I absolutely loved Van Allen Plexico's first Sentinels book, When Strikes The Warlord. So much, in fact, that once I finished, I immediately bought the second book, A Distant Star. These two books, along with Apocalypse Rising, form the first Sentinels trilogy, "The Grand Design." In this volume, we see the return of…
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What’s in a name? Musings on Frankenstein’s Monster
Halloween is coming around, and as is usually the case, that means I'm watching far more horror movies than I would under normal circumstances. Among those I've watched lately are two recent adaptations of one of my favorite books, Frankenstein. Both shared the same title as the novel and both were…
The Myth Hunter Saga
Lost continents, ancient artifacts, strange creatures...for all these myths and legends, and more, there is an element of truth in them. Throughout the centuries, there have been myth hunters, people who seek out these legends. And they still exist to this day. There are some, like Elisa Hill, who seek…
Sentinels: When Strikes the Warlord
Have you ever had a book you weren't sure you would like, but then once you started reading it, you couldn't put it down? That's what happened with the first volume of Van Allen Plexico's Sentinels series. I've known this author's name for a very long time, had it come…
Gunfighter Gothic Volume 0: Blood of the Universe
"Ignore her. She loves to throw all that time travel stuff in our ignorant nineteenth-century faces." That quote sums up what I love about Blood of the Universe, Volume 0 of Mark Bousquet's Gunfighter Gothic series. It's a snappy piece of writing and more importantly, it tells the readers that this is a…
Ron Fortier Reviews Dragon Kings of the Orient!
Just as he's reviewed all my other New Pulp offerings, from Love & Bullets to Outlaw Blues, Ron Fortier has now kindly offered his thoughts on the latest installment in the fascinating and bizarre life of myth hunter Elisa Hill. Here's just a bit of what Ron had to say: In this age…
Four books for the price of three!
Amazon has a new promotion going on right now, where if you purchase select items, you can get four books for the price of three. This only applies to paperback books, not Kindle versions. Here are the details from Amazon's site: To take advantage of this 4-for-3 promotion, follow these…
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A few years ago, I was told that I should read Haruki Murakami's books. And I started with one that was on sale at my local shop -- Kafka on the Shore. I was completely blown away by Murakami's work. Since then, I've read a number of his books -- Norwegian Wood, The…
Outlaw Blues is now on Kindle!
In addition to other digital versions distributed through Smashwords, Kindle users can now get their own copy of Outlaw Blues directly from the Amazon Kindle store! Just like with the editions found through Smashwords and their associates, Outlaw Blues is available for $0.99 on the Kindle! Also, another reminder to…
Outlaw Blues now available for sale!
Outlaw Blues, the second book in the Infernum series, is now available for sale! Infernum. A shadowy, globe-spanning network of operatives run by the mysterious power broker known only as Dante. They hold allegiance to no one, existing as rogues on the fringes of society. Carl Flint was once an…