A mother goes to great lengths to make a world fit for her children, while unseen forces threaten from galactic deeps. She has millennia to change the world - but who ever said that was easy?
He's just trying to enjoy his drink, and there's that kid, yammering on about that holy grail of beer drinkers. Silly kid. He has no idea.
Men Like That Will Break Your Heart by Margaret Yang (science fiction)
Beverly's husband, Mitch, is ready to sell his alien encounter story to the papers - pity it isn't true. But what with her having had a similar experience eighteen years ago, it's an easy sell. Problem is, it's bringing in the same uniformed folks who visited her back then...
Who Shapes the Shaper by Chad Banks (fantasy)
Patricia's son, Isaiah, has talents - talents which are attracting dangerous company looking for an apprentice, or a source, for their magic. As she grows increasingly desperate seeking help, others grow increasingly desperate to claim her son.
Sky Burial by Brian Haycock (fantasy)
Grimes and his fellow climbers will soon freeze to death if they do not find cover on the edge of the mountain, with the snowstorm worsening around them with every minute; and with surprising luck they find shelter. But their sherpa warns them this is not a place they should go, belonging to a holy man. Pity they do not listen...
Who doesn't love steampunk? New staff member Kyle White checks out the promisingly entitled Whitechapel Gods
, by S.M. Peters.Dark Futures, a book review by Kyle White
Kyle White also checks into Thomas Nevins' unnervingly titled The Age of the Conglomerates
.Magicmaker, a book review by Matt Switliski
New staff member Matt Switliski dives into Gregory Frost's Lord Tophet
, where a magician finds she has the answer to, well, everything.For more reviews, check out the Book Reviews section.
And finally, RE's livejournal is here.
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