Old Harmonie is a corporate owned utopian community. Nearly free of disease, with food and resources for everyone. Technology is so advanced there compared to the outside world that parents can even select certain aspects of their children’s genetic make-up to dampen or improve. And, Read More …
What happens when you take an alternate history where electricity was outlawed, add in Sherlock Holmes’ niece, turn Bram Stoker’s sister into an actual vampire hunter like Buffy, and throw in a reality hopping modern teenager? “The Clockwork Scarab” by Colleen Gleason, that’ what. When Read More …
Marissa Meyer’s “Heartless” is one of several YA novels that have come out in recent years exploring the backstory of the Queen of Hearts from “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and how she came to be the way she is when Alice encounters her. In this Read More …
A Forgotten Realms book taking place in Hlondeth, a port city ruled by the serpentine Yuan-ti, Venom’s Taste follows the story of a human ropemaker named Arvin. Under the thumb of the thieves guild and forced to use his talents to make magical rope for Read More …
The first of this month’s reviews is an indie YA novel, “The Council” by Kayla Krantz. The first in a trilogy, “The Council” introduces us to a world of witches separated into five covens and the character of Lilith Lace, a crippled teenager born to Read More …
As any author can tell you, reviews of books are important. Amazon reviews in particular are among the most critical to the success of a book, and so it isn’t surprising that authors are forever encouraging their readers to review books there. However, many readers Read More …
“Lord of Runes” is a novel set in the Pathfinder universe. For those who are unaware, Pathfinder is a new RPG system that has come onto the scene in recent years as an alternative to Dungeons and Dragons. This being my first exposure to the Read More …
“Dream a Little Dream” is a translated title, originally written in German and then translated to English for its UK and US releases. I’ve always enjoyed reading translated titles. “100 Years of Solitude”. “The Last Dragon”. Something about seeing the way these books use language, Read More …
Amani is back in this exciting follow-up to “Rebel of the Sands”. You may remember my liking the first book quite a lot in my review of it, and luckily for all of us the second book doesn’t disappoint. Firstly, although this should be obvious, Read More …
