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The Perfect Tear

by Vernieda Vergara

"The Perfect Tear" is an interesting take on a familiar tale about a humble girl who saves the world. Connie Lansberg weaves an intriguing world where music creates life in "The Perfect Tear". In this updated fairy tale that blends... Read More

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Dystortions: 100 Hues of Purple

by Daniel L. Thacker

This is a thought-provoking science fiction novel full of mystery and excitement. In her fascinating and haunting science fiction novel, "Dystortions: 100 Hues of Purple", Lisa Pell examines the folly of man through the eyes of a woman... Read More

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​Mondragon

by Patty Comeau

Heavy in theoretical science but lighthearted in its approach, Mondragon is intelligent, multifaceted, and engaging. Mondragon by Aran Jane is a work of speculative science fiction, unexpectedly infused with a kind of technopsychedelic... Read More

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The Book of Ralph

by Susan Waggoner

Christopher Steinvold merges science fiction and social satire in this quirky and highly entertaining look at first contact in the not-too-distant future. When Earth looks up one night and sees, “Coca-Cola” scrolled across the full... Read More

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Return of the Continuums

by Susan Waggoner

Likable characters, an intricate world, and imaginative settings combine to make a satisfying young-adult read in Jennifer Brody’s "Return of the Continuums", the second book of the dystopian Continuum series. A millennium ago, a... Read More

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The High Ground

by Susan Waggoner

In Melinda Snodgrass’s "The High Ground", book 1 of the The Imperials Saga, the riddle of interstellar travel has been solved, and humans are but one of several intelligent species sharing the planet. Where there is intelligent... Read More

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Super Extra Grande

by Susan Waggoner

Large animal veterinary practice takes on gargantuan proportions in Yoss’s "Super Extra Grande", a romp of a novel that weds sci-fi and high farce. In a future that has cracked the code on intergalactic travel, narrator Dr. Jan Sangan... Read More

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Jack of Shadows

by Susan Waggoner

The republication of "Jack of Shadows", by the late Roger Zelazny, is set on a planet half bathed in perpetual light and half shrouded in eternal dark. The sunlit hemisphere is modern, characterized by technology, business, and relative... Read More

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