Synopsis The only thing harder than finding someone in a time loop is losing them. Grieving her best friend’s recent death, neuroscientist Mariana Pineda’s ready to give up everything to start anew. Even her career—after one last week consulting at a top secret particle accelerator. Except the strangest thing happens: a man stops her…and claims […]
Reviews
Review: Quarantine Thirteen (Inner Universe #3) by Natalie Kelda
Synopsis: Since her fight against the last Star-Eater, Tara Polendi’s energy-vision has become unreliable — a truth she is too humiliated to share. When Tara unwittingly directs Lucia into the heart of a portal storm, the ship and her crew portal back to the last place they want to go: Outer Universe. Now, they can’t […]
Review: How the Fox Runs by J.O Ellis
Synopsis Alise, an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane, wants nothing more than a life of freedom in the forest she loves. Charged with the murder of her lover, Alise is convinced she has been framed. Motivated by this belief she manipulates, cheats and steals her way out only to be captured by […]
Review: The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue Series #1) by Christopher Buehlman
Synopsis Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small magics. His debt has driven him to lie in wait by the old forest road, planning to rob the next traveler […]
Review: Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Synopsis Montserrat has always been overlooked. She’s a talented sound editor, but she’s left out of the boys’ club running the film industry in ’90s Mexico City. And she’s all but invisible to her best friend Tristan, a charming if faded soap opera star, even though she’s been in love with him since childhood. Then […]
Series Review: The Expanse by James S.A. Corey
If you are a fan of space-opera, space travel, colonisation, first contact, politics, war, strong characters, intricate plotting, and epic realistic space battles, then there is something for everyone in this expansively epic sci-fi series.
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 15 – Alan Baxter
Today I have the honour of hosting the Fifteenth author showcase focusing on the awesome talent originating from Australia and New Zealand. The idea came to me whilst seeing so many of the book community gathering at recent conventions in the US and UK. And once my FOMO had subsided, I got to thinking about […]
Review: The Knight of the Moon by Gregory Kontaxis (Novella #1 of The Dance of Light Pentalogy)
A tragic story that fleshes out a prominent character from the series’ novels.
Review: The Banner of the Broken Orc (The Call of the Darkness Saga #1) by Aiden L Turner
Synopsis The Dark Lord sends forth his call. Could you resist the wealth and power?Prince of men, lord of light, and champion of the weak, Jacob’s immense physical strength is matched only by his great kindness. Until an animal rage awakens, and he is born anew. Reborn like a warrior of old. A hero with […]
Review: The Seam of Eternity (The Veins of Eternity #1) by Rocco Levitas
TL;DR Review: Perfect for fans of the early Wheel of Time books and a more cerebral, hard magic system. Great worldbuilding, interesting characters. Synopsis: Shadow cripples all realms, magical and physical. A single chosen one isn’t enough. Callan failed to save his sister from the plagued swamps blighting the land. When darkness threatens his home, […]
Review: The Elements of Time (The Winds of Change #1) by Sam Paisley
Synopsis Destiny, personal responsibility, what the future holds – common concerns for anyone graduating high school. But usually not because of a cosmic war between timeless beings where you’re the central player. As the end of school quickly approaches, and Cooper Bailey watches his perfect world slip away, his only concern is savouring every last […]
Beware of Chicken 2 (Beware of Chicken) by CasualFarmer
Synopsis A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about… farming???? Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body. And you know what? Things ain’t actually all that bad. […]