Fictitious

Caitlin Starling, LAST TO LEAVE THE ROOM author

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin Starling returns to Fictitious to talk about her new horror-tinged, sci-fi thriller, LAST TO LEAVE THE ROOM.  We talk writing surreal scenes,...

Cassandra Khaw & Richard Kadrey, THE DEAD TAKE THE A TRAIN co-authors

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey are both powerhouse bestselling authors in their own rights. Now, they've merged their considerable talents in cosmi...

James L. Sutter, rpg co-creator of PATHFINDER and STARFINDER; author of DARKHEARTS

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we're going to deviate a bit from the usual focus on fiction to talk about writing for tabletop roleplaying games and related media. R...

Greta Kelly, THE QUEEN OF DAYS author

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Greta Kelly returns to Fictitious to talk about her new fantasy novel, THE QUEEN OF DAYS. We discuss its origin as a NaNoWriMo project, developing a t...

Matt Wallace, SAVAGE CROWNS author

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Wallace talks about his epic fantasy trilogy, THE SAVAGE REBELLION — which includes SAVAGE NATION, SAVAGE BOUNTY, and SAVAGE CROWNS, all availa...

Fictitious Returns from Hiatus!

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After a two-year hiatus, Fictitious returns to your podcast feeds. Host Adron Buske explains the reason for the break, and the return, and how the sho...

Zen Cho, BLACK WATER SISTER author

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk with Zen Cho, author of BLACK WATER SISTER. In this Malaysia-set urban fantasy, out-of-work college grad Jessamyn joins her ...

Josh Malerman, GOBLIN author

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I'm joined by Josh Malerman, author of GOBLIN. This uniquely design supernatural horror novel weaves 6 separate novellas together, e...

Marissa Levien, THE WORLD GIVES WAY author

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by Marissa Levien, author of THE WORLD GIVES WAY. In this debut science fiction novel, humanity is 150 years away from ea...

Marina Lostetter, THE HELM OF MIDNIGHT author

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this episode is Marina J. Lostetter, author of THE HELM OF MIDNIGHT. With a genre-defying blend of fantasy, thriller, and mystery, this novel...

C. Robert Cargill, DAY ZERO author

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this episode is C. Robert Cargill, author of DAY ZERO — a prequel to the acclaimed SEA OF RUST. Cargill is also notable as the co-scre...

Suyi Davies Okungbowa, SON OF THE STORM author

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, author of SON OF THE STORM. In the thriving but socially stratified city of Bassa, a young scho...

Genevieve Gornichec and Caitlin Starling, WALK AMONG US authors

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

My guests this episode are Caitlin Starling and Genevieve Gornichec, two of the authors of WALK AMONG US. This collection of novellas is set in th...

Jackson Ford, EYE OF THE SH*T STORM author

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by Jackson Ford, author of THE FROST FILES modern day sci-fi series, which follows the misadventures of telekinetic and ...

J.S. Dewes, THE LAST WATCH author

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by J.S. Dewes, author of THE LAST WATCH. This science fiction adventure starts on the very edge of the universe, where a ...

Eli Brown, ODDITY author

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by Eli Brown, author of ODDITY. This historical fantasy for young readers shows us an alternate 1800s North America where...

Neal Shusterman, GAME CHANGER author

10 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by Neal Shusterman, author of GAME CHANGER. This young adult sci-fi novel follows Ash, a pretty average middle class kid ...

Sarah Beth Durst, THE BONE MAKER author

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I'm joined by Sarah Beth Durst, author of THE BONE MAKER. In this standalone Fantasy novel, a team of renowned heroes are reunited ...

C.L. Clark, THE UNBROKEN author

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by C.L. Clark, author of THE UNBROKEN,  a brutal and complex military fantasy novel that follows a colonial soldier retu...

T. Frohock, A SONG WITH TEETH author

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I'm joined by T. Frohock, author of the LOS NEFILIM series. This historical dark fantasy series—set first in 1930s Europe—star...

Claire Holroyde, THE EFFORT author

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by Claire Holroyde, author of THE EFFORT. In this spec-fic / sci-fi novel, the Earth is threatened by an extinction level...

Eugen Bacon, THE ROAD TO WOOP WOOP author

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by Eugen Bacon, author of THE ROAD TO WOOP WOOP: AND OTHER STORIES. This collection of speculative short fiction features...

Nicky Drayden, ESCAPING EXODUS: SYMBIOSIS author

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I'm joined by Nicky Drayden, author of ESCAPING EXODUS, and its new sequel, SYMBIOSIS. This sci-fi duology explores a human civili...

Marshall Ryan Maresca, THE VELOCITY OF REVOLUTION author

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I'm joined by Marshall Ryan Maresca, author of THE VELOCITY OF REVOLUTION. This dieselpunk fantasy novel follows Wenthi, a loyal pat...

M.A. Carrick, THE MASK OF MIRRORS author

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by THE MASK OF MIRRORS author M.A. Carrick, which is a pseudonym for the co-writing team of Marie Brennan and Alyc He...

C.M. Waggoner, THE RUTHLESS LADY'S GUIDE TO WIZARDRY author

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I'm talking with C.M. Waggoner, author of THE RUTHLESS LADY'S GUIDE TO WIZARDRY. In a fantasy equivalent of Victorian London, fire w...

B.B. Alston, AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS author

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I'm talking with B.B. Alston, author of AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS. Amari is a 13-year old girl from the projects, attending a priva...

Joshua Phillip Johnson, THE FOREVER SEA author

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by Joshua Phillip Johnson, author of THE FOREVER SEA. This startlingly unique fantasy novel takes place in a water-scarce w...

Greta Kelly, THE FROZEN CROWN author

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Greta Kelly is the author of the debut fantasy novel, THE FROZEN CROWN. Violently displaced from the wild beauty of her homeland by a ruthless conquer...

Cass Morris, GIVE WAY TO NIGHT author

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I'm talking with Cass Morris, author of GIVE WAY TO NIGHT, the sequel to the historically-inspired fantasy FROM UNSEEN FIRE.  This s...

Alexandra Monir, BLACK CANARY: BREAKING SILENCE author

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

BLACK CANARY: BREAKING SILENCE author Alexandra Monir talks about writing for the DC Icons young adult series, adapting the fan-favorite Black Canary ...

Evie Green, WE HEAR VOICES author

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

WE HEAR VOICES author Evie Green talks about creating her new horror / science fiction novel. We discuss her leap into horror after writing many thril...

Duncan Swan, MONSTRE VOLUME ONE author

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

MONSTRE VOL. ONE author Duncan Swan talks about launching his debut sci-fi/horror thriller via a successful Kickstarter campaign, the decision to spli...

Essa Hansen, NOPHEK GLOSS author

07 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Essa Hansen is the author of NOPHEK GLOSS. This debut science fiction adventure follows Caiden, a teenage mechanic who discovers his simple but highly...

Alix E. Harrow, THE ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES author

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm pleased to welcome author Alix E. Harrow back to the show. Alix's debut fantasy novel, THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY, got nominated for—like...

Leigh Bardugo, THE LIVES OF SAINTS author

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I'm pleased to be joined again by author Leigh Bardugo. She's well known for her expansive Grishaverse series of young adult fantasy ...

Ryan Van Loan, THE SIN IN THE STEEL author

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I'm joined by Ryan Van Loan, author of THE SIN IN THE STEEL. This debut Fantasy adventure sets a Sherlockian teenage street rat inves...

Andrea Stewart, THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER author

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by Andrea Stewart, author of THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER. This outstanding Fantasy debut novel features seafaring adventures, a...

Richard Kadrey, BALLISTIC KISS (Sandman Slim series) author

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined in this episode by Richard Kadrey, author of the long-running urban fantasy series, SANDMAN SLIM. These novels follow the paranormal misa...

Peng Shepherd, THE BOOK OF M author

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Peng Shepherd is the author of THE BOOK OF M. This debut speculative fiction novel examines a near future world, fallen to an inexplicable epidemic ca...

Martha Wells, NETWORK EFFECT (The MurderBot Diaries) author

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I'm excited to welcome Martha Wells, author of THE MURDERBOT DIARIES. This award-winning science fiction series features the introver...

Emily B. Martin, SUNSHIELD author

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Emily B. Martin is the author of SUNSHIELD (HarperVoyager, available now), an adventurous eco-fantasy that weaves together the lives of a desert outla...

Alina Boyden, STEALING THUNDER author

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode by debut author Alina Boyden. Her new historically-inspired Fantasy novel is STEALING THUNDER, available May 12th from ACE Books.   ...

Menna van Praag, THE SISTERS GRIMM author

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Menna van Praag is the author of THE SISTERS GRIMM (available now from HarperVoyager Books). It's a dark and evocative tale of four seemingly unrelate...

Dan Stout, TITAN'S DAY author

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features my first return guest — Dan Stout! His new novel, TITAN'S DAY (DAW Books) is the sequel to one of my favorite books of 2019, T...

Tricia Levenseller, THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US author

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tricia Levenseller is the author of THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US (available now from Feiwel & Friends). It's a young adult fantasy novel that's been quite a...

K.B. Wagers, A PALE LIGHT IN THE BLACK author

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

K.B. Wagers is the author of A PALE LIGHT IN THE BLACK (HarperVoyager). It's a good vibes military space opera that follows the Near Earth Orbital Gua...

Brian Keene, THOR: METAL GODS writer

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Season 5 of Fictitious kicks off with Brian Keene, one of the writers on the new Serial Box and Marvel production, THOR: METAL GODS. Brian has authore...

K. Eason, HOW RORY THORNE DESTROYED THE MULTIVERSE

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

K. Eason is the author of HOW RORY THORNE DESTROYED THE MULTIVERSE — out now from DAW Books. This charming and subversive fantasy-meets-space opera...

NaNoWriMo 2019 Special — feat. Grant Faulkner

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode focuses on National Novel Writing Month – NaNoWriMo – in November 2019. Host Adron Buske shares his own experiences participating in ...

Madeleine Roux, SALVAGED author

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Madeleine Roux is the author of the adult sci-fi thriller SALVAGED (Ace Books). Set in deep space, SALVAGED follows Rosalyn Devar, a bioengineer from ...

Clay McLeod Chapman, THE REMAKING author

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Clay McLeod Chapman is the author of meta-horror thriller THE REMAKING (Quirk Books). The tragic campfire tale of a mother and daughter burned as witc...

Annalee Newitz, THE FUTURE OF ANOTHER TIMELINE Author

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Annalee Newitz is the author of the sci-fi time travel novel, THE FUTURE OF ANOTHER TIMELINE (Tor Books). In a world where present-to-past time travel...

Jennifer Giesbrecht, THE MONSTER OF ELENDHAVEN author

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Giesbrecht is the author of THE MONSTER OF ELENDHAVEN (Tor.com Publishing). This dark fantasy novella follows the unkillable, not-exactly hum...

Heli Kennedy, ORPHAN BLACK: THE NEXT CHAPTER writer

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Heli Kennedy is a writer on ORPHAN BLACK: THE NEXT CHAPTER, a new continuation of the popular BBC America TV series, this time brought to life as a pr...

10 Points to Slytherin: Why Good Fans Love Evil Characters

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, this panel discussion is called 10 Points to Slytherin: Why Good Fans Love Evil Characters. It features an ...

Alix E. Harrow, THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY author

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hugo Award-winner Alix E. Harrow is the author of the historical portal fantasy, THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY (Orbit Books / Red Hook). In the ea...

Katy Rose Pool, THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS author

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Rose Pool is the debut author of the young adult fantasy novel, THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS. It's a world shaped by seven great prophets who, afte...

K. A. Doore, THE PERFECT ASSASSIN author

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

K. A. Doore is author of THE PERFECT ASSASSIN, a suspense-driven fantasy adventure set in a sand-strewn city of platforms rising above the desert wast...

Evan Winter, THE RAGE OF DRAGONS author

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Evan Winter is the author of the epic fantasy debut, THE RAGE OF DRAGONS (Orbit Books). In a caste-driven society that has known only war for generati...

Mary E. Pearson, VOW OF THIEVES author

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mary E. Pearson is the New York Times bestselling author of the REMNANT CHRONICLES young adult fantasy series. Last year she released DANCE OF THIEVES...

Fonda Lee, JADE WAR author

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fonda Lee is the author of JADE WAR (Orbit Books). Her early works were the acclaimed young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo, and Crossfire...

J. Michael Straczynski, Becoming Superman author

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

J. Michael Straczynski is well known in science fiction fandom for creating the seminal TV series BABYLON 5, and recently SENSE8 with the Wachowskis f...

Season 3 Wrap-Up

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the wrap-up episode for Season 3 of Fictitious. I'll be taking a short summer break to catch up on some reading, do some traveling, and work o...

Megan E. O'Keefe, Velocity Weapon author

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Megan E. O'Keefe is the author of the new space opera novel, VELOCITY WEAPON (Orbit Books). Gunnery Sergeant Sanda Greeve awakens aboard an unmanned e...

Keith R.A. DeCandido, "A Furnace Sealed" author

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Keith R.A. DeCandido is a prolific author known for his work with media tie-ins, including Alien, Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, and...

Caitlin Starling, "The Luminous Dead" author

26 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin Starling is the author of The Luminous Dead. It's a paranoia-drenched sci-fi tale that follows a young woman named Gyre on a solo expedition i...

Story Unlimited: Using Non-Traditional Methods and Media to Tell Your Story

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a story to tell, but struggle writing that traditional novel, comic, or screenplay? Modern media presents you with extraordinary new optio...

Dan Stout, "Titanshade" author

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Stout is author of the debut novel Titanshade. It's a hard-boiled cop drama set in a 1970's-esque fantasy world, where the titular corruption-infe...

Kat Howard, "A Cathedral of Myth and Bone" author

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kat Howard is the award-winning author of the novels Roses and Rot, and An Unkindness of Magicians. Her latest book is a collection of short fiction c...

Shaun Barger, "Mage Against the Machine" Author

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mage Against The Machine, the debut novel from author Shaun Barger, is an explosive and emotional collision between fantasy and science fiction. It in...

Gwenda Bond, "Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds" Author

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gwenda Bond's work includes a trilogy of Lois Lane YA novels, and the "Cirque American" book series, as well as the audio drama podcast "Dead Air". He...

Gareth Hanrahan, "The Gutter Prayer" Author

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gareth Hanrahan is an author and role playing game writer/designer. His new novel, The Gutter Prayer, is a brilliant mash-up of fantasy, alchemical st...

Jordanna Max Brodsky, "The Wolf in the Whale" Author

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jordanna Max Brodsky's previous series, the Olympus Bound trilogy, found the ancient gods of Greece living in modern Manhattan. Her passion for histor...

S.A. Chakraborty, "The Kingdom of Copper" Author

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

S.A. Chakraborty is the author of The Daevabad trilogy, which includes her acclaimed debut novel The City of Brass, and its sequel, The Kingdom of Cop...

Book Review: "The Test" by Sylvain Neuvel

19 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fleeting and unsubtle, Sylvain Neuvel's The Test is, appropriately, all about choices. What decisions will a person make when their future is on the l...

Roshani Chokshi, "The Gilded Wolves" Author

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Roshani Chokshi is the New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen and A Crown of Wishes. Her latest novel, the young adult fantasy Th...

Book Review: Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fictitious Bonus Book Review: Bleak, propulsive, and frighteningly plausible, Robert Jackson Bennett's concise novella Vigilance examines an America w...

10 Points to Slytherin: Why Good Fans Love Evil Characters

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, this live panel discussion features super-star TV-scribe Jane Espenson, Marvel's Cloak & Dagger co-executive pro...

Isaac Marion, "The Living" and "Warm Bodies" Author

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Isaac Marion is the author of the "Warm Bodies" series, which views the zombie apocalypse from the unique perspective of one of the Dead (who is tryin...

Grady Hendrix, "We Sold Our Souls" Author

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bram Stoker award-winning author Grady Hendrix's latest novel, "We Sold Our Souls", is out now from Quirk Books. It's a paranoia-drenched dark fantas...

Tade Thompson, "Rosewater" Author

09 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tade Thompson is the author of the award-winning, near-future sci-fi novel "Rosewater" (Orbit Books), set in Nigeria in 2066. The first novel in the "...

Bonus: NaNoWriMo Executive Director Grant Faulkner

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This bonus episode features Grant Faulkner, the executive director of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). The interview originally aired in 2016...

Nicholas Eames, "Kings of the Wyld" and "Bloody Rose" Author

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nicholas Eames is author of the breakout epic fantasy debut "Kings of the Wyld" (Orbit Books), the first in "The Band" series. The sequel, "Bloody Ros...

Here There Be Dragons: Creating Fresh Stories in Fantasy

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live at San Diego Comic Con 2018, the "Here There Be Dragons: Creating Fresh Stories in Fantasy" panel features authors Tomi Adeyemi (Childre...

R.F. Kuang, "The Poppy War" Author

05 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Author R.F. Kuang talks with Adron about her debut novel, The Poppy War (Harper Voyager). They discuss her writing process for the grim fantasy, its ...

Robert Jackson Bennett, "Foundryside" Author

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hugo-nominated author Robert Jackson Bennett (The Divine Cities Trilogy) talks with Adron about the creation process for his latest fantasy novel, Fou...

Jason Denzel, "Mystic" and "Mystic Dragon" Author

21 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Denzel, the author of fantasy novels "Mystic" and "Mystic Dragon" (TOR publishing), discusses his storytelling process and influences for creati...

Leigh Bardugo, "The Language of Thorns", "Six of Crows"

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest this episode is Leigh Bardugo, New York Times #1 bestselling author and the creator of the Grishaverse, a young adult fantasy series which h...

Robin Furth, "The Dark Tower: A Complete Concordance" Author

14 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined by Robin Furth, author of Stephen King's The Dark Tower: A Complete Concordance and co-writer of the Marvel Comics Dark Tower series. Rob...

Vivian Shaw, "Strange Practice" Author

30 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features author Vivian Shaw, whose debut novel — Strange Practice — was just released from Orbit Books. Strange Practice introduces ...

Rebecca Zanetti, "Lethal Lies" Author

19 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest is Rebecca Zanetti, a prolific author of dark paranormals, romantic suspense, and contemporary romances. She's published more than 25 novels...

Lauren Shippen, "The Bright Sessions" writer/creator

05 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Lauren Shippen, the writer and creator of The Bright Sessions, a science fiction audio drama about people with supernatural abilities - i...

Daniel H. Wilson, "Press Start to Play" Editor

05 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This rebroadcast episode was recorded at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 with Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse and its se...

Mary Robinette Kowal, "Ghost Talkers" Author

05 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hugo-award winning author Mary Robinette-Kowal spoke with us during the release of her novel "Ghost Talkers", a historical fantasy set in Europe durin...

Introduction to Fictitious

05 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Fictitious is a new podcast about writing and genre storytelling, presented by Nerd For A Living and hosted by Adron Buske. We will delve into the sto...