Category Archives: Small Press Book Reviews

  The Cross Cutting Trilogy by Wendy Hammmer (Apocalypse Ink Productions) Protagonist Trinidad O’Laughlin is a child of vastly different cultures, but her parents had a common unique gift: Earth magic. Working closely with the land, city or whatever area … Continue reading →

The Ramshead Algorithm and other stories by KJ Kabza (Pink Narcissus Press)   KJ Kabza seems to specialize in altered states, dream states, and has a range from flights of fancy to gut-wrenching terror. I have to say I really … Continue reading →

The Genehunter: The Complete Casebook by Simon Kewin (Stormcrow Books) In receiving author bios I discovered that veteran Abyss & Apex author Simon Kewin, who has a story in this edition,  has written novels. Here is my review of his … Continue reading →

The Poet King by Mark Nelson (forthcoming from Hadley Rille Books)    If you’re looking for a new series to read, a new fantasist to discover, I highly recommend the work of Mark Nelson. Finishing up the trilogy he started … Continue reading →

An Eighty-Percent Solution (CorpGov Chronicles Book 1) by Thomas Gondolfi (TANSTAAFL Press )   My credulity was strained repeatedly by this book. Cats, illegal? They never say why, not to my satisfaction. Helping others not legal? Pfft. Magic? Not much of … Continue reading →

  Sycorax’s Daughters Edited by Kinitra Brooks PhD, Linda Addison, and Susana Morris PhD (Cedar Grove Publishing)   I am very in favor of people telling their unique stories, as a way of bridging any cultural gaps. And speculative fiction … Continue reading →

King’s Gambit by Mark Nelson (Hadley Rille Books) In The Poets of Pevana,  Mark Nelson introduced us to his world’s odd theology, where the gods speak through and bless poets and the principal goddess’ tears are both solace and weapons … Continue reading →

Another Girl, Another Planet by Lou Antonelli (Word Fire Press) Good Lord, Lou Antonelli did something I thought was impossible. He made me like an alternative history story,  and usually I hate those. The story starts and ends with three … Continue reading →