In this second book, the crew of the Defiant attempt to travel across Sythian space to get to Obsidian Station. There, they hope to get help and resources to be able to get back and take the Valiant. Meanwhile, Brondi decides to go after the other human fleet, and the… Read more »
In The Brothers, Riley, Doc, and Auntie Bell hit the road to find Clay, but Riley ends up getting stung by a scorpion on the way. To help take her mind off the pain, Auntie Bell tells the backstory of Riley’s mother and how she met Arn. Unlike the other… Read more »
The Gatherer is a short story about a fire sister “gatherer” named Alev who kidnaps Kaiya from her village and takes her back to become a fire sister. Using a special venom, Alev is able to control Kaiya and force her to do what Alev wants. Meanwhile, Kaiya’s father searches… Read more »
In the Moon Dwellers, a society lives underground centuries after a meteor struck the Earth. The two main characters are Adelle, a young girl imprisoned because her parents were working against the tyranical government, and Tristan, prince and son of the dictator president Nalin, and someone who has nothing in… Read more »
In Dark Space, humanity has been driven from its worlds by an enemy called the Slythians. They run to Dark Space, a place accessible only by a special gate, and previously reserved for criminals. Ethan is a smuggler who owes a debt to a crime boss. In order to repay… Read more »
Crashing Heaven is kind of a future sci fi dystopia in which humanity lives solely in a space station after Earth is decimated. The station is ruled over by the Pantheon, AIs who exist in the virtual reality overlay called the Weave. Also out there are other AIs called the Totality. Jack… Read more »
Interview with R.E. Carter, author of The Blood Guard series Can you talk a little about what the book is about? Sure. The Glass Gauntlet continues the story of thirteen-year-old Ronan Truelove, who recently discovered that his mother is a sword-wielding, death-defying, not-to-be-messed-with member of an ancient league called the… Read more »
Interview with Rival Gates Can you talk a little about what the book is about? This is the 3rd book in the Sapphire Chronicles series, the maniacal Lord Mandrean was nearly killed in book 2 by Linvin Grithinshield and he wants his revenge. Destroying Linvin will not only bolster his… Read more »
I got a great deal on the audiobook version of this novel and decided to give it a shot. I found it to be very entertaining. It has the classic Douglas Adams humor, quirky and wacky characters, implausible situations, and some very neurotic Norse gods. It was a ton of… Read more »
In The Benders, Riley and Clay end up being prisoners again, albeit separated this time. Riley ends up as a slave in a camp run by a deranged bullet maker who runs his estate like a medieval castle. Meanwhile, Clay and Ethan are held prisoner by Nessa in an army compound. Both… Read more »
Interview With Guy Martland Can you talk a little about what the book is about? My latest book is called The Scion and is SF novel in the Space Opera tradition. When I started writing this book, it was my intention to write a gothic SF novel. However, I was having a lot of fun… Read more »
Interview With David Michael Slater Can you talk a little about what the book is about? The book is about a pair of twins on the cusp of their thirteenth birthday who come into possession of an ancient book that appears to be full of nonsense. But when their lives… Read more »
In Tabula Rasa, a young girl named Sarah is in a hospital with no memory of her past and being subjected to various experiments. Shortly after the book opens, soldiers storm the hospital and try to kill Sarah. From there, she spends the novel trying to stay alive, learning more… Read more »
The Children of Darkness is a revised version of There Comes a Prophet, a book I highly rated. In this dystopia, a future dark age has descended upon mankind. A religious group has taken control and maintains peace by intimidation and power. Most technology has been forgotten, except what the… Read more »
In The Freeze, a young girl named Andrea lives underground with a makeshift community after the weather above turned into a never-ending winter. Feeling somewhat useless and stir-crazy, she disguises herself as a boy and slips into a surface scavenging party. She quickly falls behind and loses the group. Unable… Read more »
In Fight for Valor, Edwin fights to regain his memories and save Veracka from the Regent Council who would usurp the princess’ power for their own gains. The thing about this book, and about the whole series, is it is just fun to read. The bad thing about this book… Read more »
In Scorpion Mountain, Hal and crew work to put an end to an assassination contract against princess Cassandra. By now I know to expect any John Flanagan book will be a 5-star book for me (after reading tons of them), and this one is no exception. The writing is top-notch, the… Read more »
In The Dig, a young man named Matthew Turner has a unique gift and ability to be able to read imprints (memories) left on inanimate objects. He is called to read a man-made artifact from millions ago. The readings reveal an ancient, advanced culture fleeing their home before an asteroid… Read more »
In Slaves of Socorro, the Heron crew are sent to spend a year helping patrol Araluen. While there, a renegade Skanadian captures from Araluens and sells them as slaves. Hal and his shipmates must infiltrate the slave market and free the Araluens. This series really continues to impress me. There… Read more »
The Biomass Revolution is a post-apocalyptic tale of a society living after a world-wide nuclear war. This society’s government uses a brutal military to oppress its citizens and keep out all outsiders, including those who need help. Living in all of this is a state worked named Spurious who soon… Read more »
