Tonight I’ll be doing a live interview with Michael W. Underwood, where we’ll talk about the first novel in his geeky Ree Reyes series, Geekomancy, as part of the Escaping Reality Book Club discussion series.
Clerks meets Buffy the Vampire the Slayer in this original urban fantasy eBook about Geekomancers—humans that derive supernatural powers from pop culture. Ree Reyes’s life was easier when all she had to worry about was scraping together tips from her gig as a barista and comicshop slave to pursue her ambitions as a screenwriter. When a scruffy-looking guy storms into the shop looking for a comic like his life depends on it, Ree writes it off as just another day in the land of the geeks. Until a gigantic “BOOM!” echoes from the alley a minute later, and Ree follows the rabbit hole down into her town’s magical flip-side. Here, astral cowboy hackers fight trolls, rubber-suited werewolves, and elegant Gothic Lolita witches while wielding nostalgia-powered props. Ree joins Eastwood (aka Scruffy Guy), investigating a mysterious string of teen suicides as she tries to recover from her own drag-your-heart-through-jagged-glass breakup. But as she digs deeper, Ree discovers Eastwood may not be the knight-in-cardboard armor she thought. Will Ree be able to stop the suicides, save Eastwood from himself, and somehow keep her job?
Again, and because it was a lot of fun, I’ll be doing the interview via Google Hangouts On Air, so you’ll not only be able to listen in on the conversation, but watch it as well. If you’re unable to make it and have a question you would like to ask, leave a comment and I’ll make sure it’s in my queue for Monday night. For those who are able to make it, there will be a section where you can submit questions for a queue. If you can’t make it, don’t worry. The video will be available on LE’s YouTube page within an hour after it ends as are all past live interviews I’ve done this way. You do not need to have a G+ account to view the interview, but you will need one to leave a question. If you would like to leave a question and do not have a G+ (or google) account, you can leave questions here in the comments. As I see them, I’ll add them to the Q&A queue myself. To view the interview, you can either go straight to this link or come back and watch it right here (the video is embedded below and will start at 8:30pm EST).
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Meet Michael Underwood!
Michael R. Underwood grew up devouring stories in all forms, from comics to video games, tabletop RPGs, movies, and books. Always books. He holds a B.A. in Creative Mythology and in East Asian Studies from Indiana University and a M.A. in Folklore Studies from the University of Oregon. By day, he’s the North American Sales & Marketing Manager for Angry Robot Books. Mike lives in Baltimore with his fiance, an ever-growing library, and a super-team of dinosaur figurines & stuffed animals. In his rapidly-vanishing free time, he studies historical martial arts and makes pizzas from scratch. He is also a co-host on the Skiffy and Fanty Show.
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Want to purchase Michael’s novels? Ree Reyes
Shield and Crocus (Jun 10, 2014) Younger Gods (Dec 15, 2014)
