EPISODE · Mar 24, 2026 · 1H 8M
Ep. 195: Mark Lawrence talks Daughter of Crows, Assassin Schools, SPFBO & More
from SFF Addicts · host Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with bestselling author Mark Lawrence about his new novel Daughter of Crows, writing an older protagonist, showing a character across their life, new twists on assassin schools, evoking an eerie atmosphere, drawing inspirations from pagan mythologies, the meaning of "grimdark," the evolution of self-publishing and SPFBO (the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off), working in mathematics, hard science, “detail porn” and more.NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Mark. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on Memory & Time.You can also check out Mark's crowdsourced "Grimdark Scale" (which was mentioned during the episode) HERE.🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄OUR SPONSOR:TRANSFERENCE by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.SUPPORT THE SHOW:- Patreon- Rate and review SFF Addicts- Share us with your friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:[email protected]ABOUT OUR GUEST:Mark Lawrence is the bestselling author of Prince of Thorns, Red Sister and more. His latest release is Daughter of Crows, which you can purchase here.Find Mark on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website/blog.ABOUT OUR HOSTS:Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD ATTRIBUTION:Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
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