More book than a mad 'orse
This is book two in the Verge of Desolation series so if you are new to the series, skip the blurb and I will do my best to keep out any story spoiling information as you will want to start with book one, The Mill reviewed here. Jen has departed, leaving mechanically augmented Hopper at …
After making peace with the desolate and stranded alien race, the Priyon, civilization limped on. Humanity occupies but a fraction of the globe at a stagnant abridgement of technology from the Priyon warning: Don’t rebuild, or the darkness that destroyed their world will come to Earth. Now eight young men and women from a small …
Drowning her sorrows in drugs of all varieties never seemed to help Jen with the unending loneliness. Being a twin, she thought she’d always have someone there for her. Someone to look out for, and who would look out for her. Hunted, alone in the dark she yearns for that companionship. Welcome to The Mill, …
An extinction-level asteroid is cannonballing toward Earth. In humanity’s final hours, a lucky few earn a one-way ticket to the brand-new, ultra-immersive, fantasy-based VRMMORPG, Viridian Gate Online. Making that leap of faith might mean survival, but it comes with a steep price tag: “Travelers” will forever be stranded as digital avatars inside a fantastical world …
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An extinction-level asteroid is cannonballing toward Earth. In humanity’s final hours, a lucky few earn a one-way ticket to the brand-new, ultra-immersive, fantasy-based VRMMORPG, Viridian Gate Online. Making that leap of faith might mean survival, but it comes with a steep price tag: “Travelers” will forever be stranded as digital avatars inside a fantastical world …
When this popped up on my Facebook feed it was a pleasant surprise. Regularly reviewed author Jess Harpley (AKA J.D. Astra) is part of a forthcoming anthology from Shadow Alley Press. Of which more details available soon. Check out the publishers if it takes your fancy! At a later date will also see book two …
Nature gets to eat its mistakes, but we have to live with ours Having forgotten about this review after the upheaval of last year’s end, I belatedly bring you this review, after a badly needed editing session. This latest anthology (and my first foray into the YEAG series) is packed with 24 multifarious stories. In …
UnCommon Origins presents 22 depictions of moments on the precipice, beginnings both beautiful and tragic. Fantastical stories of Creation, Feral Children, Gods and Goddesses (both holy and horrific), and possibilities you never dared imagine come to life. Including stories from some of the most talented Speculative Fiction and Magical Realism authors around, UnCommon Origins will …
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There seems to be an element of timing that fails me but then balances out through the kindness of other people for which I am very grateful. Being taken up with getting into the nitty-gritty of The Wire, I missed the opportunity to do the Big Thing I had always planned for post 500, which …
I don’t get lots of offers to review books, which is fine as time is rare these days but perhaps I am in a position to be able to suggest a few simple things that I think would generally help the author and the reviewer when contact is made about a book review or indeed …
