Stacey R-Artist

Stacey R-Artist asked Craig Alanson:

I would love to know what inspired you to create the character Skippy the Magnificent? I'm on book two, and I absolutely love it so far! I would have guessed that you are a rocket scientist based on your above monkey level of understanding of the universe. I have been illustrating (post it sized doodles via instagram) of the most poignant moments from your series, and I have to say you give me plenty of inspiration!

Craig Alanson Skippy is a combination of a whole lot of arrogant, pompous assholes I have known and seen. Frazier Crane, the Great Gazoo, etc. and now even Dr. Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory.
I am not a rocket scientist but my wife and I worked for a rocket company (my wife managed part of the Trident missile program) and I am in a running group with real rocket scientists. They tell me if any of the physics in my books is bogus!

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Marc Urlus

Marc Urlus asked Craig Alanson:

Hi Craig, I’ve been wonderfully surprised by the humour, intricacy and addictiveness of your ExForce series! I fell into it accidentally and have not been able to read (listen to) anything else. I’m about to start Book 9, and I can preemptively feel the onset of deprivation as I wait for Book 10! You mentioned that it was due next August- do you mean August 2020 or 21? If it’s the latter, please send medical aid now!

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Mr. Craig

Mr. Craig asked Craig Alanson:

Hey Craig it's Craig. Love the books but my dumb monkey brain needs the audiobooks. Here's my problem, I just finished Spec Ops and NEED Paradise. I tried building a time machine into the future but the freaking flux capacitor can only manage jumps of 100 year increments. And the audio file 100 years from now is not compatible to our current low tech devices. Any chance of a release schedule for the future audiobooks?

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