Stephanie Diaz, Author of the Extraction Series, Shares Her New Release and Her Fangirl Life

The pulse-pounding galactic world of Extraction returns with EVOLUTION, the final series installment, with more twists and turns than ever before. Author Stephanie Diaz is here to share her thoughts on the new release and her own fangirl life.

Patricia: In EVOLUTION, our beloved Clementine and Logan must look beyond old wounds and team up with their enemy to defeat a newly invading threat. For a teaser, can you give readers a hint at which character is the most resistant to this temporary truce?

Stephanie: I will say that of the two of them, the character who has a harder time with the truce is not the one who has lost the most because of him. Instead, it’s the character who has seen the other suffer at their enemy’s hands relentlessly, and will not trust him even for a moment.

Patricia: Clementine and Logan are a strong couple that have been risking their lives for each other since book one. (Swoon all around). What are some of your favorite aspects of their relationship?

Stephanie: I love how their relationship grew out of a solid friendship before anything else, and that the connection between them only deepens during trials and separation. Both Clementine and Logan see the other as strong, capable individuals who don’t necessarily need saving, though of course that doesn’t stop them from worrying when the other ends up in danger.

Patricia: Since EVOLUTION is the series finale, has it been hard to bid farewell to the Extraction world and its characters? Do you have any new projects that are helping you cope?

It has been somewhat hard to part with the world of Extraction, but I’m really happy with how I ended Clementine and Logan’s story and I’m eager to dive into new worlds and characters. In fact, I’m well underway drafting another project right now—a YA fantasy. The most I can say is it is a blend of A Song of Ice and Fire and Pirates of the Caribbean. :)

Patricia: Our sci-fi/fantasy lovers want to nerd out with you, so let’s play a quick game of Would You Rather: Be sorted into Gryffindor or Ravenclaw?

Stephanie: Gryffindor all the way.

Patricia: Pilot a Firefly ship or a TARDIS?

Stephanie: So hard! D: But Firefly ship.

Patricia: Live in Westeros or Middle Earth?

Stephanie: Middle Earth.

Patricia: Date Spike or Angel? (Buffy throwback!)

Stephanie: I actually haven’t seen Buffy (don’t hate me please)…so…Angel?

Patricia: Rep Star Wars or Star Trek?

Stephanie: Star Wars.

Patricia: Thanks so much for being our guest, Stephanie. We have one more question for you: What’s on your to-read list these days?

Stephanie: Up next on my list is QUEEN OF SHADOWS by Sarah J. Maas. After that, ILLUMINAE by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff!

About Stephanie Diaz

Stephanie Diaz first knew she wanted to be an author when she was in second grade, sitting in a book club drinking tea and reading books like The Egypt Game. She dreamed someday people might drink tea while devouring books she had written. She wrote her first book soon after, a 30-page fantasy story--complete with a hand-drawn map-- stapled together and presented to her younger sister for a birthday present.

Now twenty-two years old, she lives in San Diego with her family. She graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in film production and a publishing deal for a young adult sci-fi trilogy. She is the author of Extraction and the forthcoming Rebellion and Evolution.

When she isn't lost in other worlds, she can be found singing, marveling at the night sky, or fangirling over TV shows.

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About EVOLUTION

Clementine's world is on the brink of destruction. An army of aliens from the distant planet Marden has arrived with a massive fleet of battleships, intent on finally putting an end to the war Kiel's old rulers initiated.

With the Alliance headquarters reduced to rubble and one of the rebel leaders close to death, Clementine and her friends have no choice but to retreat to the Core to escape the alien ships attacking the Surface.

But safety in the Core means forming a temporary alliance with their sworn enemy, Commander Charlie. He's a ruthless man and a liar, but striking a bargain with him--his pardon in exchange for their help defeating the Mardenites--is the only way the rebels might survive the war.

And Charlie needs their help too, for Marden's force is more powerful than anyone anticipated, with weapons and technologies never before seen on Kiel. Unless old feuds can be set aside long enough for a diplomatic solution to be found, all of Kiel's people will be destroyed, and everything Clementine and her friends have sacrificed in their fight for peace will have been for nothing.