Do you like your Sci-Fi? Do you love
novella's that introduce you to a loved author/s plus maybe someone new? Then
this anthology from Carina Press might be the perfect read for you over these
Christmas holidays! I know I'll sure be reading it - I already know I love Anna
Hackett's stories and I'm looking forward to two new authors on my reading list
=)
So without further ado, welcome Anna
Hackett, Stacy Gail & Sasha Summers with A GALACTIC HOLIDAY
Five words that most fit your
story?:
Stacy: 1. Futuristic 2. Cyberpunk 3. Sexy-Romance (if you hyphenate it, it's
one word!) 4. Holiday 5. Mystery
Anna: Action, Adventure,
Sensual-Romance (if Stacy can hyphenate, so can I!), Space-opera, Holiday
Sasha: Adventurous, Steamy,
Revelatory (for the characters), Holiday, Romantic
The idea behind the story?:
Stacy: Reina and Edison, the
main characters in HOW THE GLITCH SAVED CHRISTMAS, are actually the MCs in a
much larger story slated to be told in 2013-2014.but for now, I thought it would be a kick to get these two
Chicagoland police detectives started with a Grinch-in-reverse case they have
to solve just days before Christmas.
Reina is a Neo-Luddite, while her new partner, Edison loves all things
tech and has undergone extreme bod-modding.
I’m kind of in love with the concept of how humanity
works/evolves with an ever-growing obsession with tech. Add the white-hot chemistry going on between
Reina and Edison, plus a nifty dash of a glitchy Christmas miracle, and you’ve
got HOW THE GLITCH SAVED CHRISTMAS!
Anna: I knew that in WINTER
FUSION I wanted to explore the idea of holidays and family far into the future
and far into space. My ice world of Perma was born and I imagined the people
who settled a harsh world like that would be family-oriented with a strong
sense of community. My heroine, Brinn is from Perma and as a Galactic Trade
Negotiator, fights hard for her planet.
My hero, Savan, however is from Rendar. The complete
opposite of Perma. Rendar is a high-tech, energy-dependent world with no families
and no holidays. It was fun to throw these two together (and add an assassin on
their trail) and see how they worked together. And the attraction between them
is hot enough to melt some of Perma’s ice!
Sasha: Riley is this tough
chick who doesn’t count on anyone or anything except herself. When
circumstances find her trapped on a station full of strangers, she has to learn
to trust in order to stay alive. And Leo, the guy who saves her from the ice,
kind of ratchets things up a notch with his charm. It doesn’t take long before
Riley begins to question her lonely lifestyle and her feeling for Leo.
Hero and Heroine deserve to be
together because...?:
Stacy: They need each
other. Though if you were to ask them,
they’d probably give you a bunch of cocky swagger about how they don’t need
anything! But they’re both flawed (sorry
Reina and Edison, but it’s the truth :P), and when one stumbles, the other is
there to pick up the pace. They might be
opposites in a lot of ways, but underneath it all they’re a perfect fit.
Anna: Everyone deserves a
happily ever after! Savan needs more than a bad past in the wars and a
fast-paced, tech-dependent life and Brinn’s just the woman to show him that.
For Brinn, family is the cornerstone in her life and she’s always wanted love.
She just never expected it to come from her most bitter rival at the trade
tables.
Sasha: They complement each
other. It’s a bit of a role reversal really, Riley’s the defensive and hardened
character that seems dismiss the rest of the black (space in my story). Leo
wants to save it – or do what he can to make things better. It’s through Leo
that Riley learns what community and sacrifice are about. While Riley shows Leo
that he has needs beyond his ship and his crew.
Three major differences in your
world compared to earth?:
Stacy: Unlike today’s earth,
my Chicagoland has:
1. Hydrogen-based
power. Fossil fuels are a thing of the
past. (I WISH. *sigh*)
2. Cybernetic wetware
components. With nanite technology and
neurolinks, humans can go online at the speed of thought.
3. Androids. Manual
labor has been eliminated due to the prevalence of life-like robots that can be
programmed to do anything, from sweeping floors to sex acts.
Anna:
1) Perma is all ice – no trees or vegetation just
underground thermal power
2) Houses are built from ice and coated in a nanocoating to
stop it melting
3) Lingual implants – no more learning languages the hard
way! Like I am right now!!
Sasha: Most characters live
in the black on stations, existing on protein powder and dehydrated food. So
Riley’s first experience with real food is important in the book – and
hilarious. Water is scarce so mining ice from ice moons and planets is an
important job. We don’t have cryptids. J I hope we never do.
And finally. This book just had to
be written because...?:
Stacy: My main characters
were driving me freaking batty! Sad to
say, this happens to me more often than you might think. When an idea is so strong, and it’s populated
by powerful characters, I know it’s going to be a good story that needs to be
told.
Anna: When I saw the call for
sci-fi holiday novellas from Carina Press, it was a challenge just too good to
resist! I knew I had to see if I could blend two such disparate concepts. And
I’ve always been a sci-fi fan, so I had plenty of ideas just busting to come
out in WINTER FUSION.
Sasha: I wanted to see if I
could do it. I’d never written short or scifi but the submission call was too
freaking cool not to try! Riley kind of popped up in my head – this awesome,
interesting character I really wanted to ‘crack’… Enter Leo. No way I was going
to turn my back on those two. I’m hoping to write some more for them,
actually. And Leo’s crew… We shall see.
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6 comments:
Love the sound of all these stories. I purchased this anthology on the weekend & cant wait till work finishes next week for some reading time.
Hope everyone's Xmas is wonderful and the New Year sees lots more books like this one.
Hi S E! So glad you dropped by in the busy season =)
I'm sure you'll love the stories =))
Hiya Mel! Thanks so much for having us stop by and chichat about A GALACTIC HOLIDAY! I loved your questions (-:
Hi SE -- ooh, so pleased to hear you got A GALACTIC HOLIDAY. Hope you enjoy a little sci-fi with your holidays. Have a great Christmas!
Thanks for hosting us Mel! And for the fun questions! SE - I hope you enjoy the book.
And Happy Holidays everyone! :) Sasha
Thanks so much for hosting us today, Mel! That was such a fun interview, I had a blast with it! :D
SE, I hope you enjoy reading A GALACTIC HOLIDAY as much as we enjoyed writing it. ^_^ Happy holidays!
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