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October 7, 2025 36 mins

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Welcome to Chapter 76 of the Okie Bookcast - Our 4th Bookcastaversary Show!

Stay tuned after the conversation for some updates as we move into Year 5.

For this special episode of the Bookcast, I sat down with the incredible Daniel H. Wilson. Daniel is a Cherokee citizen, Tulsa native, and the multiple New York Times bestselling author of techno-thrillers such as Robopocalypse, The Clockwork Dynasty, and The Andromeda Evolution (an authorized sequel to the Crichton classic). He earned a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as Masters degrees in Machine Learning and Robotics. He just released a new novel, Hole in the Sky, a fantastic story of Native First Contact. In our conversation, we talk about the new book and its deep connection to his Oklahoma roots and Native heritage. We also talk about writing technology for non-technical folks, indigenous science fiction, and Daniel gives a quick impromptu masterclass on screenwriting.

Connect with Daniel: website

Mentioned on the show:

Robopocalypse - Daniel H. Wilson

How to Survive a Robot Uprising - Daniel H. Wilson

Earth 2 - Daniel H. Wilson and Jorge Jimenez

The Clockwork Dynasty - Daniel H. Wilson

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones

The Gilda Stories - Jewelle Gomez

HP Lovecraft

Roadside Picnic - Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

The Doomed City - Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien


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