A young soldier struggles to find peace and purpose in the aftermath of the American Civil War in Death’s Drummer. The dangers and delights of hunting for gold in post-Civil War America are explored in David S. Leonard’s historical... Read More

A science fiction epic set in a plausible future, "Pacifica" blends high-stakes technological warfare and humanistic philosophy. Richard C. Deason’s "Pacifica" is a science fiction epic set in a plausible future. Twenty years ago,... Read More

In "Humans", a diverse group of teenagers are thrown into a post-apocalyptic world of mystery and intrigue. Alexandra L. Yates’s young adult novel "Humans" features a perilous post-apocalyptic world and a bold band of teenagers... Read More

Kameron Hurley’s "Meet Me in the Future" is an episodic jaunt across distant stars whose sixteen short stories bubble with laughter, thrills, tears, and questions. The stories’ settings are as diverse as their characters, ranging... Read More

Charming horror may sound like an oxymoron, but it is an apt description of Landis Blair’s whimsical graphic novel "The Envious Siblings". Inspired by the works of Edward Gorey, the eight macabre nursery rhymes tell tales of skeletal... Read More

A self-help guide to healing sickness and addiction through self-love and the teachings of Jesus, "Invasion Revealed" is brief but ambitious. Nancy Lynne Harris’s "Invasion Revealed" posits the theory that alcoholism, drug addiction,... Read More

A literary foray into the macabre madness of womanhood, Sarah Rose Etter’s "The Book of X" captures the innocent joys and creeping horrors of a young girl’s trek into adulthood. Chapters are organized in short vignettes, offering the... Read More

A compelling tale of family and faith with a paranormal twist, Shawn Smucker’s "Light from Distant Stars" probes at questions of good, evil, and whether anyone—or anything—is ever just one or the other. After Cohen finds his father... Read More