News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Breeder by K.B. Hoyle is a brilliant example of dystopian fiction. Humanity has been forced to the brink of extinction, taking with it a large population of wildlife. Fortunately the Unified World Order has introduced a Controlled Reproduction Program, in the interest of survival only the most perfect genes will do. Flaws will not be… Continue reading Book review: Breeder by K.B. Hoyle
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
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
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
I came across this author a little while ago via an indies for charity group and asked if she would be willing to do an interview (here). I instantly brought her first book as it piqued my interests. Whilst UFO and abduction stories rarely make my reading list, I am so glad I picked up this book.… Continue reading Book review: The Experiencers (The Valiant Chronicles #1) by Val Tobin
The Demon's Beast (Knights of Elyssa Book 2) by D.S. Smith is a dark fantasy and the sequel to The Demon of Petra’s Meadow. Without spoiling the story for any who haven’t read it yet the plot focus on the events of a small village which is being attacked by creatures mutated by demon essence,… Continue reading Book review: The Demon’s Beast (Knights of Elyssa Book 2) by D.S. Smith
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