Jason Shannon

Brian Klingborg is the author of the Lu Fei mystery series. Today we are mostly speaking about Book 2 in that series, Wild Prey, wherein detective Lu Fei investigates wildlife trafficking, eventually landing him in Myanmar. There, he meets a half-Chinese warlady who, in my reading, bears a startling resemblance to the 1950s Golden Triangle opium kingpin Olive Yang.

Brian’s website: https://www.brianklingborg.com/

Look for “Sundown” coming soon—https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33726241/?ref_=nm_knf_i_1

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Upcoming events: Angus Comiccon Feb 15

Courtice Book Bazaar February 28– IG @bookbazaarcanada

Stratford Comiccon March 29

Cambridge Comiccon March 30

Barrie Comiccon April 11

Sudbury Comiccon April 25

Huntsville Comiccon May 3

Audiobook for The Moon Panther coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds

Ryan David Gerard is the author of 8 novels, includingthe Baptist trilogy and the Born Again trilogy, as well as thestandalones Wildmen and The Things that are Not. We talk about his writing, his journey as an author, questions of staying in your lane with regards to genre, and the struggles of trying to marketing in an online space—Ryan produces these hilarious Instagram reels satirizing the AI-generated marketing messages he gets, which I can certainly relate to. We had some very very minor technical difficulties during our recording, and I think one of his answers gets cut off for a brief moment.

Reading at 1:20

Ryan’s website: www.Gerardtheauthor.com

IG: @ryandavidgerard

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Upcoming events: Angus Comiccon Feb 15

Courtice Book Bazaar February 28– IG @bookbazaarcanada

Stratford Comiccon March 29

Cambridge Comiccon March 30

Barrie Comiccon April 11

Sudbury Comiccon April 25

Huntsville Comiccon May 3

Audiobook for The Moon Panther coming soonFollow my social media @harujinshounds

Robert Hough is the author of eight novels, including The Final Confession of Mabel Stark, The Culprits, and The Marriage of Rose Camilleri. Today we are discussing his newest book, Anarchists in Love, an historical novel about the relationship between well-known anarchists Emma Goldman and Alexander ‘Sasha’ Berkmann. We discuss the novel, his inspiration, process, and Goldman and Berkmann’sinfluence on anarchism.

Robert premiered this book at the Eden Mills Writer’s Festival in September, which I also attended. I was immediately drawn to it because of my own work surrounding anarchism, namely Rain’s Agenda and The Rise and Fall of Chaz Oregano. Rain was written first, and anarchism is portrayed therein generally positively, as I use it as an anti-authoritarian framing device. Chaz presents a much more negative case, wherein our hero is very much caught up in a militant anarchist cell, and the novel builds to what anarchists call the propaganda of the deed, which we discuss herein.

Robert’s website: www.roberthough.ca
Upcoming events: The Junction Reads, February 1st https://junctionreads.ca/upcoming-schedule/

This event is also going to be livestreamed. Get the link here:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/at-type-ben-ladouceur-sadiqa-de-meijer-robert-hough-livestreaming-tickets-1596208646029?aff=oddtdtcreator

Globe and Mail article:https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-modern-day-anarchism-isnt-what-it-used-to-be/

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Upcoming events: Bowmanville Comiccon Feb 1

Angus Comiccon Feb 15

Courtice Book Bazaar February 28– IG @bookbazaarcanada

Stratford Comiccon March 28

Barrie Comiccon April 11

Sudbury Comiccon April 25

Audiobook for The Moon Panther coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds

In debt to some Thai gangsters, crossdressing Burmese "princess" tries to run a ruby smuggling scheme just after the end of World War 2, at a ping pong club in Pattaya, Thailand.

The Pattaya Gambit was developed as a short story within my Yang-Yoshiko universe, a prequel to my 2025 novel Tiger Blues. It has since expanded beyond the bounds of a short story, into a novella. Today we are previewing the first three chapters *of the first draft*.

Join my mailing list to be eligible to receive a free ARC draft later in the year: www.jasonmshannon.com

Pick up a copy of Tiger Blues: https://www.jasonmshannon.com/product-page/paperback-tiger-blues

Listen to the travelogue upon which this novella is based in Episode 64.

*episode is explicit

Upcoming events: Book Bazaar Feb 28 – IG @bookbazaarcanada

Sudbury Comiccon April 25

Audiobook for The Moon Panther coming soonFollow my social media @harujinshounds

In 2019, I took a 4-country tour of Southeast Asia, a trip which would ultimately influence the development of my Yang-Yoshiko series in 2025. Part of that trip included a visit to a ping pong show at a go-go bar named Suzie Wong, in Soi Cowboy, Bangkok.

I must be doing something right (?) with SEO, because the travelogue I wrote afterwards is consistently the second most popular page on my website. Now I have put that travelogue to the mic.

Next week, I will be premiering a new Olive Yang short story, The Pattaya Gambit, which takes place at a ping pong show. heavily inspired by the events of this travelogue.

Episode is explicit.

Read the travelogue: https://www.jasonmshannon.com/pingpong

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Audiobook for The Moon Panther coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds

Stalin's a Whore is a 2021 short story which satirizes Stalin's legacy, and communism in general, through the lens of a gay gangbang. Stalin's a Whore was released back in episode 11, but it is now being folded into my Yang-Yoshiko universe, and has been rerecorded for this episode.

Episode is explicit.

Read the story: www.jasonmshannon.com

Check out the Anavaerian Guardian trilogy: www.tylerhomer.com

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Audiobook for The Moon Panther coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds

I am blown away. As I record this, I have just finished my lastbookshows of the year, in Smiths Falls and Brockville. While there may be some online sales that still come through, I can for the most part finalize my bookkeeping and look at the numbers. For many years now-in fact I think this has always been the case-The Zimmer Insurgency and the Hounds of Harujin have been my number 1 and 2 bestsellers. Well,Tiger Blues, my newest release, my first foray into steampunk, which is a bit of a niche subgenre, only came out in September. And it surged ahead of Hounds to become my number 2 seller, just barely behind Zimmer (incidentally, I will give a personal shoutout on the podcast if any three listeners want to push it over that finish line, because three more copies will be all it takes to tip the scales).

And so today, we are releasing the audio for a Kawashima Yoshiko short story, Bitch-Slapping Stalin. This short story was included in the Kickstarter version of Tiger Blues, but has not been available to the public at large until now. This follows Yoshiko on a 1935 spying mission for Japan, set in Moscow, and based upon the incident wherein Mongolian Prime Minister Peljidiin Genden slapped Joseph Stalin. An historical note follows the main text.

Read the story: www.jasonmshannon.com

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Audiobook for The Moon Panther coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds

Colin Searle is the author of the recently released military sci-fi / dystopian book The Call of Abaddon, which has been described as a blend of Dune, Firestarter, and the Expanse. We discuss Colin’s journey, his process, inspiration, and what it was like writing such an epic with no previous novel experience.

Colin has also produced The Call of Abaddon audiobook, available on Audible, which he recorded himself. The first 5 hours of the audiobook are available for free when you join Colin’s mailing list. Colin also shared a portion of that recording, which follows our discussion, beginning at timestamp 54:45

Colin’s website: https://colinsearle.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colinsearle_/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colin_scifi_author

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SearleProductionsArt?dd_referrer=

"Rain's Agenda" audiobook

Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Rains-Agenda-Audiobook/B0FBX7D9XZ?qid=1752796329&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=N53ETGPPACFK7RKVZ89K&plink=04t91JqMi9XDly0w&pageLoadId=V8sM4LqiJsr49GNR&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5zf20xK14TpEuLUeb0BCmq

Kobo:https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/rain-s-agenda-1

Nook:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rains-agenda-jason-shannon/1132904061?ean=2940193858485

Google Play:https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Jason_Shannon_Rain_s_Agenda?id=AQAAAECKMDRwrM

Audiobooksdotcom:https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/rains-agenda/881711?qId=0866012804c7714d42b4b06c757a30d0&pos=1

Website store: www.jasonmshannon.com/store

Use coupon code "PADREZUL" for 50% off the list price on mywebsite store

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Audiobook for The Moon Panther coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds

Trial of the Century is a short story set within my Mongolian Book of the Sky universe, which also contains the epic novel The Hounds of Harujin, and the novellas The Conquest of Qongqor Caine, The Pirate's Lass, One Night in Ikh Khulan, The Moon Panther, and The Rise and Fall of Chaz Oregano. Trial of the Century is the earliest chronologically, taking place before the apocalyptic events that gave way to the new Mongol Empire, and follows the trial of North Korean dictator Kim Ilkal.

This episode also contains recording bloopers, which occur at timestamp 23:15.

You can read the text of this story for free at www.jasonmshannon.com/trialofthecentury

Narrated by Andrew C. Bunton. Music by Michael Hebbes. Text and Production copyright 2019 by Jason Shannon.

"Rain's Agenda" audiobook

Audible:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rains-Agenda-Audiobook/B0FBX7D9XZ?qid=1752796329&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=N53ETGPPACFK7RKVZ89K&plink=04t91JqMi9XDly0w&pageLoadId=V8sM4LqiJsr49GNR&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1

Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/5zf20xK14TpEuLUeb0BCmq

Kobo:https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/rain-s-agenda-1

Nook:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rains-agenda-jason-shannon/1132904061?ean=2940193858485

Google Play:https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Jason_Shannon_Rain_s_Agenda?id=AQAAAECKMDRwrM

Audiobooksdotcom:https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/rains-agenda/881711?qId=0866012804c7714d42b4b06c757a30d0&pos=1

Website store: www.jasonmshannon.com/store

Use coupon code "PADREZUL" for 50% off the list price on mywebsite store

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Upcoming shows:

Smiths Falls Comiccon Nov 29

Brockville Comiccon Nov 30

Audiobook for The Moon Panther coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds

ES Raye is the author of the newly released space western book Gas Giant Gambit. We chat about how the book came to be, his writing process, inspiration, and some of his short stories.

Reading from Gas Giant Gambit at timestamp 51:30

ES’s website: https://esraye.com/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/e.s.raye/

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ESRaye42

Mastadon:https://mastodon.social/@esraye

Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/esraye.bsky.social

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/54988647.E_S_Raye

Threads:https://www.threads.com/@e.s.raye

"Rain's Agenda" audiobook

Audible:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rains-Agenda-Audiobook/B0FBX7D9XZ?qid=1752796329&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=N53ETGPPACFK7RKVZ89K&plink=04t91JqMi9XDly0w&pageLoadId=V8sM4LqiJsr49GNR&creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1

Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/5zf20xK14TpEuLUeb0BCmq

Kobo:https://www.kobo.com/us/en/audiobook/rain-s-agenda-1

Nook:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rains-agenda-jason-shannon/1132904061?ean=2940193858485

Google Play:https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Jason_Shannon_Rain_s_Agenda?id=AQAAAECKMDRwrM

Audiobooksdotcom:https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/rains-agenda/881711?qId=0866012804c7714d42b4b06c757a30d0&pos=1

Website store: www.jasonmshannon.com/store

Use coupon code "PADREZUL" for 50% off the list price on mywebsite store

Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. His seventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew of mercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists in alt-history 1948 Tibet.”

Upcoming shows:

Smiths Falls Comiccon Nov 29

Brockville Comiccon Nov 30

Audiobook for The Moon Panther coming soon

Follow my social media @harujinshounds