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John Brown

The Short & Sweet Press Bio (from the author's website)

John Brown is a novelist and prize-winning short story writer. This first book in his epic fantasy series was published October 2009 by Tor Books. It’s set in a world where beings of immense power ranch humans for their souls and is called Servant of a Dark God. Other forthcoming novels in the series include Curse of a Dark God, and Dark God’s Glory. He currently lives with his wife and four daughters in the hinterlands of Utah where one encounters much fresh air, many good-hearted ranchers, and an occasional wolf. Brown’s agent is Caitlin Blasdell of Liza Dawson Associates.

• Find a transcript of Brown’s recent remarks at the American Librarian Association (ALA) conference in Chicago here: Speculative Fiction, Gateway Drugs, & Literacy.
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Tracy Hickman Joins us, always fun and entertaining interview. With surprising insites into his new Batman Novel Wayne of Gothem! TRACY HICKMAN for an entire hour, don't miss this download the interview you won't be sorry. 08/27/2011

This week we interviewed Author David Brin in the second hour of the show at World Con

David Brin challenges the aliens to call him up. He offers up every kind of insentive including a date with Lady Gaga! The funny infomative interview that can only be heard on Sector Five Radio Live from 2011 World Con! http://www.davidbrin.com/ 8/20/2011

Science Consultant Stephanie Osborn

Stephanie Osborn, our regular Science Consultant Extraordinaire, is a former payload flight controller, a veteran of over twenty years of working in the civilian space program, as well as various military space defense programs. She has worked on numerous Space Shuttle flights and the International Space Station, and counts the training of astronauts on her resumé. Of those astronauts she trained, one was Kalpana Chawla, a member of the crew lost in the Columbia disaster.

She holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in four sciences: Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, and she is “fluent” in several more, including Geology and Anatomy. She obtained her various degrees from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.

Stephanie is currently retired from space work. She now happily “passes it forward, ” teaching math and science via numerous media including radio, podcasting, and public speaking, as well as working with SIGMA, the science fiction think tank, while writing science fiction mysteries based on her knowledge, experience, and travels.