This podcast has a fun premise: even though my book is already published, I had two minutes to pitch it to the host, Mark P J Nadon, as if pitching to an agent or a publisher. Then he asked follow-up questions. So if you ever wondered what Metal Spies is about (the first book in my Shadowfast series), you can get the down-low right from me in two minutes. Then, if you want any of the "behind the scenes" inspiration, keep watching!
https://markpjnadon.ca/metal-spies-by-cole-chase/
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Doesn't matter, because it's dead wrong.
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So far, no one has been murdered in space.
But given human nature, doesn't that seem inevitable as more and more people migrate to the Moon and beyond?
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Private companies from India and Japan have landed on...