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S08.31: Trailblazer Ruby Dixon
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- Apr 22, 2026
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Summary
This season, we’re expanding our traditional Trailblazer series to include the romance writers who are trailblazing today. Our first guest on this branch of the legend tree is Ruby Dixon, author of the Ice Planet Barbarians series. Ruby joins us to talk about how she became Ruby Dixon, what inspired the Ice Planet Barbarians series, how she thinks about writing this ever expanding world, the business of the Barbarians, and what’s next. We’re very grateful to her for making time with us. If you’d like to continue the conversation about Ruby Dixon, her work and the Ice Planet Barbarians, head over to join the Fated Mates Discord, which is accessible to our Patreon subscribers. By joining the Patreon, you meet other Fated Mates listeners and get an extra monthly episode from us. Support us and learn more at fatedmates.net/patreon . Our next read along is The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley. Get it at Amazon , Barnes & Noble , Kobo , Apple Books or wherever you get your books . Notes Welcome Ruby Dixon , bestselling author of the Ice Planet Barbarians series. Authors, Publishing Professionals, and Influencers Mentioned: author Anne McCafferty ; author Edgar Rice Burroughs ; author Andre Norton ; author Bertrice Small ; author Julie Garwood ; editor Cindy Hwang ; Ellora’s Cave authors Evangeline Anderson , Laurann Donne r, and Jaid Black ; author R. Lee Smith ; Dani Lacey ’s Ice Planet Pod ; TikTokker and now author Charlotte Swan ; agent Holly Root ; Ruby’s writing group, Alexa Riley , Kati Wilde , & Ella Goode . Books and Movies Mentioned: Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel, Last of Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, Amarna Sunset by Aiden Dodson, Beneath the Sands of Egypt by Donald Ryan, Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, Villain Origin…