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Devon’s Blade by Ken McConnell

Devon’s Blade by Ken McConnell is a short novel companion to McConnell’s Starforgers series. Commander Devon Ardel is sent to a planet that’s mainly comprised of water to head a struggling starfighter squadron. The squadron is no match for their much better equipped adversary, especially since they are utilizing a newer and deadlier fighter. Devon has to rally the troops and adapt new inventive strategies if her squadron isn’t going to be wiped off the map.

The interesting conceit in this novel is just how much it veers away from science fiction to a present day story about fighter pilots […]

Henry Baum2016-05-10T05:52:37+02:00May 10th, 2016|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: In the Valley by Jason Lambright

★★★★½

In the Valley by Jason Lambright is a sci-fi military adventure that hits close to home.

It’s 2333, and Captain Paul Thompson faces terrorism in the Baradna Valley far from home on the planet Juneau 3. The crazy men he serves with in his battalion are wild and brutal – will he manage to hang onto his mind while fighting the enemy, and his companions?

The premise of this future world is unraveled slowly, allowing new tech and post-Earth jargon to slowly become natural and accepted by readers, making the premise far more accessible and enjoyable. Many futuristic or […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-02-21T06:19:01+02:00April 28th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Military Book Reviews, Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Edge of Infinity by Larry Don Garcia

★★★★

Edge of Infinity by Larry Don Garcia paints a portrait of the world far into the future: the Earth has been subjected to devastating earthquakes, fossil fuel is now obsolete, and religion is on the wane. Jefferson Alvarez is sent on a quest throughout the galaxy, which ends with him finding answers to questions about God and faith – questions that have been long since abandoned by many on Earth. His answers will begin an upheaval for the human race greater than any that has come before – one that will change humanity forever.

Garcia’s novel has no shortage […]

Henry Baum2016-04-29T11:42:32+02:00April 11th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: The Stratosphere: The Birth of Nostradamus by Brian Cox

★★★★ The Stratosphere: The Birth of Nostradamus by Brian Cox

The Stratosphere: The Birth of Nostradamus by Brian Cox is a complex sci-fi epic depicting a chilling future.

In The Stratosphere, readers are welcomed into a bleak and dangerous future where humanity’s desire for an alternate reality has led to the complete demise of organized society. The book taps directly into recent growing fears regarding technology’s rampant rise by depicting our corrupted world far in the future, turning our modern molehill anxieties into futuristic mountains of prophetic prose.

The Stratosphere is an alternate reality platform where people can live out their every fantasy, be whoever they want, become […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-02-21T06:40:03+02:00April 8th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: Phantom: Birth of an Arc by Gabriel Common and Christy Lea Wilkerson

★★★★½

Phantom: Birth of an Arc portrays the endless battle between good and evil in an incredible space adventure.

From the very first scene of the book, the fantasy aspect of this novel is clear, as Angels and Seraphim debate the fate of two half-mortal children borne of an Angel’s lust for a human. One of the children, Raven, was raised as an Arc, while Traiven was sent to grow up in rural Louisiana. However, it doesn’t take long for these two worlds to collide. Traiven’s small-town life is turned upside down when Shawn, a soldier in Heaven’s army, informs […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2016-04-07T07:07:47+02:00March 25th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: The Tut Clone Contracts by Jan Issaye Berkhout

★★★½

The year is 2020, and leading scientific minds work on their top secret project: the cloning of King Tut. With hopes of furthering their research, they happily engage in borderline practices, using fertility clinic hopefuls in their eccentric and inscrutable experimentation. Following early successes, the project is disbanded, and the clones are left to their own devices… but not for long. When the clones are brought together by the wiles of fate, they begin to realize the truth of their birth, and plan to live up to their birthright. A bizarre adventure to Egypt is underway in The Tut […]

James Grimsby2016-03-31T04:45:08+02:00March 23rd, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Just Love Everybody by Greg Ware

★★★★½

The year is 2031, and while technology has advanced every field of science, there’s still many mysteries to solve and theories to prove. Enter Dr. Jake Love: a renowned obstetrician, a specialist in delivery, childbirth, and natal care. Dr. Love isn’t just lucky in the name department either, as by some kind of happenstance he is granted the chance to spend just one day with anyone in history.

With great power comes great responsibility: who would you choose? Who should you choose? Of course, Jake has to aim for the most unimaginable target, and he just has to ask […]

James Grimsby2016-03-23T05:31:58+02:00March 23rd, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews, Visionary Fiction Book Reviews|

Iapetus Shift by Jonas David

Iapetus Shift by Jonas David is an innovative science fiction novella about a world where people can shape-shift by stealing people’s DNA via nanobots. Olan is falling apart due to his constant shape-shifting, and one last kill will put him together again for good. Unfortunately for Olan, it doesn’t go well, and to avoid prison he’s roped into a final job: kidnapping someone in a government facility on Mars and transporting her to Saturn’s moon, Iapetus.