Category Archives: Reviews
“Verdant Skies” – by Steve Lyle Jordan
Far in the future, when mankind is struggling to reverse the damage he has done to the planet, the planet itself eventually retaliates in a decisive manner – a cataclysmic eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera which fills the earth’s atmosphere … Continue reading
“Bangkok Burn” – by Simon Royle
Getting out of a Thai mob family just isn’t easy when your adopted father is the Godfather. Before I get too deep into the details of this review, let me point out that Bangkok Burn is an action novel – … Continue reading
“Northwoods Deep” – by Joel Arnold
Something’s in the woods – something ancient. Will you survive it? Northwoods Deep is what I would call a true horror. It has a dark power at its heart with which you become acquainted over the story by way of … Continue reading
“Night Camp” – by L.C. Evans
On January 12th 2012, it was announced on various indie author and reader boards that author L.C. Evans had passed away the previous evening finally losing a hard-fought battle with cancer. I have had no previous personal dealings with LC, … Continue reading
“Loss” – by Glen Krisch
Angie has suffered a devastating loss. Her husband has been killed in a car accident in the snow and she was the driver. This is basically where we start with Loss. Glen Krisch wants to tell a story with this … Continue reading
“De Bello Lemures” – by Thomas Brookside
Let me start this review by stating that I’m already a fan of Thomas Brookside. I read his The Last Days of Jericho and had this to say: To me, this book is a great example of what can be … Continue reading
“Ghosts of a Beach Town in Winter” – by Kathleen Valentine
This novella is what I’d call a ghost story romance. Layla moves into the rather desolate Halcyon Beach for the winter, tending a pub during the off-season so that her husband can work on his first novel. We soon see … Continue reading
“The Whole Truth” – by Jim Murdoch
Jonathan Payne is a middle-aged and rather boring bookshop owner in the small seaside town of Rigby. So what happens when the personification of Truth knocks on his door and wants a chat? A whole lot of nothing? Well yes….and … Continue reading
“King of Paine” – by Larry Kahn
Frank Paine is an ex-Hollywood actor who’s traded in his action hero title for that of a real hero in the FBI. However, on his first case his off-screen past as the King of Paine is somehow linked to a … Continue reading
“The Emperor’s Edge” – by Lindsay Buroker
Can a fugitive enforcer redeem herself? Does the kingdom’s most wanted and deadly assassin have a heart? Can a motley crew of outcasts save the emperor? Back in the 1980s, people enjoyed watching The A-Team, a team of renegade ex-somethings that performed … Continue reading