Ask the Author: Martin Landry

“Since Newton handles our email, it may take a few days to answer your question. Please bear with us as it is nigh impossible to rush a cat. See also the Q&A page at thekentauride.com.” Martin Landry

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
Martin Landry I would love to join Yoko Tsuno in her world and meet the Vinéains
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What books are on your summer reading list this year?
Martin Landry I am rereading Perdido Street Station for the dozenth time or so.
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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?
Martin Landry There are too many to list, but one that comes to mind was when I delivered beer to the local motorcycle club and noticed that there were a lot more people than usual and that everyone there was quite tense. They paid me for the delivery and I left, and I found out later that I had walked in on an RCMP bust which had resulted in all the MC members present that morning getting arrested.
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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?
Martin Landry You sense that you are completely alone. You awaken to silent darkness, and cannot feel... anything.
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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?
Martin Landry I would probably have to say Dirk Pitt and Senator Loren Smith. They have a dynamic that appeals to me, and I appreciate how well they know and understand each other. I believe a relationship needs to be built upon mutual respect, and acceptance of the other for who they are. Loren and Dirk certainly have this going for them!
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Martin Landry Getting to share my imaginary friends with complete strangers.
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Martin Landry I listen to music while holding a cat.
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." - Albert Schweitzer
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Martin Landry Don't give up, and read as much as you can.
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What are you currently working on?
Martin Landry Book three of "The Kentauride" series, tentatively titled "The Dragon"
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Martin Landry The Kentauride is a series based on a short story I wrote as an exercise for a technical writing course a long time ago. The idea came from an article in a magazine about a university project to recreate a woolly mammoth from an elephant and a DNA sample recovered in a frozen specimen.
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