In Episode 21 of Virtual Pizza, I interview IG Hulme, author of The Heavenfield, and listener Gary Leavor gives us his recommendations.
News
First up, I’d like to draw your attention to a couple of new TV shows on the horizon.
 
 
The first is Jessica Jones, an ex superhero turned private eye, solving crimes in Hell’s Kitchen.
 
This is the second collaboration between Marvel and Netflix, and following the success of DareDevil, this is going to be one to watch.  If you didn’t recognise the voice, it was Dr Who’s David Tennant, who will be playing Kilgrave, Jessica Jones arch nemesis.  All episodes of the new show will be released on Netflix on November 20th.
 
 
The second show to highlight is the adaptation of Terry Brooks high fantasy saga, Shannara.  The plot blends magic and primitive technology and is set in the Four Lands, which are identified as Earth long after civilisation was destroyed in a chemical and nuclear holocaust called the Great Wars. The world has reverted to a pre-industrial state and magic has re-emerged to supplement science.
 

Gary's Recommendations

We haven’t heard from friend of the show and The Gamesmen podcast host Gary Leaver for a while, so he kindly sent in some recommendations:
 

The Witcher 3

Undertale

Down These Mean Streets podcast
Hunt the Truth podcast
Castle TV show
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Interview with IG Hulme

The Heavenfield Series are Dark Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels which follow a team of scientists based in a British experimental research laboratory. When their discovery of a new reality they name 'The Heavenfield' comes to the attention of clandestine government organisations and secret fanatical groups, it causes terrible and global repercussions that threaten to bring the world to the brink of destruction.

Originally released as a serialised Podcast, the first novel, 'The Heavenfield', is now available as an Audiobook, eBook and in various Printed Releases
The Dead Man's Feast is the second story in the series, and a third is currently underway.
Ian is running a Patreon campaign to help get The Dead Man's Feast created as an audiobook. He's had amazing support already, but he needs your help to afford him the time to get the audiobook released.
For as little as $2 per month you can become a Patron of the Heavenfield.
As well as supporting the sequel project, depending upon your level of pledge you will get access to some great rewards, including the ongoing audiobook The Diary of Otto Kandinsky.
Check out the Patreon page for more info.

Closing
Ok that’s it for another episode of Virtual Pizza, hope you’ve enjoyed it. Thanks to Gary for his recommendations and to IG Hulme for coming on the show.
 
Remember, if you have anything that you’d like to share with the Virtual Pizza world, drop me an email at feedback@virtual-pizza.com