In this reimagining of the Beauty and the Beast tale, Blossom Frane, the son of the clan chieftan, spends her days roaming the forest and climbing to high places. One day a powerful politician passing through named Kaede sees her and offers her father an offer he can’t refuse. Forced… Read more »
In this novel, luminaries are humans with supernatural abilities and extremely long life spans. Talia is a luminary in hiding from her husband, a man whose power and invulnerability has turned him into a tyrant. While hiding, she meets and falls in love with a mere mortal, Mason. Eventually her… Read more »
This third book is a great continuation story that seemlessly flowed from the prior story right into the action. Caine (along with Ambassador Gassbard) are put in charge of a legation to visit the Slaasriithi homeworld. On the way, their plans are interrupted by the K’tor. This book spends a… Read more »
Dana grew up questioning everything and ultimately the government decided to assign her to work in an incinerator plant. There she struggles to survive and ultimately find a way to fight back against her dystopian society. This was a quick, enjoyable read. I enjoyed following Dana’s story and discovery throughout… Read more »
Beacon 23 is a novella about an ex-military man stationed on a gravity beacon that enables shipping and transit routes during a war with an alien species. The story was quite interesting and enjoyable. It dealt with war, loneliness, romance, and morality. However, it was very short, it had a… Read more »
This final book in the Dark Space series is a fitting closing for the entire cast of characters, and is filled with non-stop action and reveals. There are a ton of answers here on Omnius, the Immortals, the Sythians, the history of the human race, etc. Omnius must finally answer… Read more »
This is a fun, well written book in the same spirit as Percy Jackson. I thought some of the humor and jokes were a bit over-the-top and felt flat, compared to those in Percy Jackson series. But having a silly take on Norse mythology is always a nice change of… Read more »
It’s a long-winded rambling of an insane person with little to not plot. Even the religious ideas are all over the place with no cohesion. There isn’t much story here, and certainly nothing of any entertainment or joy. It’s a dark journey into madness. Audiobook narration: The narrator did a… Read more »
In this book, Destra and crew must flee Dark Space and find a place to live while the Sythians and Avilonians battle for control. Meanwhile, Ethan and crew must adjust to live in Avilon and live under the rule of Omnios. For the most part, the action here is non-stop…. Read more »
In The Dragondain, Lily and Jasper travel back to the Moon Realm to search for their uncle and help in the war for its survival. I found this second novel to be very enrtertaining and fun. The characters are all really well done, and the plot is a real page… Read more »
In the Moon Coin, Lily discovers that all the childhood tales that her Uncle Ebb told her might just be true. When Uncle Ebb disappears, Lily finds a coin that transports her to a far off realm that is in the midst of a war for their survival. This was… Read more »
I’ve never read this series before, but got the audiobook for the third novel about a boy named Flinx and his killer flying mini-dragon Pip. He is first kidnapped by a rather evil businessman who wants to exploit Flinx’s mental powers. He then sets off on a quest to learn… Read more »
In Containment, Arik is one of a new generation of settlers on a base on the planet Venus. With dwindling oxygen supplies, Arik is tasked with coming up with ways to increase the oxygen supply. During his quest to develop plants that can grow in the harsh conditions, he discovers… Read more »
In Dark Space: Revenge, the Sythians have come to dark space to conquer humanity. Meanwhile, Admiral Heston sends a mission to get help from the Avalonians. The book got to a very, very slow start. Ethan and Illara’s wedding and honeymoon were pretty boring, and they didn’t really do anything… Read more »
In this second novel, Nathaniel and Orah travel across the sea in search of the descendents of the Keep, in hope that they will be able to assist their people in recovering from the times of darkness. This was a really great book, perhaps excelling even the first. There is… Read more »
This final book of the Moth saga sees the end to the war between light and day. Overall, it was a decent conclusion to the Moth story line. It had a bit more depth, action, and excitement than the last book. There were a few surprises, some better developed cultures,… Read more »
This is a very interesting book about a post-apocalyptic Earth where Earth-dwellers are dependent on a space station for power, energy, and technology, while the station (the Coronians) are dependent on Earth for raw materials. Having not read the first book, I found it took me a little while to… Read more »
In The Daughter of Moth, Madori (daughter of Torin and Koyee) goes to an academy to learn healing magic. While there, she must deal with discrimination and hate from the “pure blooded” Timandarians. Meanwhile, a new movement who call themselves Radians slowly take over the light side of Moth and… Read more »
Yet another great book in the Ranger’s Apprentice series. Morgarath works to take over the kingdom, imprisoning the King and also Prince Duncan, as well as disbanding the Ranger Corps. Crowley and Halt work to gather all the rangers and work to save the kingdom. The beauty of this book… Read more »
Schism is a fitting conclusion to the Sparks Saga. Khea confronts the challenges of ruling the islands while preparing for a war that eventually comes to her shores. Ultimately I thought this was a great novel. The darkness and funk around Lark finally lift and his relationship with Khea deepens…. Read more »
