by Philipp Schott Small-town veterinarian Dr. Peter Bannerman is returning home from a house call early one morning when he sees a pig barn on fire. Before rescue services can arrive, the building explodes, killing all fifty-four heritage breed pigs inside. A serious enough loss to the owner, Peter’s long-time friend Tom, but things get …
by Lev A.C. Rosen Police Detective Andy Mills believes his life is over after being caught in the raid of a gay bar. In 1950s San Francisco, this was reason enough for him to be fired, publicly shamed, and targeted for attacks in the street. When he is approached by a woman who wants to …
by Christopher Hood I love a good post-apocalyptic road trip story, and The Revivalists provides a reflective modern take on the sub-genre. After the Shark Flu has eliminated at least sixty percent of the humans on earth, Bill and Penelope know they are lucky. Not only did they both survive, they are also able to communicate …
by Joanne M. Harris For fantasy readers, I can’t imagine a better story than A Pocketful of Crows. I have read an extensive amount of fantasy, for both young people and adults, and this story is the closest thing to a genuine “fairy tale” I have ever read from a modern author. The brevity of …
by Travis Baldree It’s okay to love the fantasy action thriller, and need a break from the violence at the same time. There’s only so much Grimdark that a healthy mind can take before you start needing an escape from the escapism. The Author of this book, Travis Baldree, obviously loves the genre. Magic wielding …
by Scotto Moore Isobel is the undisputed “Queen of Sparkle Dungeon” largely due to her diva-spellcasting. . . That is: in this disco-themed, VR game-world, spells are cast and enemies vanquished via the singing of complex vocal tones and rhythms. Isobel’s aptitude and standing at the top of the leaderboard earn her a recruitment call from …
by Min Jin Lee I recently read the book Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. It’s a multigenerational story focusing on the life of a Korean woman, Sunja. Sunja grows up in the period of Japanese occupation in Korea and paints life in the time in great detail. It also talks about the lives of her …
by Dan Jones As someone who often thought, through my formative years, that I was born in the wrong age, and should have been allowed to grow up swinging a sword or war-hammer and charging another armored idiot on horseback with a shield and a lance, Dan Jones’ Power and Thrones was both an engrossing …
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By Becky Chambers Simple, quiet little story in which not much happens, but satisfying like a good dessert. In some far distant future/planet humans live in balance with nature after all machines and robots took into their heads to leave the human world and live apart in the wilderness. Its not clear how this utopian …
Lulu Miller’s ‘Why Fish Don’t Exist’ is part memoir, part biography, and also social history. More importantly it’s a philosophical meditation on courage and perseverance in the face of the howling chaos of the universe and the human condition. Miller picks up the story of David Starr Jordan, a 19th century taxonomist obsessed with labeling …
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