The Victorian age collides with the future in L.S. Kilroy’s dystopian adventure, The Vitruvian Heir. After a series of natural disasters, the monarchist dictatorial rule of the Vitruvian nation replaces the former United States. A new society is formed, returning to the “period of gentility...

The World Behind Us by Thomas Trang is a splendid meld of crime and time travel, an intriguing story with a powerful setting between two time lines and with strong historical elements. Ray Ranglin sees himself as retired from the Corporation, but a visit from...

Jay Key's How to Pick Up Women with a Drunk Space Ninja is a hilarious novel which falls into the buddy-cop genre. However, in this instance, the "buddy" is a Japanese-Irish space ninja named Ishiro'shea and the "cop" is a bounty hunter named Duke LaGrange....

Before I begin the review of Twelve Mile Bank by Nick Harvey, I would like to commend the author on his ability to create such vivid pictures with his words. Throughout the novel, I was able to hear what AJ was listening to, see what...

Queen Cleopatra of Egypt has died and her body is secretly moved to a hidden location by devoted subjects who remain true to their religion and leader in The Lost Tomb of Cleopatra by JT Osbourne. While the ancient drama plays out, the story fast...

Drugs, cartels, double-crossing, and narrow escapes are elements that bring the adrenaline rush readers want to find in adventure and crime stories, and they fill the pages of One Final Run by Gordon Mack. The novel is action packed and it follows the adventures of...

In Carolyn Arnold's The Secret of the Lost Pharaoh, Matthew Connor is once again called upon to unearth a legend. A map possibly pointing the way to the mythical Emerald Tablets is discovered by a colleague in Egypt, along with the tomb of an unknown...

An epic fantasy packed with action and a work of ingenuity, Darkrise by M.L. Spencer is for readers who enjoy fantasy with complex plots and multilayered characters. Darien Lauchlin once betrayed the Rhen when he sold his soul to the God of Chaos. But then...

The Kuiper Belt Deception by Donald Averill is a diligently written, intelligently plotted science fiction story with an interstellar setting in 2080. The narrative transports readers into space and immerses them in an adventure that is as exciting as it is perilous. An experiment results...

Author James Anderson captures the tension and beauty of the Utah desert in his novel, Lullaby Road. Lullaby Road is the sequel to his first novel, The Never-Open Desert Diner, featuring series protagonist Ben Jones. In Anderson's sequel, readers follow another of Ben's adventures and...