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Title: Star Trek Voyager: Full CircleAuthor: Kirsten BeyerGenre: Science Fiction, Space OperaYear Published: March 31, 2009 Star Trek Voyager: Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer is a science fiction novel based on the television show Star Trek: Voyager. It continues the story after the last episode of the show. In this book, the main plot surrounds... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lost QueenAuthor: Signe PikeGenre: FantasyYear Published: 2018 The Lost Queen by Signe Pike is a novel written through the eyes of Languoreth, the daughter of Morken, a high chieftain in the Kingdom of Strathclyde. We follow Languoreth from ten-years-old until her mid-thirties. The story takes place in 550 AD (6th century) in what... Continue Reading →
Title: The Alchemyst’s MirrorAuthor: Liz DeltonGenre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle GradeYear Published: October 27, 2020 The Alchemyst’s Mirror by Liz Delton is a fantasy story about two sisters who are on a quest to find their kidnapped brother. At the same time, there is a missing object/item that’s very dangerous and needs to be found... Continue Reading →
Title: Theseus’ LostnessAuthor: Stefan CalinGenre: Fiction, Literary, EroticaYear Published: August 5, 2020 Theseus’ Lostness by Stefan Calin is the first book in The Journeys We Wander trilogy. The story is about a man named Allan who finds himself between two relationships. He seems to struggle with which woman to get closer to but eventually makes... Continue Reading →
Title: Fake Like MeAuthor: Barbara BourlandGenre: Fiction, ThrillerYear Published: 2019 Fake Like Me is a thriller by Barbara Bourland. The story is written in first person point-of-view through a no-name narrator who starts out as an art student and moves her way upward. While in art school, the narrator becomes obsessed with a particular art... Continue Reading →
Title: Selected Stories of Philip K. DickAuthor: Philip K. DickGenre: Fiction, Sci-fi, FantasyYear Published: 2013 Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick is a collection of short stories in sci-fi and fantasy by Philip K. Dick. I would say it’s some of his best works. There are 21 stories and they were all enjoyable, but my... Continue Reading →
Title: An American StoryAuthor: Mark LagesGenre: Fiction, Literary, MemoirYear Published: 2020 An American Story by Mark Lages is a fictional memoir about a man named Huey Baker. Huey tells us stories and experiences from his life and within it, he includes some satire, war stories, alcohol abuse stories, family dynamics, and many other facets of... Continue Reading →
Title: The Dawn ChorusAuthor: Samantha ShannonGenre: Sci-fi, Paranormal, New AdultYear Published: 2020 The Dawn Chorus is a novella between The Song Rising (the 3rd book in the Bone Season series), and the upcoming 4th book, The Mask Falling. The novella doesn’t give anything away from the main story. It basically delves into Paige’s pain and... Continue Reading →
Title: Jesus and MagdaleneAuthor: João CerqueiraGenre: Fiction, Literary, Satire, ContemporaryYear Published: 2015, 2016 Jesus and Magdalene by João Cerqueira is a contemporary fiction with satire and thought-provoking points. The story follows Jesus and Mary Magdalene as they try to figure out how to stop environmental damage, greed, and racism. In the story, Magdalene is an... Continue Reading →
Title: The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesAuthor: Suzanne CollinsGenre: Sci-fi, YA, DystopianYear Published: 2020 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian sci-fi about a young Coriolanus Snow before he became President Snow. The story takes place many years earlier, before The Hunger Games trilogy, when Coriolanus was seventeen and climbing... Continue Reading →
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