No matter what a story is about, the first thing I want to listen to is the voice or tone. The author must be able to get my attention and sustain it for the first few pages to get me interested in reading more. In...

Earth has been evacuated. It belongs to the Mongers now. And the Mongers have one goal—enslave whatever humans are left behind. For Renaissance, the rules are simple. Survive at all costs and family comes above all else. But as she struggles with the solitary life...

In Return of the Sagan by Neil O'Donnell, in the year 2027, Earth is dangerously overcrowded and something must be done. The USS Carl Sagan with a crew and complement of 20,000 are sent to find a suitable place to expand. Now, three hundred years...

Ravenhill Court by David R Beshears is the second short story/screenplay adaptation I’ve read of his in the last couple of weeks and certainly this author is growing on me. In this story, a middle-aged Ben Foster returns to the world of his childhood, Ravenhill...

Revolution by T.L. McDonald is a riveting sci-fi thriller! The First Citizens of Nihili breed Gamers, toys for their entertainment. Tsaurine is an elite Gamer, the best of the best, virtually unstoppable. Tsaurine’s children are exceptional fighters, legendary Gamers. They are trained by Macelt, a...

Realm of Wolves is the first book in the Child of Prophecy series by Thomas Parrott, a story that, in the tradition of the Athenian tragedy by Sophocles, Oedipus Rex, features a king over whose head hangs a deadly prophecy: his life and kingdom would...

Set a hundred and fifty plus years in the future, Revelations: The Cost of Foresight by Robert J. Hamilton is truly a riveting tale. John Russell is the captain of a starship called the Destiny. After a space mission, he and his crew return home...

Resurrection America by Jeff Gunhus is an awesome, action packed thriller. I was hooked after the first page. Resurrection is a small town. Rick Johnson is a small town sheriff. He is a hard headed, common sense, combat veteran, who also is a very smart...

Resonance by S. Alex Martin is the second entry in the Recovery series, an excellent story that follows the life and adventures of Arman Lance in the Embassy Program. The Belvun planet is being laid to waste by drought, firestorms, and an advancing desert. Every...

Protagonist William Marconi takes readers to a different world in Reverence: Volume 1 by Joshua A. Landeros. William Marconi is one of the 144,000 guardians of a new order, and people look at him with both awe and fear. He tries to uphold justice at...