Synopsis: There’s not much rumbling during the Recipe Days show at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum—except for stomachs, that is—until the professional wrestlers arrive early for their Saturday night matches. Chaos ensues when the home cooks are overrun by Xombie, the Hellbillies, and Jersey Devil Jill. They’re not everyone’s idea of family fun . . . especially when the […]
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Review: The Forsaken Planet (Power of the Stars # 1) by Bryan Wilson
Synopsis The Forsaken Planet is the epic first installment of the genre-bending science fantasy series Power of the Stars. -The Power of the Stars-“With it, we are capable of greatness or are a weapon that will only bring suffering to the universe.” When mysterious aircraft wreak havoc across Earth’s skies, it is revealed that there are clusters […]
Review: D7 by Philip Fracassi
Synopsis: A haunted jukebox at an out-of-the-way dive bar not only lures patrons, but then doesn’t allow them to leave. Review: D7, the new novelette from Philip Fracassi, feels like a particularly menacing episode of Twilight Zone, as our generically yuppieish protagonists get lost on the backroads to find sanctuary in a roadside bar. Inside, […]
Book Review: Legend of Uh by Aaron N. Hall
TL;DR Review: Fun, easy-reading adventure with an upbeat, humorous flavor. Enjoyable and suitable for all ages. Synopsis: Sir Dashing Junior was only knighted because they couldn’t knight his father twice. Now he’s determined to prove he’s worthy of his new title. With an aspiring ranger, an awkward friar, and a book-loving orc, DJ will venture across […]
Review: Tales from the Starship Atlantis: A Collection of Science Fiction Stories
Synopsis The Starship Atlantis takes you on an unforgettable journey through the extraordinary. From alien civilizations and rogue AI to desperate missions on the brink of collapse, these stories will transport you across the stars into the heart of the unknown. This anthology features six never-before-published novellas and short stories, plus two exclusive bonus tales. […]
Review: The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune
Synopsis A spine-tingling thriller by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about a 10-year-old girl with an impossible power, her father, and an unlikely stranger, who come together to confront the dangerous forces that want her at all costs. A strange story of family, love, comets, and bacon. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things. In the spring […]
Review: The Art Of The Lord Of The Rings By J.R.R. Tolkien, ED by Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull
Synopsis J.R.R. Tolkien’s complete artwork for his magisterial novel, published on the sixtieth anniversary of The Lord of the Rings As he wrote The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien’s mental pictures often found expression in drawing, from rough sketches made within the manuscript to more finished illustrations. Only a few of these were meant for publication; […]
Review: Goodbye Dolly A Story of World War One by E.J Lake
In late 1944, the American Flying Fortress, “Dangerous Dolly”, plunges into an electrical storm to escape destruction by a Nazi jet fighter. Captain Jack Ronan and her aircrew emerge over wartime England in the year 1915. There, they make a forced landing on the estate of an outcast politician named Winston Churchill. Desperate to restore […]
Review: The Price of a Beating Heart by Deon Ashleigh
Synopsis: A STRICT HIERARCHY. A VOW. A stomach-churning hell or a better life. Life and death are only a body part away—and love may cost more than they were born with. What won’t they pay? Review: I went into this book thinking it was just a dystopian sci-fi novel, but I was wrong. It is […]
Review: Cicada by Tanya Pell
Synopsis: “The modern day Goosebumps for adults.” –Horror Obsessive Ash is stranded at a rural horror film festival about a giant killer cicada and can’t decide what’s worse, the movie or her idiot boyfriend, until she realizes she’s starring in the bloody sequel when people start dying and the locals won’t let them leave. Review: […]
Review: A Hot Dose of Hell by Steve Stark
Synopsis: A deadly new drug has hit the streets of Scarmouth, one which turns users into bloodthirsty maniacs with superhuman tolerance for pain. Through insidious design a large quantity has fallen into the hands of squatters occupying the derelict Victoria hotel. Rhonda Caine’s desperate search for her estranged sister will lead to this dreadful place. […]
Review: Of Blood and Fire (The Bound and The Broken) by Ryan Cahill
Synopsis Born in fire. Tempered in blood. Epheria is a land divided by war and mistrust. The High Lords of the south squabble and fight, only kept in check by the Dragonguard, traitors of a time long past, who serve the empire of the North. In the remote villages of southern Epheria, still reeling from […]