There’s a great new review of Worldshaper from Literary Titan, which gives it four out of four stars. Some highlights: “Worldshaper by Edward Willett is an exciting supernatural adventure story that builds on a unique premise to deliver a mesmerizing story…one of the most unique setups to a story that I’ve read this year…we get to …
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New review of Worldshaper: “a ripping yarn”
This is an interesting new review of Worldshaper, from Hal C F Astell at The Nameless Zine. He raises questions about the novel’s world that I enjoyed reading because they are in fact the very questions I begin to address in Book 2, Master of the World (as he hopes I will) and Book 3, …
Some recent interviews and reviews
There have been several recent interviews with me, and some nice new reviews of Master of the World. Follow the links! I read a sample from Master of the World on the Sample Chapter podcast Lisa Timpf reviews Master of the World on The Future Fire Way Too Fantasy gives Master of the World 4/5 stars Christie Stratos interviews me for The Writers Showcase videocast …
Booklist calls Master of the World “highly amusing…fun…great”!
Hard on the heels of a great Publishers Weekly review for Master of the World, Book 2 of my Worldshapers series for DAW Books, comes another terrific review, this one from Booklist: Reviewer Emily Whitmore writes: “Watching Shawna navigate and understand the Verne world is highly amusing and fun for readers familiar with his oeuvre. …
Publishers Weekly says Master of the World delivers “thrills aplenty”
The first review of Master of the World, Book 2 in my Worldshapers series, is from Publishers Weekly, and it’s a good one (not starred, like the review for Book 1, Worldshaper, but still great): “In 2018’s Worldshaper, Shawna Keys discovered that she was a Shaper, capable of manipulating entire worlds to suit her will, and …
“A startlingly good book of poetry for teens…a gem!”
A great review of my collection of fantastical poetry, I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust, illustrated by my niece, Wendi Nordell, is now online, after previously appearing only in print in Resource Links, which reviews books for school libraries. Exerpts… “In April 2016, Saskatchewan’s then–poet laureate Gerald Hill sent members of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild …
Praise for Paths to the Stars from Saskatchewan Book Awards jurors
Paths to the Stars was shortlisted for two Saskatchewan Book Awards this year (my eighth book to be shortlisted): the City of Regina Book Award for best book by a Regina author, and the Muslims for Peace and Justice Fiction Award, for best work of fiction. Although it didn’t win (you can see the complete list of winners here, and …
Nice review of I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust in Star*Line
A nice review of I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust, my collection of science fiction and fantasy poetry, written by Lisa Timpf, appeared recently in Star*Line, the journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. I Tumble Through the Diamond Dust grew out of the 2016 Poetry Month challenge by then-Saskatchewan Poet Laureate Gerald Hill. Each …
Great review of Lost in Translation
It’s always nice when an older book gets discovered by a reader, and such was the case with Lost in Translation, my very first novel from DAW Books. On Goodreads, Aleksandar Ovnarski praises it in a five-star review, calling it a “wonderful book”: “…at first Lost in Translation seemed like a short space opera, but …
Another great review for Worldshaper
The Book Dragon gives 4.5 / 5 stars to Worldshaper. Some highlights: “I absolutely loved this book… “Edward Willett does an absolutely amazing job keeping the reader engaged in the plot and up-to-date with what exactly is going on… “Willett also intertwines modern humor and witty historic literary references throughout the novel. Shawna’s entertaining humor …
Great review of Paths to the Stars in Resource Links
This great review by Leslie Vermeer of Paths to the Stars just appeared in Resource Links (“Connecting Classrooms, Libraries, and Canadian Learning Resources”): “Many students get their start as serious readers of science fiction and fantasy (SFF) in junior high or early senior high. Often they read the classics in the genre without ever realizing …
Two more great reviews for Paths to the Stars
Paths to the Stars, my collection of short stories, continues to get good reviews! Writing at The Future Fire, Lisa Timpf says: “Willett’s short story collection has much to offer. Between the pages of Paths to the Stars, readers will find both inner and outer journeys. Some of the characters find what they are hoping for, …
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Episode 98: James Kennedy
An hour-plus chat with James Kennedy, author of the speculative thriller Dare to Know and the YA fantasy The Order of Odd-Fish, and founder of the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Websitewww.jameskennedy.com Twitter@iamjameskennedy Facebook@james.kennedy.942 James Kennedy’s Amazon Page James Kennedy is the author of the speculative thriller Dare to Know, which the Guardian praised as “a fascinating,… -
Episode 97: Mercedes Lackey
An interview with Mercedes Lackey, prolific author of science fiction and fantasy, recently named the 38th Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). Websitewww.mercedeslackey.com Twitter@mercedeslackey Facebook@mercedeslackey Mercedes Lackey’s Amazon Page The Introduction Mercedes Lackey, recently named the 38th Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master by the Science Fiction… -
Episode 96: Brendan Wilson
An hour-long interview with Brendan Wilson, former Army ranger and paratrooper and NATO defense planner and diplomat, master martial artist, and author of The Achilles Battle Fleet, Book 1 in the Mei Ling Lee Trilogy. Websitewww.brendanwilsonwrites.com Facebook@brendanwilsonwrites Instagram@brendanwilsonwrites Brendan Wilson’s Amazon Page The Introduction Following 25 years of military service as a US Army ranger… -
Episode 95: Noah Lemelson
A long conversation with Noah Lemelson, author of the dieselpunk fantasy novel The Sightless City (Tiny Fox Press) and assorted short stories of the weird and fantastic. Twitter@NoahLemelson Websitewww.noahlemelson.com Facebook@NoahLemlesonAuthor Noah Lemelson’s Amazon Page The Introduction A short-story writer and novelist based in Los Angeles, Noah Lemelson writes science fiction, fantasy, surreal horror, “insert-adjective-here”-punk and… -
Episode 94: Garon Whited
An hour-long conversation with Garon Whited, author of (among many other things) the popular Nightlord series, about his creative process. Websitewww.garonwhited.com Twitter@garonwhited Facebook@author.garon.whited Instagram@garonwhited Garon Whited’s Amazon Page The Introduction: Garon Whited was born in Kansas in 1969 or 1970; the original birth certificate is suspiciously unavailable and other records do not agree. After following… -
Episode 93: Lavie Tidhar
An hour-long conversation with Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award, Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize, Campbell Award, and Neukom Prize-winning author, speaker, and book columnist for the Washington Post, about his creative process, with a focus on his new novel The Escapement (Tachyon Publications). Websitelavietidhar.wordpress.com Twitter@LavieTidhar Facebook@lavietidhar Lavie Tidhar’s Amazon Page The Introduction Lavie Tidhar is the World… -
Episode 92: Laurell K. Hamilton
An hour-long conversation with Laurell K. Hamilton, bestselling author of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter and Merry Gentry series, with a special focus on her new Zaniel Havelock series. Websitewww.laurellkhamilton.com Twitter@LKHamilton Facebook@LaurellKHamiltonOfficial Instagram:@official_lkhamilton Laurell K. Hamilton’s Amazon page The Introduction Laurell Kaye Hamilton is an American multi-genre writer. She is best known as the author… -
Episode 91: Joshua Palmatier
An hour-long chat with Joshua Palmatier, author of the Throne of Amenkor, Well of Sorrows and Ley fantasy series for DAW Books, and publisher of multiple anthologies through Zombies Needs Brains LLC. Websiteswww.joshuapalmatier.comwww.zombiesneedbrains.com Twitter@bentateauthor Facebook@joshua.b.palmatier Joshua Palmatier’s Amazon Page The Introduction A professor of mathematics at SUNY Oneonta, Joshua Palmatier has published nine novels—the Throne… -
Episode 90: David Liss
An hour-long conversation with David Liss, author of fourteen novels and numerous novellas and short stories, as well as a writer for numerous comics, with a focus on his newest novel, The Peculiarities. Websitewww.davidliss.com Twitter@David_Liss FacebookDavid Liss David Liss’s Amazon Page The Introduction David Liss is the author of fourteen novels, as well as numerous… -
Episode 89: Violette Malan
An hour-long (and then some) conversation with fantasy author Violette Malan, author of The Godstone (DAW Books), and creator of the Dhulyn and Parno sword-and-sorcery series, The Mirror Land series, and (as V.M. Escalada) the Faraman Prophecy. Websiteviolettemalan.com Facebook@VioletteMalan108 Twitter@VioletteMalan Violette Malan’s Amazon Page The Introduction Violette Malan is the author of the Dhulyn and…
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