• FICTION

    Return of the Convict

    FEB. 8, 2016

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

Return of the Convict

by William Alan Thomas

An exciting, thought-provoking, futuristic narrative that transcends its Dickensian-mashup origins. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    All Good Children

    MAY 13, 2016

FICTION

All Good Children

by Dayna Ingram

An absorbing and poignant YA dystopian fantasy with a convincing heroine. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    Three Days Breathing

    JAN. 21, 2016

Three Days Breathing

by Mike Maguire

A striking feat of mature, humanistic sci-fi that explores a shocking future. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    Hatred Day

    JAN. 23, 2016

FICTION

Hatred Day

by T.S. Pettibone

The first gripping installment in a sci-fi series set in a future of fractious and dangerous alien apartheid. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    Gedlund

    DEC. 5, 2014

Gedlund

by William Ray

This bracing, complex tale pits a fantasy-world version of the Victorian British Empire against a sorcerer-dictator out of... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    The Mothersea

    SEPT. 7, 2016

FICTION

The Mothersea

by Stephen Renneberg

Everything a great sci-fi novel should be: visionary, immersive, and thematically profound. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    The Garden of Life and Death

    OCT. 7, 2015

FICTION

The Garden of Life and Death

by Ignatius Ryan

A familiar post-apocalyptic survivalist epic, but it’s told with uncommon power and passion. Full review >

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  • INDIE

    The Rampart Guards

    FEB. 26, 2016

The Rampart Guards

by Wendy Terrien

A delightful novel that delivers a tightly plotted, character-driven story about a hero confronting wondrous creatures. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    The Soul Mender

    MAY 26, 2016

FICTION

The Soul Mender

by R.S. Dabney

Judging by the engrossing first volume, this trilogy about two heroines’ perilous mission has the potential to be not only... Full review >

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