Colorful characters, escalating pace, and the fate of the Earth highlight this exciting space opera. It’s a theme as tried and as true as John Carter of Mars or Flash Gordon: A man (or a boy, in this case) from Earth is somehow... Read More

"How Nicholas Became Santa Clause" has precious little to do with Santa and the holiday with which he is normally associated. This is not a Christmas story, and the Clause (with an “e” at the end of “Claus”) of the title, magical... Read More

“This book is intended to be neither an insult nor a comfort to the faithful,” says John Pickard in his well-researched work examining the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Rather, he calls "Behind the Myths" “an... Read More

John Galway’s tale about elderly former KGB and SS officers battling over a hoard of stolen art treasures and Nazi gold nearly half a century after the end of World War II is a well-paced and intriguing page-turner. Galway, a... Read More

English cuisine and the dreadful, dreary awfulness of it is a given among comedians and those who tour the British Isles on the cheap. But according to author Michael Flagg, this stereotype is no longer true, thanks in large part to... Read More

The last great battle of the Indian Wars comes alive for children and adults in accurate, illustrated text. Custer’s Last Battle is a gorgeously illustrated, fictionalized yet well-researched account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn... Read More

"Crossing Clayborn" is a delightful, old-school story of the settling of scores by an injured party, dressed up and decked out with mobsters, Cuban freedom fighters, rapacious robber barons, and other seedy and unsavory characters.... Read More

The exploitation of Indian and other foreign workers in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf is usually thought to apply to those doing the physical labor that the oil-rich locals feel is beneath them. In his novel, "Algebra of Hope",... Read More