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Chaos Vector by Megan E. O’Keefe
CHAOS VECTOR starts right after where Velocity Weapon left off, and plunges you straight into more political intrigue, action, subterfuge, and enough double crossing to make your head swivel as if possessed. And like Velocity Weapon, O’Keefe will lead you merrily on a chase while feeding you breadcrumbs so you think you know exactly what’s…
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Autumnal Pastimes
The first day of a new month, and autumn is a week old already. But do not despair, there are so many things to keep us occupied and out of mischief for the next couple of months while we wait for winter and Christmas to arrive. Such wonderful things as Halloween, which is coming up…
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SciFiMonth 2026
ScifiMonth 2026 And so, it begins. Another year around the sun and here we are, planning and prepping for SciFiMonth 2026. If you love all things science fiction, reading, writing, art and movies, then this is the month-long celebration you need to join in on. The Co-Captains running the show, Imyril, Annemieke, Lisa and Mayri…
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The (im)plausibility of Dragons
I don’t know why my brain decided 3 minutes after putting my head on the pillow the other night, to suddenly start thinking about dragons, but it did. Specifically, the implausibility of them, as in, just how do dragons breathe fire? That question, among many that popped like little soda bubbles, drove me nuts all…
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SciFi Books: The Golden Oldies
Once again, this is my territory, discussing books and authors from way back when the dinosaurs still roam the Earth … B.C. yes, before covid, and well before twitter, computers, and any kind of social media. Back in the days when I could read 3-4 SFF books a week. Mostly because they were all between…
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Dear Writer
Dear Writer, While it might be true, you are the next Truman Capote, budding Frank Herbert, or even maybe the Ernest Hemingway. You really should know that I am unable to give you any advice on how to outline, write, rewrite, market, or even sell your book. I no longer have the connections to refer…
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Great British Bake Off
I absolutely love the Great British Bake Off so, when I saw this book challenge I though ‘yeah, sign me up for that one.’ ON YOUR MARKS – A Book You Can’t Wait To Read I can’t wait to read The Last Mandarin, a fast-paced, all-too-real thriller co-written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny…
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In Shadows We Fall by Devin Madson
This novella may only be 102 pages long, but each and ever page of In Shadows We Fall drips with palace politics, intrigue, and deception. Madson’s Aurealis award-winning prequel to the Vengeance trilogy, rips along at a blistering pace leaving the reader no time to pause and catch their breath. Let alone stop to reflect…
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The Scent of Death by Andrew Taylor
While Andrew Taylor beautifully evokes the stifled atmosphere of New York City under siege during the War of Independence (also referred to as the ‘Revolutionary War’). And gives us a plausible enough character in the guise of Mr. Edward Savill, a clerk for the American Office based in London. The over-all arcing storyline could have…
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Extraordinary People by Peter May
I so wanted to ‘like’ EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE by Peter May but, in the end, this one was a little too staged, with sluggish pacing. Moments that could have and should have been tense, and dramatic, were lost amid the travelogue descriptions that sucked up more than their fair share of page length. It’s all very…
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