Category Archives: Small Press Book Reviews

Swords, Sorcery and Self-Rescuing Damsels Edited by Lee French and Sarah Craft (Clockwork Dragon) How could I resist looking at a volume with a title like this one? The collection stays pretty true to its theme, showing a range of … Continue reading →

The Sparrow in Hiding by J. Kathleen Cheney  This is a great little book. It says something about Cheney’s skill as a writer that I chose to something new of hers when I was very upset about something in real … Continue reading →

Southern Bound (Max Porter Mysteries 1) by Stuart Jaffe   You just know it’s going to be a paranormal mystery by the fedora-wearing gumshoe/detective with the glowing eyes on the cover. Max Porter and his wife Sandra have left a … Continue reading →

Divinity & the Python by Bonnie Randall   Understand, Tarot is not my thing; in fact, it’s against my religion. It’s therefore astounding that I simply could not put Divinity & the Python down. I will admit that the Tarot … Continue reading →

Camelot 13: Celebrating the Spirit of Arthur and His Knights edited by John L. French and Patrick Thomas (Padwolf Publishing)   The anthology starts with “The Night’s Tale” by Michael A. Black and Dave Case, which is an untold adventure … Continue reading →

Lady Changeling (Changelings, Book 1) Ken Altabef Cat’s Cradle Press   Lady Changeling is a solid, enjoyable book that kept my interest. Set in the 1700s, in England, the lady of a manor has a secret. Theodora loves the lord … Continue reading →

Walking Through Fire by Sherri Cook Woosley (Talos Press) Rachel, a newly separated mother with her son—a ten-year-old, barely-recovered leukemia patient—are thrust into a new world when a series of insanely strong storms not only bring back ancient gods, but … Continue reading →

Calamity by Jo Jordan (Heliosphere Books) Calamity is a Wild, Weird West version of the story of Calamity Jane, “Being an account of Calamity Jane and her gunslinging green man.” Her “green man” is an alien, one of two species … Continue reading →

Scylla and Charybdis by Lindsey Duncan (Kristell Ink) Four generations ago a genetically-engineered disease that is only transmitted by human males,  Y-poisoning, caused widespread death and anarchy, and destroyed Earth. To escape that, a group of women set up a … Continue reading →

The Amiestrin Gambit (The King’s Daughter, Book 1) by J. Kathleen Cheney (Dream Palace Press)   The book opens with a ranking officer who is also a seer playing chess with the young man Llelas, who came to find out … Continue reading →