It is the year 1728, and piracy has been outlawed by the government of the day. The members of that storied profession are either dead, in jail, or on the run. Casper, a former pirate, finds himself on an abandoned island, one of only two...

The Oni’s Shamisen: Book 9 by Claire Youmans is an ornate oriental journey into a magical fantasy world. Our characters are Azuki, Akira Shota, and many more that we’ve come to know in The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow Boy series. There are many stories in...

Status Human by Daniel Weisbeck is part of the Upsilon Series. Silon and Professor Houndstooth are hiding on an island. Silon, who is an advanced product of artificial intelligence, has developed an attraction to the human boy. Kirstjen invites Silon on a fishing expedition and...

In her novel, Rapunzel’s Tower, Wendy L. Anderson dreamily invites us into another world filled with magic, adventure, and true love. Most of us are familiar with the story of Rapunzel and her long golden hair. There are different versions of how it came about...

Assassination of Hope is a young adult space opera novel by Justin Doyle. With his heroics during the fight against the embargo, Darynn Mark has become an overnight celebrity on Vastire. To reward him for his achievements, the Grand Cardinal organizes a Lifting ceremony to...

The Last Crusader: Attack of the Goblins is a fantasy novella by Jeffrey Loefer which is filled with deadly sword action and quirky humor. Set in a medieval-like world, it follows a group of warriors called Crusaders who go on quests and protect the land...

Court of Snakes: This Desert Cage by Tycho Dwelis is a young adult book that confronts issues of different social classes in a fantasy world. Terran was the son of the royal leader, but his family was overthrown, leaving Terran as a fugitive on the...

A Husband Out Of This World: A Failed Experiment by Deovandski Skibinski JR is a story set in a bizarre world where spells, magic, and everything supernatural is the order of the day. One day the strangest thing happened (strange even for this world); the...

Beyond the Hostile Sky: After the Breaking is a young adult sci-fi/fantasy novel by Karen J. Laakko. Three explorers arrive in the seemingly desolated lost realm of Aktinos, seeking to learn what happened and what led to its downfall. After finding an old book containing...

After Eevee’s boyfriend breaks up with her when he goes off to college, she ends up in a downward spiral. Gone are her long locks, a pixie cut in its place, and now Eevee is also mouthing off to her teachers. In an attempt to...