Category: Books
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Blog Tour || Love Bites: Favourite Vampire Stories by Mark A. Latham
Love Bites: Favourite Vampire Stories Mark A Latham It’s no secret that The Iscariot Sanction introduces vampires – or the dreaded ‘wampyr’ – to the mythos of the Apollonian Casefiles. Wait… is it a secret? Maybe it is. Not any more! Like many people who’re into the strange and macabre side of fiction, I’ve read…
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Review: The Gradual by Christopher Priest
This book is difficult to review. It’s not that I am conflicted about it; I loved it. This story is a finely woven tapestry of the passing of time. What can I say? It’s about time. It’s about how we pass time and what happens when we lose time. It’s about the time that we pass…
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Book Review: Harsh Gods by Michelle Belanger
I thoroughly enjoyed “Conspiracy of Angels” by Michelle Belanger so I was delighted when I received a copy of “Harsh Gods”. This novel is a “Novel of the Shadowside and the second book about Zack Westland. Zack is an angel. He’s not the kind of angel you might expect in a novel, in fact, he’s…
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Review: Ghosts of War
The battle begun in “Virtues of War” may be on pause, but it definitely isn’t over. “Ghosts of War” is the second installment in Bennett R. Coles’ Virtues of War series. While the first book was hard-hitting right out of the gates, the second installment has a long fuse with a satisfying explosion at the…
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Book Review: The Race by Nina Allan
The Race is a very interesting debut novel by Nina Allan. If you’re a fan of Allan’s short stories then you certainly won’t be disappointed by this book. What I found most intriguing about this novel is that it may read differently to different people: it all depends on what one is willing to put…
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Book Review: “Duskfall” is Brilliant
“Duskfall” by Christopher Husberg has made me excited about reading again. It’s time! I go through phases when I get a little disenchanted with what’s out there to read. My dry spell is definitely over. I found myself looking forward to when I could read another chapter of “Duskfall”. This is the most engaging and…
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Review: Predator Incursion
The first book in the Rage War Series is Predator Incursion. Author, Tim Lebbon drops the reader right into the middle of the action. For those of you unfamiliar with the Aliens Film franchise, you may feel a little bit out of the loop but it won’t take long for you to get caught up.…
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Review: The Empress Game
“The Empress Game” by Rhonda Mason is a great read. It’s been a long time since I picked up a book and had to read through in only a few sittings because I didn’t want to put it down. This is a book that will make you long for rainy days and free time to…
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Virtues of War: Fast Moving Military Sci-Fi
“Virtues of War” is a forthcoming Military Science Fiction book by Bennett R. Coles. This clever and fast-moving novel is set one of Earth’s possible futures. There are many possible conflicts ready to explode and the people on the front lines display very human characteristics. While not a political story, this novel definitely manages to…
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Titan Brings Back “The Adjacent”
C.Kinzie|| Nanaimo, BC I’m not sure how I missed this novel when it first came out, nor am I sure what I expected. I thought, when I began this book by Christopher Priest, that there might be something historical about it. I certainly didn’t expect to want to add this book to my list of…
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Review: “My Amityville Horror” on DVD
In 1975, Danny Lutz was the little boy living in the Amityville house during the infamous haunting. It’s been a book, it’s been more than one movie, “Amityville” is probably a household word. Now, after almost 36 years, Danny Lutz has decided to tell his story about growing up in the famously “haunted” house. When…
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