50. Jessie Kwak - Imaginary Worlds, Cybernetic Implants, and Space Heists

from Alternate Futures · host Edwin Rydberg

In this episode, I chat with Jessie Kwak about imaginary worlds, cybernetic implants, and heist stories in space. We also discuss the inspiration of Scottish castles, hosting your own authors' summit, and the experience of being shot. As usual, there's also The Big Questions. Books of hers we discuss are: The Bulari Saga, The Nanshe Chronicles, Crooked Anthology. Further info on this and other episodes, as well as author info and content, can be found at ⁠⁠AlternateFutures.co.uk⁠⁠ If you're on Wordpress.com, you can follow the podcast at ⁠⁠alternatefuturespodcast.wordpress.com⁠⁠ Finally, you can follow my articles on science fiction, socio-technological issues, and futurism at ⁠⁠alternatefutures.substack.com

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