“Monster” is not really a novel and not really a book of short stories, but something in between. It is a set of events that take place as the world (specifically Australia) gradually slips into chaos due to the attack of monstrous creatures from inside the planet, which destroy human society and fight each other […]
“The Final Wars Begin: Final Wars Trilogy 1” by S. A. Asthana
“Final Wars Begin” is the story of what would be World War IV except the battle is between the space colonies that survived humankind’s third attempt to annihilate ourselves. The main character is a former soldier who refused to follow immoral orders and became a fugitive as a result. He returns to New Paris, in […]
“First Flight: Federal Space Book 1” by Zachary Jones
REVIEW If you like hard Sci-Fi, this book is for you. It starts with a highly detailed description of a space battle — which Earth forces lose — and the action builds from there. It seems Earth and its allies are in the middle of a protracted war against former space colonies when both are […]
“Destructive Salvation” by Jay Deans
REVIEW This book is a Sci-Fi Action Adventure Disaster novel. Yep, all five. It’s about the double-edged sword of scientific advancement, which can be a boon or a weapon, depending on whose hands it ends up in. The story is written is a clear, even style and the plotline of any individual chapter flows well. […]
Ambassador 1: Seeing Red by Patti Jansen
I went looking for a fun read the other day, and got a free novel from Amazon. Expecting the usual free-first-book-of-the-series potboiler, I was happily mistaken. “Seeing Red” is a full-scale stand-alone Sci-Fi novel in the traditional sense. Alien power politics, mental telepathy, fantastic weapons, and high-quality world-building. Cory Wilson, the main character, is a […]