Interviews

Engage: An Interview with Charles E. Gannon

Engage: An Interview with Charles E. Gannon

Professor, Fulbright Fellow, think-tank consultant, scriptwriter, producer, fencer, rifleman, martial artist, husband, father, and best-selling author Dr. Charles E. (“Chuck”) Gannon is an incredibly knowledgeable guy who has published widely about the junctions where fiction, technology (especially military and space), and politics meet. His Tales of the Terran Republic including the Nebula Award nominated finalist and Compton Crook Award-winning novel… Read more →

Better than Gold: An Interview with Naomi Novik

Better than Gold: An Interview with Naomi Novik

  Naomi Novik, New York Times best-selling author of the Temeraire series, appears at Dragon Con 2014 just as news spreads about Uprooted, her new stand-alone fantasy novel from Del Rey Books. Novik’s Temeraire series, beginning with His Majesty’s Dragon, flew dragons as a sentient air force during an alternative history version of the Napoleonic Wars. Its enchanting brew of… Read more →

An Interview with David Farland: Author, Mentor, Editor

An Interview with David Farland: Author, Mentor, Editor

Fans of The Runelords will be excited to hear that David Farland is currently working on the final book in the bestselling series, A Tale of Tales.  Writing fantasy is only one facet of this versatile author’s repertoire. David Farland is the pen name chosen by Dave Wolverton to separate his work in the fantasy genre from his established credentials as… Read more →

The Many Faces of Julie Kenner: An Interview

The Many Faces of Julie Kenner: An Interview

New York Times Bestselling Author and RITA Award winner J. Kenner has written in a wide variety of genres, with different names for each. She has given the Daily Dragon the inside scoop on what readers can expect from each of her various incarnations. Daily Dragon (DD): A quick look at your website shows that you’ve written under the names… Read more →

Behind the Scenes at the Con Suite

In the rush of trying to see and do as much as possible, con-goers sometimes feel overworked and underfed.  Dragon Con offers help with those problems in its con suite.  The con suite director, Joe Campbell, has a finely tailored system for keeping the food and drink flowing during the con, and he has shared that with the Daily Dragon…. Read more →

Thrones & Bones: An Interview with Lou Anders

Thrones & Bones: An Interview with Lou Anders

Hugo Award-winning editor and Chesley Award-winning art director Lou Anders has donned yet another hat, a Viking helmet, as he celebrates the release of Frostborn, the first book in his new middle-reader, fantasy-adventure trilogy, Thrones & Bones. Described in its Publishers Weekly starred review as “A powerful, fast-paced tale….The setting is rich, the characters well-defined, and the danger ever-paramount,” Frostborn is… Read more →

Captain Worf Is Not Dead: An Interview with Michael Dorn

Captain Worf Is Not Dead: An Interview with Michael Dorn

Michael Dorn is one of the few Star Trek actors who got to play his role across multiple shows and even multiple generations. He originated the role of Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation, got to play Worf’s grandfather (also named Worf) in The Undiscovered Country (which took place during the era of the original series), reprised the role… Read more →