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M.M. Perry

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Christopher Moore, Garth Nix, Alan Dean Foster, Margaret Atwood

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M.M. Perry has written and published thirteen books. By day, she is an expert cat and dog wrangler, a nacho connoisseur, and writer of fantasy, science fiction and horror. By night… she does the same things. She is hard at work getting her first science fiction series edited and published. She’s equally busy teaching her pug to sing along to the Muppets. She is known for saying, “No task involving a pug is impossible, just highly improbable.”

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Where would you place your story, Chain of Deceit (given as a gift for signing up for your newsletter)? Is it book 3 of Mission's End, or more like book 2.5? For bonus points For the OCD bibliophile in me, do you have a page count and when it was written?

M.M. Perry It's more like book 1.5. In the timeline of the story, the events of Chain of Deceit happen before either of the books. It's further story about the c…moreIt's more like book 1.5. In the timeline of the story, the events of Chain of Deceit happen before either of the books. It's further story about the characters of the Ericson. I tried to write it such that it could be read at any point in the series, though I personally feel it's best read after book 2 for anyone more interested in how the characters on the Ericson came to be in the position they were in.

As for book stats! It is 17,253 words. To compare, The 12 is 87,896 words - I tend to think in terms of word count as opposed to page count, since page count can vary so much based on how the formatting is done during the publishing process. But! According to wordcounter.net, that would make it roughly 43 pages using Times New Roman as a font at 12pts, where The 12 is 220 on that same site. Maybe more numbers than you were asking for!

It's final edit was on 10/23/2017 and the last readthrough before publishing was right around then - a while ago, I know. But I'm about to send The 11 to the editor, so it's coming soon! Chain of Deceit is definitely in novella territory, as opposed to novel. I plan to release a paperback version of it on Amazon soon. I can't sell it as an ebook, due to the contract language involved with publishing on Amazon and because I want to give it away to those who sign up to my list. But I can sell it as a paperback, and that would allow those who enjoy the series but who aren't crazy about mailing lists a way to get the book and read it.(less)

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What's the significance of the ship's names in your Mission's End series? I know who some of the ships are named after but for the life of me I can't figure out the connection!

M.M. Perry Most of the ships are named after famous explorers - those are the ones you've likely guessed already. The Armstrong (Neil), Bell (Gertrude), Drake (S…moreMost of the ships are named after famous explorers - those are the ones you've likely guessed already. The Armstrong (Neil), Bell (Gertrude), Drake (Sir Francis), Ericson (Leif), Franklin (Sir John), Magellan (Ferdinand), Pytheas (of Massalia), Sacagawea (of the Shoshone), Tereshkova (Valentina), Turing (Alan - a little poetic license here as he is sometimes considered a "digital era" explorer), and the Xuanzang (a Chinese Buddhist monk who was a famed explorer). Obviously Nimoy (Leonard) is an actor who in his roles was an explorer in a fictional setting - but he guided me as a child through explorations of space (Star Trek), and later as an adult through explorations of alternate worlds (Fringe), so for me he was an important explorer. :) There are two more, the Xan and the Hershowitz - both named after fictional explorers in the world of the series. This is to place what happens firmly in our world, yet at some point in the future where these two explorers would have made a name for themselves.

Though you haven't asked, I'll also add a bonus explanation :) - the last names on the ships are similarly chosen from famous scientists, teachers, counselors, botanists, spies, etc. from around the world. Tesla (Nikola), da Vinci (Leonardo), etc. for engineers; Carver (George Washington), Carson (Rachel), Deere (John) among the botanists.

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	Whom the Gods Love (God & Mortals, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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
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	Whom the Gods Hate (God & Mortals, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2013 — 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
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How I Write Fantasy

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Continuing with the series on writing I started on Science Fiction, I’m going to write about why I enjoy writing fantasy even if I’m not as excited to read it sometimes. I may do a companion piece about how I pick what I pick next. To be decided!

While fantasy wasn’t my preferred genre growing up, I eventually found fantasy works I enjoyed. I’ve written before why I was turne