Alternate Reality

A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab @veschwab | @kurtsprings1 #review #fantasy

Author: V. E. Schwab Book: A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) Published: January 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Source: Paperback Rating: Synopsis: Kell lives as one of the last two Antari. Antari are magicians able to travel between specific points in parallel worlds. This point is London, of which there are […]

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The Turquoise Spider by Mikala Ash @ash_mikala | @kurtsprings1 #review #steampunk

Author: Mikala Ash Book: The Turquoise Spider (Elizabeth Hunter-Payne Steampunk Adventures #1) Published: June 2020 Publisher: Changeling Press Genre: Steampunk Source: eBook Rating: Warning: there are explicit scenes of a sexual nature in this novella. If this is not your cup of tea, don’t read it. Synopsis: Elizabeth Hunter-Payne is not your typical Victorian London […]

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Toltec Dawn by R. J. Hore |@kurtsprings1 #review #alternativehistory

Author: R. J. Hore Book: Toltec Dawn (Toltec Kahn #1) Published: August 2016 Publisher: eTreasures Publishing LLC. Genre: Thriller Source: eBook Rating: Synopsis: Toltec Dawn follows the adventures of three people. Fergus mac Ogma is an Irish man who has become an acolyte to the god Tezcatlipoca. His ambitions have put many Christians on Tozcatlipoca’s alters. […]

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Fortunate Son by Shane Gries @Shane88736787 | @kurtsprings1 #review #sciencefiction

Author: Shane Gries Book: Fortunate Son Published: October 2021 Publisher: Kindle Genre: Science Fiction Source: eBook Rating Synopsis: Jeremy Wilkes is a historian doing research in the year 2039. He arrives at a reunion for the 32nd Infantry Division. Here, a group of old veterans regales the young lad with impossible tales of their exploits in […]

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Live Free or Dragons by Elaine Isaak (editor) @ecambrose | @kurtsprings1 #review #fantasy

Author: Elaine Isaak (Editor) Book: Live Free of Dragons (NHPulp Fiction #6) Published: May 2019 Publisher: Plaidswede Publishing Genre: Fantasy Source: Paperback Rating: I apologize for the long silence. I’m a bit behind on my reading for various reasons, including still recovering from this summer. Synopsis: What magical beings and places lurk in the Granite […]

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The Lonely Whelk by Ariele Sieling @arielesieling | @kurtsprings1 #review #science fiction

Author: Ariele Sieling Book: The Lonely Whelk (The Sagittan Chronicles #3) Published: May 2014 Publisher: Self-Published Genre: Science Fiction Source: Paperback         Rating: Synopsis: There are changes afoot in Pomegranate City. The government now has to deal with the challenges of the bridge Door. The Globe has hired a new intern for […]

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Competence by Gaile Carriger @gailcarriger | @kurtsprings1 #review #steampunk

Author: Gail Carriger Book: Competence (Custard Protocol #3) Published: July 2018 Publisher: Oribt Genre: Steam Punk Source: Hardcover         Rating:  Synopsis: The crew of the Spotted Custard is at it again. Miss Primrose Tunstell begins her adventures in Competence by stealing helium to save her airship. Her scheme involves a lovesick werelioness […]

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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley @natasha_pulley | @kurtsprings1 #review #steampunk

Author: Natasha Pulley Book: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Published: May 2016 Publisher: Bloomsbury Genre: Fantasy Source: Paperback     Rating: Synopsis: Thaniel Steepleton is a Morse code operator at the Home Office in London in 1883. He lives a reasonably quiet life trying to support his widowed sister’s family. This is a time of […]

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The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M. H. Boronson @MHBoroson | @kurtsprings1 #review #historicalfantasy

Author: M. H. Boronson Book: The Girl with Ghost Eyes (The Daoshi Chronicles #1) Published: October 2016 Publisher: Talos Genre: Fantasy Source: Paperback         Rating: Synopsis: Set in 1898 San Francisco, The Girl with Ghost Eyes follows Li-lin, the only daughter of Chinatown’s Daoshi exorcist. When an evil sorcerer traps her in […]

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Clemhorn Nightfall by Andrew J. Harvey @AndrewJHarveyAu | @kurtsprings1 #review #sciencefiction

Author: Andrew J. Harvey Book: Clemhorn Nightfall (The Cross-Temporal Empire Civil War #1) Published: February 2019 Publisher: Zmok Books Genre: Science Fiction Source: eBook Note: This book was provided on behalf of the author by iReads Blog Tours in exchange for an honest review. This review is part of the Clemhorn Nightfall blog tour.   […]

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