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“Pulchritude” – by Ana Mardoll

A young prince is cursed by a capricious fairy; a young beauty is exchanged for her father’s life, and only a love willing to sacrifice all will result in a happy ending. Pulchritude is a retelling of the story of Beauty … Continue reading

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“The Kult” – by Shaun Jeffrey

How far would you go to be loyal to your childhood friends? How far would you go to protect them, avenge them? And how would you hide from the consequences when they come back to stalk you? The Kult is a … Continue reading

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“Wool (Omnibus Edition)” – by Hugh Howey

The Silo is the world, the whole of civilisation – a protection from the deadly outside. Those who don’t agree will be sent to clean. Wool is a five part story set in a post-apocalyptic world where the outside atmosphere … Continue reading

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“The Survival of Thomas Ford” – by John A. A. Logan

After a motoring accident leaves his wife dead, Thomas Ford is left in hospital with only fragmented memories of how he survived and how his wife died, of a car and its strange bird-like driver forcing him off the road … Continue reading

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“Work of Art” – by John Black

On the day of his greatest triumph, an artist is devastated by the suicide of his fiancée. He is compelled to unravel the mystery and to discover who his fiancée really was. Work of Art follows the sleuthing of recent Turner … Continue reading

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“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

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