In order to write this review, it was necessary to create a new sub-genre: Twisted Paranormal Steampunk. It would not be a stretch to term this pornography of violence, where the main advantage of having werewolves as characters is that they can be tortured past human extremes and will immediately heal themselves to be tortured…
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“Quarantine Drift” by Erika LeClair
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This is a great title in this day of pandemics, but since there is no real quarantine and no disease, it has nothing to do with the story. The strength of the writing is the intense sensory input, giving us the feeling of being right there. This is perhaps overdone in some places because of…
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“A Tracker’s Tale” by Karen Avizur
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This story is fast paced and action oriented, with sympathetic characters in a straightforward good-guys-vs-bad-guys conflict. The plotline is episodic in nature, but the events gradually tie together to lead up to a tense climax. There is a general rule in fantasy of all types not to mix magical styles. Paranormal separate from witches and…
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“Dagger and Scythe” By Emilie Knight
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Well, this has to be the most unlikely love story in the history of the novel. The setup of the plot is that a certain god has a way to keep his humans in line; he has a coterie of undead assassins that go around committing random atrocities, thus frightening the faithful into submission. Dagger…
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“The Final Wars Begin: Final Wars Trilogy 1” by S. A. Asthana
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“Final Wars Begin” is the story of what would be World War IV except the battle is between the space colonies that survived humankind’s third attempt to annihilate ourselves. The main character is a former soldier who refused to follow immoral orders and became a fugitive as a result. He returns to New Paris, in…
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“Fire on the Mountain” – Clabe Polk
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This is a rather different police procedural novel, since most of the procedures seem to be discussed over the lunch special at Bertie’s Diner. It has a cast of country store front-porch philosophers, setting a tone that contrasts with the stark reality of sexual abuse and drug addiction that lurks in the dark corners of…
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“Thief of the Night Guild” by Andy Peloquin
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This is the second book in the “Queen of Thieves” series, featuring Ilanna, who is doing everything she must to work her way up through the ranks of the Hawks, the thieves’ section of the Night Guild. And incidentally stash aside enough money to buy her way out. Having reviewed several of Peloquin’s books, I…