News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Eden was used to looking after everyone else. She lived to raid, she was skilled at walking unseen amongst the machines, and committed to memory everything she needed needed know in case challenged, but with the human numbers diminishing and the machines evolving, it was getting more difficult to remain unseen, and security on the… Continue reading Book review: Amy Johnson – Caged (@AmyJohnson895)
Marika had been left a tidy sum by her father. One her mother was using to fund the Haven. Over the years the law changed allowed her to inherit what was rightful hers, and such was the start of her trouble. With her inheritance came another gift, the truth about her origin, and a warning.… Continue reading Book review: Mari Collier -Marika (@child7mari)
In Alan W Thompson's Abomination Desolation, William had sacrificed almost everything to destroy Cenetics. Even his wife had looked upon him with disgust as she realised what he had done. He had been labelled a terrorist and placed in a facility where visitors were forbidden. A vision warned him of what is still to come,… Continue reading Book review: Alan W Thompson – Abomination Desolation (@CrtnAbomination)
Jim Henderson had thought having the leader of the resistance bleeding to death on his sofa, was bad news. It was an act that carried with it a death penalty, but he soon finds there is more to worry about than the wrath of a petty man who controls the world. An invasion is coming… Continue reading Book review: Sean Robins – The Crimson Deathbringer (@seanrobins300)
Chakra: The Quest (The Pha-yul Trilogy Book 3) is a fantasy/ sci-fi by Jan Raymond Within the seemingly random rambles of an ancient text, written in a forgotten dialect and protected, held in secret for the coming of the Phyag-Ide, lies the key to the world's salvation. Or so it is believed. Sam, having discovered he… Continue reading Book review: Chakra: The Quest by Jan Raymond
A Shadow in Doubt is a time travel, Sci-fi written by Roari Benjamin Samantha Marquet, or Sam as she is generally known, has a decision to make. One which could shape the very future itself. An alarming thought given the fact her actions need to preserve the timeline, not alter it. As the protector of… Continue reading Book review: A Shadow in Doubt by Roari Benjamin
Morium by S.J. Hermann is an urban fantasy focusing on bullying and supernatural elements. For a long time Lexi and Nathan have been the focus of the popular students' hatred. Once an outgoing girl after the death of her mother Lexi became withdrawn, and those who should have helped her, her so called friends, saw… Continue reading Book review: Morium by S.J. Hermann
Imagine a world where you can change anything at whim, your eyes, hair, let's say you want to mirror the phosphorescent glow of the animal kingdom, it can be done. Now forget about your looks, what do you want to be able to do, lift heavy objects, leap over a building in a single bound,… Continue reading Book review: The God Gene by Dean C Moore
Civilization is the second book in Stephen Drake's Displaced series. Five years have past since Murdock first found himself on this planet, and the time has come for more Humans to arrive. But there are things here that should be protected. Murdock is the guardian of the Oomah, and now it falls to him to… Continue reading Book Review: Civilization by Stephen Drake
Recusant (The Brin Archives Book 2) by Jim Cronin is a sci-fi fantasy and sequel to Hegira. Maliche is a Rocker, as such there are certain things expected from him. He however wants more from life than his name would dictate. He chose archaeology over genetics, bringing shame to his family, and now seeks a… Continue reading Book review: Recusant (The Brin Archives Book 2) by Jim Cronin
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