Category Archives: Small Press Book Reviews

The Serpents of Eden (Running Wild Press) by R.W. Goldsmith Artist Clay Middleton lives in a very tiny town in the Southwest USA. After years of living as an eccentric recluse he’s suddenly caring for his grandson, Dylan. Dylan’s dad … Continue reading →

Nine Levels (Mirror World Publishing) by Elana Gomel Cleo wakes up, groggy and salt-encrusted, on a Mediterranean beach in Greece after a midnight party. She’s a British-Greek tourist, but slowly realizes she’s not actually in Greece any longer. Or at … Continue reading →

Unicorn Visions  by Jo Boone Unicorn Visions, a collection by Jo Boone, tells me that Boone is one of those authors who can write in both the short and long form—short stories as well as novels—with equal ease. Each of … Continue reading →

Nordic Visions: The Best of Nordic Speculative Fiction (Solaris/Rebellion Publishing) Edited by Margrét Helgadóttir Bear in mind that very few stories and even fewer anthologies get translated from these languages. Nordic tongues have limited words, so any translation into English–that … Continue reading →

Intergalactic Rejects (Calendar of Fools) Edited by Storm Humbert This anthology is a treasure trove of the unusual, written for writers and by writers. It starts out with a marvelous introduction by Neil Clarke; don’t skip it! It’s well worth … Continue reading →

The Midnight Project (Wolsak & Wynn) by Christy Climenhage In the not-too-distant future, we meddle with ecosystems one time too many, and end up with a catastrophic collapse. We tried to engineer a type of human that could survive the … Continue reading →

Death on Omega Station (eSpec Books) by John L. French Former crime scene supervisor John L. French writes compelling murder mysteries, whether they involve supernatural beings or—in this case—aliens. Omega Station was built by a long-forgotten civilization, and is neutral … Continue reading →

The Dark King Swallows the World (Radiant Press) by Robert G. Penner This book is an exploration of a neglected American 12-year-old girl, Nora. She was a precocious and very bookish young lady whose British mother lived to be adored. … Continue reading →

Trigger Point (Crazy 8 Press) by Russ Colchamiro This book is a wild ride through the underbelly and high-tech sides of a far-future metropolis and society. Angela Hardwike is an independent private eye, down on her luck and on probation … Continue reading →

. Broken Stars: Collected Stories by Jeremy Szal The blurb on the cover says, “Szal is adept at interweaving big SF ideas and fast-paced action to craft a compelling story.” That’s incredibly accurate, but I’d add that he is even … Continue reading →