Tucson Festival of Books

Adventures at the Edge of Everything


What does it take to craft unforgettable adventures across vastly different worlds? Authors Jonathan Maberry, Moniquill Blackgoose and Edward Ashton will discuss their craft, their inspirations, and the challenges of writing adventures that resonate long after the last page.


Panelists
Edward Ashton

Edward Ashton is the author of seven novels, including "Mickey7," now a motion picture directed by Bong Joon-ho, starring Robert Pattinson and Mark Ruffalo, "Antimatter Blues," "The Fourth Consort," and "After the Fall....

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Jonathan Maberry

Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author, with multiple wins for the Bram Stoker and Scribe Awards. His vampire apocalypse series, V Wars, was a Netflix original series. He writes in multiple genres including comic books, suspense, horror, science fiction, fantasy, and action, for adults, teens and middle grade....

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Moniquill Blackgoose

Moniquill Blackgoose is the bestselling author of "To Shape a Dragon’s Breath," which has won both the Nebula and Lodestar Awards. She is an enrolled member of the Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe and a lineal descendant of Ousamequin Massasoit....

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Books:
After The Fall
Edward Ashton
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
St. Martin's Publishing Group
February 2026
ISBN 9781250375650
288 pages
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Red Empire
A Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International Novel
Jonathan Maberry
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
St. Martin's Publishing Group
March 2026
ISBN 9781250892683
528 pages
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To Ride a Rising Storm
The Second Book of Nampeshiweisit
Moniquill Blackgoose
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Random House
January 2026
ISBN 9780593498309
464 pages
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A young indigenous woman and her dragon fight for the independence of their homeland in this epic sequel to the bestselling and multi-award-winning To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, “a remarkable novel that is bound to be a staple of fantasy shelves for years to come” (BuzzFeed). More/less