TINY TIME MachineThe Complete TrilogyBy John E. StithAn Amazing Selects Edition486 pgs Now and then, a science fiction book comes along that is simply fun to read. Most of these are science fantasies or space operas and not what is labelled Hard Science. It is rare that one finds a
NOT BORN OF WOMANParadise Investigations, Book 1By Teel James GlennMacabre Ink211 pgs As strange as it may sound, Mary Shelley’s classic character, the Frankenstein monster, has been utilized as the hero in quite a few series. What comes to mind is the recent comic book series wherein Joe Frankenstein is
MEN’S ADVENTURE Quarterly Issue # 11The UFO IssueEdited by Robert Deis & Bill CunninghamSubtropic Productions, LLC.143 pgs In publishing, as well as any other business ventures, timing is crucial. Examples are the release of a new tanning oil just before the summer season. Or a movie about the Revolutionary War
REMO WILLIAMS, THE DESTROYERThe Adventures Continue!Edited by Rich HarveyBold Venture Press290 Pages The three ages of American pulp fiction. The Golden Age – From dime novels of late 20s, through the Great Depression till World War II. This was the rise of those cheap paper magazines that gave birth to
Honorable mention: Dungeon Crawler Carl (book) Including this one is sort of cheating, because Dungeon Crawler Carl is NOT a new series that launched in 2025. However, I started reading it for the first time this year, and it helped rocket me out of a reading slump. It also helped
ANGEL OF VENGEANCEA Pendergast NovelBy Preston& ChildGrand Centra Publishing333 pages “Angel of Vengeance is the 22nd Agent Pendergast novel by writers Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It is most likely the last. The book is the second half of a story begun in the previous outing, “The Cabinet of Dr.
EARTH SWAPBy Dale CozortChisel & Stone Publishing377 pages Imagine parallel worlds. On ours, we have yet to travel to the planets in our Solar System. Thus is the case for Ward Parke, his siter Katrina and best friend Stan Baird. Then one night, while star gazing, they realize they are
WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESHEdited by Robert Deis & Wyatt Dole with Josh Allan Friedman# new texture432 pgs The literary evolution of American literature has had many branches; none more vital than what has always been referred to as populace fare. In other words, fiction that appealed to masses, regardless of
THE HOT BEATBy Robert SilverbergHard Case Crime227 pgs Though a wee bit dated, this crime thriller pro is still worth a read. Bob McKay is a talented band leader who lets success get the best of him. He becomes an alcoholic and loses his loving girlfriend, Terry, and then his
JUNCTION WORLDBook One – DefianceBy Bear RossAethonbooks429 pgs This is one of those way over-the-top sci-fi books that has so much action and wonderful alien characters, it’s almost impossible to put down once you start reading. Somewhere out in universe are junctions where galaxies and dimensions converge upon each other
ALPHA OMEGABy Van Allen PlexicoWhite Rocket Books776 pgs We love space opera. From our earliest childhood days reading Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in the Sunday cartoon pages to growing up with Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, Babylon 5, Stars Wars and Battle Star Galacta, to discovering the pulp hero
THE WHOLE ART OF DETECTIONLost Mysteries of Sherlock HolmesBy Lyndsay FayeThe Mysterious Press347 pgs Ever since Arthur Conan Doyle bestowed upon the world his marvelous characters, hundreds of writers have written Sherlock Holmes pastiches. Some of have been highly successful with their efforts while others dismal failures. Still only a
