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Will Swardstrom

About Will Swardstrom

Will S. loves books of all varieties, but thrives on Fantasy and Sci Fi. He spends his days in Southern Illinois teaching middle school history and learning all the latest Internet trends from pre-teens. He enjoys spending time with his wife and kids and watching British detective shows. In previous lives, he's dabbled in radio, newspaper, writing his own speculative fiction, and making Frosties at Wendy's.

Review: Parallax (Sentient Stars #2) by Amber Toro

June 26, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Parallax by Amber Toro

Synopsis: An outlaw lost at the edge of the galaxy and an honorable commander who will have to risk everything to save her, Parallax is a heart-pounding, slow burn space opera romance packed with action, adventure, banter, and found family. The tenuous alliances of the United Tribal Axis have fractured, breaking humanity into warring factions. […]

Filed Under: Aliens, Artificial Intelligence, Reviews, Science Fiction, Sentient Spaceship Tagged With: Indie Author, Sci-Fi, Self Published, Sentient Spaceship, Space

Review: The Last Vigilant (Kingdom of Oak and Steel #1) by Mark A. Latham

June 24, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Last Vigilant by Mark A. Latham

Synopsis: Set in a world where magic is forgotten, monsters lurk in the dark woods, and honorable soldiers are few, this utterly gripping epic fantasy tells the story of two flawed humans, an out-of-practice wizard and a hot-headed sargent, who are thrust into the heart of a mystery that threatens to unravel their kingdom’s fragile […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Epic Fantasy, Mystery, Orbit Books, The Last Vigilant

Review: Digital Extremities/Animus Paradox by Adam Bassett

June 20, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Digital Extremities – 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 […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Genetic Engineering, Reviews, Science Fiction, Technothriller Tagged With: Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Self Published

Review: Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel

June 16, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel

Synopsis: Xavier Oaks doesn’t particularly want to go to the cabin with his dad and his dad’s pregnant new wife, Nia. But family obligations are family obligations, and it’s only for a short time. So he leaves his mom, his brother, and his other friends behind for a week in the woods. Only… one morning […]

Filed Under: Aliens, Dystopian, Reviews, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: aliens, Canadian, Kenneth Oppel, pandemic, Scholastic, Young Adult

Review: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

June 10, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab

Synopsis: From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger. This is a story about hunger.1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Fear For All, Historical, Historical Horror, Horror Fantasy, Reviews, Vampires Tagged With: Fantasy, Horror, LGBTQ+, sapphic, Tor, Vampires

Review: Bee Speaker (Dogs of War #3) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

June 5, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Bee Speaker by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Synopsis: From the Arthur C. Clarke award winner, Adrian Tchaikovsky, comes the third instalment of the DOGS OF WAR science fiction series, a future where genetically engineered “Bioforms” have inherited not the Earth, but the Solar System. The end of the world has been and gone. There was no one great natural disaster, no all-consuming […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Dystopian, Genetic Engineering, Hard SciFi, Post-Apocalyptic, Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Bees, Dogs of War, Genetic Engineering, Mars

Review: Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky

June 3, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Synopsis: On a planet shrouded in darkness, a stranded crew must fight for survival. But, the darkness may have plans of its own in this wildly original story from Adrian Tchaikovsky, Hugo and Arthur C. Clarke Award–winning author of Children of Time. They looked into the darkness and the darkness looked back . . . […]

Filed Under: Aliens, First Contact, Hard SciFi, Horror, Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, aliens, First Contact, Horror, Pitch Black, Sci-Fi

Review: Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me (Dark Lord Davi #2) by Django Wexler

May 27, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler

Synopsis: Dark Lord Davi rules the kingdom, but she must now break the time loop that binds her in this hilariously bloody conclusion to the Dark Lord Davi duology. Davi has left the horde behind her, hoping to find a peaceful solution to keep the Kingdom from being destroyed this time. But her plan to […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Comic Fantasy, Fantasy, Humorous, LGBTQ+, Reviews Tagged With: Django Wexler, Fantasy, Humor, Orbit, Queer, Time Loop

Review: Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz

May 23, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz

Synopsis: When hometown horrors come back to haunt, friendship is salvation in a novel about childhood fears and buried secrets by #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz. As kids, outcasts Rebecca, Bobby, Spencer, and Ernie were inseparable friends in the idyllic town of Maple Grove. Three left to pursue lofty dreams―and […]

Filed Under: Fear For All, Humorous, Meta horror, Reviews, Sci-Fi Horror, Thriller Tagged With: Dean Koontz, Horror, Humor, Sci-Fi, Thomas & Mercer, Thriller

Review: Titan of the Stars by E.K. Johnston

May 20, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Titan of the Stars by E.K. Johnston

Synopsis: Titanic meets Aliens in this tense YA science fiction horror series by #1 New York Times bestselling author E.K. Johnston. Celeste knows every inch of this ship. She’s proud of her work as apprentice engineer. And as the maiden voyage of the Titan launches, she’s optimistic for the promises of this new journey from […]

Filed Under: Aliens, Cosmic, Fear For All, First Contact, Horror, Reviews, Sci-Fi Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: aliens, Canada, E.K. Johnston, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Titanic, Young Adult

Review: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

May 17, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

Review: Deep underground, forty women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before. As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl—the fortieth […]

Filed Under: Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: Cormac McCarthy, Dytopian, I Who Have Never Known Men, Plato, The Handmaid's Tale, The Road

Review: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

May 13, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

Synopsis: Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds. Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters, and the mission he is tasked with will require bloody […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Historical, Horror Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Found Family, Historical Fantasy, Joe Abercrombie, The Devils, Tor Books

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