Month: June 2018

Black Creek by Gregory Lamberson @GregLamberson | @kurtsprings1 #review #horror

Author: Gregory Lamberson Book: Black Creek Published: March 2016 Publisher: Medallion Press Genre: Horror Source: Paperback         Rating:  Synopsis: For decades, hundreds of families lived above a toxic waste dump in a place called Love Canal, New York. There were reports of birth defects, cancer, and deaths. In 1979, the United States […]

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And Then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker | @kurtsprings1 #review #sciencefiction

Author: Sarah Pinsker Book: And Then There Were (N-One) Published: March/April 2017 Publisher: Uncanny Magazine Genre: Science Fiction Source: http://uncannymagazine.com/article/and-then-there-were-n-one/       Rating:  Synopsis: Sarah Pinsker (same name as the author) has been invited to SarahCon. This is a convention where she will meet Sarah Pinskers from alternate realities. The story is based on […]

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Thebes of the Hundred Gates @kurtsprings1 #review #sciencefiction

Author: Robert Silverberg Book: Thebes of the Hundred Gates Published: February 2013 (Originally published 1991) Publisher: Phoenix Pick Genre: Science Fiction Source: Paperback     Rating:  Synopsis: Edward Davies is a rookie of the Time Service. He has made several training-jumps up to 600 years in the past. Now is he jumping 3500 years, to […]

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The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi @Roshani_Chokshi | @kurtsprings1 #review #fantasy

Author: Roshani Chokshi Book: The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen #1) Published: April 2016 Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Genre: Fantasy Source: eBook         Rating:  Synopsis: Maya’s horoscope promises a marriage of death and destruction. This earns her scorn and fear in her father’s kingdom. With marriage seeming an unlikely prospect, Maya opts […]

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The Mighty First, Episode 5: For The Brokenhearted by Mark Bordner @MARK_BORDNER | @kurtsprings2 #review #science fiction

Author: Mark Bordner Book: The Mighty First, Episode 5: For The Brokenhearted Published: March 2017 Publisher: Createspace Genre: Science Fiction Source: Paperback         Rating:  Synopsis: Minerva Carreno could never have imagined where she would be today, and what she would face. The young cheerleader enlisted out of high school and joined the […]

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