Synopsis Donovan is a world of remarkable wealth, a habitable paradise of a planet. It sounds like a dream come true. But Donovan’s wealth comes at a price. When the ship Turalon arrives in orbit, Supervisor Kalico Aguila discovers a failing colony, its government overthrown and the few remaining colonists now gone wild. Donovan offers […]
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Sword of Kaiden by M.L. Wang
Synopsis On a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and wielding blades of ice. For hundreds of years, the fighters of the Kusanagi Peninsula have held the Empire’s enemies at bay, earning their frozen spit of land the name […]
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy #1) by Mark Lawrence
Synopsis Evar has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities. Livira has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust where nightmares stalk and no one goes. The world has never noticed them. That’s about to change. As their stories spiral around each other, […]
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Synopsis Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was ten, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. Then, when […]
Cold Wind (Ironbound #2) by Andrew Givler
Synopsis Lost and forgotten, Castor is a prisoner of the very Iron Empire he once served.Thought of as a common criminal, Castor guards his dangerous secret—that he has bound a second Symbol—with his life. If the Censors knew, they’d execute him on the spot. There is only one path to freedom and avenging his family. […]
Animus Paradox (Digital Extremities #2) by Adam Bassett
Synopsis There’s a thief on the loose. The Tigres excel at tipping the scales in their favor, be it through bribes, politics, or blood. They unofficially run Viterbo, Italy—and somebody stole from them. Private investigators David and Mafalda De Campo have been hired to help find the thief. They’re in it for the money, but […]
Digital Extremities (Digital Extremities #1) by Adam Bassett
Synopsis A collection of eight stories, Digital Extremities shines a spotlight on ordinary people in a callous yet hopeful future. Set across small towns and remote islands, where neon flickers against old buildings and oaks, this collection paints a unique view of a traditionally cyberpunk setting. In 2089, a woman miscarries and seeks a way […]
Tales of Ethrea by David A Trotter
Synopsis Three Epic Tales In One. The First Oath, Blessings of Blood, and the Many Secrets of Dhall’mahal Academy. Review This was my first time reading David A. Trotter, and I came away thoroughly impressed. Tales of Ethrea collects three short stories set in the world of Ethrea, and each one serves as both a […]
The Call of Wind (Unmarked #1) by K.R. House
Synopsis The power to control the elements, at the cost of your humanity. Long ago, the gods blessed mankind with the power to call the elements, but at a terrible price. Without the protection of a ward rune, the power wilds its users, twisting them into monsters resembling the element they control. Wilding and runes […]
Return to Edan by Philip Chase
Synopsis From the ashes of the War of the Way arises chaos, and a new menace swarms over the battle-ravaged kingdoms of Eormenlond while disease and violence claim thousands. But the greatest threat to Eormenlond is its savior. Stark choices confront Dayraven’s friends as they race to salvage what they can of their world. Amidst […]
Fortune’s Wake by C.L. Clark
Synopsis Synopsis Kill the beast.Earn some coin.Get the girl. Or at least, that’s how it was supposed to go. Kova of Stormwatch made a promise when she left her mother and sweetheart weeping on the shore back she’d earn her fortune slaying the beasts that haunt the woods and the horrors that lurk in the […]
Killswitch Protocol by MJ Kuhn
Synopsis In New Avarita, every person is born with a purpose. Once fulfilled, they are eligible for Ascent, a peaceful passing and assumed rebirth on the next plane of existence, celebrated for having left their perfect mark upon the world. At least, that’s what the powers that be want them to believe. When Liv Spencer’s […]