Wow. The Tower of Babel! An original setting full of vice and all things "human." Full of bright and shady characters, Senlin Ascends is the unforgettable search for a man’s lost wife. I loved it. The basic premise: Thomas Senlin and his new wife Marya travel on their honeymoon to the fabled Tower of Babel,... Continue Reading →
Dungeons & Dragons: Escape the Underdark by Matt Forbeck
#1. Do you like adventure? Are you a treasure hunter trapped in an average Jane or Joe's body? Go to #3. If not, go to #6 #2. Are you ready to encounter drows, gnomes, orcs, dwarfs, goblins, and huge hairy spiders? Yes? Continue to #5. If this is getting too scary for you, go to... Continue Reading →
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo (Mini Review)
Fate brings a shipwreck to the shores of Themyscira, the Amazons' island home. Diane makes the decision to defy her people edict not to leave the island. She jumps into the water to save a Warbringer, a young woman in a long line of catalysts that have started wars and famine through the ages. Wonder... Continue Reading →
The Point by John Dixon
The Point finally lands a punch that Scarlett can’t dodge. Wild child and high school senior, Scarlett Winters has a history of initiating unexplained phenomenon, times when her body has done things her mind cannot comprehend. And after another series of shocking and mysterious events, she is given an offer to go to West Point,... Continue Reading →
The Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark
Set in an alternative steampunked 1871 New Orleans, P. Djeli Clark's novella The Black God's Drum is a masterfully told tale of a street girl named Creeper, who is trying her best to pull herself up out of the muck. In an atmosphere of simmering truces, Creeper sees an opportunity when she overhears a weapon... Continue Reading →