News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
They say those who fail at higher education turn to a life of crime. In this instance a life of crime is exactly the name of the 21st century based immersive game Kurt finds himself drawn into after being expelled. At first it was a way of reconnecting with Jimmy, but as the stakes increase… Continue reading Book review: Illusion – Joseph Phelps
Meredith's plan had been simple. Fulfil Derek's wildest fantasy and make him hers. She was one of the best in Prestige gaming, a company who revolutionised AR, her work was phenomenal, and it was exactly the tool of seduction she needed. What she hadn't counted on was things spiralling out of control, glitches are appearing… Continue reading book review: A.R.S.E by Nolan Locke and Damien Hanson
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and Joe is certainly missing Sandy and Dillion. Alone in a new country he is trying, he has found a new table-top game, new people to play with, but it is all so different. Used to being the GM he must hand over the reins to Paula, … Continue reading Book review: Kate Messick – Wizards And Wives’ Tales (@KateMessick)
In Andrew Smith's Jon Ridley The Beginning, seventeen years old, Jon Ridley, was always amazed when it seemed people knew his name. He wanted nothing more than to get home, but the longer he travelled the hazier his memories became. He had hoped to vanquish the great demon Gargoran but had barely escaped with his… Continue reading Book review: Andrew Smith – Jon Ridley The Beginning
Derek was a gamer. The fact he preferred old-school consoles over the modern-day VR had never really bothered him. He hated the thought of being stuck inside a game, nothing could get him to change his mind. Nothing, except for his sister threatening to disclose his phobia to everyone. Her proposal was simple, one hour… Continue reading Book review: Jesse Wilson – Nightworld ( @Jesse_Wilson_ )
Kit had not logged into Chronicles of Retha since her old guild, Milk Crown, was disbanded. Her cousin Bruce, as a joke hacked her account, creating the most ridiculous character, a dancer elf, and ensured her reputation was hated and shunned by all factions. It may have been funny, if not for a corruption error… Continue reading Book review: A. M. Sohma – The Desperate Quest
Esil only knew life in the boxes and the mine. Data mining was the way the poor earned a roof over their head, someone had to do it, and it kept them fed and housed. He slaves away beside Buzz, a friend in the same situation living with his dying mother. There was a cure,… Continue reading book review: S.L. Rowland – Pangea Online: Death and Axes (@HerroSteven )
Finn had been swept away into a world of military, following in his father's steps, his one relief was he believed his sister had avoided becoming one of the colonel's minions. He had been wrong. She had infiltrated and become trusted by some very powerful people, and during this time discovered something which cost her… Continue reading Book review: C.M. Carney -The Barrow King
Arden the Endless Terror has one final chance to prove herself worthy as a du dungeon pixie. If she fails, she is finished, and not just in dungeon work, Demon Lord Oiseau has sworn to smite her. The problem is, her new pairing is with the worst dungeon ever made, they dubbed it the Trash… Continue reading Book review: Kaye Fairburn – The Trash Tier Dungeon
Jack Thorn, from the moment he entered the game was a thorn in the side of some of the most powerful characters in Valia. He broke the game, sending the preordained plot off course with his problem-solving skills, quick reactions, and the lessons taught to him by his parents. He entered the game to run… Continue reading Book review: Edward Castle – Unbound Deathlord: Challange (@ECastleWriter )
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