Sylvie is an apprentice at The Drowned Tower, the centre for magical study in the east of Ferus Terria, and renowned for its Amorphs. Sylvie is the only Conjurer in residence and shares several floors of archives with the only Elementalist, Jack Dace. They’ve never...

In a world dependent on magic, Mierta the warlock struggles to fight off impending disaster in The Rite of Wands by Mackenzie Flohr. As a 12-year-old, Mierta passes the test and receives his wand. As he grows, he fights to keep the visions from his...

The Invisible Advantage: How to Create a Culture of Innovation by Soren Kaplan is a book on business organization and management centered around creating a culture of innovation, as the title suggests. The Invisible Advantage begins with a brief introduction on the topic of what...

The Lunar Princess: Sugar Plum and Owl (Sugar Plum's Factory) (Volume 1) by T.S. Cherry is a beautiful children's book about a young princess named Sugar Plum, the daughter of the Lunar princess and the Sandman. Sugar Plum is incredibly powerful, but there is...

The Back Road to Success by Robert L Weaver is a short novella that reminds us that the direct route is not always the only way to get where you need to go in this world. Star Wainright is perhaps typical of many youngsters today....

The Young Centurion by Cramer Louis Jackson is a literary fiction novel that takes place in ancient Rome. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of adults and young adults who enjoy historical fiction. Rome’s population is quickly growing and,...

When we read and study the battles of the American Civil War, we learn about the great deeds of military men, who won and who lost. We learn, too, about the heroes, the great leaders, and those who gave their lives honorably. And what about...

There are indeed important people performing amazing actions in The Legend of Higley Flow… A Retrospective, but I am inclined to consider the town of Colton and its surroundings in the Northernmost Terrain of Upstate New York the main character. Richmond Lafayette Holton has brought...

Before offering this story to the world, the author notes: “Maybe I should have kept this story to myself. I thought about it, but in the end, it had such a profound effect on me that I had to share it with someone.” And I...

I clearly remember the first time I heard about JD.com or Jingdong as it is called in China. I was relatively new to China and wanted to buy a good laptop computer. Everyone has heard all the references to poor quality in China, but I...

The Realm of Fire is a fantasy adventure written by Dan Absalonson. As young Prince Drefan dreams of some day leading an army of his own, the royal is suddenly summoned to appear before his father in Wizard Nerian’s quarters. Lying on his death bed,...

The Forest Trail by Dan Absalonson follows a young boy named Nolan. Nolan goes on a camping trip with his brother and his brother's friends. But then they realize that they have no matches, and if they're going to make s'mores, matches are important. Nolan's...

“There he was again, the bum who always stared at me on the subway. I hated everything about him: his white hair tucked behind a purple bandanna, his ratty black tank top hiding none of his Rambo physique, his stonewashed denim cut offs that were...

The Last Butterscotch by Dan Absalonson is an exciting story that follows a young boy named Henry Jr. Henry Jr.'s mother breeds kittens. She told Henry Jr. that he could have any cat that doesn't sell. One day, Henry Jr. comes running in from the...

The Magnum Opus by Christopher and Christine Kezelos is a magical tale which follows on from a short film they made entitled The Maker. I found, however, that it is not necessary to watch the film as the book contains the narrative of the film...

The Outside In View Of Uncommon Bostonian: What an Autistic Black Woman Sees by Yvonne Christian is an engaging and powerful story of an autistic black woman diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, and her incredible journey past abuses, both from family circles and society, and how...

Readers are taken into the African jungle where the Congo River flows in The Blue Crocodile by Sarah Case Mamika. Here they meet a rare crocodile who is blue in color instead of green. Everyone is afraid of the Blue Crocodile and he has no...

When Danny returns to New York for a friend's engagement party, he also returns to ghosts of his past. For five years he's been hiding in Florida and from that fateful August night five years ago when his friend, Timmy, drowned during a stupid dare....

The Dorm by Terri Weinmann is a young adult fiction novel about coming of age. This is a book that would appeal most to an audience of female young adults who enjoy coming of age novels with a dark feel. Blair Palmer has just begun...

Bianca is a pampered young lady, but she is also a lady with a caring heart. She never knew her mother and her father is very distant. Little does she know that her pampered existence came at a price and her father is the evil...