After years in the making, SCIFI.radio founder Gene Turnbow is stepping through the portal—not just as a broadcaster, but as a novelist.
His debut fantasy novel, Juniper Fairchild and the Alterwhere, is now available for preorder on Amazon Kindle, with a release date set for October 15, 2025. And yes—it’s as heartfelt, weird, and wonder-filled as you’d expect from the guy who gave you the world’s only full-time sci-fi and fantasy radio station.
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What’s It About?
Some stories aren’t about heroes. They’re about second chances.
At thirty-four, Juniper Fairchild is dying—out of options, out of energy, and just about out of time—until an impossible garden opens a door into the Alterwhere: a half-broken world built from forgotten stories and broken dreams.
She didn’t ask to be a chosen one. She just wants to go home.
But the Alterwhere is unraveling, and it thinks Juniper—and her best friend, Megan Eastman—are both the same Lost Princess.
With a pair of misfit Fae footmen and an enchanted Model T, Juniper must cross a dreamlike landscape shaped by the hopes and fears of children—some joyful, some nightmarish—to rescue her friend before the whole world collapses around them.
Juniper Fairchild and the Alterwhere is a portal fantasy for grown-ups, filled with mystery, humor, and quiet heartbreak. If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s too late to matter, this book is for you.
From the Founder of SCIFI.radio
Gene Turnbow has spent decades building spaces where imagination can breathe—from radio to fandom to the Alterwhere itself. This novel marks the beginning of a new kind of story: one told with the same love of wonder that’s always powered the station.
Mark Your Calendar (and Maybe Leave a Review?)
The book releases October 15, but you can preorder the ebook now, and it’ll arrive like magic on your Kindle the moment it drops.
If you’re one of the early ARC readers (or you just tear through it fast), your review on Amazon or Goodreads (or both, they’re not connected on the back end even though Amazon owns Goodreads) will make a real difference in helping this story reach more readers. Honest words from real readers matter more than any marketing push.
This Is Just the Beginning
Juniper Fairchild and the Alterwhere is Book One in the Tales from the Alterwhere series. There are more stories waiting beyond the Chronicle Tree. This is where the gate opens.
Juniper Fairchild and the Alterwhere is the first book to be published by the Krypton Media Group imprint, Helium Beach.
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And welcome to the Alterwhere.
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