Welcome back, friends! I have a new podcast episode to share with you this week, and it’s a fun one! Coe Lansdell is an author friend of mine, who hails from Cape Town, South Africa. I didn’t get to hear as much about that beautiful country as I probably would have liked, considering I don’t know much about it, but we did get to talk about Coe’s debut book, Far Removed. It’s book one in the Apidecca Duology, and I’m excited to check it out!
We also have plenty of book recommendations for you this week, so be sure to listen for those. I do also want to note that one of the book recommendations I gave today was for The Goners Trilogy, by Kenyon Gagne. That brought up a discussion about suicide and being suicidal. If that triggers you at all, please either listen with caution or give today’s episode a pass. I won’t be offended at all if you choose to pass, because neither I nor Coe are interested in triggering or upsetting anyone. We want you to enjoy the episode, not be upset by any of it.
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About Coe Lansdell – From Her Website
Coe started dreaming up unreal landscapes and improbable creatures soon after she discovered picture books. She works as a freelance illustrator, but her writing and art are intrinsically entwined.
Unusual characters have been taking up residence in her mind for some years, and she recently decided to unleash them on a habitable moon. She has always been inspired by monster movies and books, old and new. She hopes she never feels equipped to answer the age-old question of “what makes us human?”
Updates can be found on her blog posts and socials in the lead-up to the publication of her debut novel, Far Removed.
Books By Coe Lansdell
Synopsis from Amazon
On the moon of Knyadrea, the sea yields intelligent life. For a species shaped by tides, change is the only constant.
Little can be hidden in the glare of a spotlight.
Charismatic and innovative, Oklas Sayve has risen to prominence in Apidecca, the moon’s capital city. A politician and college director, he has the resources to effect the changes he envisions for the world. But the sovereigns he serves oppose him at every turn and his status cannot protect the low-strata students attending his college. After a young knyad is wrongly linked to insurgent activity, Oklas must find a way to smuggle her out of the city while hiding his involvement from the authorities.
A spark in the dank depths.
Below the grand Assembly Chambers, a knyad in a mask sculpts, grasping for scraps of beauty in her shrinking world. Years ago, Prismer made a costly mistake and now has only her job at the projection booth and a few special interests to fill her days. But it is not her sculptures that draw the attention of a powerful client, and she is soon met with a request to undertake a dangerous mission. Will she answer the call and risk losing the little she has left?
Mysteries surface. A supernatural substance is used in corrupt ways. As identities shift and predicaments are reshuffled, what alliances might be forged?
Book Recommendations
The Goners Trilogy by Kenyon Gagne
The Roots & Stars Duology by Leia Talon
Servants of The Moon & Sun series
The Caein Legacy
Hang Out with Coe Online
Coe is available on most social media platforms, under the handle CBLansdell. You can also find her on Facebook, under the handle CBLansdellAuthor. More information about Coe, her books, and other promotions is on her Website.
