The earth was full of suffering, chaos, and violence. So Father Elijah and some people moved to settle on planet Tishbe, in the City of Nod. They enjoyed relative peace until Micah dared his eleven-year-old sister, Candice, to visit the dry lakebed holes. It was...

The second book in the Channeler Trilogy by J. Steven Lamperti, Sun and Dream focuses on the magic development of Anise. One evening, after babysitting Twilight for her adopted Uncle Sebastian and Aunt Isabel, she finds herself called to an important meeting. When she sees...

We all know one version of the Cinderella story. A young girl, abused and harassed by her step-family, has a once-in-a-lifetime experience, attending the royal ball and capturing the eye of the prince. Love blossoms, as it should in a happily-ever-after fairy tale. But there...

Speed of Dark: A Novel by Patricia Ricketts is a fantasy with three different points of view telling a tale of anguish, survival, and love. Mary Em Phillips was ready to end her life after a series of unfortunate events. Her Mamie passed away, her...

Stories from the Vale: Gifts of the Elven is a work of fiction in the fantasy and adventure subgenres. It is intended for the general reading audience and was penned by author Kathy Ann Trueman. In a fantasy land where those with the gift of...

Sacred Mounds by Jim Metzner reads like a magical mystery tour thanks to a clever plot involving spiritual time travel and body switching. The story starts innocently enough with the main character, Salvador Lewis Samuels, trying to save a young woman from drowning in the...

An ancient relic stolen from a temple embodies a goddess-created beast; when a thief unseals it, lives are in jeopardy in the fantasy novel Shadow of the Jade Cat: A Tale From the City of Magic by Susan Ann Walker. A short time before the...

Shadow's Apprentice, Book 1 in The Namyria Chronicles by Marta Robyne, has a good premise at the center of its plot: A young village healer wanting a residency to become a master healer. This is the story of Macayla. Her residency hinges on convincing her...

Among the plethora of dystopian fiction titles out there, the unique premise of Selfsame by Eden Wolfe stirs darkness and apprehension in one’s psyche. Part of the plot relates to men dying off as the result of a devastating war. Aria is an eighteen-year-old girl...

Shadows In Light is a work of fiction in the fantasy genre and serves as the first book in the Hidden Rims Saga. It is aimed at the adult reading audience and was penned by P. M. Amaras and Paul Driggere. Set in the magical...