Cortiora Khyria Ilan, leader of the Wildcat Cortia of mercenaries, is sent to learn more about a medieval planet the Federated Planets Alliance wants to bring under its control in Elemental Affinity: With Survival Come Challenges by J.C. Steel. While rebellious Ilan is dealing with...

I spent eight years in the military. I was Army Infantry, but a smart infantry soldier can be used anywhere in the army system, so I had a lot of interesting jobs. I worked a lot with the special forces. These guys are different. They...

Fighting Shadows: Survival Has its Costs is the second book in the Cortii series by JC Steel, an absorbing sci-fi read that will enthrall fans of the genre. The scientific elements of the story come out clearly from the very first line when the “mellifluous...

The After War - Part I To Alice by Brandon Zenner is a dystopian fiction novel that is the first book in The After War Series. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy...

Nisei by J.J. White tells the story of Hideo, or Bobby, Takahashi, a young Hawaii-born Japanese-American, and his adventures during World War II, as revealed in a memoir that his son discovers after his death and his son’s reaction. Unlike the Japanese on the West...

I just love new stories built around Greek mythology. Greek mythology gave me so many hours of pleasurable reading as a kid and I appreciate that. I have read a lot of Greek mythology. I mean the original tales from Greek history and religion. I...

The Eternal Front by Walter Blaire is the novel for readers who are into conflict-driven plots and great settings. In this book, the conflict is raised with the stakes when the protagonist finds himself torn between destroying his own world to save it, or doing...

I love books about the American Civil War, whether they are fact or fiction. Other wars have been bigger, but none have been more important to American history. I am an African-American so this war was particularly important to myself and my family. I am...

The Militarized Zone: What Did You Do in the Army, Grandpa? by Wayne E. Johnson is a humorously written story that explores one man’s journey in the military and the lessons he learned from the experience. Enlisting in 1969, Jensen, a twenty-three-year old graduate, business...