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Joshua Banker

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in Athens, Greece

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Author of Not Gods But Monsters and The Fifth Era of Man, Joshua Banker was born in Greece in 1973. He grew up in the San Francisco area before moving to Chattanooga where he attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and received a BFA in Graphic Design. After moving to Charlotte, NC, he ran an independent entertainment review website from 1999-2006. Now living in Greenville, NC, Josh is a writer, painter and illustrator, loves all things H.P. Lovecraft, is married and has two cats and a dog.

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What are the things or people that inspire you to write?

Joshua Banker My inspirations come from a wide range of media influences that I had to good fortune to experience in my lifetime. I used to consume a lot of media, …moreMy inspirations come from a wide range of media influences that I had to good fortune to experience in my lifetime. I used to consume a lot of media, including movies, music and TV shows in my youth and it shows in what I like to write.

In my childhood, I grew up with Godzilla movies, Robotech and Lord of the Rings. In the 80s, it was comic books (Avengers, X-Men, Batman and the Justice League) and pulp sci-fi and horror (Lovecraft, Howard, Clark Ashton Smith). In the 90s, it was role-playing video games which introduced me to steampunk and diesel-punk. I've always had a healthy love of sci-fi, probably stemming from the likes of Dune, Blade Runner and Alien.

When listening to music, I like to imagine the songs as movie soundtrack, where the emotions elicited from the arrangements aid to create specific scenes in my mind. This is probably why I listen to so much music when I write.

In terms of people who I love as creators, I can point to the likes of Neil Gaiman, Guillermo del Toro, Bryan Fuller, Bill Sienkiewicz and Alex Ross. These are people with unique imaginations or distinct visual/narrative identities that I find truly exciting. (less)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Joshua Banker This is a challenging question for me. A number of my favorite stories are set in bleak, dystopian worlds that tend to be dangerous for the average pe…moreThis is a challenging question for me. A number of my favorite stories are set in bleak, dystopian worlds that tend to be dangerous for the average person. The Stand, Dune, World War Z and most of Lovecraft's tales all feature scenarios that are actively hostile. Sci-fi and cyberpunk stories like Snow Crash and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? promise a future that isn't entirely positive for the everyman. Magical lands of Lord of the Rings or the Harry Potter series provide beautiful vistas despite the dangers of their events.

In the end, I would likely want to visit the universe as its presented in Niven's Ringworld. This is a world of technological marvels, including space travel to new planets, where one might discover new experiences. (less)

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	The Fifth Era of Man 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Gods But Monsters (Realm of Tah’afajien #1) 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Prison of Flesh (Realm of Tah’afajien Book 2) 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Killing Kind (Realm of Tah’afajien Book 3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long And Dark really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World's Eye 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Nature and Lester: A poetic story of survival and rescue. by Joshua Banker (Goodreads Author), AI Imagine, Marilyn Clontz (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Nature and Lester: A poetic story of survival and rescue. by Joshua Banker (Goodreads Author), AI Imagine, Marilyn Clontz (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	EVERYTHING ABOUT THE EVIL AR-15: A short guide filled with facts and the authors opinions. by Joshua Banker (Goodreads Author), Pixabay Royalty Free Images (Photographer) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	EVERYTHING ABOUT THE EVIL AR-15: A short guide filled with facts and the authors opinions. by Joshua Banker (Goodreads Author), Pixabay Royalty Free Images (Photographer) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars