Daniel Lewis
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Shawn Inmon:
I keep forgetting to ask this! I loved the Replay reference in Charles Waters (I think that one is my favorite BTW) and I went and read it because of your mention. I am a time travel junkie so I am sure I would have gotten to it eventually but still, I enjoyed that. Are there any other time travel books that have influenced you? Clearly you influenced Relive by KJ Nelson.
Shawn Inmon
Yes, people often mention that book to me as being influenced by Middle Falls.
However, since I had not even read Replay, for instance, when I wrote The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver, it's entirely possible that Relive was written out of pure imagination.
One of the reasons I wrote the Middle Falls series was because I couldn't find many time travel books like I wanted to read - essentially character-based books that tightly focused on a single protagonist, without all the whiz-bang of scientific time travel.
However, a few other time travel books I have enjoyed include 11/22/63 by Stephen King, which did influence Middle Falls, In Times Like These by Nathan Van Coops, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, and Time and Again by Jack Finney.
However, since I had not even read Replay, for instance, when I wrote The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver, it's entirely possible that Relive was written out of pure imagination.
One of the reasons I wrote the Middle Falls series was because I couldn't find many time travel books like I wanted to read - essentially character-based books that tightly focused on a single protagonist, without all the whiz-bang of scientific time travel.
However, a few other time travel books I have enjoyed include 11/22/63 by Stephen King, which did influence Middle Falls, In Times Like These by Nathan Van Coops, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, and Time and Again by Jack Finney.
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Shawna Shotwell
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Shawn Inmon:
I recently stumbled upon your Middle Falls series on audible and I am enthrawled! I can't stop listening and thinking about each of these characters and what a life like this would be like. I just finished book 7 - each book gets better and better and I am so happy there are more to dive into! Which of these characters are your fave & What was your inspiration for starting this world? Thank you from a Happy New Fan.
Harvey Daneluk
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Shawn Inmon:
Hi Shawn, I am a big fan of the Middle Falls series, and have listened form Thomas Weaver to Karl Strong with great pleasure. And really like your message at the end of each book on what inspired that particular character and which song you were listening to, is a nice personal touch. I noticed the last two in the series are not on audible, Any chance of that happening in the near future?
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