Review_THE SHIELD OF SERL RAVEN-EYE by William Stacey

The Shield of Serl Raven-Eye by William Stacey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: THE SHIELD OF SERL RAVEN-EYE by William Stacey
(Blood-Queen Saga Book Two)

Not a breath between uproarious action, adventure, and excitement in this epic fantasy/horror blend, second in the Blood-Queen Saga. If you like sword-and-sorcery epics, coupled with vampires and undead, clear delineation of good and evil, gore and sensuality, look right here. Carve out your reading time, turn off your phone, and jump right in.

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Review: ISOLATION by Neil Randall

Isolation by Neil Randall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: ISOLATION by Neil Randall

ISOLATION is a sure-fire page-turner, constantly suffused with the questions of "what next" and "what really happened" inextricably intertwined. Readers will be on the edge of their seats trying to ascertain the facts, and beyond that, the truth of the facts. Fans of the 1960's TV series "The Prisoner" will witness similar overtones, and literate readers will see glimpses of the nightmarish dystopia of "1984," and of the unspeakable mind-control experimentation of "Firestarter." But ISOLATION stands on its own substantial merits, a novel which will ring long in memory.

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Review_WRITER'S RETWEET by Piers Anthony

Writer's Retweet by Piers Anthony
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: WRITER'S RETWEET by Piers Anthony

Long-lived and prolific author Piers Anthony, adored by millions, took on the challenge of writing stories via Twitter, at 140 characters per day. Collected here are 3 stories connected through 1 theme, an unusual story about a street named "Dull," and a magical science fiction novelette about a really "Strange Fruit" and its incredible effects. Riven with the author's trademark ingenuity, these stories are effective as a one-sitting read, or read one at a time.

THE EIGHTH by Stephanie Wytovich_Review

The Eighth by Stephanie M. Wytovich
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: THE EIGHTH by Stephanie M. Wytovich

Stephanie Wytovich is by nature a poet. THE EIGHTH is both pure poetry, and purely poetic. From the first lines I floated in imagery and lyricism, in sensuality in its strictest sense, a feast of the senses. A hedonist would revel! [Both Aleister Crowley and Oscar Wilde come to mind in this regard.]

The demon Paimon is one of Hell's collectors, who bring souls for Lucifer's delectation. That worthy prefers females, so Paimon needs must provide according to his quota. He is a clever and cunning temptor indeed, and his weapons are those of supreme mental torture: despair, betrayal, self-flagellation, envy, depression, self-wrath. As are his victims prisoners of their own emotions and confusion, so too is their temptor, far more like his targets than either can know.

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Review_PULSE: WHEN GRAVITY FAILS by John Freitas

Pulse: When Gravity Fails by John Freitas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Review: PULSE: WHEN GRAVITY FAILS by John Freitas



Never a dull moment in this imaginative science fiction thriller. As many apocalyptic and science fiction as I've read over the decades, the cause in this book is new to me, and its astrophysical soundness renders it all the more terrifying.

The author provides a variety of detailed anecdotes, with a core of continuing characters whose lives exemplify "normality" as reality shifts, changes, and cracks.

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Review_THE QUANTUM COP by Lesley L. Smith

The Quantum Cop by Lesley L. Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: QUANTUM COP by Lesley Smith

QUANTUM COP is one of the most delightful stories I've had the pleasure of reading. Delightful, because it's enjoyable, entertaining, and as well, thought-provoking. In addition to being a fast, pleasurable, read, QUANTUM COP stretched my mind and my imagination from the very first page.

The characters are realistic and well-developed. Madison, the protagonist, is a brilliant, adventurous,, scientist and academic, but a little too prone to emotional fallout, as is the very hapless grad student she advises, who inadvertently enters into Madison's unexpected experiments with reality creation.

All told, I highly recommend this great read.

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TRANSIENT ECHOES by JN Chaney_Review

Transient Echoes by J.N. Chaney
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Review of TRANSIENT ECHOES (VARIANT #2) By JN Chaney

In this sequel to THE AMBER PROJECT (VARIANT #1), author JN Chaney weaves a blend of futuristic science fiction with Dystopiana, survivalism, and otherworldly fantasy. After an alien gas known as Variant destroyed most of humanity in the 22nd century, leaving only a small enclave to live underground, genetic engineering and improved technology have finally allowed human scientists and military explorers to live aboveground, provided they remain a safe distance from the residue radiation caused by the Second Jolt. Meanwhile, the hybrid child Terry, who closed the Rift which allowed in Variant, is exiled unwillingly and unintentionally to a farflung world where survival is equivalent to the life experienced by earthly cavepersons. An extraordinary vivid and poetic imaging keeps the story turning.



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