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Category Archives: Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Pale Highway – Nicholas Conley
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Gabriel Schist was the one who changed the face of medical history with his invention of the vaccine that cured AIDS. But now the same genius mind is languishing behind the walls of Bright New Day … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, medical thrillers, science fiction
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Trampling in the Land of Woe – William Galaini
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) “Perhaps Hell is a place where you’re surrounded with thousands of others that feel as lost as you die, but nobody speaks of it”, he muttered to the dead Yitz on his back, then grunted at … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, book reviews, fantasy, Greek history
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The Butterfly Crest- Eva Vanrell
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Between probability, possibility and inevitably, if you were destined to die, how would you choose to live? On a day as unremarkable as any other, Elena Vicens, a young woman living a seemingly ordinary life except … Continue reading
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United States of Japan – Peter Tieryas
(Reviewed by Don Jung) Just image…what if the Axis powers defeated the Allies in WWII and Japan took over the western United States? This curious twist on history is what Peter Tieryas writes about in his novel, United States of Japan. … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, fiction
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Divine Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms Book 8) – Setta Jay
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Sacha was born into slavery to demented Gods. All her life she only knew the meaning of torment and anguish until she was gifted as a Guardian of the Realms. She has learnt how to hide … Continue reading
Posted in Romance, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, erotica, sex, women's fiction
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Searing Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms Book 7) – Setta Jay
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Drake, the powerful dragon and leader of the Guardians, had the responsibility of protecting all inhabitants of the four Realms for centuries more than that he can remember. He never imagined finding a mate while upholding his … Continue reading
The History Major – Michael Phillip Cash
(Reviewed by Lee Nelson) Part mystery, part Twilight Zone, this fast-reading novella will excite the lovers of the unknown. (By the way – it’s hard to write a review when one wants readers to discover the unexpected twists and turns for … Continue reading
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Tagged science fiction
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The Marvelous Neverland of Oz (Oz-Wonderland Series Book 4) -Ron Glick
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) This is definitely the most interesting fantasy-themed series that I have read. The plot is a mixture of Dorothy in Oz and Alice in Wonderland with a modern twist. While Wizard of Oz is a fairy … Continue reading
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The Face Transplant – R Arundel
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “These are the weapons of our future, gentlemen. Guns, airplanes are over. Steel and iron useless. Bioweapons, facial transplantation, these are the weapons of our time.” This is what is referred to as The Binary Sequence, … Continue reading
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Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen – Kavita Kané
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) I love mythologies. Indian mythologies and historical facts are my absolute favorites. The number of ways in which you can tell a story is the most fascinating feature of mythologies.The Mahabharata is one of those stories … Continue reading
Posted in Indian Literature, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, Indian fiction
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