News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Kaze had been sentenced to death, but his foes, including the High Mage King himself and the resources at his disposal, had greatly underestimated his abilities. Dark magic had been banished from the kingdom along with any who had once practised it, and Kaze's crime was returning, or at least that was the reason presented.… Continue reading Book review: C. Wain, A Prayer for the Necromancer
Phase one, infect a local population and turn them into engineered zombies. Phase two, relocate the patients who had the mutated strain for further experimentation. That appeared to have been the plan for Baseborn Identity Research, or at least the immediate one, but they hadn't taken into account Dave Pulaski, and his insatiable desire to… Continue reading Book review: Steven Ramirez, Even The Dead Will Bleed (@byStevenRamirez )
Imprisoned, observed, goaded. This was the life the Demigod had endured for over a decade. The people who held him sent a new observer, the others had met their end, more often by his hand, or more precisely, his thumb. This one he named Bookworm, and to him he finally begins to divulge his secrets.… Continue reading Book review: Dr Shawn Phillips’ Darkened Demigod
Chip was dealing with the aftermath of a crazed psychopath laying waste to his home six months ago the only way he knew how. He was keeping busy, restoring his home and working hard. But just because he was away from the crime scenes, didn't mean the horrors of murder simply stopped. A string of… Continue reading Book review: Jennifer Chase, Scene of the Crime (@JChaseNovelist )
JonSun knew from the moment he caught a fleeting glimpse of her that his heart bellowed to the mysterious woman in the library. Vigilantly he returned, hoping to catch sight of her again, and when he did, the unimaginable happened. Despite being far beyond his reach, she agreed to go on a date. Her parents… Continue reading Book review: Eichin Chang-Lim, Flipping (@EichinChangLim )
Childhood devastation had brought together the two hearts of Violet and Dylan, reuniting them when the time was correct. They were the perfect match for each other, and a token of love, a lovelock, was shared between them. This token offers a memory of good times as fate once more separates the two lovers and… Continue reading Book review: Eichin Chang-Lim, The Lovelock (@EichinChangLim )
Desert Rain could have been adored and showered with gifts like any other Hijn. Instead, she sought isolation, visiting the town on rare occasion. Keeping to herself led the people there to believe her to be a charmer. Until her secret was revealed. The truth of her identity was the beginning of the end. She… Continue reading Book review: A.R. Cook, The Secrets of the Moonstone Heir (@ARCook_writes )
Bad things happen when the devil is bored, fortunately, Kanika seems to have captured his attention. His unwanted help in rescuing a cat from a tree had been a catalyst, leaving her with a debt and giving him a personal invitation for him to come and manipulate her. He had great plans for her. But… Continue reading Book review R.J. Blain, Whatever for Hire (@rj_blain )
The aftermath of Monsterland was global devastation. Wyatt is haunted by events, and images of the violence he both witnessed and executed to survive plagued him as much as the revelation that his own father had been a zombie in the exhibition. Whilst the events are fresh and all-consuming, there are other concerns. The world… Continue reading Book review: Michael Okon, Monsterland Reanimated (@IAmMichaelOkon )
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 )
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