Progress. Development. Advancement. It’s the forward movement toward an improved condition. At least, that’s how it should work. But what if this “progress” is causing the decline of everything natural? What if The Land is dying, choking from the dust of progress? What if this...

Kelsey Denner knows that her best friends, Emily and Okimi, are hiding something from her. Frustrated, Kelsey rides her bike as hard as she can on a difficult biking trail. In Aracron, Bethany Arliss throws the frustrated teen through a portal, which lands her in...

A Keen Betrayal by Linda Deenen commences by introducing the reader to genetically modified Meandre, who is out patrolling her assigned “zone” for a range of unique creatures, including the apparent enemy “Shadowbeasts”. Meanwhile, Dustin and his patrol partner have instructions to test a new...

A Hunter Rises by Sean Clarke is the first book in the Jacob Crestmore trilogy. Jacob has been on his own since he was a child when he managed to escape from an abusive foster home and had to learn how to survive on the...

Amok is the first volume of the Absolution series by Anna Tan. Fifteen-year-old Putera Mikal is desperate to receive the ability of the Amok Strength, living a life dictated by the ways of the Temple. Son of Sultan Ayahanda Simson of Maha, Mikal is horrified...

Tata Crubon is as mesmerized as the members of Emperor Evan Smith’s intelligence team when they all learn about the emperor’s plans. The emperor hints that he’ll need the services of the new graduates of the International Honour Guards on a coming mission. Perhaps Tata...

In the tradition of Christopher Paolini, Ascendant: Songs of Chaos by Michael R. Miller is a gripping fantasy tale that takes readers into a richly developed world where magic and dragons are part of a phenomenal conflict. Holt Cook is just a servant and he...

Isha Panesar's Astro Girls: Celestial Bond is a Young Adult fantasy epic of twelve girlfriends, all of whom attend St Bernard’s Private School in Surrey Heath. The story's narrator is 12-year-old Arianna. Her eleven friends are Malaya, Chloe, Narrisa, Zoe, Sophia, Charlotte, Ava, Amelia, Elle,...

Anoroc by Bryan Kuderna is a highly entertaining coming-of-age fantasy novel. This compelling, well-written novel is set in a place called Anoroc and centers around Beeker, who is trying to make it in life, caught between being a kid and being an adult. He and...

Imagine the world as only being one in an infinite string, like a length of pearls. Nan has such a string of pearls. When Leanna and her younger sister, Violet, lose their parents, they go to live with Nan. Strange things happen, things Leanna doesn’t...