S.D. Reeves

If there is any definite sign in The Engineer’s Mechanic that corporations rule the world, it is the naming of the “Outskirtz,” where some corporate head decided the “s” was not edgy enough. From these humble surroundings we follow Ren, a mechanic blessed with the gift of tech, as he confronts the corruption of Meticorp. This new Cyberpunk novel from L.K. Wintur is what I would like to call dystopian light, and a welcome switch up to overbearing darkness of the genre.

 

[Read more…] about RR: The Engineer’s Mechanic, by L.K. Wintur

In the city of Pietalos, where corruption and poverty reign, the fires of revolution burn hotter each day. An oppressive government has bled its people dry for the benefit of the elite, but the citizens have had enough. Eight lives—each scarred by loss, betrayal, and violence—intertwine as they fight for their own futures and that of the city. 

If only they really did intertwine. 

 

[Read more…] about Review Request: Together We Rise, Richie Billing

A creepy old man arrives at your family’s inn, starting a spiraling chain of events where you find yourself stranded on a mysterious island. Only you can uncover the island’s secrets. Well, because you are the only one there. It’s a choose-your-own-adventure book, and you know what that means? Hot chocolate, and copious hours spent tucked away in a nook reminiscing about the 80’s.

[Read more…] about Review Request: On the Island of the Mad Magician: An interactive tale from the Realm of Goblin, by Eric Grissom

No real introduction this week. I was asked to review a book by Albert Seligman, and though I rarely do nonfiction, this one was hard to ignore.

[Read more…] about Review Request: 8 CANTERBURY TALES: FROM THE POET CHAUCER’S IMMORTAL PILGRIMAGE, edited by Albert Seligman