Book Review
The Earthquake Child
The thoughts, feelings, and actions that go into adoption are explored in the novel "The Earthquake Child", which glories in human faults and virtues. Elayne Klasson’s novel "The Earthquake Child" concerns adoption, addiction,...
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The Last Lion of Karkov
In the fantasy novel "The Last Lion of Karkov", princesses bolster rebellions and topple monarchies, all in the name of sisterly love. In Dale Griffin’s epic historical novel "The Last Lion of Karkov", twin princesses come of age...
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The Paradise Planets
Exciting and attention-commanding, the science fiction novel The Paradise Planets: The Fallen from Paradise follows two teenagers through an unexpected interplanetary adventure. In Shaun Barrowes’s meditative dystopian novel The...
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Path of the Raven
Fans of Dungeons and Dragons campaigns and other world-building enterprises will be inspired by this winning fantasy novel. Devon Manning’s ace sword and sorcery fantasy novel The Path of the Raven follows three motley heroes as they...
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Cosmism
"Cosmism" is a broad, reasoned guide through a spiritual perspective that encourages human expansion. Yoda Oraiah’s ambitious spiritual guidebook "Cosmism" introduces an inclusive theology that’s shaped by science, religion, and the...
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Cyberwars
In the modern thriller "Cyberwars", a new spy sits poised on the edge of a war that’s bigger than anyone understands. Centering relations between the US and Russia, Avraham Shama’s thriller "Cyberwars" follows along as an affluent...
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Born Into This
The short stories of Adam Thompson’s collection "Born Into This" center on the lives of Aboriginal and immigrant Tasmanians. In these natural, ethereal tales, characters’ moral struggles and victories are highlighted, as is courage,...
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I Only Make Love in Montréal
The characters of Rabin’s gratifying short story collection share roots in a harried culture. Rabin’s hyperrealistic short story collection "I Only Make Love in Montréal" depicts Caribbean life and the impacts of the absence of...