Tia is quick with her razor-sharp mouth, and she carries an equally sharp razor to slice a throat if need be. Tammi is the brains of the operation. They have collected more bodies than a Manhattan hooker working the lower East Side. What happens when the heart gets in the way of making money? Best friends Pedro and Rico met Shane at a concert in Brooklyn, and they soon became fast friends, making money and moving major weight to solidify their place in the game.
Pedro is the pretty boy who thinks his dick can get him anywhere and anyone. Rico, the strategist, believes that he is the smartest man in any room. Shane, the outspoken one, is the deal maker and breaker. They have but one goal: All hell breaks loose when brains, brawn, and dick collide with tantalizing titties and tongue. Saving a litter of puppies right before Christmas was incredibly rewarding for Bailey Walsh. But getting snowed in with her sexy-yet-grinchy veterinarian boss turns out to be rewarding in a whole other way.
Tom Minelli doesn't know why Chloe Davis has fled Pine Harbour, but she's pregnant with his baby and he wants her back. But a winter storm rolls in just as he finds her, trapping them together in a cabin on the lake. The Twenties were roaring and the women—young, open, rebellious, and willing—set the pace and pushed the limits with every man they met….
In the aftermath of a wild, liquor-soaked party, three women from very different social classes are about to live out their forbidden desires. Society girl, Nora Richardson's passionate nature has always been a challenge to her ever-patient husband. Now he wants out of the marriage and she has just this one night to win him back. He wants to punish her for her bad behavior. Nora is offended by her husband's increasingly depraved demands, but as the night unfolds, she discovers her own true nature and that the line between pain and pleasure is very thin indeed.
Working class girl Sophie O'Brien has more important things on her mind than pleasures of the flesh. But when her playboy boss, the wealthy heir to the Aster family fortune, confronts her with her diary of secret sex fantasies, she could die of shame. To her surprise, he doesn't fire her; instead, he dares her to re-enact her boldest fantasies and Sophie is utterly seduced. One party serves as a catalyst of sexual awakening. And in an age when anything goes, three women discover that anything is possible….
Do you love stories with sexy, romantic heroes who have it all—wealth, status, and incredibly good looks? Earn points for all your Harlequin purchases from wherever you shop. Mika is a midlevel earth elemental. Her dreams are moderate—work hard, earn a reputation as a quartz artisan, and one day open her own shop. Mika is the only person the gargoyle will trust with its desperate mission.
Pick up this page-turner today! Included in this bundle: The twists and turns will keep you guessing, and keep you up reading late at night! A haunting letter addressed to My Dearest is found among her possessions, leaving her roommate Quinn to question how well she really knew her friend. Meanwhile, in a small town an hour outside Chicago, a mysterious woman appears in the quiet coffee shop where eighteen-year-old Alex works as a dishwasher.
He is immediately drawn to her, but what starts as an innocent crush quickly spirals into something far more sinister. Seven-year-old Calli Clark suffers from selective mutism brought on by a tragedy when she was a toddler. But neither girl has been heard from since they vanished. And the answer is trapped in the silence of unspoken family secrets.
He shops at your local supermarket. He drives beside you on the highway, waving to let you into the lane ahead of him. He also has an elaborate cage in a secret basement under his garage. But as Paul and Mia drive out of the city and toward the countryside, a spike of tension begins to wedge itself between them and doubts start to arise. How much do they trust each other? And how perfect is their marriage, or any marriage, really?
Forcing us to ask ourselves just how well we know those who are closest to us, Best Day Ever is a gripping, tautly suspenseful tale of deception and betrayal dark enough to destroy a marriage…or a life. Your favorite Harlequin Heartwarming authors are back with fifteen all new stories set in charming Christmas Town, Maine.
Save on your next Heartwarming purchase. Details inside the book. Romance is being delivered to 24 North Pole Lane this holiday season. Three different times, three different stories. They all bring magic to Christmas Town. But does his new cowgirl? He has his doubts that Morie Brannt will be able to pull her own weight. As they spar over events at the ranch, sparks begin to fly, and Morie starts to see Mallory in a new light.
But is this tough Wyoming man ready to love? Wyoming Fierceane Kirk lost more than his arm in the war. He lost his way, challenging any cowboy who gets in his way. No one seems to be able to stop him, except beautiful Bodie Mays. Can she trust this fierce, rugged cowboy to save the day? Wyoming BoldFormer border agent Dalton Kirk thought his life was over when a gang of smugglers left him for dead. But he survives and returns to his Wyoming ranch ready for a peaceful life. Until lovely Merissa Baker knocks on his door. Can Dalton set aside his cowboy logic and trust in the unknown with Merissa at his side?
Previously published in , , Stories navigating the commplicated terrain of race in America, from acclaimed writers like Toni Morrison, E. Doctorow, Sandra Cisneros, Sherman Alexie, and Amy Tan The editors who brought us Unsettling America and Identity Lessons have compiled a short-story anthology that focuses on themes of racial and ethnic assimilation.
With humor, passion, and grace, the contributors lay bare poignant attempts at conformity and the alienation sometimes experienced by ethnic Americans. But they also tell of the strength gained through the preservation of their communities, and the realization that it was often their difference from the norm that helped them to succeed. In pieces suggesting that American identity is far from settled, these writers illustrate the diversity that is the source of both the nation's great discord and infinite promise. This exemplary collection fulfills the editors' aims: Four classic tales of adventure at sea, from the master of action and suspense, available for the first time in this e-bundle.
To Westerners China has often seemed a monolith, speaking with one voice—whether that of an ancient dynasty, a socialist state, or an economic powerhouse. New Voices from China shatters this illusion, giving Western readers a rare chance to listen to the brilliant polyphony of Chinese fiction today. In these stories one may encounter a sweet, lonely fabric store owner or a lesbian housecleaner, a posse of shit-talking vo-tech students or a human hive-mind.
A jeep-driving swordsman girds himself for battle by reading Borges and Nabokov. A Beijing-raised Kazakh boy hunts for his lost heritage. A teenager plots revenge on the bureaucrat responsible for demolishing his home. A starving child falls in love with a water spirit. Drawn from the pages of Chutzpah!
In their place it introduces us to the imaginative power, boundless creativity, and kaleidoscopic diversity of a new generation of Chinese fiction.
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An overview of the best science fiction short stories of the 20th century as selected and evaluated by critically-acclaimed author Orson Scott Card. Featuring stories from the genre's greatest authors: Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Cherryh, Lisa Goldstein, and Edmond Hamilton. Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders, muscled Viking warriors and rugged Wild West cowboys? She meets her match in an intellectual stranger auditing the estate and has a scandalous proposition for him…not knowing he is Lord Comstock himself! The Year's Best Science Fiction: The multiple Locus Award-winning annual collection of the year's best science fiction stories.
A scorching after-dark anthology featuring Alpha males so hot, so wild, and so bad, they may just be the best you've ever had. But Professor Irene Conridge acts like I don't even exist. Now she's got enemies coming out of the woodwork and I have to protect her. Of course, it doesn't hurt that while I work to secure her safety, she'll be hanging out at my house--right where I want her.
Cynthia Eden Wicked Ways When I hear my sexy new neighbor scream one night, the absolute last thing I expect to see is Miranda Shaw--star of my hottest fantasies--being attacked by a vampire. Too bad for him I'm a badass shifter ready to fight for my fantasies. And Miranda, well, she's so busy watching out for him that she won't see me closing in on her. This book is made up of twenty-three stories, each from a different author from across the globe. All belong to one world, united in their diversity and ethnicity. And together they have one aim: The members of the collective are: Welcome to our world.
Vaughan broke her heart. Now she has him right where she wants him. Will she execute the perfect payback, or will he make a second chance work? Best friend and country superstar Tommy Talbot offers to, well, help her out. But what was supposed to be an emotions-free, fun fling suddenly has a lot more strings attached than either of them expected!
Will the truth destroy everything? Four top historical romance novelists team up in this new collection to offer stories of love and romance with a twist of humor. Mary Connealy's "The Tangled Ties That Bind" offers the story of two former best friends who are reunited while escaping a stampede. Regina Jennings offers "Bound and Determined," where a most unusual trip across barren Oklahoma plains is filled with adventure, romance, and.
And Melissa Jagears' "Tied and True" entertains with a tale of two hearts from different social classes who become entwined at a cotton thread factory. Each tale is a fun blend of history and romance that will delight readers. Humorous Historical Romance Novella Collection Offers Love and Laughs Four top historical romance novelists team up in this new collection to offer stories of love and romance with a twist of humor. In Karen Witemeyer's "The Husband Maneuver," Marietta Hawkins decides to grab the reins when the ranch foreman she loves seems to be leaving forever.
Regina Jennings offers "Her Dearly Unintended," where friends stranded by a rising river pretend to be newlyweds when a dangerous stranger arrives. Mary Connealy's "Runaway Bride" finds a Texas ranger getting more than he expected when he rescues a young woman fleeing a dangerous arranged marriage. And Melissa Jagears' "Engaging the Competition" finds a young woman forced to assist the man she's sparred with for so long after an accident leaves him helpless.
MatchUp takes the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of FaceOff and adds a delicious new twist: Box, and Nelson DeMille, among others. In these innovative stories, their beloved protagonists, Lee Coburn, Joe Pickett, and Jack Reacher—just to name a few—team up to unnerve and satisfy thriller fans worldwide. Joe Ledger Fans Rejoice! A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.
A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance, and a bit of real life.
These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories.
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They are surprising, intelligent, heartwarming, and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have! Urban Books' popular Girls From da Hood series is back, bringing readers more dramatic tales about the lives of some tough, resourceful women who can hold their own when things get rough on the streets. Gray deliver the stories with their trademark flair. Like a hood-rich Bonnie and Clyde, Candy and Raynail have their hands on all of the drugs that run through the veins of Westwood.
When Raynail is set up to take the fall for a crime he didn't commit, Candy goes on a mission to take down everyone involved. These two are tight like sisters, and they have each other's backs no matter what—until Baby comes up with a plan that involves blackmailing someone to kill G.
When these two cousins clash, the shock wave will be felt throughout the hood. Vix Dixon is an upscale ghetto-girl that no man in his right mind wants to cross. She's a predator who preys on the weak. To have any man or woman she wants by any means necessary. Now, she's set her sights on her teacher, Alex Rodriguez, and he bites the apple instead of a bullet. By the time Alex realizes just what he's gotten himself into, hell on earth will have a different meaning for him.
Abani and a dozen other contributors tell stories that are both unique to Lagos and universal in their humanity This entry stands as one of the strongest recent additions to Akashic's popular noir series. Anderson illuminated the sources, inspirations, and influences that fired J. For in addition to the Narnia series, Lewis wrote groundbreaking works of science fiction, urban fantasy, and religious allegory, and he came to be regarded as among the most important Christian writers of the twentieth century.
It will come as no surprise, then, that such a wide-ranging talent drew inspiration from a variety of sources. The Accursed Kings Series Books You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation! Your favorite Harlequin Heartwarming authors are back with ten all new Christmas stories set in charming Christmas Town, Maine. This year, a stocking brings a special holiday wish to each story. This Top Five Classics illustrated anthology features 21 horror classics—13 short stories, two poems, and six novels—all foundational works of the horror genre, including: So turn the lights down low, curl up in an easy chair, and enjoy these Timeless Tales of Terror.
Maybe lock the doors and windows, just to be safe. Featuring the biggest names in horror and dark fantasy, including many NY Times bestsellers, full of original fiction and artwork, and individual commentary on each of the deities by Donald Tyson. Lovecraft's bestiary of gods has had a major influence on the horror scene from the time these sacred names were first evoked.
Cthulhu, Azathoth, Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth--this pantheon of the horrific calls to mind the very worst of cosmic nightmares and the very darkest signs of human nature. The Gods of H. Lovecraft brings together twelve all-new Mythos tales from: Blood will flow, heads will roll, dragons will soar, and the dead shall rise.
Journey to ancient cities ruled by sinister mages, storm-tossed seas where monsters dwell, mysterious towers full of ancient secrets, and dark dungeons with untold treasures. Anti-hero Elric infiltrates a band of mercenaries to match wits with a powerful sorcerer. Conan breaks into the Tower of the Elephant to steal a spectacular jewel with a dark secret.
Dragons and magic await. This epic fantasy series includes: The Dawning of Power trilogy: Thater Daniel Arenson L. Lee Robin Hobb Peter V. Under the covers, these lovers come alive! When Noelle, a Guardian, meets vampire Grayson, who has roamed for three centuries, she awakens an aching hunger in him that only her touch can relieve. Molly Harper cooks up laughter and thrills in Undead Sublet After overworked Chicago chef Tess flips out can everyone hear that arugula talking, or is it just me?
Jessica Sims excites the senses in Out with a Fang When lonely were-jaguar Ruby consults a paranormal matchmaker, she hopes to finally move on from a heart-wrenching breakup with her one true love, a forbidden human. Nervously agreeing to a blindfolded first date with a vampire, she finds the spicy scent of him intoxicating, his voice low, sexy, and so very familiar. An electrifying anthology of new horror stories by award-winning masters of the genre. Twenty-one brand-new stories of the ominous and terrifying from some of the horror genre's most talented writers. In 'The Dead Thing' Paul Tremblay draws us into the world of a neglected teenage girl and her younger brother and the evil that lurks at the heart of their family.
In Gemma Files' 'Bulb' a woman calls in to a podcast to tell the terrifying story of why she has escaped off-grid. And Rio Youers' 'The Typewriter' tells in diary form of the havoc wreaked by a malevolent machine. Infinitely varied and beautifully told, New Fears 2 is an unmissable collection of horror fiction. The best gets better and bigger. The two-time Nebula Award winning author and recently named editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine has compiled an awesome collection of science fiction from The finest new writers in the field are also represented, including recent Hugo and Nebula Award nominees such as James P.
More than ever, this massive and satisfying book is the best buy in science fiction. Given the creative setting, Magical Eyes is a charming fairytale story that is sure to leave young readers delighted regardless. In a post-apocalyptic world where millions have died due to an incurable viral infection, people have resorted to scapegoating, murder, and ignorance. Civilization has lost most of its technology and returned to a more medieval way of life, traveling by horseback, fighting with swords, and living from day to day.
However, when the False Prophet, Martin Abaddon, begins to condemn Christianity and the threats on Christian lives end in murder, a new hero must rise to the front and attempt to save humanity from complete destruction and corruption. Donald of Fisher, also known as Donald of Goldstone, quickly becomes that hero. He is fearless, honest, and has a pure heart. With his charisma and experience, he begins to rally more and more people to join his cause and band together to fight the False Prophet.
While the post-apocalyptic plot point plays only a small role, it does prompt the reader to question how much current societies depend on their technology and what people would become if these technologies were to disappear. The reader is also prompted to consider larger problems that society faces in the modern world such as racism, sexism, and prejudice. While the story is not altogether a new idea, it still preaches a good moral and is an exciting follow up to the first book in the series, The Stonegate Sword.
Eye of Ra by Kipjo Ewers. When he tries to sell it at the pawn shop, he learns that it is not made of gold, nor any other known metal, at least not any metal known on this planet. United with the staff, Laurence discovers that he is the descendant of a race of alien superhumans that were revered as gods on earth. This discovery sends Laurence on a quest where he must face his destiny and not only redeem himself, but determine the fate of all mankind.
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Sci-fi novels featuring black characters are invaluable, and Eye of Ra brings the plight of black Americans, ancient Egyptian religion, and mythology elegantly together to create this exciting addition to the genre. However, for better or worse, this book is not explicitly political and does not engage directly with the systemic oppression of African Americans. The novel also does not feature many significant female characters.
Nonetheless, there should be a wide audience for this novel, which would be an excellent choice for young Percy Jackson fans to graduate to. Rites of Azathoth by Frank Cavallo. Diana Mancuso is retired from dangerous field work and is mostly teaching for the Behavioral Sciences Department at Quantico. At first glance, her life might seem a little unfulfilling, maybe even boring, but sometimes a break from the action is just what the doctor ordered.
However, when Luther Vayne, a murderer convicted of thirteen double homicides, escapes his prison cell and brutally murders a friend of the Assistant Director of the F. Carter Shaw unwittingly joins the plot when a mysterious employer offers him a large sum of money to help him translate cuneiform on an artifact so old that it should not even exist. As worlds collide the fight against evil becomes murky and it is hard to tell whose side is the right one to be on. Rites of Azathoth by Frank Cavallo is more exciting than the average archaeological find, keeping you guessing until the very last page.
Rites of Azathoth is reminiscent of Stephen King, with a world which at first glance appears very much like the one we live in, but under the surface is filled with magical fights of good against evil. Rites of Azathoth is a page turner that will leave you hoping for a sequel. The Lupin Effect by Kayla Speciale. Ellie Ringer has a difficult life. At a young age both of her parents die of freak heart attacks, stemming from an unknown and undiagnosed disease.
This leaves young Ellie, confused and saddened, to try to begin a new life with her grandparents. Ellie soon starts to suffer from inexplicable mood swings, temper tantrums, and bouts of sullenness that cause her grandparents to feel bewildered, nervous, and helpless. When Ellie is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and shows no signs of improving, she is sent to a psychiatric ward for years of around the clock care. At the age of sixteen, Ellie finally gets a pass to leave the ward, except her grandparents have passed away and she is now an orphan. Possibly the only thing worse than being a teenage girl living in a psychiatric ward is being a teenage girl living in an orphanage.
Then things start to get weird. Ellie wakes up in the middle of the night feeling ill and soon discovers that she has the ability to turn into a wolf. In that moment, Ellie is no longer Ellie Ringer, troubled orphan child with an unknown future, she is Ellie Ringer, a powerful human wolf-hybrid with a mission to learn more about herself and maybe even discover what happened to her parents.
Often the writing feels like Speciale intends it for a film script instead of for a novel, leaving the reader wanting more depth, diversity, and character development with fewer grammatical errors. However, she is being pursued by the Drulaack—evil spirits capable of possessing elves. These spirits are being controlled by the Corrupter, an ancient evil wizard set on revenge against the elves. With at least a month remaining in her journey, Irewen fears that she will not reach her destination in time, b ut she is a speaker, capable of communicating with spirits.
She makes contact with her deceased parents and takes refuge in the spirit world, where they can safely carry her along. Her guardian, Silevethiel a lion with whom she shares a spiritual connection and that can sense her presence realizes something is wrong when she can no longer sense Irewen. This series is in many ways reminiscent of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. One such similarity lies in the excellent world building, especially with regards to the different races of beings having distinctive cultures.
There is plenty of focus on the different creatures and their powers, appearances, personalities, and even coins, however, the book may have benefited from more focus on physical setting and geography. Like middle books of trilogies often do, this book seemed to drag a bit and is sometimes excessively introspective. Michelle, the protagonist of the tale and star of the terrible, vivid dream, may seem like your average teenager, living in sunny Pensacola, Florida—but the truth ends up being far stranger. She suffers from antisocial personality disorder and finds herself plagued by horrific nightmares.
To make matters worse, bizarre circumstances prompt the sudden death of her brother, Austin. Following the wreck, Michelle dips in and out of her own reality and, more often than not, inhabits the body of a purple-haired alien-murderer named Tavy. Through trial and error, Michelle learns to harness this ability to exist in another realm, to live an alternate life while sleeping. Throughout the narrative, questions of freedom, sacrifice, and consciousness are raised. All Michelle knows is that she would do anything for those she loves, something she remarkably has in common with Tavy, the viciously murderous alien being.
In fact, in that way, it mirrors the narrative that it maps out. The novel immediately drops its readers into an alternative consciousness and thereby forces them to adopt two brand new, unique mentalities: Your Body is My Prison is a thrilling work that captivates and enraptures the mind while exploring the intricacies of the human brain. Weech wastes no time in ensnaring the reader in its web of mystery, deceit, and horror. Immediately out of the gate, supernatural forces seem to be at work. Caden Carroll, the first character introduced in the narrative, finds himself trapped in what feels like a horrific reverie in which his mother has been revived as a deceptive demon: Before the end of the first chapter, Caden dies in a tragic fashion—leading the way for the hero of the tale to step in and introduce himself.
In a very post-apocalyptic, dystopian turn of events, Sal, the ostensible hero of the novel, jars awake, fettered by chains and IVs in a hospital bed. Little does he know, this is just among the first of the horrifying fates to befall him during the course of the story. The nature of reality itself comes into question several times, causing the reader to question—as the characters do quite often—Is this a dream?
The elaborate web of Caught weaves itself tighter and tighter around Sal and his ill-fated accomplices, Kaitlyn, Caden, and Chris, until it is unclear which way is up, who is alive, and what counts as waking up. Monsters and mayhem abound as the unlikely few fight for their freedom from within their own consciousnesses. Doubtless, Caught by M. Weech will catch you off-guard at every turn. As soon as you start to think you have it all figured out, prepare to be flipped upside-down once again, as this harrowing tale gives no rest, respite, or reprieve from the terrors that haunt and hunt its main characters.
When a King is informed that his son is far weaker than he ought to be, he decides to send him on a quest that will forever shape the rest of his life. It is said that even his twin sister could beat him at nearly every kind of competition you could think of! Deciding it would be remiss to do nothing, the king sends Balidhe to each master, one after the other, so that he can learn how to use an assortment of weapons, assisting the other realms in whatever capacity necessary.
If Balidhe fails at any point along his quest, he will be stripped of his title, therefore never given the chance to succeed his father, the king. Just as things are starting to look up, he nearly loses everything, only to survive by the skin of his teeth, and realize that he must undertake a difficult search, something no other royal has ever done. What will he find when he reaches his destination? By creating complicated, multi-layered characters who evolve over the course of her novel, McGowan succeeds at delivering fully-formed personalities on the page.
Readers are sure to be both rooting for, and at times, against, the decisions Balidhe makes along his search. Important lessons are littered throughout the narrative, as the main character comes to find his own inner strength, regardless of the doubts others may have of him. The danger that is present at nearly every turn during his journey is sure to keep readers on their toes, as this fantastical world the author has so expertly constructed comes alive. The pacing of the story moves quickly, but still gives readers enough time to connect with the conflicted protagonist.
Overall, this is a highly enjoyable read. To Be a Raven by M. Continuing where The Stone of Acumen: As romance blossoms between Raina and Mark, jealously weasels its way into their relationship when Marcus enters the picture. Unfortunately, that is just the beginning of a stream of disturbing news, especially when the team learns of a madman who is more deadly than Amerdan. Natali pens another riveting read in the second book of The Wendael Ravens series. This time the scenes are more intense and intimate. That said, it is highly recommended to begin with book one. The book closes on a great cliffhanger—the type that will make audiences anxiously awaiting the next installment in the series.
The second book in the Eld Creature Series, Worldweaver, continues the story of Morgan and Roden that began in Windkeeper , the first book in the series. The war that tore this magical world apart, where the various elemental kingdoms were on different sides, has ended, and a thin agreement of peace has been put into place. Problems arise when Vivian decides that her other plans for the future may take precedent, as she has no real interest in marrying a king from a land that is not her own. Meanwhile, on the other side of the continent, we follow Morgan, Roden, and Heliodor struggling with their own issues.
Since the eld creatures prove to be of no help in their mission, the three decide to embark on a harrowing escapade to find the fabled Worldweaver, who is said to know a great deal about ancient spells, and have the ability to control time. By adding new elements, unforgettable characters, an arranged marriage, and a suspenseful quest to break a powerful spell, this tale has every component a reader could want. The relationships between her main characters deepen, as the narrative trods along quickly in both plot lines.
Odyssey to the Edge of the Universe by Real Laplaine. We follow our protagonist, Jim Tale, as he embarks on a three-decade long journey into outer space, as the captain of the interstellar ship, the Evolution. Jim is tasked with finding a sister-planet to Earth some 1, light years away, where humanity can start anew. His companion, the extremely advanced android, CASS, continuously challenges his beliefs, all while guiding the ship toward its hopeful salvation.
While pondering how life came to be, Jim is confronted with an abundance of threats and surprises, including dangerous missions, thrilling space-walks, and encounters with extraterrestrial life. This high-stakes story takes place in the not-too-distant future, where Earth is a mess, and astronauts and space explorers are given the seemingly impossible task of finding a new planet that mankind can call home.
The writing is quick, imaginative, and inventive. Jim Tale is a strong lead character, who is multifaceted and relatable, as he seems like a somewhat ordinary guy who just so happened to land in the position of commanding a spaceship on one of the most important missions ever undertaken. There is a great deal of dialogue in the novel, so a lot of the information and experiences are told through the voices of the main characters, which at times can be enjoyable, but also can somewhat overwhelm during certain scenes. The author is great at world-building, we just wish there was more time spent describing the complex and intriguing settings that keep these voices ingrained in reality, albeit a very sleek, futuristic one, where danger seemingly lurks at every turn.
Eye of the Storm by Frank Cavallo. Anna Fayne and paranormal adventurer Eric Slade head up an expedition to Kyrgyzstan in search of 25,year-old Neanderthals. Their mission to find prehistoric life in the mountainous region seems to go nowhere until Anna, Eric, and their crew suddenly find themselves caught in the vortex of a tornado that transports them to another realm. Two years pass and the only remaining crew stranded in the Jurassic Park-like environ are Anna and Eric.
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The duo is taken captive and turned into slaves for a kingdom that is on the verge of war to lay claim to a powerful treasure, the Eye of the Storm —the port that will get them back to their world. Horror and dark fantasy author Frank Cavallo spins a fast-paced tale in his latest read. Bringing together the past and the present, Cavallo surrounds Anna and Eric—his main characters—with a unique cast and setting. Cavallo mixes the prehistoric with elements of Ancient Rome to produce a host of intelligent and sophisticated Neanderthal-ish characters.
Equally odd yet interesting is their kingdom, which is combination of Romanesque architecture and primitive beasts. Cavallo keeps his narrative fresh and flowing by his constant use of contrast. Aside of his distinctive cast and setting design, Cavallo throws in moments of humor amid drama i. Of course, top on the evil chart is the powerful wizard Tarquin. Quite a page-turner, Eye of the Storm is bound to be a favorite among fantasy enthusiasts. Storm Wolf by Stephen Morris. It should serve you, not you serve it. Morris puts a new spin on Baltic folklore in his latest novel.
Basically, Alexei has the ability to transform into a werewolf. Morris surrounds his unseasoned character with an interesting cast made up of thunder dragons, wind hags, and storm goblins, to name a few, as his journey takes him through Latvia, Lithuania, Silesia Poland , and Bohemia the Czech Republic.
Morris even includes the legendary Frau Bertha or from the German, Perchta. Replete with all the whimsical trappings, readers can expect a flurry of surprises amid anticipated scenes. A fantastical read that appeals to young and old alike. The Hum by Sharon Mikeworth. Lee Bennett and his wife Shelby have just moved into a house in the country, so Lee expects life to slow down for the couple. But something is happening in the woods behind their house — something not of this world. After following the trail of an inexplicable noise, Lee comes face to face with a horror beyond description.
Can he believe his own eyes? Or is it a mere hallucination? Meanwhile, a mysterious girl has been seen around town, though no one knows a thing about her. Where did she come from? And why did she show up right when the trouble all started? The Hum is a well-paced thriller that punches through into unexpected territory as the story progresses. While Lee himself is a fascinating character, the true star of the show here is Tia, the young stranger from out of town who is somehow tied to everything that is going on. Mikeworth ties her characters together with common interests: The Hum is a hybrid horror tale that is as much about the dark, unexplored corners of our planet as it is about the undying light in all our hearts.
Strain of Resistance Book 1 by Michelle Bryan. In a market that has been positively overwhelmed with post-apocalyptic stories, Strain of Resistance is one that should not be overlooked. Michelle Bryan envisions a place where the end of the world is not quite what we had imagined. No comet destroying the earth, no nuclear fallout, and, no, not even zombies.
Emma Bixby, twelve years old at the end of the world, has learned to be a survivor. Even after watching her father physically abuse her mother for years, Bix, as she is affectionately nicknamed, is not ready to shoot him in the head when his body ceases to belong to him. She learns to fight to protect her life, to protect her friends, and to protect humankind as she knows it.
However, in Book 1 of the Strain of Resistance series, human life is on its way to becoming even harder to protect. With likable characters, uncertain futures, and a desire to know what happens next, the novel is easily finished in a day, and skipping work is highly recommended. Robo Divine by Will Hastings. Techno Tales from the Distal Axis of Tomorrow presents 21 dark, direct, and clever pieces. With stories varying in length from just about a page to more involved tales comprised of several subsections, author Will Silver Hastings Courtland Shakespeare creates imaginative works that are reminiscent of the classic sci-fi of The Twilight Zone, the short fiction of the great Ray Bradbury, and even video games.
Hastings style is simple and matter-of-fact, with the intelligent content delivered in a straight-forward manner. The greatest asset of this collection is the way in which each story provokes the reader to reflection; many of the tales build and become more complex as underlying situations are revealed, and the thin fabric between our reality and the fantastic is imperceptibly shorn. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Adara—a lead singer in a band—is one in a series of women who is viciously beaten, stabbed, and raped.
Coming to her rescue is a Rogue Reaper simply named Grimm. Adara and Grimm fall in love. But because he is an angel, Grimm can only have contact with her through a host body, or when Adara is spirited into the Between Realm. It only gets worse when Adara and Grimm decide to marry, especially when Adara is assaulted a second time by the same attackers. Natali scripts a twisted Romeo-Juliet love story in her second novel.
Natali builds her main character by surrounding her with a well-defined foiled cast. As Adara relays her story, she periodically speaks directly to her audience, many times apologizing for getting ahead of herself and then backtracking to offer more narrative details. Natali also keeps her dark narrative balanced by including plenty of steamy scenes and sprinkling light bantering within sections of dialogue while weaving in spiritual themes of love, forgiveness, and healing amid a flurry of terrestrial and celestial tension. An intriguing read well suited for romance, erotica, and fantasy enthusiasts.
Lately Andy the handyman has been struggling at work, often making things worse while attempting to improve them, and the tiny company he inherited from his father is threatened by a larger company. One evening, he sees a spaceship crash. The ship is full of adorable aliens, called Oorts, and one creepy squid-like creature. He tries to go to the police, but they convince him that he must be hallucinating. Then he finds his son talking to one of the aliens. After repairing the ship, Andy takes an Oort tool to work and uses it make everything better than it was before.
Andy thinks that he is done with aliens and that things are looking up until he is visited by Ron, the squid-like alien. The Oorts abduct Andy and his family. Once the ship, Andy tries to use the escape pods to rescue his family, but learns that they will only launch if the ship is damaged beyond repair. Once Andy successfully damages the ship, the Oorts escape in the pods and Andy must repair the ship with his limited tools. After he is successful, they steer back to earth.
A year later, Andy has set up a new workshop where he repairs spaceships from around the galaxy. Meanwhile, the Oorts are still drifting in their escape pod, unwilling to do the menial labor required to fix it. They feel warmer and then notice that they are heading directly for the sun. The human characters in the book are fairly stereotypical. For instance, Andy is a standard hard-working, but clumsy dad and his daughter is a typical embarrassed-by-her-parents teenage girl.
Altbacker does an excellent job of creating a distinctive and convincing alien culture, which leads to an interesting cultural clash and humorous miscommunications between the humans and aliens. Into the Night by Jerry J. Written in three acts, Into the Night is a screenplay by Jerry J. Veit which follows the rip-roaring adventures of unlikely duo Valencia and Samuel.
Into the Night takes place in England, , and features a violent clash of rapacious enemies that ends up sweeping Valencia and Samuel into the mix. Samuel, a wanderer with no particular path or direction, finds himself suddenly paired with the direct and powerful Valencia, a woman with a tragic backstory. Together they traverse the dangerous landscape of an England infested with heartless barbarians and dogged vampires. Scenes of friendship, terror, and hope alike are strewn across the roadways of their journey as they fend off evil foes.
Veit weaves a story in a screenplay format that alternately quickens your pulse and tugs at your heartstrings in Into the Night. Both young audiences and older readers will be able to identify with the characters and be drawn into the plot. The story, while structured as a classical screenplay, could also easily have been transitioned into a full-fledged novel, which would have the potential for snapping up readers who may not normally enjoy screenplays.
There is a good deal of emphasis on plot speed versus character development as well, but regardless: Into the Night represents a colorful and exciting foray into medieval England populated by blood-thirsty adversaries and indefatigable heroes. Apocalypsia by Jerry J. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a demonic uprising.
Enter Kito, Amiku, Adrian, and Nydia into the remains of a land gone rogue: Through internal sabotage, humanity lost their last great war and civilization has dissolved. Four strangers stumble into each other and form a shaky alliance in order to fight back once more. Just when their band seems to be making progress, evidence arises that suggests the true enemy has yet to reveal themselves.
When the threat fully unleashes, friend will turn into foe, and the era of man may truly be over. The foursome must put aside their distrust and awaken their own innate abilities in order to survive. Veit does in the time of dystopian action movies is fully dive into the fantastical element without losing the Earthen setting. Goblins, zombies, spirits, and demons have had their run of the world, carving an unnatural wasteland out of it and wiping out much of the population.
The humans that are left fight in any way they know how. Combining makeshift weapons and swords with AKVs, the effort is very human. Instead of simply cutting down mindless monsters, they soon uncover a larger plot and make a last stand against the horde once and for all. However, there are a few drawbacks to the screenplay format. Fantasy fans may find the switch between lines of dialogue and description a little bare.
Problems are dealt with in a straightforward test of strength, but on paper it is harder to visualize the battles. In this case, longtime fantasy fans might desire a more complex structure and unexpected twists to the apocalypse story they know well. Still, Veit tracks each character arc from infancy to redemption so no strings are left hanging. Apocalypisa is a wild ride through magic and bullet fights. The Benevolents by Bridget McGowan. Teilo Feather has a perilous night job, dangerous even for a talented, canny Faery: Would you guess, though, that the stealthy exchange is actually a coin for a coin?
For the Benevolents of the South Wood, your teeth become their Faery gold. In Dark Faery I: Winking in and out of sight, her fantastical and prismatic characters find purpose, movement, and growth in the narrative as Teilo struggles to define his loyalty stretched between the Benevolents and the Vampyre Faerys. The prose effortlessly details action, emotion, and the building blocks of a new world—a crucial element of a successful fantasy.
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Sword of Deaths by Christopher Mannino. Book Two, starts off strong and swift. Needless to say, this engenders some hatred, jealousy, and, of course: It seems that every male friend Suzie has is absurdly infatuated with her. Suzie has a lot to prove, but is she fully up to all of the challenges that face her this year? With the help of her motley crew of friends, she will try to balance strength and serenity in the face of an impending war with the Elementals.
The big issues of prejudice and the duality of good and evil pervade the entire narrative, as it seems wholly unclear whom the Deaths can and cannot trust. Being a death is an elite calling, but does that give them the right to look down on Elementals—much less accuse them of terrorism? Regardless, Suzie and her friends must all forge into battle. Even with a shattered scythe holding her back, this remarkable girl is able to maintain composure and do her duty to guide souls into the next realm, but the adventure hardly stops there. The story remains to be continued. The narrator is intimately familiar with irony, which makes for a refreshing read.
That said, there are times when the narrator tells more than he shows, which can be irritating. School of Deaths by Christopher Mannino. A gripping tale like no other, School of Deaths is sure to have readers turning pages with bated breath. Some would even call it dark fantasy. School of Deaths is the first book in the series, and takes readers along with Susan Sarnio as she comes to realize that not only is she a Death, but the only female Death to step foot in the World of Deaths in a million years.
Soon, Susan discovers deep secrets that may be her saving grace, but at the same time these same secrets may be far more dangerous than she anticipates. From her first few days in the World of Deaths, she occasionally experiences a burning, fiery sensation in her body and sees a pair of green eyes.
Discovering who she really is, who those green eyes belong to and why she is the first woman to be in the World of Deaths after a million years is only part of her frightening journey. School of Deaths is a page turner without a doubt. The scenes from the first moment Susan arrives in the World of Deaths to her first experiences at the College of Deaths leave a bit to be desired. Readers need the opportunity to feel this story as a potential reality, so that they become more connected to it.
On the one hand, Mannino does that through the friendships Susan creates alongside those who choose to be her enemies. Friendship and trust, or the lack there of, is a strongly evident piece to School of Deaths. Just Marked by Kevin Fahsholtz. Each person retains their knowledge of the future, but wind up back in their teenage bodies; their purpose to guide the present to a better future. While the crimes are happening Matt Lowenson, the newest Marked, struggles to make sense of his new life.
Author Kevin Fahsholtz has created something truly unique with Just Marked , a fantasy-driven mystery novel. The fantastic parts are at the forefront of this novel; forced time travel and Biblical heritage blend to tell the story of modern-day prophets affecting change in the world. There is a second layer of story, the detective novel, interweaving with the fantastic. In similar stories one of the genres tends to be weak, added on by an inexperienced writer. Fahsholtz however deftly tells both stories and stitches them together into a captivating story. Getting in the way of enjoying the story are occasional typos throughout the text; missing words, jumbled sentences, and misspelled words are all present.
The author also has a tendency to repeat aspects of the story, an unfortunate side effect of the detectives rehashing the facts in the case. Whether a fan of fantasy, mysteries, or just good writing, be sure to make Just Marked your next read. The Saeshell Book of Time: The Owl from Oblivion by Rusty Biesele. Book 5 in the Children of Sophista Series, The Owl from Oblivion by Rusty Biesele continues the dark and magical saga from the previous four books, following the characters we have already come to know. Stefan is now an extremely intelligent seven year old, while Syon is part of another family, the twelve year old son of an abusive father.
Once again, Biesele has created a highly imaginative and engrossing tale that is sure to delight and entertain. The world is much more immersive in this book due to the fact that it is a much longer story, thereby bringing the world of magic, time travel, and the supernatural even more to the forefront, the reader being drawn in for quite some time.
This book is comparative to other episodes in fantasy series intended for children, as it builds upon what has come before, creating a universe that is transcendent, and utterly magical. I Could by E. Kenza Atlas thought she had a normal teenaged life. As an only child living in Omaha with somewhat nagging parents, she did not exactly sound like the best candidate for anything too exciting. But after attending a summer camp where Kenza discovers that the Moroccan myths and legends that her father told her are actually real stories that involve her, her life will be anything but normal.
Hunted by an evil spirit, Mazin, Kenza must work to protect her life as she knows it, saving her family, her friends, and Ian, her soul mate. When Kenza discovers another dimension, it becomes clear that her life will be anything but boring. She is a hero, fighting the supernatural with unexpected powers, and maybe doing a little homework and tutoring in between. Tatby is a cross between the Harry Potter series and The Chronicles of Narnia with some Moroccan legends sprinkled in for flavor. The characters, while endearing, fail to really jump from the page and develop into the kind of characters who are truly unforgettable.
However, Tatby ends the novel on an unfinished note, so perhaps there will be another novel coming soon. After Midnight by A. After Midnight is a collection of short stories by author A. Martin, focusing on themes of horror and science fiction. The scares are diverse and plentiful in this collection.
The Passer by Robin Christophersen. After a year of desperately mourning her deceased boyfriend, Dr. Eleanor Bouchard, a theater professor and acclaimed Shakespearean actress, is ready to move past the despair that nearly destroyed her. While Eleanor struggles against her emerging powers, Daniel Archer, her former love, has troubles of his own. His wife has recently died tragically. As their lives intertwine, Eleanor discovers a fateful connection to Daniel and Amelia and suspects that the haunting events that brought them together quite possibly were destined to be.
The Passer is an eloquent example of modern day mysticism and romance. With the supernatural interwoven throughout the story, Christophersen has created a unique and complex world with a touch of glamor for good measure. Eleanor is an instantly likable heroine exhibiting strength and vulnerability simultaneously. With a web of a plot, Christophersen pulls you in and entraps you to the end. The Passer explores the effects of grief on the human psyche and our ability to cope with loss. Christophersen has created a compelling tale of love, loss, and moving on.
Silenced by Darcie Peck. Leah was raised in darkness and isolation, removed from society and forcibly stripped of her ability to speak aloud. She has suffered through abuse both mentally and physically, only to escape captivity and then be struck by a Range Rover. So often werewolf story lines become muddled, broken, and strung out. Silenced is not that. The point of view shifts used to change perspective is brilliant, opening a new method of reading that can encourage other writers to do so in a similar fashion.
Silenced is hands down a great read, five stars does not do it its due justice. With non-stop action, suspenseful drama and a love story that will forever get your inner wolf snuggling, Silenced will touch the inner wolf in all of us. The Ring of Life, Book One: The Assembly by Jim Ross. On the planet Gaia, fate is gathering a band of unusual misfits for something greater than them all. Within the city of Hardig, the wise Raylene knows the value of patience as she waits for fate to play its hand.
Living as a simple shopkeeper, she watches over the large but gentle healer Walf, the dutiful but displaced Elite Guard Eldin, the mysterious amnesiac Arianna, and her rescuer, the talented but noble thief Silvre. It is up to the five new acquaintances to put aside their mistrust and save one of their own. What they soon find out is controlling their powers is no simple task, and someone out there is making sure of it. The story introduces all five unsuspecting protagonists in chapters that switch point-of-view without being too jarring.
The book is divided into parts, so that while the time frame moves consistently, each character is at different points in their lives. The reader gets to know them as likable individuals as their friendships emerge out of trials, and often trial and error. Although it is set in a fantasy world with new races, this Gaia does not diverge much from a medieval Europe landscape; fans can take this for better or worse depending on their preference of high fantasy.
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While the plot is eventful, the page length does feel drawn-out for a first installment that only scratches the surface of a much longer quest. Some dialogue usurps the action and the narrative hurts from a lack of initiative. Ross delivers weapons, magical artifacts, and a taste of magic and destiny within the pages. Paired Part One by Renee Phoenix.
Ivania has experienced suffering so few high school girls should have to live through. Life however resumes miles away from the tragedy stemming three years before. Her solace and comfort now are found through her walking paths, riddled amongst her new adopted home. Her desires; to find escape from the torment of her past.
Yet the comforts of her walking-paths open to a new escape, one that leads to a realm where the loss of her past is filled anew, all from one single kiss. Ivania wakes in a world where her known reality, is left on the walking path. True to its Latin translation, Rex: Writing about such a personal and tragic loss then giving it a twist, all in an epic short form novella, is hard to accomplish. However, in this case Renee Phoenix does just that. As short stories go this works brilliantly, personal-loss coupled with science fiction genius, vengeful royalty and mental bonds, stem what will be a stalking-good read.
Science fiction is stronger as a genre when stories like this one are added into the mix. Giving life to a tried and tried again failure of human-animal adaptations, Renee Phoenix delivers a solid performance to the idea and destroys the former stereotypical genre. Readers will be looking forward to the further installations of Rex. The Rebirth of Innocents by Randy Biesele. In the second book of the Children of Sophista Series, author Rusty Biesele picks up the story where it last left off, where we find that Tova2 and Stefan have discovered immortal love, a new species that is so lonely is is vulnerable to become extinct.
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Tova2, as the new chief enforcer may just have to kill the Queen to protect the love of her life. Stefan on the other hand is becoming more and more unstable, as his teenage meltdowns threaten to release his immense magical power upon all those around him, creating a dangerous situation that could result in death and destruction. With new characters introduced and the same memorable ones from the first book coming alive across the page, The Saeshell Book of Time: The Rebirth of Innocents is imaginative, intriguing, and a lasting tale about the kinds of complicated relationships young people can have.
Just like in the first book, The Death of Innocents , this book has a large trim size and a full color interior. The original color illustrations are very fun to look at, and add greatly to the text of the story. Once again, there is text in different colors, that showcases how the characters are speaking either to one another, or themselves, out loud, or telekinetically.
While this series is mostly aimed towards children, it seems overly complicated at times, and the large pages that are full of text may be overwhelming at times to younger readers. The storyline is certainly entertaining and contains many engaging elements of magic that will keep readers stimulated, but there are many characters to remember and it can be difficult to keep them distinct from one another.
Blind Passion by Malena Paltero. A Supernatural Love Affair is most certainly not of the world that most people recognize as real and practical. Manuela Rowan, better known as Ella, meets Singur or Milan via an online game. Yet, both of them are in relationships. In fact, Ella is married. Even though Ella and Singur seem to engage in an astral love affair via dreams and an emotional affair via the internet they feel their love and passion is deeply powerful. They begin to share stories and experiences from their backgrounds and are surprised to discover amazing similarities and synchronicities.
Yet, Ella has to make some decisions. Malena Paltero offers little insight into the characters of John and their twin sons. Depending on the reader, this can take a lot away from the story or it can help keep the reader focused on the sexy adventure of the emotional and spiritual rollercoaster that Ella and Milan seem to be riding.
Paltero does an excellent job of keeping a reader wanting more — anxiously waiting to discover what will happen next. With such skill Paltero wraps up Blind Passion with a cliffhanger that will have readers salivating for the sequel, so that they can discover what might become of this supernatural romantic escapade. Teto Peck artistically melds and vibrantly illuminates fantasy with science-fiction fun, having mystifying characters at a variety of mental levels for any reader alike.
Peck reiterates exceptional means of portraying the menagerie of characters in this second book of the Black Cloth Series, Dark Lock and Hidden Treasures. You can truly feel the dynamics of the situation, as tensions build and the weariness of danger looms. Dwarves, Druids, Elves, and the undead riddle this story with curiosity, danger and adventure. With mystical interactions, talking crows, giants, and trolls, this quick paced adventure will leave you with hope, distress, and even moments of shear surprise.
Peck delivers an adventure of the mind and the spirit. Adventure, mystery and fantasy await the next reader of the second installation of the Black Cloth Trilogy. Cold Bill by R. William Blake Colden, stationed in the Middle East with four of his Marine buddies, is eagerly awaiting the imminent day when he can return home to his beloved girlfriend Abigail after two years at war. But suddenly, a surprise grenade attack renders he and his comrades near death; bleeding out and quickly fading, the four are approached by the legendary evil spirit Malsum, a decaying demonic wolf from Native American lore.
Over the course of the next few months, the four transform into wendigo, soulless and horrific half-beasts with a thirst for human flesh. Only Bill Colden retains an ounce of his humanity, keeping his soul alive with thoughts of Abigail, even as his inner beast — Cold Bill — devours his human prey with the strategy and cunning of the most methodical serial killer.
It would be remiss to say that Cold Bill is anything less than positively gripping. The intrigue and suspense is perfectly crafted, and the confusing chaos of the first hundred pages emerges more from a place of intentional narrative manipulation than poor storytelling. However, the aura of gruesome and unsettling suspense created by Mello comes at the expense of his command of language.
Mello would also do well to reconsider the lack of depth that he gives his female characters; that they are largely only prized for and described in relation to their beauty and sexuality underlies a vague misogyny that may be off-putting for many readers. Remotely Unplugged by Andrea Perno.
In the midst of this cold domination, Sarah finds herself impulsively craving change and rebelling against the status quo. Sarah is told that she is going on a peaceful spa retreat that will help her mind to reset and facilitate her reintegration into society. However, Sarah will soon find herself in a nightmare of anxiety and torment, as she discovers more about the true nature of Civilnet and her role within it.
What at first promises to be a gritty and philosophical science-fiction adventure quickly transforms into more of a story of raw survivalism as Sarah fights for the truth and her own life out in the wilderness across a series of cat-and-mouse chamber pieces. Like Sarah, we are thrown into a world without understanding it well and we piece reality together bit-by-bit as it comes to us. This may leave some readers wishing for a broader and more crystalized vision of a technological dystopia, while, on the other hand, the instances of memory-altering reprogramming that Sarah endures ensures that the reader is often several steps ahead of the hero, especially toward the beginning.
In particular, the psychopathic nature of one of the key characters is revealed to the reader far earlier than to Sarah. While this might diffuse some of the tension, the novel is engrossing and exciting overall, brimming with a delicious and brutal darkness. This includes plenty of depictions of emotional and physical abuse, even rape, and more sensitive and impatient readers might wonder how much of this is really necessary to progress the narrative. If some find that the survivalist tale is harrowing and overlong, Remotely Unplugged delivers a powerful and chilling conclusion that ties everything together while delivering more than one thrilling twist, uniting the disparate narrative realms into a novel that feels as gripping as it does fresh.
The Age of Women by Joyce Martin. The year is 2,; war has ripped across the world. The population of the world is cut into half, killing all male inhabitants, what remains? The Age of Women to be precise, women have brought the world out of war, eradicated pollution, and devalued materialistic attitudes. In the same breath women have stripped all remaining men of their former powers, forcing them to serve the remaining female population as concubines and for furthering the race of women through impregnation.
Romance and love are but pages in a torn and tattered history book of the forgotten Age of Man. Where love and romance were once cherished, now lay forbidden in the new world. A past ruled through uncertainty and danger, all the while possessing the potential destructive nature to echo itself.
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In this book, the patriarchal female and male roles are distorted, giving forth a new meaning of the typical viewpoint, that elicits the reader to ponder over how they view the current age in which we live. The Dreams by B. When the President of the United States and numerous other world leaders all fall into a comatose-like sleep at the same time, life as we know it begins to unravel. Top-notch medical teams are assembled around the globe, but none can find a cause, cure, or explanation; investigative agencies are doing their best to discover when, where, and how the leaders were compromised; and, apple-eyed forces within individual governments are eager to take advantage of the political unease around them.
Michael Fee is an incredibly diverse work of fiction that incorporates elements from the political thriller, medical suspense, metaphysical, and sci-fi genres. The meat of the story is fleshed out through several different, alternating plot lines, the most compelling of which focuses on the physicians and staff tending to the leaders and on the dreams the leaders are experiencing in their inexplicably sustained slumber. As these story lines progress, The Dreams carries readers through both real and surreal worlds, where metaphysical, moral, and mundane matters are explored in a highly informed and insightful manner.
The whole while, the clock is ticking; tensions are mounting; more questions are being asked than answered; and life as we know it continues to unravel…but that may not be a bad thing. All told, The Dreams by B. Michael Fee is a riveting, fast-paced novel with moments of sheer eloquence and genius; yet those moments, unfortunately, are frequently lost in its writing. But, at the same time, at times, it makes the plotline downright confusing, particularly where there are multiple characters discussing technical topics. This also home to the Hansa people and a place where people regularly live to , where rational thought and a harmonious way of life prevail, and where the conflict and war of the Surface people are only distant, ancient memories… Marilyn Carter, however, has not forgotten.
As a half Hansa half Surface person, Marilyn is already somewhat of an anomaly across the spheres of the Galleries, but her telepathic ability known as mind-talk , the connection in her mind to ancient souls who serve as mentors and guides, and her destiny as a Shaman throw her plans to enter the police force into sudden disarray. This is an adventurous work that looks critically at the role of the law, the notion of justice, and the moral concern that Marilyn faces as a public servant: However, as much as these questions are asked, they are unfortunately not all given the necessary space to be answered in full.
While the breadth of the plot is sweeping and ambitious, it at times falls short of its potential to fully engage the reader. Sissons has crafted a world that definitely lives by its own rules, yet some of the schema in place could be loosened for the sake of the story unfolding. Ascension by Michelle Bryan. Tara is still getting used to being…different. There is simply no way she can have the luxury of feeling like a normal, average eighteen year old girl. The world is in turmoil, innocent people are being murdered, and the people that Tara loves the most are being kidnapped and annihilated.
As a New Blood she has special powers, powers that no one has ever seen before, powers that could potentially defeat the corrupt Prezedent and save not just her kin, but the whole dystopia that the world has become. Saving the world is never easy, but with the right people on your side, it might just be possible. Spirit of the Sword: Pride and Fury by Frances Smith.
Michael Callistus and his sister Miranda, sole survivors of the Old Corona bloodline, part ways after the death of their mother and brother. The siblings are unaware of the extent of their gifts and destinies. Miranda is suddenly transported to Eternal Patheia. When Michael learns the truth about Quirian, he has to convince Miranda that he is a genuine warrior. First time author spins an original medieval fantasy set within a world of good versus evil. Most notable of the darker characters include The Voice and the mysterious hooded man, while Abigail and Octavia, servants to Miranda, add a lighter splash to dialogues and overall character development, as well as provide freshness to the plot.
A coming-of-age tale with its anticipated cliffhanger closure, Spirit of the Sword: Pride and Fury is not only an engaging read, but also a great addition to fantasy aficionado collections. Keep a lookout for the next installment of the Michael-and-Miranda saga: The Death of Innocents by Rusty Biesele. As book one of the five part Children of Sophista series, author Rusty Biesele has imagined a world where magic, immortality, and aliens are all part of reality.
The main part of the storyline follows two teenagers named Stefan and Tova who discover that they are not human and are destined to wield great power. To make matters more complicated, the two have been promised to one another, betrothed since birth without their knowledge. There is also an older character named Elof who must teach the children how to use their powers, including Ty and Tyco who must learn to use their talents for good. The first book of this series introduces the reader to this world and draws them deeply into the lives of the characters the author has created.
Throughout the book there are many engaging colorful illustrations that depict certain scenes and characters that appear in the text. The artwork is all original and adds a nice touch to the narrative, giving it a little something extra, helping to bring this complicated and magical world alive. Throughout the book there is always something going on, and it never reads slow, however, it does seem a little bit too complicated at times, especially since it is aiming to appeal to young readers. There are a great number of characters to keep track of.