The Dry is a fantasy written for young adults and preteens by Rebecca Nolen. It's set in Jeffersonville, Virginia in 1895, and there's been an extended drought that's badly affected harvests. Elliot Sweeney is 12 years old, and he's been living with his uncle since...

What an interesting idea Pratish Mistry had to write this very nice tale, Kineosho Learns to Walk. I have enjoyed learning in a most delightful way. Kineosho Learns to Walk has a narrative feel to it, but is full of exciting adventures. It also intertwines...

Saga of Lyn: The Reawakening is a young adult fantasy by Aric Carter. Tegain Hostler’s happiness is shattered when his family is murdered and his business destroyed by a mysterious stranger. He retains his sanity with the support of his friend, Karl Dunmire. Karl, a...

Here Be Dragons by Hannah Steenbock is a collection of eight short stories about magic, mythical creatures and sorcery. From a traveling wizard that fixes toys, to a wizard who loses and searches for his magic deck of cards. From a young girl that tries...

There is nothing like learning you can perform magic to make learning math more fun! That’s exactly what Alexandria Grate discovers after falling out of a storage closet in school into a strange, new world and becoming a student of Archimedes in Libellus de Numeros:...

My foray into the world of the Mystic Carnival Collective, henceforth known as MCC, introduced me to an authoress of exceptional talent and a story with a magical pulse. With Dark Perceptions, Debra Kristi has written a paranormal/fantasy story that, if I’ve done my research...

Keith Yatsuhashi’s Kojiki introduces Keiko Yamada, who is searching for a particular ‘gate’ described by her late father through a cryptic message and a death poem. When she thinks she finally discovers what she’s looking for, chaos erupts and an ancient malevolent god, Vissyus, appears....

The Obsidian Pebble is Volume One of the Artefact Quintet, a Young Adult Contemporary Fantasy and Science Fiction series written by Rhys A. Jones. Oz Chambers lives with his mom at Number 2 Magnus Street, otherwise known as Penwurt, a huge ancient edifice that had...

Nighthawks at the Mission: Move Off-World. Make A Killing by Forbes West is the incredible story of a journey to an amazing new world, narrated in second person by Sarah Orange. The story begins with a vivid description of a decadent society into which mankind...

Circumstellar Heliocentric by J.W. Lolite is a powerful fantasy story narrated by Ingrid Fairheit, apparently an ordinary teenager. The action is rapid as she narrates a horrific experience in an encounter with some 'Ankida', an ancient race of alien hybrids who have human form. Thousands...