Reviewed by Hannah Vernon When beginning a new story, I see it has a new chapter in life, for it offers a new experience, a new persona, a perspective to gleam from foreign, yet soon to be familiar eyes, a journey to be undertaken not only in mind but in heart that will linger long... Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Hannah Vernon Contest. A vicious sounding word, carrying connotations of conflict, destruction. And that was how I found this novel to be. The reader is introduced immediately to Theo, a stowaway, confined to a trunk in the “frigid mountain”s, escaped from Rigol but confined instantly to a carriage and the company of Lorsik,... Continue Reading →
The seeds of heresy are sown What have I started here? As readers, we are used to embarking on a new series with an ominous mountain of books standing between us and the conclusion of the epic tale we have started. Those people who came late to A Song of Ice and Fire will know... Continue Reading →
Wolves is the first part of C. Gockel's I Bring The Fire series, initially a trilogy but now extended to eight full releases and several novellas. As is usual for self-published series of this length, you can pick up this introduction to the series for free, as I did. Wolves tells a story with many... Continue Reading →
This book is the first in a series of BBC tie-in novels known as "The 8th Doctor Adventures", commissioned and published in the interim years between the show ending in 1989 and being relaunched in 2005. The series of books ran alongside another set of releases known as "The Past Doctor Adventures." For both of... Continue Reading →
Wow. What a book. This wasn't my first time reading Dune but, dear God, it is still great. I can't think of many books that operate on the same scale as Frank Herbert's epic. Galactic conflict, formation of religions, prophetic visions, political machinations. All encompassed in a classic heroic coming-of-age story for the protagonist, Paul... Continue Reading →
Stassi is a ‘runner’ – essentially a thief that travels to the past and acquires goodies the affluent in her present desire. The story is primarily set in 1925 France where she and a partner have been sent to obtain an unpublished manuscript. They must infiltrate the author’s social circles by drinking at parties and... Continue Reading →
Marlowe Kana is the story of the eponymous hero. Marlowe is a celebrity and a war hero. Well, a celebrity because she's a war hero and it was all live-streamed. She's been arrested and tried for treason, despite being the darling of the nation, and is on her way to prison when she's broken free... Continue Reading →
Reviewed by Meera Nair The Kate Jones Thriller Vol. 1 is an omnibus of four short stories revolving around the kickass protagonist, Kate Jones, who is on the run. As a woman who stumped an infamous drug lord, Kate continues to attract unwanted attention from thugs and the likes. She must live a life of... Continue Reading →
