PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot —are shrines like this all over the planet. That’s what my automated travel guide tells me. It hasn’t steered me wrong yet. The information on weapons is a bit sparse. Still, shrines like this one are to gods I’ve never heard of. I’m doing my best to visit all of them before my trip is complete.

About the book: A merchant’s daughter who yearns for adventure gets more than she bargained for when she falls for a broodingly handsome stranger in this saucy romantasy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars. As the daughter of an ambitious merchant, Guinevere’s path has been predetermined: marry into a noble house of the Dwendalian Empire, raise her family’s station, and live quietly as a lordling’s obedient wife.

About the book In Criminal Cove: Home for Retired Supervillains, notorious villains find themselves confined to a high-tech, domed facility designed to keep their powers in check. Among them is Doc Shock, once a terror to New York City, now a frail yet cunning prisoner grappling with his own rusting body. Through the eyes of Morgan Windshill, formerly known as "The Tormentor," we delve into the secretive world of aging supervillains, uncovering hidden agendas, unexpected alliances, and the haunting regrets of a life spent in pursuit of power.

About the book A collection of science fiction short stories and articles. Some of these have been previously published but there is a wealth of new material written for this book. There is serious SF and funny stuff as well. So something for everyone unless you love Westerns and Romance. Not a lot of either of them, so forget what I said about something for everyone.

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In episode #151 Veronica & Laurie explore alternate realities, world building and writing sci-fi with a panel of fantastic speculative fiction authors: Alistair Conwell, Clare Rhoden & Ishmael...

PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson The dawn of a new day. Everything was silent. No bird song. No wind. No underlying hum of electricity. Nothing. Nothing but silence. No one breathed the still air. No one felt the cold. The planet was empty. The sun breached the horizon and rose into the sky bringing light to the darkness. All living creatures… were gone.

PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields It was announced online. They were the best band in the world. Their costumes a spectacular mix of visual effects and prosthetics. Green horns, gray skin, large eyes and sharp teeth. The kids loved the lyrical nonsense accompanied by flares and holographic light swirls. The middle aged loved the clever puns, rhymes and social commentary. The elderly loved the sway and swing of the sounds and crisp voices twanging heavily with emotion.

Episode 150 has Veronica & Laurie chatting about their favourite topic - Australian authored books - and industry news, events and some John Koenig words. Want to know how to use agnosthesia, tarr...

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PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook The chair beside her was empty. It hadn’t been enough time. They were supposed to be together forever. They’d arrived on this planet, escaping the long tentacles of the law and taken on these earthly forms only ten turns ago. They’d made it to freedom. But these earthly forms were brittle, weak. They should have had more time.

PHOTO PROMPT © Yvette Prior It was an ode. A shrine. A shrine to what? People of another planet. One long passed. We wondered what it was a shrine to? Vehicles? Landmasses? Did they have these sweepy, bulbous shapes with long skinny necks? Where were the legs? Sound we were told. Sound? How strange. The objects didn’t make any sound from what we could tell.

Ep 148 has Veronica and Laurie in the Writer's Room and under the (book) covers with Miranda Luby and Holly Cardamone. They're two writers who capture some of life’s most precious and unique moments t...

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