Nate asked A.G. Riddle:

Hi, Gerry. I have to say that I loved the Origin Mystery series, and I had so much fun reading it. What are the authors that inspired you to take on science fiction themes? And what have you been reading lately? Thanks! Nate

A.G. Riddle Many thanks, Nate. Very glad to hear you enjoyed the series. As a kid growing up, I never missed an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation or X-Files and have to say those were a huge influence on me. They were sci fi series with complex, compelling characters that I really cared about and each episode was about a concept or idea that intrigued me intellectually. So, as a kid I was more into sports and sci fi on TV and really got into reading later in my high school and college years when I found Dan Simmons' work and others like Assimov, Crichton, Dan Brown, Douglas Preston, and David Weber.

Lately I've been reading everything I can get my hands on. A lot of books on writing and a lot of stuff by new sci fi authors (I really think we are in a golden age of new original sci fi). Andy Weir's The Martian is a great read as is Wool by Hugh Howey. Defenders by Will McIntosh and Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes are worth a look.

Thanks for the questions.

Take care,
Gerry

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