In another time, in another place, far away and long ago, those with the knowledge and studies were called Keepers, and they advised the Queen as well as studied everything. Alaric was a Keeper, but for the last year, instead of doing his duties, he...

Flushed: The Meantime Stories, No. 1 is a humorous short story written by Svingen and Pedersen. He had always been rather circumspect with regard to bodily functions. It had started, he would guess, when his sister had made a big deal out of entering a...

I have to be honest here: the opening line of Converted, The Meantime Stories (No. 2) by Svingen and Pedersen immediately startled and intrigued me. I mean, what would be your reaction to reading “In the meantime…Draghan, the esteemed warlord and feared field general, fakes...

Warped by Svingen and Pedersen is a short, zany story set on board a spaceship called Agatha X, which is stuck in a wormhole inside a wormhole. Trouble is afoot and Captain Lisa Henderson must take whatever action is needed to get herself, the crew...

Fated is the fourth book in The Meantime Series written by Vegard Svingen and Øyvind Skogly Pedersen. Bjorn Gustafson’s final moments of life after his car collides with a moose in Canada are filled with a multitude of memories, regrets and treasured moments with his...

Graduated: The Meantime Stories, No. 5 is a satirical short story written by Svingen and Pedersen. Audrey Riddlerfinch is finding that she’s not exactly enjoying the full college experience normally accorded to incoming freshmen at the Dictators’ College. While the rest of the student body...

In A Victory that Counts, Liana Cantacuzino and her fellow pandurs have to work with the vampires to stop a new breed of vampires that are dangerously growing in numbers. Written by Ioana Visan, this is the second installment of The Impaler Legacy series. To be...

Matt Wright’s Breaking Colossus: Stars Reach, Book One is an exciting, fast-paced, character-driven space opera. The story begins on the planet Telam. Roth Soleis is 20, the son of Queen Alora Soleis and the legendary warrior Grey Soleis. Roth was only a few days old...

All or None is the first book of the Star Stories series, written by Aurora Lee Thornton. Royiora is an abandoned, cursed child found by the healer Phalianeon and the battlemage Korila who were passing by. It does not take long for the two adults...

Putting out fires, literally, wasn’t exactly what Grace Harkins had in mind for her first summer after retiring from teaching school, but that is exactly what happens in Fresh Start Summer by Beverly Nault. Her friend, Maggie Elmsley, informed her before movie production hit town...

In a unique and creative new offering in the very popular category of fantasy for young adults, Immortalis: The Guardian by debut author Leah Lozano will grab readers from the very start and keep them reading obsessively all the way through to the very end....

Whitehorse Peak is a work of epic fantasy fiction penned by author P. G. Badzey and forms the first novel of The Grey Riders series. In this opening story, we find ourselves in the Kingdom of Deran and its surroundings, where we meet a scout...

Empire of Billions: The Quadrillion Brothers by E. Masson is a gripping novel about a prominent and elite family. The Roberts family has wealth, fame, looks, intellect, and prestige. Elizabeth Roberts and her four brothers don't know this yet, but their neighbor envies them immensely....

As its title suggests, Manny Pacheco’s “Son of Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History” is a treasure trove second volume of little-known facts about the tireless and ubiquitous cast of character actors who helped establish the Hollywood film industry. Readers may not know these actors’ names but...

In "Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History", Manny Pacheco presents portraits of character actors who were important yet not widely known in the history of cinema in the United States. He ties the works of these actors with events in American and world history, often remarking on...

First to Mars: Raegan and RJ in Space by Richard Collins is the 14th in a series of award-winning graphic novels for young readers. In this fascinating and extraordinarily detailed adventure, Raegan and RJ, two young explorers in the Christian Space Program, take off with...

The year is 2025, and five families have set off on a six-month journey in the space exploration vessel - Faith - to colonize a planet in Alpha Centauri. Their colony, called Hope and situated on the continent of New Tennessee, is to be a...

Christianity and space travel or science fiction are typically ideas that are mutually exclusive, at least in my book. The realm of space exploration and discovery usually pushes the boundary of disproving Christian beliefs, so they tend to be a topic not much used together....

In Solar Storm: Raegan and RJ in Space by Richard Collins, young heroes Raegan, RJ, and friends save the world from a deadly solar flare by using their brains, courage and no small amount of real astrophysics (further details withheld to avoid spoilers). One of...

Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business by Andi Simon is a non-fiction resource that delves into the universal mindset about women in positions of leadership and provides an inspirational study on women who have been able to shatter the myths and move the...