At the beginning of The Decadence of Our Souls, a fantasy book written by Claudiu Murgan, Bart is under pressure to lead Rakash into the “state of bliss”. The City Council has other intentions for Rakash’s abilities. Bart knows that the state cannot be forced....

The Great Angel War by Larry Gerovac is a broadly imagined telling of what happened in the heavens before mankind was created. In the book we hear the story as it is being told by an angel named Raphael to the last prophet, a man...

The Boy Scout by Vanayssa Somers is a new kind of fairy tale. It has kings and queens and fairy wizards. And a shaman, with a magic carpet. Vanayssa Somers also uses time travel in a unique way. Another one of those...

Time Blade: Age of Jeweled Intelligence by P. Christina Greenaway is the story of Sky Hunter, a young man who is living in California and trying to find himself and his direction in life. He is living in this world, but he knows that he...

Time and Blood: Evening Bower Book 1 by Sherry Rentschler is the story of a woman named Rhea, not a woman you would like to meet or even come across in your life. She is a phoenix, a phenomenon that survived a tragedy, and is...

The Foundry: Dianis, A World In Turmoil is a science fiction tale by author Frank Dravis, and is the opening novel to a new series focusing on the planet Dianis. In a galaxy fraught with war by the fearsome Turboii, the world of Dianis is...

Long ago the city of Atlantis thrived, but jealousy between factions caused its demise and destruction. Three people thought they were going to survive and they carried out the Great Book. This book contained the legends of their land and all lands, but the survivors...

The Great and the Small by A.T. Balsara is an amazing book. On one level, it’s the story of intelligent rats, told from their point of view through vivid descriptions and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations. All of that, however, is on the surface. Beneath the warm...

The Pious Insurrection: The Reaping by Dexter Morgenstern is a fast paced fantasy novel of high adventure that begins at the monks' temple on the island of Regnarov. The story opens with a rainstorm. The fearsome reptile creatures with human heads, the nagas, attack and...

There is lot of literary beauty in book 1 of the Book of Theo series, Theo and the Forbidden Language by Melanie Ansley, from the excellent prose to world building, from character to plot and the awesome things in between. It is a fable with...