Science Fiction Book Reviews

Review: Caveman by Jeffrey W. Tenney

Caveman by Jeffrey W. Tenney

A colleague goads Archaeologist Trent Marshall into visiting a dig site near Solutre, France, telling the superstar professor that evidence there disproves Marshall’s career-making theories on prehistoric civilizations. But it’s a trick, one that sends Marshall through a time-portal cave and back 40,000 years where Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon tribes struggle to survive.

With Marshall is beautiful linguist Bridgette Genet, who goading colleague Sam Jenkins needs to broker a peace that keeps the prehistoric tribes alive. The disbelief of where and when they find themselves quickly turns to survival and then wonder as Trent and Bridgette adjust and finally help Jenkins […]

2019-07-15T09:21:41+02:00June 20th, 2018|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Luni327: The Journey Begins by Dan Eaton

Luni327: The Journey Begins by Dan Eaton

Life on Earth is inevitably going to change in the coming decades, and in Dan Eaton’s Luni327: The Journey Begins, one of the more popular ideas of a lunar colony takes center stage in this suspense-filled YA novel.

Couched within the perspective of a 13-year-old boy, the story comes with a natural innocence to it, but Bryce also grows immensely over the course of the novel, and the adventures he experiences on his journey effortlessly drive this exciting tale. Additionally, the novel’s futuristic vision of the moon doesn’t stretch too far into the realm of science fiction, considering that […]

Review: The Girl from the Moon (The Elemental Tides Book 1) by Maria Beta

The Girl from the Moon by Maria Beta

When modern authors peer into the future, it often seems that humanity’s destiny is bleak. The Girl from the Moon, the new novel by Maria Beta, is no exception to this trend. After the ozone layer collapses and global society begins to crumble under the weight of human neglect, science must step in to save the species. Constructing a massive artificial shield to block the earth and mimic an atmosphere is a bandage for a bullet wound, however, and life is far from serene.

Cate and Victoria Weelah, the daughters of the scientist who originally created Earth’s protective layer […]

2018-06-08T10:08:31+02:00June 4th, 2018|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: |

Review: Space Fandango: Backstabber’s Blues by Henry Mosquera

Space Fandango: Backstabber’s Blues

On the scorching, misfit-filled planet Abraxias, an enigmatic doctor assembles a crew of brawlers, outcasts, and outlaws to deliver a stolen, dangerous payload to the other side of an area known as Freespace. Cops, assassins and criminals give chase, while the crew of the Acheron participate in bar-fighting, starring in a murderous reality show, and competing in brawl ball, the number one sport in the universe.

In Space Fandango: Backstabber’s Blues, an incredibly wild and entertaining novel, author Henry Mosquera conjures up an array of beings for readers to fascinate over, making each character as page-turning as the story […]

2018-07-05T11:52:22+02:00May 17th, 2018|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Karma’s Envoy by Kevan Houser

Karma's Envoy by Kevan HouserKarma’s Envoy by Kevan Houser is very clear in its mission to displace the reader along with Todd, the main character, in a narrative that is at once humorous and haunting.

The story begins with the rapid thoughts and memories of a man who has just committed something unspeakable, which triggers a memory of his mom and dad, and the family’s trips to Oregon. However, it turns out that none of it was true, as Todd asks, “Was it a scene from a movie, or something I made up?”

With this page-turning ending to the prologue, we are thrown with […]

2018-06-23T06:24:35+02:00May 14th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

Interflow of Things by Dave Dröge

Interflow of Things by Dave Dröge

In Interflow of Things, the new novel by Dave Dröge, humanity’s self-destructive tendencies are kept in check by a hyper-intelligent AI overlord, X.yy, for a frightening vision of a possible future.

By dividing up society into four categories – leaders, hard workers, creatives, and useless members of society – artificial intelligence has designed an ideal reality for saving humans from themselves. However, as one can imagine, there are those who rebel against this robotic domination, and want desperately to unplug from the façade all around them.

While some elements seem derived from “The Matrix” and other popular sci-fi stories, […]

2018-10-11T10:53:39+02:00May 9th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Startoucher by C.J. Odle

Startoucher by C.J. OdleImagine if the entirety of humanity, all of its wrong-doings and misgivings, were to be judged by a superior being of an infallible race? That is the question C.J Odle tackles in Startoucher, opening up a fascinating investigation into the morality of the human race and what we could do to halt our potential downfall.

Jake Connolly, a lawyer living in L.A., begins to experience terrible headaches, with visions of flashing light and other-worldly creatures. Just as he obtains the life he has fought so hard for – making partner at his firm – his increasingly painful visions force […]

2018-05-04T10:41:07+02:00May 4th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

Review: Panther Across the Stars by Lon Brett Coon

Panther Across the Stars by Lon Brett Coon

The travesty of Native American history in the United States is well known, and is a common topic for authors and artists who seek literary – if not literal – justice for the past. In Panther Across the Stars, the debut novel by author Lon Brett Coon, this shadowy and shameful chunk of American history is depicted in a decidedly new way.

While Native American culture and lore overflows with mysticism and spirituality, Coon’s angle leans deeper into the science fiction genre. This novel tells the tale of one young Red Indian brave befriending three otherworldly visitors, and their […]

2018-05-09T10:46:28+02:00April 17th, 2018|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: |
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