News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
The world as it once was is no more. Currency is a thing of the past, prices have skyrocket, and the best way to earn units in a world where three jobs would barely keep you afloat is through a game. Collecting loot to exchange for real life counterparts. It is the hope people need.… Continue reading Book review: Stan Faryna A Brief History of Our Tomorrows (@Faryna )
Charlotte had a lot to prove. Especially to her father who thought she would always be, like her mother, second rate in her profession-or at least she was in his eyes. Often she had fantasised about shoving her ground breaking research down his throat, literally. She was comfortable, lived in a nice house with her… Continue reading Book review: Ginny Fite’s Lying, Cheating, & Occasionally Murder(@unwrinkledbrain )
Hal Dix had plotted and lied to secure himself a long weekend of gaming. His wife would take his daughter away for a few days to visit her parents, while he 'worked'. Of course, by worked he actually meant worked on his gaming skills. Even he didn’t realise exactly how much effort would actually be… Continue reading Book review: Accidental Thief by C.J. Davis and Jamie Davis
Summer Cassidy was an earthweaver with a passion for archaeology. A passion her university exploited. Her talents made her an asset, she could manipulate the earth, unbury sites, all without the others needing to lift a finger. If she ever got her doctorate she would rise through the ranks and earn herself a comfortable living,… Continue reading Book review:Susan Copperfield’s, The Captive King
Megan knew there was something wrong before Celeste even walked through her doors. She could feel the malevolence, the evil, in the air. She knew something was coming, but not what. When Megan finds herself involved in what was about to be passed off as a murder suicide she had no idea how deeply she'd… Continue reading Book review: Judy Bruce’s Lies in the Wind
Zak Walker, a fringe rat living on the outskirts of the slums and doing dangerous labour in the hope to look after his sister, could never imagine the plan fate has for him. He only wanted to protect his sister. His father, since their mother left, is a mean and violent drunk, and Zak had… Continue reading Book review: Wilbert Stanton’s Gears of Fate (@wilbert_stanton )
Indra was an Outlier. She was nothing, less than nothing within the city walls. For three years she had worked for Saffron, inheriting her mother's position of House Maid when her mother became too sick to work. Now it fell to her to provide for the family. She learnt quickly how to protect herself from… Continue reading Book review: Kate L. Mary’s The Outliers (@kmary0622 )
An Initial Countdown: A Haszard Narrative, by Kevin E. Hatt. Haszard is a registered operating theatre practitioner, but when his and another car are forced from the road there is nothing to do but wait for the emergency services while the scoundrel responsible sped away. The more he reflected on the event the more he… Continue reading Book review: Kevin E. Hatt’s An Initial Countdown
Quantum was stuck, day after day, year after year living the same day. Like a twisted version of Groundhog day, bit filled with violence. He could set the time by who was attacking him, or the movement of trash. Every day was perfect repetition, although his actions changed small things, some days he died, others… Continue reading Book review: Harmon Cooper’s The Feedback Loop
Melvin is dead. There's no beating around the bush with that. But what a mess he left in his wake, or rather his Aunt Martha left after a brief possession of the priest to give him the 'no punches pulled' send off she thought he deserved. His mistress is pregnant, and his wife, Melody, has… Continue reading Book review: James Pumpelly’s Twice Melvin
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