News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
William Mears is working towards his doctorate at the University of Southern California. But he doesn't want to take the easy road, he wants his thesis to matter, to impact the world, and be complete on presentation. He wants to take it beyond the lab rats to human applications. He wants to encourage the body… Continue reading Book review: Alan W Thompson, Creation Abomination (@CrtnAbomination )
Liza had been drawn to astronomy, studied it, and its many branches for years. It, along with her dream of writing a book, was her passion. Yet, she now doubted both. She questioned her ability to write, as well as the meaning of the stars. She was at a dead end, so when she found… Continue reading Book review: Iva Kenaz, Alchemist Awakening
Noah was in dire straights. A horrific accident had left him paralysed and his girlfriend Sue fighting for her life. Fortunately he had enough DSD in his system that he could be connected to the Dream Engine, and log into their game. This game, one he had vowed never to try, became his lifeline, the… Continue reading Book review: Christopher Keene, Stuck in the Game
Alice was a hybrid, a mixture of three things that should not have come to be. As such, the reactions she received were also mixed. To her the PPK was a prison, she was trained, praised, but ultimately trapped. Until Maxwell decided it was time she put her ambassador status to use and went on… Continue reading Book review: Lucretia Stanhope, Feral (@DianaS58 )
Marcus loved games, and hated his job. He worked twice as hard as everyone else, helped them out without pause, and his boss constantly dangled the promise of promotion just out of reach. He was better where he was, doing all the work, and meeting what should have been impossible deadlines, after all, why should… Continue reading Book review: Craig Anderson’s Level Up
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 )
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