Madeline Ashby’s The Machine Dynasty series takes place in a world where Christian leaders have created robots (called vN) to provide for those left behind in the event of the biblical Rapture. This has not happened, and the aftermath of their preparation is neither utopia or dystopia. What we do have is a compelling story […]
Book Review: BLACKOUT and ALL CLEAR by Connie Willis
July 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Connie Willis is the only writer I can think of in science fiction who can combine high tension with dry wit; belly laughs with nail biting; and clever scientific ideas with ripping yarns. Her latest work(s), Blackout and All Clear (which won the 2011 Hugo Award), a single novel the publishers (Bantam Spectra) chose to release in […]
Book Review: THE THOUSAND NAMES by Django Wexler
July 16, 2013 by 1 Comment
Flintlock Fantasy is one of those new terms genre fans are hearing a lot of these days. It’s one sub-genre this reader happens to like very much. Django Wexler’s debut, The Thousand Names: Book One of The Shadow Campaigns, is a fine addition to the growing number of Fantasy novels mixing magic and Napoleonic-era technology. […]
Book Review: THE BLUE BLAZES, by Chuck Wendig
July 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In The Blue Blazes, by Chuck Wendig, the Underworld–a series of caverns, tunnels and bolt-holes–lurks beneath New York City and burrows deep into the earth toward the mythical Vast Expanse. This space is inhabited by goblins, Snakefaces, the living dead and those that defy being named. Often, these beings venture out among the humans. Some […]
Book Review: WOLFSANGEL by M.D. Lachlan
July 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Wolfsangel is the first book in the Claw Trilogy. Penned by M.D. Lachlan, an alias of Mark Barrowcliffe, Wolfsangel is a novel about the Norse mythos and werewolves during the Viking age. In this book, creatures of legend and gods of myth retake their place as world-shapers and destroyers, playing with the fates of human […]
Short Story Review: “The Girl of Hrusch Avenue” by Brian McClellan
July 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It is a sure bet that fans of Brian McClellan’s Epic Fantasy debut, Promise of Blood, are wanting to sate their thirst for more Powder Mage awesomeness. The Crimson Campaign, (Book Two in the Powder Mage Trilogy), doesn’t hit shelves until February, 2014, but a new short story, titled, “The Girl of Hrusch Avenue”, will give […]
Book Review: NO RETURN by Zachary Jernigan
June 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Zachary Jernigan’s debut novel, No Return, is a refreshing blend of literary science fiction and fantasy sure to engross readers of genre fiction. If you are looking for something challenging and original, look no further. No Return’s characters resist archetypes. The story refuses to fall into familiar tropes. Jernigan’s use of lyrical prose and imagery […]
GRAPHIC NOVEL REVIEW: B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Collection, Volume One, by Mike Mignola and Guy Davis
June 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
From the pages of Hellboy comes the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, an organization dedicated towards fighting back against that which goes bump in the night. Yes, I might’ve just borrowed that from Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy movie, but it describes the group aptly. For those not familiar with these imaginative creations of Mike […]
The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
April 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When Roen Tan, stereotypical IT tech, wakes up one morning hearing voices he naturally assumes he’s gone crazy. Sadly, he hasn’t.
The Damned Busters by Matthew Hughes
March 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When Chesney Anstruther accidentally summons a demon while playing poker, he refuses to sell his soul. Only … no one has ever refused to sell their soul before. Chesney’s decision causes a few complications and ultimately leads to Hell going on strike.
