The Salamander Stone is the first installment in The Beowulf Brigade series by Heidi Nickerson. The story follows 16-year-old Ellie Adair as her world turns upside down. For nearly a year, things have gone to hell worldwide. Monsters roam freely in the open, terrorizing people...

Have you ever piloted a spaceship, had a run-in with Interstellar Guards, visited the Museum on Nothing Beyond, or savored jellied garloss and rainbow omelet? Reading Taboo Tech by Joy V. Smith, I felt I was doing precisely that in the company of Lacie and...

The Intrepid Three is a young adult sci-fi story by Brianna and Matthew Penfold. Dez Gibbous is a fifteen-year-old employee of the ruthless E-Corp corporation working twelve hours a day to care for her parents in Euporia. Fourteen-year-old Arabella Rey is the daughter of an...

The Submerged Fire by Sture Henckel is a young adult fantasy that may be the best I have read in years. The story follows Niko, a wreck diver who comes across something so powerful it can cost him his life. Magic is strongly prohibited, but...

Time Story is a work of fiction in the science fiction and time travel adventure subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience but can be enjoyed just as much by adults. Penned by W.W. Marplot, in this fascinating, thought-provoking, and thrilling adventure,...

The Source of Death is a young adult urban fantasy by Jay Michael Night. Mikey Black still remembers the day his parents sacrificed themselves to save him from the monstrous creatures of the Otherside. A human-vampire hybrid, Mikey spent years in different foster homes, unwittingly...

The Cursebound Thief by Megan O’Russell is the first book in the Fracture Pact series. Jerek is determined to mend magic and fix what occurred twelve years ago. The Fracture was a significant event in history that broke magic and created chaos among the magical...

Thaddeus of Beewicke by Louis Sauvain is a fantasy adventure that forms the first book in The College of Sorcerers Trilogy. It is intended for young adults but can be thoroughly enjoyed by mature middle-grade and adult audiences too. Thaddeus is a young lad coming...

The Dark Messengers is the second story in the Erift’s Journeys series by J.T. Tenera. The story of Joseph and Eric continues as the two protagonists return for a new adventure, with new characters, and new challenges. The dynamic duo is looking forward to going...

The Keepers of the Lightning Brain is a work of fiction in the action, adventure, and thriller subgenres by Cliff Ratza. Aimed at mature teen and adult audiences, it bridges the gap of the Lightning Brain Series as the sixth book but also begins a...