Spec-Fic Month: A Conversation with James McNaughton & Darian Smith

During June 2017, The Pantograph Punch is celebrating the fantastical, futuristic, and magical with interviews, fiction and poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand spec-fic authors. James McNaughton is the author of two spec-fic novels, New Hokkaido and Star Sailors. Darian Smith is the author of five books, most notably the 'Agents of Kalanon' series. Books Editor Sarah Jane Barnett geeks out with them about fandom, magic systems, and the genre vs. literature divide.