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Interview transcript
Here’s the transcript of an interview I did with former WorldCon chair David Grigg, for his podcast, Two Chairs Talking.
Horton reviews “The Bicolour Spiral”
Rich Horton has reviewed “The Bicolour Spiral” in Locus, saying, “. . . an engaging story from Matthew Hughes, ”The Bicolour Spiral”, one of his stories about Erm Kaslo, an ”op” (private detective) in Hughes’ Jack Vance-derived science fantasy far-future setting. Kaslo is engaged by a woman to investigate her uncle’s murder because she is going to be tried for the crime. The murdered man was a very rich collector of a certain kind of rare alien pearl. As with many of Hughes’s mysteries, it’s entertainingly told in a decent pastiche of Vance’s style, setting up a complicated mystery and resolving it nicely, with sidetracks to describe the rather baroque society (and punishment regimen) of one of the planets in this distant future.”
Another review of What the Wind Brings
Blogger and reviewer Anthony Avina gives What the Wind Brings ten out of ten, saying, ” The author does a fantastic job of crafting a narrative that draws its strength from intricate and memorable characters. The use of historical figures as the protagonists was an inspired choice and made it easier for readers to connect with the characters overall.”
TV interview
I gave a brief interview to an Alberta TV station after my induction into the Hall of Fame. Spoiler: I reveal myself as less than photogenic
Newsletter time again
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