Steampunk Success with An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors
Although it might be a touch gory for some readers, An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors builds up a perfect plot that embraces all the things that make Steampunk stories so fun to experience.
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Probing the Federation’s Dark Side in Section 31 – Control
If you’re hunting for a novel in which good triumphs over evil and our intrepid heroes emerge battered but largely unscathed, then Section 31 – Control isn’t it. Instead, this Star Trek novel offers 368 pages of intrigue and disaster coupled with a nail-biting finish.
A Long Slog Through The Long Mirage
Staying true to Star Trek’s Deep Space Nine universe, The Long Mirage nonetheless suffers from some serious pacing problems, turning what should be both a fun romp and an interesting story into a tale only suitable for hardcore fans.
Great Times On the Graveyard Shift
It’s time for haunted fun with Graveyard Shift, a debut novel from Michael Haspil featuring an ancient mummy and a Roman vampire working as vice cops, keeping their city safe from other undead and hordes of evil monsters.
Hearts and Minds Offers a Nearly Trekless Star Trek
While Star Trek: The Next Generation: Hearts and Minds is a good overall story, calling it a Star Trek tale is a bit disingenuous. Even Picard, who graces the cover, is barely window dressing for the story.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Enigma Tales
The main character for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Enigma Tales is Elim Garak, the mysterious, manipulative and charming tailor and spy of the TV Show Deep Space Nine. That pretty much sets the tone for this diabolically good story.
A Win For Fantasy with Game of Shadows
This week we look at the debut novel, Game of Shadows, by Erika Lewis. It’s a really great start for a first-time novelist, and might just be your cup of tea if you enjoy fantasy novels and complex plotting.
HALO Envoy Shows that Peace is Harder than War
Starting out with a novel about peace, Halo Envoy quickly devolves into one of the most action-packed Halo books ever, pitting colonists against the UEG, ONI against aliens and aliens against each other.
Climbing to the height of adventure with Firebrand
The first Steeplejack book was an amazing ride scaling the lofty heights of the Bar-Selehm city state. Firebrand keeps the high-flying action going, and cements author A. J. Hartley as one to watch for young adult fiction.
The Guns Above Takes Off for High Adventure
If you love steampunk fantasy, then The Guns Above, the first entry in the Signal Airship series, is really going to hold your interest. With a fascinating crew, a tight plot, dangerous action and plenty of dark humor, The Guns Above really soars.