Aldus Baker Update

Interviews with authors of heroic fantasy that give readers a heads-up on great new books and updates on Aldus Baker's writing.

Episode 55 - What's Up 04/20/2017

Episode 55 - What's Up Check out for more information. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/5284702

54 Still Alive 11/04/2016

54 Still Alive A quick update from Aldus Baker explaining what the heck happened and why he's been out of touch. Don't forget to check out the official website - /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/4805607

53 William Culbertson - King's Exile 03/07/2016

53 William Culbertson - King's Exile For complete show notes visit the episode's show page at /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/4189011

52 CS Night - The Eighth Born 02/01/2016

52 CS Night - The Eighth Born Having demonstrated little ability, Rhyen is offered mediocre choices. He’ll have to make the best of it. One unexpected recommendation stated he might have the potential to be a sorcerer. But nobody has that level of ability. There are almost no sorcerers left in the world. It’s not as if one would appear and offer Rhyen an apprenticeship. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/4113637

51 Elise Kova - Air Awakens 12/21/2015

51 Elise Kova - Air Awakens Vhalla Yarl had a safe life. Her greatest fear was being caught reading when she should be working. But Vhalla did something much worse when she unknowingly forged a magical bond. Powerful sorcerers now have plans for her. She must choose. Can she go back or reach for the unthinkable? The decision is hers, but the dangerous, unforeseen, and tempting consequences stretch far beyond her present life. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/4024587

50 Sever Bronny - Arcane 12/07/2015

50 Sever Bronny - Arcane War took the only person that treated Augum like more than gutterborn trash.Augum barely escapes, but is forced to flee into a terrible storm without shelter or supplies.On the verge of death, he collapses and later awakens in strange surroundings where he is tended by an elderly woman who offers him a choice. She will help him reach the nearest town, or – if he proves worthy – he could stay and become her apprentice. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3995049

49 Amy Patrick - Hidden Deep 11/23/2015

49 Amy Patrick - Hidden Deep Well sure he’s gorgeous. But he’s some kind of homeschooled trespasser. 16 year old Ryann has too much on her mind already. It’s not like she has time for a mysterious curly-haired stranger with vivid green eyes. Her mom’s kind of a wreck after her father's affair and the financial disaster he left behind. Ryann and her mother had to move in with Grandma. That thing when Ryann was 6 – that was a hallucination. She was freezing to death. She just imagined the boy who saved her. It’s not as if the intriguing guy that just appeared in the same woods were she got lost on a cold January night 10 years earlier could really be him. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3964013

48 Did He Say What I Think He Said? 11/16/2015

48 Did He Say What I Think He Said? I've talked about it. I've warned people. I certainly hope this comes as no surprise. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3951819

47 Leeland Artra - Thread Slivers 11/09/2015

47 Leeland Artra - Thread Slivers Tica risks her life to live her dream and find glory as a Dagger. Lebuin is forced to journey beyond the confines of his beloved mages guild. Separately they are powerful and dangerous. Thrown together by fate or perhaps the gods themselves, they could be the oil and flame that ignite the world or the lamp helping light the way forward. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3922843

46 Don't Hold the Mayo 11/02/2015

46 Don't Hold the Mayo I’d like to say that my family’s recent trip to Minnesota was just for fun, but there was more to it. This week’s update also includes musings on being held hostage by my own creativity and the rundown on my authorly pursuits. Let me hijack your attention for a few minutes. I promise to return it safe and sound or at least in a slightly more entertained and informed version of its original condition. I’m an author, not a miracle worker. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3902140

45 Ken Lozito - Road to Shandara 10/26/2015

45 Ken Lozito - Road to Shandara Pursued by a sinister being of darkness, Aaron struggles to confront the hidden legacy of his family and to protect those he loves. When it is clear that no one is safe, Aaron is determined to leave and draw the danger away with him. He will face the demon that hunts him and return to the world his grandfather and mother fled. There he might find answers, or at least extract retribution before he dies as another casualty in a war his grandfather never spoke of and his mother could not remember. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3868817

44 We Can Talk About It 10/19/2015

44 We Can Talk About It Stand up for your right to listen. Click that play button with your head held high and find out what I've been up to recently. We can talk about it. Well, I talk and you listen. Or, if you are an author, maybe you can talk too. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3867701

43 R.B. Harkess - Aphrodite's Dawn 10/12/2015

43 R.B. Harkess - Aphrodite's Dawn With little time left before Garret is compelled to follow in his father’s footsteps, he longs for a way to escape his fate. He’s already roamed every centimeter of the six floors that are his world. He knows there is nowhere to go and nothing left to discover. Nothing except the reason an unexpected voice in his head keeps repeating the same cryptic message.Listen to the interview and encounter the world of . Explore his science fiction adventure . /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3850766

42 Monster Bloodmoon Worldcon 10/05/2015

42 Monster Bloodmoon Worldcon This week, between author interviews, I give you a rundown on what first got me interested in science fiction, what’s happening lately and some future plans. Relax and hang out with me for a few minutes. It ain’t nothin’ but somethin’ to do. Who knows, this episode might be the answer to life, the universe and everything. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3840932

41 Rachel Aaron - Nice Dragons Finish Last 09/28/2015

41 Rachel Aaron - Nice Dragons Finish Last To his mother, he’s a disappointment. To his siblings – the few that take any notice of him – he’s the object of ridicule and scorn. Being the youngest child in a large family can be tough, but for a dragon like Julius it’s literally a matter of life and death.Now that he’s been kicked out of his home, sealed in human form and dumped in a strange and dangerous city, Julius has one chance to prove he can be a real dragon, the heartless, scheming, self-centered, power obsessed son that makes his mother proud.There’s just one problem. Julius is the worst, most unthinkable thing, a dragon could be. Julius is nice. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3820850

40 Slow Down to Get More Done 09/21/2015

40 Slow Down to Get More Done I've put some major time into this relationship and I think the podcast has been going well. But, there need to be some adjustments. Listen to the podcast and find out what's up. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3810824

39 Chris Hollaway - Apprentice Swordceror 09/14/2015

39 Chris Hollaway - Apprentice Swordceror Nothing happens in the quite mountain village of Laston until the day a wounded stranger dies as apprentice mage Kevon watches, helpless to prevent it. Almost immediately Kevon must leave the valley that sheltered him his entire life. His task seems simple until he is faced with his own inexperience and the harsh truth that much of what he believed and trusted in was a lie. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3797472

38 CR Fladmark - The Gatekeeper's Son 09/07/2015

38 CR Fladmark - The Gatekeeper's Son On his 16th birthday, James (Junya) Thompson is knocked over in the street by an earthquake no one else feels, his grandfather declares Junya his sole heir, and Junya is drawn into the mystery surrounding his American and Japanese heritage. It all begins when he sees a Japanese school girl sitting on a bench across the street from his grandfather’s San Francisco mansion. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3777495

37 Steve Turnbull - Harry Takes Off 08/31/2015

37 Steve Turnbull - Harry Takes Off Harriet (Harry) Edgbaston is a proper Victorian young lady who happens to go flitting about East Africa in an ornothopter with her sister Khuwelsa (Sellie). Harry loves piloting the Iron Pegasus, while Sellie shovels coal into the boiler and handles the pesky engineering details. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3760562

36 Lindsay Buroker - Warrior Mage 08/24/2015

36 Lindsay Buroker - Warrior Mage The White Fox family honor had a hole ripped in it big enough to sail through when Yanko’s mother, a powerful and respected warrior mage, abandoned the family to become a pirate. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3751907

35 - Bryan Cohen - Ted Saves the World 08/17/2015

35 - Bryan Cohen - Ted Saves the World In this episode I interview Bryan Cohen the author of Ted Saves the World, the first book in the Ted Saves the World series. It answers the question of what Ted Finley, a typical wise-cracking teenager, is supposed to do when an otherworldly force gives him superpowers. As the Amazon book description says, "Ted Saves the World is a YA sci-fi/fantasy novel that features fast-paced action, terrifying horror, side-splitting comedy and a touch of romance." /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3731340

34 - Adventures in Change 08/10/2015

34 - Adventures in Change This week on Aldus Baker Update, Aldus discusses the new Update artwork, fun with attempting to install Windows 10 and the upcoming author interviews plus a podcast recommendation. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3724395

33 - A Week of Good Things 08/03/2015

33 - A Week of Good Things Welcome to the Aldus Baker Update. Please visit for more detailed information about this episode. And thank you for listening. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3703952

32 - Steven K. Smith - Summer of the Woods 07/27/2015

32 - Steven K. Smith - Summer of the Woods Welcome to the Aldus Baker Update. Please visit for more detailed information about this episode. And thank you for listening. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3695044

31 - Author Interviews and KDP Select Drama 07/20/2015

31 - Author Interviews and KDP Select Drama Welcome to the Aldus Baker Update. Please visit to read the complete show notes or to leave a comment. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3680936

30 - Writing without a Microwave 07/13/2015

30 - Writing without a Microwave Welcome to the Aldus Baker Update. Please visit to read the complete show notes or to leave a comment. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3670124

29 - Kris A. Hiatt - Path of The Calm 07/06/2015

29 - Kris A. Hiatt - Path of The Calm Welcome to the Aldus Baker Update. Please visit to read the complete show notes or to leave a comment. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3654128

28 - Fast and Incompetent 06/29/2015

28 - Fast and Incompetent Welcome to the Aldus Baker Update. Please visit to read the complete show notes or to leave a comment. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3639697

27 - Aimee L Gross - This Crow Knows Best 06/22/2015

27 - Aimee L Gross - This Crow Knows Best Welcome to the Aldus Baker Update. Please visit to read the complete show notes or to leave a comment. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3625327

26 - You Spent How Much??? 06/15/2015

26 - You Spent How Much??? Welcome to the Aldus Baker Update. Please visit to read the complete show notes or to leave a comment. /episode/index/show/aldusbaker/id/3610285

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