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August 25, 2023
Book Review: Despatches by Lee Murray
Title: Despatches
Author: Lee Murray
Publisher: Absinthe (PS Publishing)
Page Count: 73
Rep: LGBTQ+
Genre: Historical, cosmic horror, epistolary
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
BlurbDaily Star war correspondent Cassius Smythe is off to the Dardanelles to report on the Allied campaign. That is, if only the War Office will let him tell the truth. But after months in the trenches at Anzac Cove, Smythe learns that it isn’t just the Ottoman who wish to claim back the land, and the truth is as slippery as a serpent…
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August 11, 2023
Book Review: Unanimity by Alexandra Almeida
Title: Unanimity (Spiral Worlds, #1)
Author: Alexandra Almeida
Publisher: Self published
Page count: 570
Rep: LGBTQ+
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐✨
Blurb The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Shadow is a reluctant god with a broken mind and a death wish. He used to be Thomas Astley-Byron, an affluent young screenwriter whose creativity and ideali sm saved a world from the brink of collapse. Together with Henry Nowak, an AI expert, Tom created heaven on earth by inventing a Jungian simulated reality that...
July 27, 2023
Book Review: Heartstrikers #3, #4 and #5 by Rachel Aaron
Titles:
No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished (Heartstrikers, #3)
A Dragon of a Different Color (Heartstrikers, #4) Last Dragon Standing (Heartstrikers, #5)
Author: Rachel Aaron
Publisher: Self-published
Page Count: 517, 512, 311
Spice: ️️
Ratings:
No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Dragon of a Different Color ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Last Dragon Standing ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Series rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
[image error][image error][image error]Review:The story of Julius the nice dragon continues!
Given that I read books 3, 4, and 5 back to back probably says all it needs to. ...
July 25, 2023
Book Review: Awakened by C.M. Carney
Title: Awakened (The Quintessence: Crucible Series #1)
Author: C.M. Carney
Publisher: Self published
Page Count: 402
Genre: Progression fantasy, LitRPG
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Blurb:Cultivation. Progression. Ascension.
On the world of Crucible, where humanity’s spiritual artists train to fight in a war of universal proportions, Aryc Tal Venn has the potential to be one of the gods.
But when he accidentally unleashes heretical powers during his Challenge, he is forced to flee his home or face the wrath of ...
July 11, 2023
Book review: Magissa by Kassandra Flamouri
Title: Magissa
Author: Kassandra Flamouri
Publisher: The Parliament House
Page Count: 328
Rep: LGBTQ+ (minor)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Blurb for Magissa:For as long as she can remember, Chrysa Markou has longed for Pyrga, her native village in the mountains of Greece. But she never thought she would return like this-an orphan, crushed by grief and wracked with guilt over her parents' deaths. Even surrounded by family, she feels like a xeni-a foreigner. A stranger.
All she wants is to belong, but Chrysa in...
June 30, 2023
10 Questions with J.F.R. Coates
J.F.R. Coates is a speculative fiction author living in Australia, though originally from the picturesque West Country of England. His stories tend to focus away from human characters, instead giving life to the creatures that dwell alongside the familiar. He has been the Furry Writers’ Guild president since 2021.
Tell us a bit about yourself! Where do you call home and what do you write?Though I originally grew up in the UK, specifically in the picturesque West Country, I have been living in SE...
June 16, 2023
THE RARKYN'S FAMILIAR named 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Bronze Winner
I'm delighted to announce The Rarkyn's Familiar has been named the 2022 BRONZE Winner in Young Adult Fiction in the 25th annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards!
Foreword Reviews, a book review journal focusing on independently published books, announced the winners of its INDIES Book of the Year Awards today. The INDIES recognise the best books published in 2022 from independent and university presses, as well as self-published authors. You can view all of the winners here.
For this ye...
June 9, 2023
10 Questions with Gillian Polack
Gillian Polack lives lives in Canberra, Australia and is a writer, researcher, historian, editor, and teacher. She has a doctorate in English and another in History and an MA in Medieval Studies and has published nine novels. While she likes to claim that the second doctorate is purely for cosmetic purposes (so people can make puns about her name, for instance, which they do, since she is now Dr Dr GP and a Dr Who fan, which makes me the Three Doctors and explains much) it’s actually a change i...
June 6, 2023
THE RARKYN'S FAMILIAR wins a Sir Julius Vogel Award
I'm over the moon to share that The Rarkyn's Familiar has won a 2023 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Youth Novel! *Insert excited author squeals*
The Sir Julius Vogel awards recognise excellence in Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror works created by New Zealanders and New Zealand residents. Earlier this year, I was delighted to be shortlisted in the Youth Novel and Best New Talent categories, and on Sunday night, even more flabbergasted to win the Youth Novel category.
Alas, tech gremlin...
May 4, 2023
10 Questions with David M. James
David M. James is an avid writer and role-player, living in Canberra, Australia’s capital city. With Bachelor and Masters degrees in Education, David teaches computer games, programming and physics at a senior college in Canberra. When not in front of a class, David enjoys writing role-playing games and LARPs for gaming conventions, something he has been doing since 1986. David also helps run the Phenomenon Games Convention held in Canberra each year. In 2021, he published his first novel, Wingl...
