Dreams of the Machines (Time Rats Book 2) When a sexbot turns sentient, can the clock be turned back to avoid the Apocalypse? I reviewed Lexi Revellian’s first Time Rats book here. She has created an excellent universe with characters who continue to be developed in this second book, although I think you could read this one first and be fine. In this universe, when things go wrong in the […]
The Perception of Prejudice Action packed but meaningful scifi. Ace fighter pilot Anastasia Seivers is offered a secret assignment: to join a squadron taking the fight to Concorde’s true enemies. But this squadron isn’t part of the regular Concorde military, it is attached to the Legion Libertus, the independent force responsible for saving thousands of lives after the nuclear attack. After initial hope that her new commanders will be different, […]
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman offers the familiar trope of a magical place filled with books. I was immediately reminded of TNT’s The Librarians. Suffice it to say this is different, and has a decidedly more urban fantasy/ steampunk feel to it. You see, in this library time stops. So long as you’re there, you don’t age. It is filled with many, but not all, books written throughout the […]
Lexi Revellian’s The Trouble with Time was selected for a publishing contract through Kindle Scout at about the same time as my book, The Empathic Detective. I’ve enjoyed knowing her on Facebook and watching her progress on Amazon. I was very happy for her when the sequel was selected for publication through Kindle Scout, too. Obviously the book is a time thriller, which seems to be a popular genre. The […]
Moral Kiosk What if you could travel a day into the past? On rainy Thameside Battersea in the near future, there’s a secret passageway back in time. Stored on an unassuming industrial site, any subject placed in Booth A is transported to Booth B via ‘quantum foam’. During the process, the subject also travels to an earlier point in the day, although the time frames vary. Soon enough, Simon – […]
SmartYellow™ A worryingly plausible and chilling glimpse into an alternate Britain Katrina Williams finds herself on the wrong side of social services. After becoming pregnant with only a notion of the father’s identity, she goes to live on a social housing estate. She is being bullied by a gang involved in criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Seeking help from the authorities she is persuaded to return to the housing estate […]