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Julian Ray Vaca | A Secret War, Super-technology, and Memory Loss
Author Guest / April 13, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE RECALL PARADOX 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? The story picks up right where The Memory Index left off—our quartet of heroes return to Foxtail Academy, where they’re trialing super-technology that will supposedly end memory loss. But now, they’re thrust inexorably into the middle of a secret war, where everything they thought to be true about memory loss proves false. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I placed a lot of emphasis on atmosphere in The Memory Index series. While most of the story takes place at a boarding school, I was able to transport my heroes to other places via artificial recall. Creating a grounded sense of setting, of felt atmosphere, was critical to telling an engaging action/adventure story. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Oh heck yes. Freya kicks some serious butt in these books, but she’s also deeply flawed and human. Aren’t we all? Like most writers, I imbued Freya with elements of myself, so she and I would have a lot to talk about—like our shared interest in film/video cameras. 5–What are three words that…