Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Egmont Books Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? Oscar and I have thoroughly enjoyed this series–the last book particularly captured the menace of being trapped in deep space on a ship with a number of really creepy little creatures. So …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Rebel Satori Press Published: 2014 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: Jarla Tangh Have you read this book? I adore short stories, especially fantastical ones. My acquaintance with Craig Laurence Gidney’s work actually begins with the YA novel, Bereft, but that’s another book to mention in its own review. I …
Wonder Woman (2017), PG-13 Directed by Patty Jenkins Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, Elena Anaya Rating Reviewed By Xavier Emaka Have you seen this movie? For quite some time DC has been taking a beating. The Dark Knight Trilogy have been the …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Spectrum Literary Agency Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? This series has become a firm favorite with both Himself and me, having been largely responsible for my renewed interest in reading novellas. So I was delighted when this one popped up …
Genre: Science Fantasy Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: David L. Felts Have you read this book? In Nyxia, by Scott Reintgen, we’re introduced to Emmet Atwater and nine other teens, all candidates selected by the corporation Babel. In secret and using technology most of the …
Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: David L. Felts Have you read this book? I had a lot of fun reading this book, although not as much fun as I suspect John Magna had writing it. He draws on his interest in mythology, specifically Norse and Geek, combined …
As you bring the Hunter story line to a close, are you feeling sad that it’s over or are you happy to have finished? And why? I’m sad that it’s over. I really enjoyed doing this story, and it was a great change from my usual high-fantasy setting. Joy is …
Genre: Science Fiction Anthology Publisher: Third Flatiron Publishing Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: David L. Felts Have you read this book? Cat’s Breakfast is an anthology from Third Flatiron that pays tribute to the inspiration of Kurt Vonnegut, presenting stories that seek (and mostly succeed) to emulate Vonnegut’s dark humor …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Xlibris Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: Michael D. Griffiths Have you read this book? Destiny by William Emmett, came out in 2017 and it was nice to read a recently released novel. In this science fiction tale, super high tech meets a totalitarian medieval state along …
PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING A NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL “Star Trek vs. Star Wars – A New Hope” is a graphic novel by Chuck Weiss. (The name may be familiar to older Trek fans as the co-owner of The Federation Trading Post, in the 1970s. With stores in Berkeley, California and New …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Severn House Publishers Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: 3.5 Stars Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? I selected this book on Netgalley as I enjoy well-told historical mysteries–and this one looked interesting. September, 1216. A foreign army has invaded England. The country is divided. Some support …
Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Onigiri Press Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? One of my book blogging buddies, Lola, reviewed this book here and I was so intrigued by the premise, I got hold of it. Crash Land on Kurai is the first book …
Genre: Dark Fantasy Publisher: White Cat Publications Published: 2011 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: Michael D. Griffiths Have you read this book? Tainted Blood by Ferrel D. Moore might be considered a horror by some, but I would place it firmly in the camp of Dark Fantasy, despite its high body count. …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: CreateSpace Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? Back in February, I read the first book in this entertaining series, Clean Sweep. At that point, Himself bought the other two books in the series so far and tucked into them, but I …
This isn’t a review; it’s a rant combined with a review. A rantview, so to speak. As for the book, I enjoyed it. It had some problems, but it was a quick, fun read, and well-worth the time, especially for anyone familiar with the 80s, either through experience or interest. …
Genre: Horror Publisher: Titan Books Published: 2013 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: Michael D. Griffiths Dead Space, Liberation is the third graphic novel in the Dead Space series. Titan Books has taken the Dead Space video game and made it into an impressive graphic novel. Again, the artwork of this graphic novel …
Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Published: 2016 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? I have read a steady stream of positive reviews for this book, and being a bibliophile myself, I treated myself to this one a while ago. It was high time I got around to …
Genre: Alternate History (historical fantasy) Publisher: Overlook Press Published: 2017 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: David L. Felts Have you read this book? Battle for Rome is the third book in the Twilight of Empire historical fantasy series, which takes place at the end of the Roman empire and focuses primarily on …
“…[T]he narrative twists and turns…. This mystery-like structure keeps the reader guessing as Jones switches seamlessly from evocative pastoral descriptions of North Carolina and Tennessee to action-packed scenes of violence. Along the way, she explores themes of environmental degradation, technological dependence, and corporate greed. At once dark, disturbing, and highly …
DAVE EGGERS TO PUBLISH MIDDLE-GRADE NOVEL WITH RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS THE LIFTERS to be released by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on March 27, 2018 New York, NY, July 13, 2017—Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, has acquired two …
