Toolbox Scores Again

Here I begin a survey of works published by Taos Toolbox veterans in 2023. First up is Refractions by M.V. Melcer, a far-future novel that features intrigue, action, and an all-consuming mystery at its heart.

Nathalie has joined a rescue mission to the once-thriving settlement at Bethesda, which has lost communication with Earth. Her years-long hibernation is interrupted by an on-board fire that kills the mission’s commander and which reeks of murder and sabotage.

Nathalie is now t...