Book Review: The Bartender Between Worlds by Herman Steuernagel Genre(s): Cozy Fantasy / Adventure / Portal Fantasy Book Synopsis: Emma is a witch hunter. At least, she was until she discovered she has magic. Now she needs to disappear. With dreams of becoming a bartender, she leaves behind everything she’s ever known in search of […]

Book Review: Death Show Colossus by Bill Adams Genre(s): Science Fantasy / Dystopian Book Synopsis: 20 Climbers. 20 Watchers. 5 Hunters. 1 Colossus. After both their parents die during the live broadcast of the Tournament of the Colossus, Quinne promises to always keep Benn safe. Even from the deadly Hunters who scour the slums for […]

Book Review: StarHawks: Virgo by Vennessa Robertson Genre(s): Science Fiction / Military Sci-Fi Book Synopsis: In the future state where mankind has left FirstEarth for a system of terraformed planets, everything is linked to the interplanetary Ultranet. A skilled hacker can tip the balance of power – whoever controls the hacker controls the planetary systems. […]

Book Review: Our Ways Unmasked by C.B. Lansdell Genre(s): Science Fiction / Science Fantasy Book Synopsis: Return to Knyadrea, a world of sea-born people shaped by tumultuous forces. Picking up nearly a year after the events of Far Removed, we follow our protagonists, the resourceful Oklas and guarded Prismer, as they face a unique set of […]

Book Review: StarHawks: Aegis by Vennessa Robertson Genre(s): Science Fiction / Military Sci-Fi Book Synopsis: Citizen. Civilian. Veto. In the distant future, when mankind leaves FirstEarth to forge a new home among the stars, these three words are used to classify every person in the galaxy. Alanwe Treskae, commander of the StarHawks, has always served […]

Book Review: The Pawns of Havoc by Dave Lawson Genre(s): Fantasy Book Synopsis: No Mercy, No Questions Asked. Cork has quickly made a name for himself among the Kosellan mercenaries, but now his boss has come to him with an unusual job. Cork’s erstwhile countrymen, the Winn, have hired to him to travel into the […]

Book Review: Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy Genre(s): Non-fiction / History / Science Book Synopsis: According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history. But in this revelatory book, Professor Jonathan Kennedy argues that the […]

Book Review: The Rill Lord by L.L. Stephens Genre(s): Epic Fantasy Book Synopsis: The final battle is here. The Wall has been destroyed–and magically restored–by Dorilian Sordaneon. Instead of a hero’s return to Prince Handurin’s army, the Kheld and Esseran troops are mutinous, fearing Dorilian’s newly revealed powers. The rift allows the sorcerer Nammuor to […]

Book Review: Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky Genre(s): Science Fiction Book Synopsis: Earth failed. In a desperate bid to escape, the spaceship Enkidu and its captain, Heorest Holt, carried its precious human cargo to a potential new paradise. Generations later, this fragile colony has managed to survive, eking out a hardy existence. Yet life is tough, […]

Book Review: Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky Genre(s): Science Fiction Book Synopsis: Thousands of years ago, Earth’s terraforming program took to the stars. On the world they called Nod, scientists discovered alien life—but it was their mission to overwrite it with the memory of Earth. Then humanity’s great empire fell, and the program’s decisions […]