Caltro Basalt has arrived at the port of Araxes. He's ready to report for the job offer he's received, a call from someone at the royal palace for his services as a locksmith (or more accurately, a thief). Yet, the ship captain's tardiness has put the passengers on land a bit after sundown, and the... Continue Reading →
Blackwing by Ed McDonald (Mini Review)
This going to be a quick one because I'm on vacation... Simple Plot Explanation: The reluctant leader of an elite misfit crew finds himself intertwined in a cover-up of world-breaking proportions. Ryhalt Galharrow is a man whose job is hunting down criminals who escape the cities for the anonymity of the wasted decades-old battlefield called The... Continue Reading →
Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Values Knights by Liam Perrin
I got the recommendation for this one from Esme over at WeatherWaxReport. Her post Top 21 Indies I Read in 2018 provides an awesome list of books. I picked up a couple more from the list besides this one. I read Sir Thomas on my flight the other day, and it was the perfect start... Continue Reading →
Journey to Star Wars The Last Jedi: The Legends of Luke Skywalker (Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by Ken Liu
A long deep-space flight to Canto Bight is the perfect time to trade stories of the legendary Jedi, Luke Skywalker. This is very similar to another Star Wars book that was published a couple years ago called From a Certain Point of View, which focuses on the actions of minor or unseen characters from the... Continue Reading →
Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Once upon a time there was a book named Echo North. Within its pages holds the story of a young woman who gets tricked by a magical wolf only to lose her family. One year with the wolf in the woods in exchange for the life of Echo's father... Deals are made, and she is... Continue Reading →