This novel is dressed up as Science Fiction, but its roots are in the good old-fashioned detective tale. Except for his lack of skin, Schneider is the epitome of underdog detectives, looked down upon by his workmates, reviled by the public, watched with suspicion by his superiors and viewed with frustration by those who try…
Month: September 2024
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“The Discovery of Geminus” by Neil Orint
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This is a YA Fantasy of epic proportions. It involves three friends who enter a magical alternate reality where they are required to develop into heroes to save the locals from evil. This new world encompasses a polyglot mixture of historical eras, including West Coast Indigenous legends, steampunk technology, sasquatches, and 16th Century Conquistadors who actually…
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“After the Fall” by Gerry Gainford
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This novel is a Post-Apocalyptic story stripped to its basics. The world has fallen apart, and it has really crashed. There are no enclaves of rescued tech and remembered ethical behaviour. Technology has been pushed back to the 1950s, politics and morality into the early Dark Ages. Feudalism would be a definite improvement. As stories…
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“Smuggler’s Love”(Reese Daniels Smuggler Book 3) by T. D. Wilson
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When I am reviewing a book aimed specifically at a narrow genre, I ask myself two questions. First, does the book stick to the genre? Second, what is there about the book that lifts it above the other members of the group? The draw in this book is the main character. He is a sympathetic,…
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“Traitor Son,” Empire of the Stars Book 1 by Melissa J. Cave
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This tale qualifies as Epic Fantasy, but it wastes little ink on the machinations of the mighty. Just enough to demonstrate the pressure that politics exerts on the mere humans who must fit their lives into the mould of their heritage. Because this is really the story about two people who, despite their elevated titles,…