News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
The Memory of Lost Dreams by David Curtis is well placed in the Dystopian genre. Wanted for treason Malik has no choice but to flee his homeland, where his only crime had been to challenge poor leadership the people so blindly followed. A cave seems to offer salvation, the darkness all-consuming until a glimmer of… Continue reading Book review: The Memory of Lost Dreams by David Curtis
Tacenda by Christine Vann is a brilliant example of a first contact science fiction. The plot revolves around the two main characters Arucken, a nestling, and Kerris, a human partnered into his service. Life as a cross-species team is never easy, especially when so few humans seemed to successfully accept the pairing. Their latest orders… Continue reading Book Review: Tacenda by Christine Vann
Annwyn's Blood (The Paladin of Shadows Chronicles, #1) by Michael Eging is a fantasy science fiction set in Sub-Roman Britain. King Mattheus' daughter Marianna has been abducted, but when no word of ransom comes the King is forced to take matters into his own hands, dispatching his warriors to scour the land in search of… Continue reading Book review: Annwyn’s Blood (The Paladin of Shadows Chronicles, #1) by Michael Eging
Hegira by Jim Cronin is a Dystopian, Time-travel, science fiction centring around the protagonists Karm, and his involvement with Maripa and Doctor Jontar Rocket. Karm was sent back in time with a very specific agenda, to prevent the extinction of the Brin, the only hope the universe has to overcome the current threat. Armed with… Continue reading Book review: Hegira by Jim Cronin
Genetically Privileged is a Science Fiction book by author A. W. Daniels It follows the story of Mary and Joe Christianson, a couple who desperately want to conceive, but having had problems in the past they fear they will never have a child of their own. Betrayal and disappointment see the couple relocating to Bethlehem,… Continue reading Book review: Genetically Privileged by A. W. Daniels
The Devils Den by Leonard D Hilley II is the first book I have read by this talented author and it won't be the last. The story starts with a young boy, Justin McKnight, about to spend his summer vacation at his grandparents. Bored on the long journey there he begins to draw, but this… Continue reading Book review: Devils Den (Justin McKnight Adventures Book 1) by Leonard D Hilley II
Hidden Carmina is the first book in the Second Breath Chronicles by Adri Sinclair The story follows the plight of Carmina, a human who suddenly learns not only the truth about a world she didn't know existed, but finds herself at its core. The only human amidst clans of supernatural beings and her scent alone… Continue reading Book review: Hidden Carmina by Adri Sinclair
The Threat below is the first book in the Brathius History series by author Jason Latshaw, and a series I will be following very closely. I am not normally a reader of works written in the first person as I find most fail to have the same pull as those written in a different perspective,… Continue reading Book review: The Threat Below (Brathius History Book 1) by Jason Latshaw
An Unwilling Recruit is the first book in The Armageddon Wars series and follow's the protagonist John Hunt through the dramatic changes forced upon him following his return from war. John was not a soldier but a journalist, intent on getting the story at all costs. But his last story had a high price indeed. The… Continue reading Book review: An Unwilling Recruit by John Evans
This is the first book I've read by R.A. Salvatore, I was looking for an epic fantasy read and a good friend pointed me here as they read it a long time back. Now I wish I started with book one and may find myself backtracking. This book was initially published in 1988 stemming three… Continue reading Book review: The Crystal Shard (The legend of Ditzz book IV)
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