A busy month–reading rather than writing. A collection of speculative fiction from DL Finn and book one in a trilogy from best selling author Mae Clair. Let’s start with Finn, the first one I finished: In the Tree’s Shadow: A collection of stories that exist in your dreams… and nightmares. by D.L. Finn My rating: […]
The Rock of Magus by Toni Pike My rating: 5 of 5 stars Former Anglican Rector Jotham Fletcher continues on his quest to deal with the deadly pursuits of the Brotherhood of suspected members of the Simonian Sect. After saving a televangelist whose behavior may have led the Brotherhood to suspect him, Fletcher heads to […]
Allies and Spies by D. Wallace Peach My rating: 5 of 5 stars Well worth reading, but one must keep at it–else one must go back a few pages the next time one restarts. Looking forward to the next book. The second book in the series focuses more intently on three main characters: Alue–nominally an […]
Belatedly, I finally finished the third book in C.S. Boyack’s Lanternfish trilogy last month, THREE YEARS after reading the first two books in this wonderful series. Wreck of the Lanternfish by C.S. Boyack My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s been so long since reading the second book, that it took a great effort to […]
Wings of Mayhem by Sue Coletta My rating: 4 of 5 stars My first book by Sue Coletta that I’ve read. Used to see a lot of her on Google + (I miss that app). If you liked the Criminal Minds TV show, you’ll like this novel. Well, to be fair, it’s not simply about […]
I am gratified to share a new review on Amazon, 4.0 out of 5 stars, posted by published author Pete Springer. Here’s what Pete had to say: Speculative fiction is not a genre I typically read, but I decided to give this book of short stories a go. Undoubtedly, author John Maberry enjoys taking elements of […]
The Fountain: and six more fantasy and sci-fi stories came out in 2017. We recently did a discount for a week. This result came of it–a review by a fellow writer friend. D. W. Peach 4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of variety, one incomplete tale Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 14, 2023 […]
We have the honor of reposting this review by DG Kaye. PUBLISHED ON June 11, 2023 by dgkaye My Sunday book review is for John Maberry’s new release – Jumped by a Deadly Cholla. This is just one of eleven stories with twisted endings in this collection of speculative and science fiction. As many of you will know, […]
The Fountain: and six more fantasy and sci-fi stories The Fountain came out in June 2017–it’s about time we did some temporary price cuts; for seven days. Here’s the deals: The countdowns are all at PDT time Just $.99–from June 2nd, at 8am to 4pm on the 5th. From 4pm on the 5th to 12am […]
The Necromancer’s Daughter by D. Wallace Peach My rating: 5 of 5 stars A rereading fleshed out the conflicts and the connections among Aster, the adopted daughter of necromancer Barus (a crippled man), Joreh, the eventual romantic interest (son of an evil vicar and torn by Aster’s “healing,” and his father’s obdurate objections to it). […]