Travis interviews science fiction author Karen Osborne about her debut novel, Architects of Memory. It’s the first book in the new cinematic space opera from Tor Books, set in a universe where corporations have replaced governments and humanity finds themselves at war with a truly alien species.
Karen and Travis talk about her experience playing the most sci-fi of all musical instruments, what her research on the psychology of confined spaces recommends for getting through quarantine, and why private companies will ultimately win the space race.
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About Karen Osborne
Karen Osborne is a writer, visual storyteller, and violinist. Her short fiction appears in Uncanny, Fireside, Escape Pod, Robot Dinosaurs, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. She is a member of the DC/MD-based Homespun Ceilidh Band, emcees the Charm City Spec reading series, and once won a major event filmmaking award for taping a Klingon wedding. Her debut novel, Architects of Memory, is forthcoming in 2020 from Tor Books.
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Architects of Memory
Terminally ill salvage pilot Ash Jackson lost everything in the war with the alien Vai, but she’ll be damned if she loses her future. Her plan: to buy, beg, or lie her way out of corporate indenture and find a cure.
When her crew salvages a genocidal weapon from a ravaged starship above a dead colony, Ash uncovers a conspiracy of corporate intrigue and betrayal that threatens to turn her into a living weapon.
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