News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
The diagnosis had been both expected and a shock. Dementia. Cillian had suspected for some time his mind has been betraying him, hadn't he? With this label under his belt though he found slipping into the strange reality much easier. Gone were the wrinkles, the aches, the pains. In their stead was a quest, a… Continue reading Book review: Kildare’s Dreamwander
Coral was desperate. It had finally happened, she was now redundant in the only job she had known, replaced by a bot, leaving her to fear where her next meal was coming from. With bot automation jobs were scarce, even her own parents had sought work elsewhere. With nowhere else to turn, she did what… Continue reading Book review: Brian Simons’ Travail Online: Soulkeeper (@thebriansimons )
The elves didn't believe in an afterlife, you were either dead, or alive. So when Dreyah, the prophesied human/elf crossbreed whose death would spark war, was found murdered by some magical ritual, the thought of her returning had not been imagined. But death did not want her, yet. It was not her time, and thus,… Continue reading Book review: Edie James’ The Steel Road
Akira Hamada has a debt. It is one she fears will never be paid, and one she dare not run away from. So when she is offered the chance at one final assassination to balance the books, and earn her freedom, she is both optimistic and suspicious. More so because, for this job, she will… Continue reading Book review: Kaylin McFarren’s Twisted Threads (@4kaylin )
Boh loved her father, he did so much for her, but if there was one thing he stirred in her more than anything else it was a love for dragons. So when she got an unusual invitation to become a dragonrider, it was something she could not refuse. But dragons seldom took women, and thought those with low strength… Continue reading Book review: James Patton’s Dragonrider’s Fury (@jamesgpatton )
Alice Gyfford, Kayl'sro of the Agrodien, and a daughter of Woodmyst, was young, someone a person would hardly believe was capable of the feats she had already accomplished. She had more blood on her hands than even the most seasoned warriors. She had protected her homeland, regardless of the cost. Now she turns her focus… Continue reading Book review: Robert E Kreig’s The Shadow Of Woodmyst (@robertekreig )
Erica had agreed to leave behind her luscious homeland as part of a cultural exchange and learning experience with the desert dwellers. She was excited at the thought of learning what new plants and remedies could be revealed in their harsh climate. She had not expected everything she had witnessed, even Amira’s own attitude, to have… Continue reading Book review: The Desert Botanist by Jennifer Stone (@JenStone4485 )
Allie didn't believe them, the things that had been whispered about Phoenix after her accident. She alone still looked for him, she had faith that he was neither responsible for the fire, nor dead. Of course, having driven off a bridge, and lost her memories of that night didn't help her case any. But a… Continue reading Book review: Jessica V Fisette’s Fire and Ice
Toni had been digging in places she shouldn't have, first into the building development, then around the scene of a double murder. But she never imagined the trouble it would ensure. An attempt on her life brings into sharper focus the terror that followed her back from the murder site. Since she had seen that… Continue reading Book review: Anne Francis Scott’s Lost Souls (@AnnefScott )
Ryan had beat the game. He had sealed himself within a guild vault, and now just needed to wait until he respawned on Monday, or so he thought. But things do not always go to plan. It turns out Sundays weren't the down time the developers had insinuated. It was a time for Survivors to… Continue reading Book review: Matthew Siege’s Headshot: Two in the Head
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