Summary: In episode 118 of the Functional Nerds podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Laura Anne Gilman, author of the popular Cosa Nostradamus novels for Luna, and the award-nominated The Vineart War trilogy from Pocket. About Laura Anne: Laura Anne Gilman is the author of ten Cosa Nostradamus novels, including (most recently) Dragon Justice, and the Nebula award-nominated Vineart War fantasy trilogy, which concluded with The Shattered Vine. Her story collection, Dragon Virus, was published as a limited edition hardcover from Fairwood Press. Her most recent short fiction appeared in Daily Science Fiction and The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 2011, edited by Paula Guran, while her new fantasy duology, HEART OF BRIAR and SOUL OF FIRE, will be published in Fall/Winter 2013. A member of the on-line writers’ consortium BookVew Café, she writes the “Practical Meerkat” advice-to-writers column on their blog. Learn more at www.lauraannegilman.net or follow her on Twitter: @LAGilman Links: Laura Anne Gilman (website) Laura Anne on Twitter John on Twitter Patrick on Twitter © 2012 Patrick Hester and John Anealio This podcast features original music by John Anealio
