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Gort

by Lisa Bower

Space invasions in science fiction are as common as love affairs in romance novels. Gary W. Roberto’s novel, Gort, takes this convention and refines it so that it speaks to modern-day concerns. The story begins when nine-year-old... Read More

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1927 A time travel novel.

by Lee Gooden

In 1927, Robert P. Fitton flawlessly combines the genres of romance, historical fiction, and science fiction, so it is a crime that he has allowed the story to be marred by deficient editing, including typos and missing words. Regardless... Read More

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Withur We

by Lee Gooden

Withur We is a magnificent epic in the grand tradition of such works as Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series and Frank Herbert’s Dune. Matthew Bruce Alexander, a first-time author, combines the warfare orientation of John Ringo and the... Read More

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Three Fugitives

by Lee Gooden

A crop of fantasy writers, apparently inspired by their youthful exposure to Mary Stewart, C.S. Lewis, Lloyd Alexander, Ursula K. Le Guin, and J.R.R. Tolkien, have turned to self-publishing and small presses as an alternative to... Read More

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The Krracts Encounter

by Catherine Thureson

According to NASA, if our solar system were the size of a quarter, then the Milky Way galaxy would be the size of the United States. There is no way to determine how many galaxies exist in the universe. With infinite space to explore,... Read More

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The Blue River Valley

by Catherine Thureson

All teenagers feel different at some point in their lives. Even the most beautiful and popular can sometimes feel like they don’t quite fit in. In The Blue River Valley, James Howerton takes this difficult truth to an extreme with the... Read More

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A Column Named The World We Live In

by Shoilee Khan

Set in the not-so-distant future, A Column Named The World We Live In follows a cast of downtrodden characters as they struggle through the trials of love and loss in a world transformed by World War III. Leaping back and forth in time... Read More

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The Bradbury Report

by Alan J. Couture

In 2071 AD, clones are grown for spare parts. They live like subhumans in harsh conditions in the Clearances, a vast area run by a nefarious and secretive government. Virtually no one thinks about his or her clone, or the ethical issues... Read More

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