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Best 2015 Indie Books to Live Vicariously Through

  • INDIE

    Miracles and Conundrums of the Secondary Planets

    JUNE 30, 2015

Miracles and Conundrums of the Secondary Planets

by Jacob M. Appel

A fine collection of memorable stories with a delicately surreal edge. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    DAMAGE DAY, FLA

DAMAGE DAY, FLA

by Dylan Edward Asher

Asher has a great voice for crime fiction; hopefully he’ll use it frequently. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    THE TIME HUNTERS

    MARCH 23, 2012

CHILDREN'S

THE TIME HUNTERS

by Carl Ashmore

This series couldn’t ask for a more vibrant opening chapter. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    Chameleon

    APRIL 8, 2015

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Chameleon

by Robert Brandt

A classically riveting crime tale, all the more fascinating for being true. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    The Appalachian

    JULY 14, 2015

FICTION

The Appalachian

by Kirk Ward Robinson

The literary equivalent of the titular trail: it takes time to reach the end, but the trek is worth it. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    Lord Byron's Prophecy

    OCT. 1, 2015

FICTION

Lord Byron's Prophecy

by Sean Eads

A sometimes-engrossing, sometimes-overwrought journey to the soul’s dark side. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    TIGER PELT

    JAN. 9, 2017

FICTION

TIGER PELT

by Annabelle Kim

Unfolding against a sprawling canvas, an absorbing tale of characters shedding their identities and reinventing themselves,... Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    FORTUNE HUNTERS

    MARCH 22, 2014

FICTION

FORTUNE HUNTERS

by Riley Masters

A riveting novel ripped from the headlines of the Wall Street Journal. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    Godkiller, Vol. 1

    APRIL 7, 2015

GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS

Godkiller, Vol. 1

by Matt Pizzolo illustrated by Anna Wieszcyk Ben Templesmith

Deftly unorthodox and wickedly delectable; not so much a story as an experience. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • FICTION

    Future Imperfect

    SEPT. 1, 2015

Future Imperfect

by M. Scott Chambers

A well-conceived, exciting story that will satisfy those looking for some emotion in their time-travel tales. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >

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