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Multi-volume, sci-fi author, Paul Vincent introduces us to the first volume in the Astronomicon series, “Inception Point”: Three spacecraft, 240 colonists, 25 trillion miles and a discovery that will change everything. The thrilling start of the Astronomicon Science Fiction series, charting the human race's first faltering steps to another star. Chris Sergov, Commander of the Elysian, leads a colonisation mission to Proxima Centauri. After the landing goes wrong, the survivors must race to locate their vital supplies and equipment left scattered across the surface of the alien planet. They soon discover that the low temperatures and harsh conditions are not all that stand between them and survival. A chance discovery on their new home planet becomes the strongest evidence yet that mankind is not alone in the cosmos. Meanwhile, political changes back on Earth threaten to put an end to space exploration and the outer planets mining operations. Who will win in a standoff between the Jovian miners and Earth's military?  Science Fiction is my favorite genre for personal consumption. This book has not let me down. There are a lot of twists in the plot and people are dying left and right! The author has created a very believable look into the future of humanity. That future is full of people just like on earth now, radical terrorists and all. The cast of characters are very believable, they have issues and struggles that drew me right into the heart of the story. Paul also has the transport ships and terrain well mapped out, everything fits together quite nicely. I give this story 4 stars! A pleasure to read! Well worth having in your library! You can buy this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Inception-Point-Astronomicon-Book-1 https://www.goodreads.com/-inception-point You can follow the author: https://twitter.com/AstronomiconSF https://astronomicon.co.uk/# Copyright © 2015 Mark L. Schultz except for the author’s introduction
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Multi-volume, sci-fi author, Lucca Rossi introduces us to “The Branches of Time”: The population of the island of Turios is mercilessly exterminated by the workings of black magic. Only Bashinoir, badly wounded, his wife Lil, and the Priestess Miril have survived. Determined to give their loved ones a worthy burial, the three soon discover that the corpses have disappeared. Their only hope for salvation now lies in the magical protection of the Temple, as sinister threats continue to pursue them. A shadow spreads over their hearts, dividing and destroying them, as their bodies appear to be fading away. Feeling increasingly isolated, Bashinoir watches as the two women grow closer… In the Kingdom of Isk, wizards and wisemen alike must bow down before the insatiable King Beanor, whose greed for power and war is matched only by his hunger for sex. A young woman he has chosen as his next bride does not, however, wish to surrender her freedom to love and live. Will games and tricks under the sheets turn the tide in a war that has lasted thousands of years?  Multi-volume, sci-fi author, Lucca Rossi introduces us to “The Branches of Time”: The population of the island of Turios is mercilessly exterminated by the workings of black magic. Only Bashinoir, badly wounded, his wife Lil, and the Priestess Miril have survived. Determined to give their loved ones a worthy burial, the three soon discover that the corpses have disappeared. Their only hope for salvation now lies in the magical protection of the Temple, as sinister threats continue to pursue them. A shadow spreads over their hearts, dividing and destroying them, as their bodies appear to be fading away. Feeling increasingly isolated, Bashinoir watches as the two women grow closer… In the Kingdom of Isk, wizards and wisemen alike must bow down before the insatiable King Beanor, whose greed for power and war is matched only by his hunger for sex. A young woman he has chosen as his next bride does not, however, wish to surrender her freedom to love and live. Will games and tricks under the sheets turn the tide in a war that has lasted thousands of years?  You can buy this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Branches-Time-Luca-Rossi https://www.goodreads.com/-the-branches-of-time You can follow the author: https://twitter.com/AuthorLRossi http://www.lucarossi369.com/the-branches-of-time.html Copyright © 2015 Mark L Schultz except for the author's introduction Historical fiction author, Richard Bell introduces us to "The Moss Garden Journal of Chan Wing Tsit": 1750. A young Buddhist priest traveling to Korea is caught in storms, driven across the Pacific and shipwrecked. Lacking survival skills, he is taken in by the local people who are far from the barbarians he expected; they are complex, political, sophisticated, urbane and multilingual; a community of traders and priests with deep cultural and spiritual ways and little need for his Buddhist dharma.  This is my favorite book of the year, big words since the year is barely half over; but I have not read anything that comes very close. If you have any interest in history or fiction or historical fiction, then this book is for you. Have you ever wondered what daily life was like for Native Americans before the Europeans moved into the neighborhood? This book is for you. Do you like a good love story about how opposites attract? This book is for you. Do you like an action story with intrigue, plots, spies, and fighting a war? This book is for you. Do not let the variety scare you away; this tapestry is woven so well together it seems to be of one cloth.  You can get this book for free: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/308135
Copyright © 2015 Mark L Schultz except for the author's introduction Multi-volume author, Andy Futuro introduces us to his first book, “No Dogs in Philly”: In a futuristic Philadelphia, someone is killing blue-eyed girls and they are good. The mysterious Gaespora have contracted tough-as-nails PI Saru Solan to find a very special girl who may be host to a wrathful alien entity known as the Blue God. Saru must outwit the hunters and find their prey before she becomes just another murder victim. Armed with implants, a brain-linked pistol, and a cattle-prod, Saru must battle the servants of the Hungry God, the zombie-like Elzi, and the skin-stealing feasters, in a desperate bid to save the special, blue-eyed girl. If Saru fails, all of humankind may face extinction.  Andy Futuro has spun a marvelous fabric of a highly drugged and rather dystopian society. There is so little hope for the average person Saru runs into and leaves them with scars on their body. She has been given a task, a seemingly impossible task the deeper she gets in. First save a blue-eyed girl, then later it seems the fate of the world, if not the universe is in the balance. The author has created a very believable world, the gadgets, the implants, the constant net feeds directly to your brain offer scary portents of the future. Saru has so many interesting weapons, Betty is really cool. I love the shiv implanted in her thigh, just under her skin; and everything else. The ear lobe cams seem quite practical. Andy does a wonderful job of delineating the stratification of society, a lot like a caste system; where you were born is where you would die. Did I mention there was little to no hope? Tesla, take note: Saru's self-driving Cadillac can drive itself all day and find its way home, I bet it can even defend itself. Some of the scenes are nearly palpable, the lighting is good, the mood ranges from grim twilight to morbid and deathly dark. A lot of fun! The Elzis seem to have relinquished their humanity, the Hips are in touch with their humanity. There is a dog that might be a god, or maybe it is a god that might be a dog. This book will appeal to a lot of different readers. It is sexy in places, and not so much in others, with action-oriented parts elsewhere. This is one of the most enjoyable books I have read in sometime. It is in the running for one of the top 5 books for 2015. I know the year is not even half over, but the book is that good. I award 4.9 stars to “No Dog in Philly”!  You can buy this book:
https://www.amazon.com/No-Dogs-Philly-Cyberpunk-Special https://www.goodreads.com/-no-dogs-in-philly https://www.smashwords.com/no-dogs-in-philly You can follow the author: https://twitter.com/andyfuturo http://www.andyfuturo.com Copyright © 2015 Mark L. Schultz except for the author's introduction |
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