Jeremy Szal
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I write science-fiction with the occasional fantasy or horror.I'm the fiction editor for Hugo-winning podcast StarShipSofa, where I've worked with and served as audio producer for George R. R. Martin, William Gibson, Christopher Priest, Joe R. Lansdale, Robin Hobb, Jack Campbell, Kim Stanley Robinson, Joe Abercrombie, and hundreds of other talented authors and narrators.
Jeremy Szal
13h ago
You probably haven’t heard from me in a little while. That’s because I’ve spent one entire month in Japan! I’ve wanted to visit the land of the rising sun ever since I can remember. I’ve wanted to go, but I told myself I had to get Book 3 finished and delivered first. So I did ..read more
Jeremy Szal
2M ago
After nearly three years, Wolfskin, Book 3 in the Common Saga, has been delivered to my editor, Gillian Redfearn, at Gollancz! It feels like an end of an era, in a way. I discovered the brooding, dark hero of Vakov Fukasawa back in December 2016, when I was just 22 years old. I’m nearly 29 ..read more
Jeremy Szal
6M ago
The World in Worldcon: A Chengdu Report Science Fiction World, the magazine that has published and translated four of my stories into Chinese, has invited me to WorldCon in Chengdu, China. They paid for my flight, my accommodation, my expenses. I am ecstatic to be here, to be their guest. I step through the massive ..read more
Jeremy Szal
8M ago
This note is long overdue, but I wanted to say that it’s come to my attention that there are some typos in the print editions of Blindspace (I was as surprised to find them as the readers were), and that my publishers have corrected the errors. This means that the ebook versions of the book ..read more
Jeremy Szal
8M ago
Lots of writers work to music. The chances are, your favourite epic fantasy or SF or crime thriller was written to the tunes of a soundtrack, especially if those moments are epic or emotional in nature. While I can’t do lyrics while writing, since it distracts me, plugging into a few tunes really does help ..read more
Jeremy Szal
9M ago
Here it is, my people, the cover for WOLFSKIN – Book 3 of the Common Saga. There is treason! Duels! Armour! Planetary sieges! Action! Betrayal! Twists! Turns! Character tension! Trauma! Gin! Wolves! Brotherhood! Found families! Nomad warriors! Alien empires! Gothic cathedral spaceships! And a lot of savage emotional moments that will (hopefully) rip your ..read more
Jeremy Szal
9M ago
The excellent folk over at Phantasia Press – a recently revived small press publisher of special deluxe hardback editions – have acquired the rights for Stormblood! This means that there’s going to be two hardback editions of Stormblood – one lettered, one numbered. There’ll be 350 numbered editions. The books will include a slipcase, interior ..read more
Jeremy Szal
1y ago
Yesterday, Blindspace, Book 2 in the Common series, was published in paperback format! This is the mass-market paperback version – the leaner, smaller, cheaper version of the book that’s more readily accessible for bookstores and readers alike. It should already be on the shelves in the UK/Ireland, and will be releasing in a few days ..read more
Jeremy Szal
2y ago
After nearly 2 years (thanks COVID), STORMBLOOD will *finally* be releasing locally in the US and Canada in print format! In actual bookstores! Even better, Mysterious Galaxy in CA will have signed copies available in a few weeks time. So, if a gnarly military SF/space opera adventure about two estranged brothers on opposing sides of ..read more
Jeremy Szal
2y ago
Well. It’s certainly been a year. I’m not sure I can say anything about the global state of affairs that hasn’t been said by others a hundred times over already, so I’ll stick with the personal side of things. Bookselling: I had two books come out this year! The mass market paperback edition of Stormblood ..read more