2026

A conversation with Dr. Paul Michael Privateer about the latest book in his Mindweavers science fiction series, Mindweavers II: Attack. Websitepaulprivateer.com Amazon.com | Amazon.ca About Mindweavers II: Attack What if a virus could rewrite not just your biology, but your very sense of reality? In Mindweavers II: Attack, Paul Michael Privateer delivers a razor-sharp, genre-defying techno-thriller …

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