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Deity bless your brain. With The Quantum Magician you've written one of my favorite books ever. I don't really have a question for you. Just wanted you to have this to read if ever you suffer from imposter syndrome. That's a good enough reason, right?

Derek Künsken Hi Ryan! Thank you so much! You just made my morning :) I'm writing the third book in the series now and don't really feel like I'm in the zone - mayb…moreHi Ryan! Thank you so much! You just made my morning :) I'm writing the third book in the series now and don't really feel like I'm in the zone - maybe with all the extra pressures right now. I DLed the audiobook of Quantum Garden and I'm listening while I clean the house - it's a good reminder of what I can get to and shoot for :) Have a great day and thanks again for cheering me on! Derek(less)

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Hi! I just read the Quantum series and absolutely loved it! I can't wait for book 4!! Will it be out soon?! SO glad I ran across the series and I'm now a huge fan of your work. I just started reading The House of Styx and I'm really enjoying it! Have you considered writing books from other characters' perspectives? I am so curious and want to know more about the puppets/Numens, the homo eridanus, etc. Thank you!!

Derek Künsken Hi Lorraine! Thanks so much for this note and your question :) You made my day.
The Quantum Temple will be coming out in fall, 2025. I actually have t…moreHi Lorraine! Thanks so much for this note and your question :) You made my day.
The Quantum Temple will be coming out in fall, 2025. I actually have to write it - I'm a bit late because we have a new baby and he sleeps a little less than I expected :)
On writing from other characters' perspectives, I'm open to that - I think I need to see which character is the right character for the story I want to tell. I have a few things I want to be working on (including Puppet stories - they're endlessly fascinating to me), but 2022 and 2023 have been time crunched, but things will be improving soon :)
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	The Quantum Magician (The Quantum Evolution, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 6,726 ratings — published 2018 — 13 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 Quantum Garden (The Quantum Evolution, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 2,377 ratings — published 2019 — 10 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 Quantum War (The Quantum Evolution, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 1,276 ratings — published 2021 — 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 House of Styx (Venus Ascendant, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 768 ratings — published 2020 — 9 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 Best Horror of the Year, Volume Six by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Stephen Bacon (Contributor), Dale Bailey (Contributor) 3.76 avg rating — 520 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Asimov's Science Fiction, October/November 2011 by Sheila Williams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kij Johnson (Contributor) 3.96 avg rating — 362 ratings — published 2011 — 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 House of Saints (Venus Ascendant #2) 4.35 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2023 — 10 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
	Pollen From a Future Harvest 3.76 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Flight From the Ages And Other Stories (The Quantum Evolution) 4.31 avg rating — 103 ratings — 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
	En las aguas oscuras by Derek Künsken (Goodreads Author), Marcheto (Goodreads Author) (Traductor) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008	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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The intricacies of family dynamics, politics, and coming of age play out against the stunning, deadly backdrop of Venus in this standout work by Künsken (The Quantum Magician). The D’Aquillon family is scraping by in the depths of Venus’s atmosphere—harvesting water and oxygen and gathering metals from volc Read more of this blog post »

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Derek Künsken answered Lorraine Lara's question: Hi! I just read the Quantum series and absolutely loved it! I can't wait for book 4!! Will it be out soon?! SO glad I ran across the series and I'm now a huge fan of your work. I just started reading The House of Styx and I'm really enjoying it! Have you considered writing books from other characters' perspectives? I am so curious and want to know more about the puppets/Numens, the homo eridanus, etc. Thank you!! Hi Lorraine! Thanks so much for this note and your question :) You made my day. The Quantum Temple will be coming out in fall, 2025. I actually have to write it - I'm a bit late because we have a new baby and he sleeps a little less than I expected : See Full Answer
Feb 29, 2024 01:17PM · 10 likes · like View all 4 comments Derek Künsken Words, that is.... 25k words into it :) Aug 26, 2024 08:49AM · flag Ryan 25k words is a decent intro... My badge is red at this point! May 21, 2025 10:43AM · flag

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“I’ve found out how to move past my instincts, as all rational beings must.” “Hollow words, Arjona. We certainly all have to fulfill our programming, no matter who the programmer.”
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“A con man called Gander had once taught him that there were only three bets. Sometimes, you play the cards. Sometimes, you play the player. Sometimes, you just throw the dice.”
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Apr 29, 2018 11:23AM

Hey William! Thanks for asking!
"Persephone Descending" is available for free as an audio podcast at Starship Sofa http://www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2015...
If you're wanting to figure out where Persephone fits with respect to the Quantum Magician, it occurs about 300 years before the events in the Quantum Magician and about 50 years before the events in a novel I just finished called The House of Styx, which details the foundation of the Venusian Congregate. :)

William wrote: "Thank you for the friendship!

Your The Quantum Magician (my review) is outstanding! Can't wait for more.

Is "Persephone Descending" online anywhere?"

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message 1: by William (last edited Apr 29, 2018 10:33AM)

Apr 29, 2018 10:32AM

Thank you for the friendship!

Your The Quantum Magician (my review) is outstanding! Can't wait for more.

Is "Persephone Descending" online anywhere?

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