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Review: Pandemonium by Bill Harvey

Pandemonium by Bill Harvey

In a world where psychic agents have entered the battlefields of covert intelligence and geopolitics, Pandemonium is an apt title for this head-spinning novel from Bill Harvey.

One of Theta Force’s most powerful trainers has disappeared, and Ed Templegard is tasked by the president himself to find him. Templegard’s persistent curiosity and ability to enter the minds and awareness of others in the halls of international power makes him a perfect spy, even if that leads him on a crash-course with the same megalomaniac murderer who had once captured and tortured him. Navigating the murky waters of mental manipulation, loyalty, […]

Review: Earworms by Zack Duncan

Earworms by Zack Duncan

Blending character-driven drama and hometown heartache with a psychological crime thriller, Earworms by Zack Duncan is an addictive spiral of visionary sci-fi storytelling.

A lucid-dreaming journalist with a penchant for digging up truths people want to keep hidden, Max Barker has returned home after many years to bury his father. He hasn’t seen his old friend Oren West in over a decade, but the now-famous case-cracking PI is at the funeral with an unusual request: Oren needs Max to operate an illegal memory-accessing device in order to locate a missing 16-year-old girl. Still reeling from the shock and grief of […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-12-23T14:21:20+02:00November 28th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: Temberlain’s Ashes (Age of Axion Book 2) by D.M. Wozniak

Temberlain's Ashes by D.M. Wozniak

A bold and breathtaking piece of sci-fi imagination, Temberlain’s Ashes by D.M. Wozniak is a fantastic second installment of the Age of Axion series.

The adventure of Dem, Blythe, Chireseal, and Chimeline is far from over, as they seek to eliminate the cruel practice of voidance across the land. Through their practice of eleutheria, they can free the trapped souls enslaved by dark arcane arts, but convincing people to give up power is no easy feat.

The legacy of magical oppression and unchecked power lingers, particularly in a scarred realm trying to rebuild after the bloody war and the defeat […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-11-28T12:52:34+02:00November 25th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: The Noble Exiles (Ocean Black Book 1) by E.J. Wedge

The Noble Exiles (Ocean Black Book 1) by E.J. Wedge

Author E.J. Wedge plunges readers into the dark and unknown ocean of the future with his first novel, The Noble Exiles, the first installment of the Ocean Black series, a sprawling and visionary sci-fi debut.

Unknown centuries in the future, with Earth long ago abandoned, the scattered seeds of humanity have spread to dozens of other stars and planets across the galaxy. However, the details of how the interstellar Nation was finally united, and how the Forging War saved our species, may not be the true origin story of cosmic peace.

The tale is told largely from the perspective […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-11-28T11:22:48+02:00November 14th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Imperious Realm by Athene Z. Adam

Imperious Realm by Athene Z. Adam A mysterious virus is eliminating the adult population and creating Antisenents, children who don’t age and are confined to their childhood bodies in Imperious Realm by Athene Z. Adam, a highly inventive work of topical science fiction.

On the planet Eiyesa, the population can’t reproduce and could disappear while political rivalries threaten both the society’s stability and the young hero Sergen’s efforts against all the adversaries and obstacles that confront him. An innovative tale that interweaves multiple issues – politics, the environment, and discrimination alongside family bonds and struggles – the novel balances well the hero’s quest with timely themes.[…]

SPR2023-10-16T12:10:30+02:00October 19th, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: The Defense of the Commonwealth by John J. Spearman

The Defense of the Commonwealth by John J. Spearman

Diving back in time and space within a realm he knows so well, author John J. Spearman launches a new series with his latest thrilling work of science fiction, The Defense of the Commonwealth.

Hundreds of years in the future, humans have spread into the stars, with wealthy nation-states settling and colonizing habitable planets, though the deep-seated conflicts of modern humanity have regrettably persisted. Alliance strongholds are being overrun in what seems like a coordinated attack against cosmic colonists from the United States, which could endanger the settlements of other nations.

The Inter-Planetary Commonwealth, with as much clout as […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-12-09T14:08:26+02:00October 17th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Earth: The Next Trillion Years by Marcy Mekleerer

Earth: The Next Trillion Years by Marcy Mekleerer

A philosophical and narrative exploration of everything from computer science and genetic mutation to sentience and morality, Earth: The Next Trillion Years by Marcy Mekleerer is an ambitious, thought-provoking, and eye-opening work of visionary science fiction.

Near the end of the 21st century, an alien life form from Alpha Centauri lands in the Brazilian jungle and begins its deadly spread – mindlessly consuming everything in its path as the world numbly watches. Dr. Kacela, the first on the scene of this extraterrestrial invasion, must set her formidable skills in biomolecular and genetic engineering to the test, even as humanity begins […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-10-10T11:32:52+02:00September 15th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews, Visionary Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Brian, Created Intelligence by AJ Pagan IV

Brian, Created Intelligence by AJ Pagan IV

Asking hard questions about consciousness and playing out the dangers of synthetic life, Brian, Created Intelligence by AJ Pagan IV is a smart and thrilling novel about a not-too-distant world.

When Ellie Parsons is tasked with growing the perfect brain of a genius, her ambitious dreams come true, and with the help of a gifted team, Brian is born. This super-brain is much more than a piece of future tech; fundamentally, it is the greatest tool humanity has ever created – but he could also be turned into an unstoppable weapon. When that threat becomes too real, and outside forces […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-10-04T12:19:00+02:00September 15th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|