SPR’s book reviews of new self-published books
Beginning with a thorough review of the major global religions and traditions, Von Heisenberg moves into his personal journey towards non-belief with counterpoints to many religion’s premises and assumptions. Using scientific data and widely accepted truths, he dextrously deconstructs the beliefs and facts upon which faith is built. The final section is the most original and affecting, as […]
William is a Regency gentleman torn in two – determined to fulfill the duties of husband and father, but also driven to the edge of madness by an infatuation cut tragically short. When William’s long-suffering groundskeeper offers him the chance to bring the headstrong Miss Blythe back to life, he makes that fateful choice, unaware of the ulterior motives behind the supernatural proposition. Miraculous as her revival initially seems, the veil of death is not crossed lightly, and […]
In this slightly alternate universe, legendary anthropologist George James Frazer travels to El Paso, Texas in 1875 as a young man, acting as the ‘advance man’ for an aeronautical angel from Liverpool with a dirigible at her command. His academic fascination with native cultures, myths, and traditions soon leads him into the secretive world of the local Apaches, as well as the investigative purview of the […]
In a city where real estate is profitable enough to kill for, a group of clever con artists are scamming older people out of their pensions, identities, and even the deeds to their homes. The authorities are aware of the scheme, but the seemingly juvenile sagi group has ties to powerful people and surprisingly sophisticated methods, so cracking the case proves more challenging than expected. With multiple bodies in the morgue and […]
Two agents of the nearly defunct FBI, Mason and Zahra, are given a seemingly open-and-shut murder case, but their prime suspect reveals a dark secret – the real killer was actually inside the victim’s mind, puppeteering the young boy to his death. In this tech-mad carnival mirror of America’s fractured future, citizens can escape the brutality of life by existing online in a fully immersive augmented reality, but like any digital space, […]
In a dystopic world where the virtual universe constantly crosses over into real life, those who are hungry for power have new, terrifying means to achieve their aims by infiltrating people’s minds. Rose is a mind hacker who is a prisoner in the Southern States of America, accused of having murdered a child by pushing him off a balcony. Two FBI agents sent by the Western States of America sense that something […]
Explaining the lifelong journey towards realization and grace, from a miraculous and precocious childhood to studying in the presence of a legendary guru in India, this narrative journey balances universal truths and musings with deeply intimate portrayals of a mystical Self. There are accounts of detailed psychedelic experiences, inexplicable predictions come true, and mysterious links to the minds of others, told in such an empowered and confident tone that their veracity becomes […]
When a young boy in Britain is gifted with incredible powers from above, Earth receives its new Zendaria – a divine guide to lead humanity into an era of prosperity. Capable of secretly absorbing the life experiences of anyone he touches, manipulating physical matter and even controlling time, Zen is inconceivably powerful and impossibly wise, which is a lot to handle for anyone, let alone a child. Faced […]