RECCE II by Phillip Richards @kurtsprings1 #review #sciencefiction

Author: Phillip Richards Book: RECCE II (The Union Series #5) Published: September 2016 Publisher: The Electronic Book Company Genre: Science Fiction Source: eBook Rating: Synopsis: Andy Moralee’s RECCE platoon’s morale is shattered. The Platoon Commander and his section are missing. Yulia is a prisoner of the treacherous Presidential Guard, and the […]

The Rift by Nina Allan @kurtsprings1 #review #sciencefiction

Author: Nina Allan Book: The Rift Published: July 2017 Publisher: Titan Books Genre: Science Fiction Source: Paperback Rating: Synopsis: As Children, Selena and Julie were close. A rift began developing between them as they entered their teens. Then, Julie disappears when she is seventeen. It will be twenty years before Selena […]

Enchantress by James Maxwell @james_maxwell | @kurtsprings1 #review #fantasy

Author: James Maxwell Book: Enchantress (Evermen Saga #1) Published: December 2012 Publisher: Create Space Genre: Fantasy Source: eBook Rating: Synopsis: Ella and Miro are orphaned brother and sister. Each struggle to achieve their dreams. Ella is studying to be an enchantress. She is learning to work with essence, the deadliest substance […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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