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The Reservist Book Review by J. R. Handley with Jason Anspach and Nick Cole

Sometimes, the greatest burden is on the men who made it home. With Veterans Day/Armistice Day today, J. R. Handley’s The Reservist [Amazon link] is a fine work to remind us of the horror and stupidity of war, and also why the men who went through it on

Through the Nether Book Review

What is it that makes good men willing to see the world burn? To see justice done, tho the heavens may fall? The recent Joker movie directed and written by Todd Philips could described as a character study in what makes a hopeless loser willing to do so. Soren Voss,

Uncrowned by Will Wight Audiobook Review

In the world of Cradle, family is everything. It shapes your destiny by defining your powers and your path. It determines who you can trust, and who you must fight. For Yerin and Lindon, being adopted into the Aurelius family has done all this and more. This is the first

Pirates of the Electromagnetic Waves Book Review

Pirates of the Electromagnetic Waves is a sweet, nostalgic book about a world that never was. And radios. There is some impressively nerdy stuff about electronics here. Much like the non-existent European setting of Kiki’s Delivery Service, the Yankee Republic almost seems more real than the world we live

Clockmaker by Kristen Brand book review

Action-packed would be an understatement for Kristen Brand’s Clockmaker [Silver Empire affiliate link]. From the beginning, when a desperate and cash-strapped Captain Melek takes a job that she knows is too good to be true, the Sultana and her crew are flying, and fighting, for their lives. It has

Fade by Daniel Humphreys book review

This book scratched an itch I didn’t know I had. It struck me as similar to a Tim Powers book, if Tim wrote adventures with a hint of satire instead of secret histories. Apparently I had been looking for a tale of good and evil in an occult setting.

Stryker's War Book Review

What use is the valor of brave men in the service of evil goals? Stryker’s War is the most gut-wrenching book in the Order of Centurion series so far because it takes a good hard look at the reality that not everything that can get a soldier killed is