In this episode, my guest co-host is once again the wonderful E.L. Lyons. Come join us as we chat with New York Times best-selling author of broad scale epic Fantasy and Science Fiction author Anthony Ryan.

Below is a list of referenced names/titles you might find of some interest. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the show, please click the Follow button and share it with your friends. Cheers!

For Reference:

-E.L. Lyons (author of "Starlight Jewel")

-SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off, found on Twitter and organized by author Mark Lawrence)

-Interzone (British Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine: https://ttapress.com/interzone/

-David Gemmell (author of "The King Beyond The Gate", "Waylander", and others)

-Robert Paul "Tad" Williams ("Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" series of books)

-Breaking the fourth wall (speaking directly to the reader in an "aside" or "authorial interjection")

-Grimdark (subgenre of speculative fiction, with a tone, style, or setting that is particularly dystopian, amoral, and violent)

-Joseph Edward Abercrombie (Fantasy writer and film editor, author of "The First Law" trilogy and other novels)

-George R.R. Martin (author of epic Fantasy series "A Song of Fire and Ice" adapted into HBO's Game of Thrones)

-Brent Weeks (Fantasy author, known in part for the "Lightbringer" series)

-Steven Brand (audiobook narrator)

-Anthony Ryan's blog: http://anthonyryan.net