Summary: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Raining-Fire-RAJAN-KHANNA/dp/163388273X"></a>In episode 329 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome <a href="http://www.rajankhanna.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rajan Khanna</a>, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Raining-Fire-RAJAN-KHANNA/dp/163388273X" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raining Fire.</a><br> About Rajan: Rajan Khanna is a fiction writer, blogger, reviewer and narrator. His first novel, Falling Sky, a post-apocalyptic adventure with airships, was released in October 2014 from Pyr. A sequel, Rising Tide, came out in October 2015. His short fiction has appeared in Lightspeed Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Shimmer, and several anthologies. His articles and reviews have appeared at Tor.com and LitReactor.com and his podcast narrations can be heard at Podcastle, Escape Pod, PseudoPod, Beneath Ceaseless Skies and Lightspeed Magazine. Rajan lives in New York where he’s a member of the Altered Fluid writing group. He is represented by Barry Goldblatt of the Barry Goldblatt Agency.<br> This week’s picks:<br> <br> * Rajan: <a href="http://pjharvey.net/music/the-hope-six-demolition-project/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PJ Harvey: The Hope Six Demolition Project </a><br> * John: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Imagination-Gygax-Dungeons-Dragons-ebook/dp/B01158JTM0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons by Michael Witwer</a><br> * Patrick: <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/joe-golem-occult-detective/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Golem – Occult Detective by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden</a><br> <br> * BONUS: <a href="https://storybundle.com/thriller" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Bump in the Night Thriller Story Bundle – including Patrick’s Book, Into the Fire – 15 books for $15…</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/rajanyk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rajan Khanna on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/johnanealio" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Anealio on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> * Patrick’s New Book: <a href="http://www.atfmb.com/samantha-kane-book-one-into-the-fire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Into the Fire (available everywhere)</a><br> <br> © 2017 Patrick Hester and John Anealio<br> This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.<br>
