JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Stephen Mellor, author of The Long Sleep
(Samarcand Books)

The first ever colony ship, the New Argo, arrives at its target planet but is immediately destroyed. Back on Earth, Lize Carr, the youngest member of Earth’s Executive Committee tries to get an official investigation underway but is blocked by the other members of the Committee who think that it is no longer relevant.

Rather than accepting the situation, she decides to hire a private investigator and chooses Kem Logan to find out if there is any information on why it happened. Needless to say, the investigation leads them both deeper into trouble than either of them were prepared for. The search for the truth leads to major changes in both of their lives before the truth is finally discovered.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write The Long Sleep?

Stephen Mellor: I really don’t remember what inspired me to write the initial story that eventually became The Long Sleep. It started out as a short story. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Stephen Mellor, author of The Long Sleep →