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DOWN COMES THE NIGHT – Allison Saft

Wren Southerland is probably the best healer in the Queen’s Guard but she’s been a bit reckless with her magic so she’s constantly in trouble with her superiors. When she receives a letter from a lord asking for her help to cure a servant, she only sees the opportunity to redeem herself and improve her… Continue reading
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THE CHUCKLING FINGERS – Mabel Seeley

Mabel Seeley was a mystery writer who published a few novels beginning in the late 1930’s through the early 1950’s. The Chuckling Fingers was first published in 1941. In it, the Heaton family (Minnesota lumber tycoons) experience some strange goings-on at their remote estate (called “Fiddler’s Fingers”) along the shore of Lake Superior. Ann Gay has received… Continue reading
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PATRICIA WANTS TO CUDDLE – Samantha Allen

Four women have made it to the final of a reality television dating show (ala The Bachelor). Their prize? A sleazy bachelor who doesn’t seem to want to choose any of the women before him. Their destination for their final? A mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest. Each contestant represents a classic stereotype and each has… Continue reading
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DUST & GRIM – Chuck Wendig

Thirteen year old Molly’s father has just died, which is a lot for a young girl to take in, but her uncle arrives with some surprising information – Molly has a brother. Molly’s parents split up just after she was born and her mother (who has also passed away) took the older child and left… Continue reading
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SPOCK, MESSIAH! – Theodore R. Cogswell and Charles A. Spano, Jr.

STAR TREK WEEK Not too long back, I re-read and reviewed the first original Star Trek novel, Spock Must Die! by James Blish, who was a recognized name to us Star Trek fans for his book adaptations of the original episodes. For those of us who couldn’t get enough Trek in our lives (remember, kids … no streaming television to watch… Continue reading
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JULES VERNE’S LIGHTHOUSE – graphic novel

Maria Vasquez prefers to be alone and currently has a dream job managing a lighthouse. It is the year 2717 and the Lighthouse is a supercomputer beacon that helps spaceships navigate through a turbulent area of space filled with wormholes. Maria oversees the lighthouse, along with her robot sidekick, Moses. When a ship arrives unexpectedly… Continue reading
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THE MOONSTEEL CROWN – Stephen Deas

The Emperor is dead and there is chaos and catastrophe everywhere. But petty criminals Fings, Myla, and Seth don’t much care – the Emperor’s never shown any interest them, and likewise, they’ve never had much interest in the Empire – other than what they could steel in order to stay alive. Good fortune comes to… Continue reading
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THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY – Sulari Gentill

The peaceful afternoon in the Boston Public Library by the terrified scream of a woman. Library security guards quickly work to contain the scene and have everyone currently in the library remain where they are. Four strangers at a library table strike up a conversation while they wait and they develop a strong friendship that… Continue reading
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FORGED IN DREAMS AND MAGICK – Kat Bastion

Isobel MacInnes is an archeology student. She’s strong-willed and determined and she’s a rising star with a bright future in archeology ahead of her when she touches an old box that has been handed down by chieftains for centuries and is transported to 13th century Scotland. Here is alpha male, Iain, clan leader who takes… Continue reading
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THE DRAGON ROUND – Stephen S. Power

Jeryon is a ship pilot. He runs a trade route and is content to maintain a low profile and do his job. But when Jeryon encounters a dragon at sea he makes the decision to fight rather than run. Among the consequences for this action is that Jeryon will face a mutiny and he and… Continue reading
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FRIDAY, VOLUME 1 – graphic novel

Friday Fitzhugh is a young adult detective. She spent most of her free time with her best friend, Lancelot Jones – the smartest boy in the whole world – solving crimes and exploring the occult. That is … until she went off to college. But now Friday is back in town for the holiday and… Continue reading
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MAMMOTHS OF THE GREAT PLAINS – Eleanor Arnason

Eleanor Arnason’s novelette/novella Mammoths of the Great Plains is an alternate history story where mammoths survived into the last century and Native Americans led tours so that visitors can gawk and hunt. The latter ultimately resulting in the mammoth extinction. The story is narrated by an Indigenous family charged with preserving the mammoth. The story reads more… Continue reading

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