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Category Archives: Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
She Shits Bricks and Other Short Stories – Samson Tonauac
(reviewed by JD Jung) We’ve all been through a lot this past year and a half. Not just with COVID-19, but with social unrest, political chaos, and dealing with people who won’t accept basic facts as reality. Everyday life has … Continue reading
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Tagged compulsion, corruption, dark humor, futuristic, greed, money, reality, science fiction, sex, short books
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Shackles of the Storm – D. Kardenal & L. Kardenal
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Shackles of the Storm is the first book in the Spirits of Seiran series. The story is set in the seaside port city of Kahlaran. The story begins with Zaira, the adopted daughter of a perfumer … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Hour of the Jackals: A fast paced, gripping thriller full of action and suspense – Emil Eugensen
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Hour of the Jackals is a postmodern paranormal story that takes place over a sequence of seven days during which an international conspiracy tries to destroy the European Union and take power over the US, China, … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews. fiction, paranormal
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Bloodsworn: Book 1 of the Avatars of Ruin – Tej Turner
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Blood Sworn is a dark fantasy action-adventure set in a euro-centric secondary world. It is the first book of the Avatars of Ruin series, and it begins with Kyra running late for the males of Jalard … Continue reading
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Tagged Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Jealousy of Jalice-Jesse Nolan Bailey
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Jealousy of Jalice is a dark fantasy written about Annilasia and Delillee risking their lives, attempting to overthrow a tyrant that has enslaved a tribe and corrupted others. The plan? Let’s kidnap his wife. However, … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy
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Fierce Girls (Fierce Girls at War)-Mike Adams
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Fierce Girls is a military science fiction thriller about Kelly Cassidy. She is a retired police officer who was the senior weapons trainer at the New York Police Academy for many years. After the death of … Continue reading
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Tagged military fiction
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Ms. Never – Colin Dodds
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Ms. Farya Navurian who suffers from depression, is the daughter of a famous astronaut. She falls in love with Bryan, a divorced telecom CEO. His job is not all that it seems, and as they begin … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews. fiction, depression, science fiction
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Arid – Anne Joyce
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Arid is a dystopian futuristic story and environmental cautionary tale where a group of moguls has created an unbearable living situation. Joshua, Xiomara, and others are all fighting to simply survive the situation and to provide … Continue reading
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Tagged dystotpian, environmental fiction, futuristic, science fiction
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DART – Dale Renton
(Reviewed by Matt McAvoy) At first sight this sci-fi action fantasy hybrid seems to be similar to many others, but in reality, it is quite better than the average. Set on a terraformed planet, 600 years from now, Dart has … Continue reading
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Challenges of the Gods – C. Hofsetz
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Challenges of the Gods is a fictional story about Mike who somehow falls into a secondary world where it is neither heaven nor hell. There, he realizes that he has been chosen to destroy Earth. He … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, dystopian novel, fantasy, gods, post-apocalyptic
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