Somaiya Daud interview about her space fantasy fiction novel “Court of Lions” (Flatiron Books, 2020)

Somaiya Daud interview about her space fantasy fiction novel “Court of Lions”

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Somaiya Daud loves high fantasy and science fiction. She has taught the subject and she’s released her second high space fantasy novel Court of Lions. We spoke about the book, Moroccan culture, Tolkien, and getting the book written and published.

0:31 – Somaiya talks about how the idea for the novel came from seeing a Star Wars prequel costume exhibit.

1:49 – Somaiya talks about how her series is a space fantasy with a lot of political intrigue.

4:28 – Somaiya talks about the culture that stands in for Morocco in the book.

4:53 – Somaiya talks about the backstory of the setting.

5:12 – Somaiya talks about the protagonist and the conflict in the book.

7:04 – Somaiya talks about writing about serious subjects for young readers.

8:55 – Somaiya talks about research in to the Moroccan years of Lead.

11:28 – Somaiya talks about how her research fed into her novel.

12:07 – Somaiya talks about sympathetic characters among the antagonists.

13:59 – Somaiya talks about how she created her conquering antagonists.

16:35 – Somaiya talks about her interest in Arabic poetry and her use of it in the book.

19:53 – Somaiya talks about her use of religion in the book.

22:04 – Somaiya talks about her love of science fiction and Tolkien.

23:27 – Somaiya talks about her interest in comic books and non-fiction.

24:36 – Somaiya talks about the musical aesthetic of the books.

25:37 – Somaiya talks about her writing process.

28:36 – Somaiya talks about writing a lot of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings fan fiction.

34:58 – Somaiya talks about completing the book.

36:28 – Somaiya is on somaiyabooks.com, on twitter @somaiyadaud and on instagram @somaiiiya

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/2DE3tlW

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250126450

https://www.somaiyabooks.com/

https://twitter.com/somaiyadaud

https://www.instagram.com/somaiiiya/

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Guests: Somaiya Daud

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: science fiction, fantasy, writer, novel, novelist, fiction, Star Wars, prequel, Morocco, conquest, moon, queen, colonial, war, indigenous, dissident, Arabic, Arab, worldbuilding, poetry, Islam, Muslim, the Expanse, Killjoys, Tolkien, Luis Delgado, Silmarillion, Middle Earth, apocalypse

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L.E. Modesitt Jr interview – Science Fiction novel – “Quantum Shadows” (Tor Books, 2020)

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L.E. Modesitt, Jr. has held a wide range of jobs. In 1973 he published his first story and since then he’s published numerous science fiction and fantasy novels. His recent publication is a science fiction novel Quantum Shadows. We spoke about the book, writing, religion, and his time as a Navy helicopter pilot.

0:39 – LE talks about why he wrote Quantum Shadows.

1:29 – LE talks about the current events that prompted the writing of this book and “true-believer culture.”

2:49 – LE talks about the setting and protagonist of the book.

4:56 – LE talks about the idea of faith and belief in the novel.

6:19 – LE talks about the science fiction of the book.

7:49 – LE talks about the planet on which the book takes place.

9:15 – LE talks about the research for the book especially in religious systems.

11:19 – LE explains why we has 10 religions in the book.

12:54 – LE talks about the works that have inspired him.

14:36 – LE talks about having started as a poet and enjoying Yates.

17:40 – LE talks about the romantic feel of the musical quality to the book.

18:35 – LE talks about the skeptic characters within the novel.

19:57 – LE talks about his writing process.

22:55 – LE talks about being a Navy pilot, an economist, a speechwriter, and a consultant.

26:19 – LE talks about the adaption of movies from novels.

27:27 – LE talks about having been a Navy helicopter rescue pilot.

30:18 – LE talks about his son having gone to the US Naval Academy.

32:03 – LE talks about being a terrible pilot.

33:48 – LE talks about having wanted to be a space pilot.

35:22 – LE talks about the poetic feel to the Quran and the King James Bible.

39:20 – LE can be found at LEModesittjr.com

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/2AFVwuO

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250229212

https://www.lemodesittjr.com/

Guests: L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: science fiction, fantasy, writer, novel, novelist, fiction, true believer, raven, couplet, faiths, hegemony, religion, Heinlein, Bester, Dixon, Tepper, le Guin, Moorcock, poetry, yates, writing, missile range, helicopter pilot, rescue, Vietnam War, Naval Academy, space pilot, Quran, Koran, King James, Bible

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Overwatch Voice Artist – Keith Silverstein interview

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Keith Silverstein has been a voice artist for over 30 years with almost 400 credited roles to his name. He’s worked on anime, videogames, animation, radio and more. The role he says he is most known for at the moment is Torbjörn from the game Overwatch. We spoke about his work and method.

0:35 – Keith talks about how he got into voice acting.

2:06 – Keith talks about how he was first doing voices.

3:30 – Keith talks about how he takes care of his voice.

4:26 – Keith talks about the kinds of roles he has done.

6:30 – Keith talks about how he rehearses and performs in studio.

7:46 – Keith talks about the toughest characters he’s done.

9:33 – Keith talks about what has inspired his voices.

11:46 – Keith talks about picking his favorite roles.

14:14 – Keith talks about performances that didn’t come out the way he expected.

16:53 – Keith talks about roles he’d like to do.

19:10 – Keith talks about dubbing work.

20:32 – Keith is on twitter @silvertalkie and keithsilverstein on instagram, and Keith Silverstein Voice Artist on facebook.

20:57 – Keith talks about new projects he’s working on.

Links of interest

https://twitter.com/SilverTalkie

https://www.instagram.com/keithsilverstein/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/KeithSilversteinVoiceArtist/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1142722/

For more “Full Contact Nerd” please follow me on crisalvarez.com, on Facebook at crisalvarezwlc, on youtube at Cris Alvarez on Instagram @crisalvarezscifi, and on Apple / Stitcher / Spotify for the podcast

Guests: Keith Silverstein

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: voice acting, art, poetry, theater, gilbert gottfried, typecasting, Monster, anime, video games, naruto, glitter force, hunter hunter, overwatch, monter high, movies, marvel, dc comics, daredevil, star wars, spongebob, dubbing, Overwatch 2

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