Many have noted that the ancient Greek gods acted like a bunch of rowdy teenagers. Most days it seems Olympus closely resembled a middle school at lunch time. J. B. Dennis has capitalized on this and made the metaphor the reality for his novel. You see, the gods have grown tired of their occupation and […]
“Night Shifter” by L. E. Horn
I found this book an enjoyable read. Well, perhaps “enjoyable” is a little tame for a werewolf thriller, but it takes all kinds. This author’s writing style is smooth and well edited, and nothing distracts us from our enjoyment of the story. It has well-rounded characters and several different levels of conflict, from the most personal […]
“Cynetic Wolf” by Matt Ward
This is a Post-Apocalyptic Action Fantasy with everything but the kitchen sink thrown in. It is the story of a suppressed majority in rebellion against an authoritarian government that controls the population by the traditional Orwellian mixture of propaganda, subterfuge and armed force. The population is made up of several different offshoots of the human […]
“Rise of Anowen” by Renee Peters
This is an interesting take on the whole vampire genre, pushing the languid, luxurious experience of eternal life to an extreme. The whole book plays like a scene from a Felini movie; the various members of the king’s family circle around him in a stately pavanne. There are no other characters as such, just hazily sketched […]
“The Epiphany Club” by Andrew Knighton
Whooda thunk it? Steampunk fantasy with depth. I kid you not. What starts out to be just another hi-jinx adventure with turn-of-the-century (19thto 20th, that is) steam-powered sci-fi and stereotypical characters, turns quickly into something more interesting. Oh, don’t worry. The tales are still full of the whole shooting match of far-fetched action sequences, mutated […]