Book Review
The Consciousness Is an Alien
by James Burt
This epic sci-fi novel traces aliens’ observations of mankind, generation after generation. They observe a bloody battle in thirteenth-century China. They instruct a woman in pre-Nazi Europe to build a spaceship. They come as creatures...
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Legend of War Creek
by James Burt
This fast-paced and entertaining adventure leads into a world of surprise discoveries, dangerous scenarios, and dead spirits. An old Washington mountain landmark holds adventure and ghostly secrets for a group of enterprising miners in...
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Into the Deep End
by James Burt
With its complex characters and emotionally charged mood, "Into the Deep End" communicates the hardship of existence within the human spirit. A young man recently made paraplegic works at a summer camp for special needs youngsters and...
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Maximus
by James Burt
"Maximus" combines faith and fantasy to the maximum, taking its characters on a religious journey to find salvation. Richard Black’s "Maximus" is a sword-and-sandal epic that combines warrior odyssey with spiritual enlightenment. At...
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Index Funds
by James Burt
Smart, precise, and funny, "Index Funds" makes understanding the market sensible and even desirable. Today it’s hard to know where to turn for investment advice. Fortunately, Mark T. Hebner’s Index Funds: The 12-Step Recovery Program...
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Rio
by James Burt
This is a comprehensive and well-researched history of one of South America’s most exciting cities. The city of Rio de Janeiro is having the international spotlight shone on it thanks to Brazil’s many recent achievements and the fact...
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Aztec Midnight
by James Burt
This fast-paced novella amps up the suspense with well-crafted dialogue and a Mexican drug cartel subplot. An American professor’s work in Mexico uncovers fake artifacts and entwines him in a kidnapping plot. While this might sound...
Book Review
Nature's Confession
by James Burt
Adventure, satire, dystopia, all in one well-written speculative-fiction package. Nature’s Confession, a new speculative fiction novel by J. L. Morin, works to combine adventure, science fiction, and some political satire. It also has...