In Stefano Blackwood's The Cube of Dominium: Beneath the Veils of Power, years after a brief encounter between Napoleon Bonaparte and a tavern worker named Anne Blanchet, a girl named Claire grows up carrying a silver pendant given to her mother before Napoleon departed for...

When a spacecraft lands at the Washington Fairgrounds, Rosaline Browning discovers gray aliens standing inside her bakery, humming at her display case and the muffins they've been eating in Baker's Dozen by Nathan Lee Trautenberg. News of the landing spreads quickly, drawing Eugene Schumaker, whose...

Breakaway by C. Marie Headlee follows Alison as she heads north to Manitoba, following a dream her late mother gave her, seeking clarity about her life and her actor boyfriend, Bruno. Unsure if he was being sincere or just putting on a show, she decides...

Bad Americans: Part II by Tejas Desai continues the bold and unflinching exploration of American life that made the first volume so memorable. This time, the narrative unfolds through Olive Mixer's unusual pandemic getaway in the Hamptons, where twelve very different guests are brought together...

Colm O'Connor's Ballyloo's Finest: A Tale of Chaos and Charm is a delightful, eccentric journey into the fictional Irish village of Ballyloo, where chaos reigns. The story centers on Guard Ollie Berry, a well-meaning but often hapless officer tasked with maintaining order in a town...

In Borderline Human: Persona by Oxsana Palatskaya, Lena Dyal works as an analyst inside Persona Tower, a corporate system that monitors cognition and behavior through an interface called Reflex. When her clearance is reduced after several unexplained legacy server accesses, she traces anomalies linked to...

How often are mental health issues pushed under the carpet and ignored? In Breaking Perfect, Elyse Heartwell brings the pain and suffering out of the shadows and into the light. The Dawson family appears perfect on the outside, wealthy and successful, but behind closed doors,...

Ballot by Dan Mulvagh is a powerful anti-war novel that follows the exploits of four Australian servicemen (Diggers) called up to serve in the Vietnam War. Mitch Masters' career in motorcycle speedway racing is derailed by a call-up in the 1969 Australian draft ballot. Three...

Bastard Soldier: Earnest Medic by Michael Plotkowski follows Joe, a regular young man who joins the U.S. Army after a minor run-in with the law leaves him with few good options. What begins as an attempt to dodge trouble turns into long years of training,...

Boudicca’s Knife by Steven James Foreman is a fascinating fantasy. The narrative follows the “life” of a Celtic dagger for a thousand years, its blade variously a knife, a family heirloom, and a ceremonial sword, but always the harbinger of death. A great deal of...