Under The Radar SFF Podcast

It is with great pleasure that I welcome fantasy author Daniel T. Jackson to my podcast. Daniel is the author of The Illborn Saga series which will be 4 books long and 2 of those are already published. We discuss the inspiration for Illborn, Daniel's writing process, the characters, and the amazing prologue. I hope you all enjoy this one!

I am pleased to welcome Fantasy author M.J. Kuhn to the program. She is the author of the Thieves of Thamorr Duology with the final volume Thick as Thieves having just been released. We dive into her heist series, inspirations, an future works in the pipeline. M.J. was a joy to have a conversation with and I hope you all enjoy this one!

It is my pleasure to welcome Peter A. Flannery to my program. Peter is the author of my favorite Epic Fantasy Standalone novel titles Battle Mage. A story about friendship, fear, progression, war, and of course Dragons. The classical tale we all love put together in one epic story. We also discuss his plans for a prequel and sequel novel to Battle Mage and his other novel called First and Only. En...

It is my honor and privilege to welcome Liaden Universe creators Sharon Lee and Steve Miller to my Podcast. A sci-fi world made up of 25 novels and counting. We discuss the inspirations, the characters, writing habits and so much more. I hope you all enjoy the episode!

It is my great honor to welcome Science Fiction writer Jack Campbell author of The Lost Fleet series to my podcast. Blackjack Geary is one of the few Sci-fi characters that grabbed me and wouldn't let go. We discuss the series, Jack's time in the navy, inspiration for the series and so much more. I hope you all enjoy this episode!

One of the most underrated Epic fantasy series I have ever read and brought to you on this podcast episode. Starts off in the same vain as A Game of Thrones but quickly becomes its own story. If you read for characters, plot, or prose then this is the series for you. I hope you all enjoy this one!

It is with great honor and pleasure that I welcome Fantasy Author Andrea Stewart to my podcast. The Drowning Empire Trilogy is in my Top 10 all time favorite series and we discuss it all in this episode. The first half in non-spoiler and the second half we discuss the series in full detail. I hope you all enjoy this episode!

It is with great pleasure that I welcome James Lloyd Dulin to the program. James is the author of No Heart for A Thief, a SPFBO 9 entry and grimdark fantasy novel about love, pain, war, magic and so much more. I hope that you all enjoy this episode.

It is my pleasure to be joined by fantasy author Miles Cameron aka Christian Cameron for a Deep Dive podcast episode of The Traitor Son Cycle. An epic fantasy series that kept surprising me with each book and a reread on my part is in order. Here we discuss the series in a non-spoiler and spoiler sections going over characters, setting of the world, inspiration, and a surprise twist the other make...

It is with great pleasure that I welcome author Michael R. Miller to the program. Michael is the author of The Songs of Chaos series which is a perfect blend of Progression and Epic. I devoured the first two books in this series with book three being released in July 2023. Holt and Ash are at the top of my list for human/animal companions in all of fantasy and I'm positive they will be yours a...

It is my pleasure to welcome Sci-fi & Fantasy author Palmer Pickering to my podcast. Here we discuss the SPFBO competition, her standalone Fantasy novel Heliotrope, her Sci-fi series The Star Children Saga and so much more. I hope you all enjoy this episode!

It is my pleasure to be joined by Sci-fi and Fantasy artist Don Maitz. His art has adorned the covers of books by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, C. J. Cherryh, Stephen King, Gene Wolfe, Michael Moorcock, and Raymond E. Feist, among others. We discuss Don's entry into the business, a lecture he gives on actually telling a book by its cover, as well a couple of his most famous covers to date. I hop...

It is my pleasure to be joined once again by the incredible Janny Wurts to discuss her series finale to The Wars of Light and Shadow series. We discuss the 6 years it took to write it, when the final volume will be published, and a special reading from Song of the Mysteries (Warning if you have not read the series up to book 10 and do not wish to be spoiled). I hope you all enjoy this one!

I am pleased to be joined by Sci-fi and Fantasy author J. Dianne Dotson. Author of the Questrison saga and the newly released collection of Sci-fi, fantasy, and horror short stories in The Shadow Galaxy. We discuss her works, inspirations, where to start if you are looking to jump into Sci-fi novels and horror, and what future works she has in store for us. I hope you enjoy this episode!

It is my honor and privilege to welcome author Alexandra Almeida to the program. Alexandra is the author of the Spiral World series with the first book Unanimity now available for purchase. We discuss AI, god complexes, humanity giving itself away to the technological realm in more was then one and so much more. The sequel is set to be released in July 2023 and be sure to check out her amazing Spi...

I am pleased to be joined on this episode by fantasy author J.G. Gardner. A microbiologist by day and fantasy author by night we dive into his debut novel The Path of Regret which will be available May 2nd, 2023. Here is the authors website for your viewing pleasure: https://www.jgardnerauthor.com/ A debut novel I very much look forward to reading soon and after listening to this episode, you will...

Honored to be joined on my podcast by Sci-fi fantasy author Sarena Straus. Author of Reinception; a dystopian Sci-fi novel dealing with the unintended consequences of mind and habit altering technology on society. Sarena is also a lawyer by practice which had a big influence on the writing and construction of this novel. I hope you all enjoy it!

It is with great pleasure that I get to share with everyone the history of Athera and can serve as an introduction to The Wars of Light and Shadow series by Janny Wurts. This has been a labor of love for me as Janny and I spent many hours discussing the history of this world and how to apply in for the listening audience. If you are a fan of Janny Wurst, this episode is for you. If you heard of Ja...

Please to be joined by fantasy author Kian Ardalan. Here we discuss Kian's grimdark epic Eleventh Cycle and how this massive project became a reality. We also discuss his writing style and go off on a tangent with discussing Mark Lawrence. I hope you enjoy this episode!

I am please to be joined by Sci-fi/fantasy author Ken Scholes as we do a deep dive into his 5 book series The Psalms of Isaak.  Described as a biblical epic in a destructive land filled with magical objects, cults, robots, and a secret past for all to discover.  The first half of the episode is non-spoliers and around the half way point we do get into the spoiler discusions with clear wa...

I'm posting the audio version of the livestream episode I did with P.L. Stuart.  For those interested in seeing the cover for Lord & King please see the below link: https://undertheradarsffbooks.com/2023/01/24/lord-and-king-the-drowned-kingdom-3-by-p-l-stuart/ Cheers!

I'm please to be joined bt Fantasy and Sci-fi author Adrian Tchaikovsky to discuss his debut epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt.  This series has forever been a favorite of mine and we do a full dive into the world, characters, plot, and then some.  There is a non-spoiler section to start and then switches to spoiler talk at the 38:30 minute mark so please beware.  One of the be...

I'm pleased to welcome sci-fi and fantasy author Karin Lowachee to my podcast.  Published in 2002, Warchild dives into the tragety and hardships of piracy, abduction, and abuse from the childs perspective.  A series ahead of its time and one any diehard sci-fi reader will enjoy.  All Karin's influences and themes we will discuss and disect in this podcast episode is not to be missed...

I am pleased to be joined by epic fantasy author Brian Staveley on my podcast.  I have been a long time fan of his work for almost a decade!  We go into a deep dive of his work, chracters vs plot being the most important element in a novel, and so much more.  I hope you all enjoy this one as it was a pleasure to have Brian on with me.  Cheers!

I am please to be joined by Grimdark fantasy author Christopher Brenning.  We discuss his debut novel, inspirations, and future plans for the series.  We even get into a long discussion on A Game of Thrones.  Fantastic series and I had a blast with Christopher.