The Lightning Seed is the first book in the Messenger series by John Durant, set on the mechanical planet of Ma’a. Evl, a young boy living with his widowed mother, becomes the guardian of the mysterious Lightning Seed, an artifact of immense power. As they...

Only a fool fights in a burning house, and there is no shortage of fools in The Power Of Water: Book One of The Doom of The Gods by James Grimm. Twenty-five thousand years ago, the people of Atlantis received a gift from the gods...

The Rarkyn's Fall, the second book in The Rarkyn Trilogy by Nikky Lee, is an epic fantasy novel that follows Lyss as she grapples with uncontrollable, volatile magic that threatens her life. Outlawed and hunted, she journeys to Illredus, the capital of the Empire, in...

The Fly Who Knew Too Much is a satirical comedy by M. Taylor. The book follows the adventures of a mutant fly who finds himself in the company of a blonde actress from Malibu. Born in a dumpster behind Gelson's market in Calabasas, the fly...

In The Englander, a thriller by John Righten, Connor Pierce (the Englander) was found by four assassins in front of his daughter's grave. Connor was waiting for them and had placed explosives in the first three rows of the graves near the entrance to the...

This week I’ve been enjoying Cecilia Copeland’s science fiction novel Surviving The Gauntlet, which is the first entry in the Taltrix series. The story focuses on the journey of Redder Torch – a.k.a. RT – as she forges a path for herself in the...

The Claíomh Solais by Declan Cosson is an epic fantasy set in early 20th-century Ireland. The story follows sixteen-year-old Damien O'Laoghaire, who, while working on an archaeological dig, discovers the legendary Claíomh Solais sword. Alongside his brother Seosamh and the enigmatic English archaeologist Eric Trent,...

The Third Traveler by Stephen L. Graf is a historical fiction novel that takes readers on an epic journey across three continents and four decades. The story begins in 1912 with Ciaran Creagh, a young explorer fighting for survival after a harrowing South Pole expedition....

The Undying by Joseph Eric Crawford is a gripping supernatural drama that follows investigative reporter Sheila Barton. Driven by a childhood encounter with the paranormal, she explores eerie cases. While investigating brutal animal attacks in the small town of Merced, she meets Rider Hague, a...

The Medicine Line by John Hansen begins in 1874 in Eastern Nebraska, where Civil War veterans James Coumerilh and Billy Watkins are ambushed by Sioux warriors; Billy is killed, and James narrowly survives. The steamboat Destiny crew is dealing with cholera deaths, and Fort Benton...