Today you get to meet Nathaniel Koszer, author of the sci-fi biotech Latency, which is part one of the Energy Crisis series. He's also sharing an excerpt from the book. Ask him more questions in the comments section and then follow the tour for even more fun. Best of luck entering the giveaway!
Sera is a LO-EC, a human who gained superpowers as an unintended side effect of a biotechnological breakthrough. Her unique abilities allowed her to survive while others like her, including her parents, were exterminated by a world government fearful of their potential.
After decades of hiding, she meets Naren, another superpowered survivor who has infiltrated the ranks of the military. Together, they form a plan to unite with other surviving LO-ECs, claim vengeance against the forces who murdered their families, and ultimately stoke a worldwide rebellion against the government that wanted them dead.
The entirety of 26th century Earth’s armed forces stand in their way: Soldiers equipped with terrifying weaponry, armies with electromagnetic cannons, merciless bloodthirsty androids, and Spidre, the World Leader with unnatural abilities of his own. The world brought Sera and the other LO-ECs pain and loss, and they’re determined to return it in kind.
Read an excerpt:
For the first time in what seemed like an eternity, a cool breeze swept through the streets of downtown New Orleans. Entering out onto these streets from the main doors of a small building was a man in a blue military uniform. By this time of the day, a little more than an hour before sunset, most soldiers would have been at least slightly disheveled. Having worked a full day, they would have a sweat stain, some hair out of place, maybe an untucked shirt or two. Not this man. Perfectly laced and polished boots led to pants that somehow seemed freshly pressed, which led to a fully zipped-up tunic with various patches across the breast. The whole ensemble framed up a six-foot-tall athletic build, and perched on top was a clean-shaven, blemish-free face and perfectly slicked-back hair.
As the man took a few steps from the door, he felt a vibration in his inner pocket and unzipped his coat to reach inside. He pulled out a military issue mobile that projected the word “Can” into the air. He slid a small earbud out of the top of the mobile and stuck it in his ear while slipping the mobile back into his pocket.
“Investigator,” a cold, deep, mechanical voice said through the earbud.
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Describe your book in one sentence or fewer than 25 words.
Latency is an action-packed sci-fi novel following six superpowered protagonists as they fight against a world government that considers them too dangerous to live.What kind of research did you have to do for it?
Since the story takes place on 25th century earth, I did a lot of research on what our world will be like that far in the future. How big will the human population be? What will the environment be like post-global warming? How will people live and eat?
I also spent hours (maybe days) figuring out the best locations for the events of the story to take place. Without giving too much of the plot away, certain key points in the novel required that cities be a certain distance from each other, so finding the cities that allowed this to happen was quite a task.
Also, the protagonists’ superpowers are an unintended side effect of biotechnology that was supposed to trap body heat escaping into the atmosphere so that it can be used as an electrical power source. I am not a biologist, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, or civic planner, but I knew making it all sound believable was the key making good science fiction, so I did quite a lot of research in all of these fields too.
What was one of your favorite scenes?
There is scene where one of the antagonists hosts a fight tournament that some of the protagonists participate in. This was originally supposed to be the opening chapter of the novel, so it will always have a special place in my heart. It also was a great opportunity to let my inner anime nerd have free reign, as fight tournaments are ubiquitous in anime.Will we see these characters again?
Yes. Latency is the first novel in the four-part Energy Crisis series. All four of the books focus on this cast of characters.
Why should we read your book?
Latency is hard sci-fi but with fast paced storytelling. If you want a thrill-a-minute, action packed adventure that also has protagonists that feel like real people, and an origin story that almost seems plausible, this book is right up your alley.When not writing, what can we find you doing?
I am an avid fossil hunter. No seriously, I spend a lot of my spare time rummaging around in gravelly areas or dry stream beds looking for ancient life. I have found about twenty or so fossils so far. All of them are small ancient ocean life, but I am hoping one day to find a dinosaur or ice-age era megafauna bone!
What is something readers may be surprised to learn about you?
I may write about characters with superpowers, but I actually also have a superpower of my own.
You know how when you rent a house on vacation, or just move to a new home, and there are a million light switches and you can’t, for the life of you, find what all of them do? I have an uncanny ability to figure out what each switch controls and will remember it forever. I do not know how or why I have this ability, but I promise to use my powers only for good.
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ReplyDeleteHow do you begin writing a new story?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the post. Sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteThis should be a great novel. Thanks for hosting this tour.
ReplyDeleteI really like the cover and the excerpt.
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