Reading Room: Best of Beyond the Stars: a space opera anthology – published by Patrice Fitzgerald

Book Title: Best of Beyond the Stars: a space opera anthology Authors: David Bruns, Patrice Fitzgerald, Michael Ezell, G. S. Jennsen, Nick Webb, Ann Christy, S.M. Blooding, Samuel Peralta, Christopher J. Valin, Jeff Seymour, Michael Anderle, Jennifer Foehner Wells, David Adams, Susan Kaye Quinn & Joseph Robert Lewis Editor: Ellen Campbell Series Editor: Patrice Fitzgerald Publication...

Book Review: Optional Retirement Plan by Chris Pourteau & a BONUS review: The Erkennen Job by Chris Pourteau

Book Title: Optional Retirement Plan: A Science Fiction Thriller Author: Chris Pourteau Publication Date: Nov. 5, 2019 Available on: Amazon as an ebook and as a paperback Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Eugene “Stacks” Fischer is the chief enforcer for the Taulke Faction, one of the five factions of the Syndicate Corporation. Also known as...

Short Story Corner: The Utopia Syndrome by John Gregory Hancock & Echo Dome by Bob Williams

Short Story Title: The Utopia Syndrome Author: John Gregory Hancock Publication Date: May 2, 2015 Available on: Amazon as an eBook Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars When a technological breakthrough in optic technology positively impacts all of society, it enhances everyone’s lives in unexpected ways. One of the results of this is that people...

Halloween Book Recommendations!

Today is the day before Halloween and for some people, it's time to go make some mischief. It's also that time of year when we all like to get a little scared, decorate our homes, carve a pumpkin and prepare to go trick or treating! But what if we just want to go curl up...

Reading Room: Blood for Stone by Logan Thomas Snyder

Book Title: Blood for Stone Author: Logan Thomas Snyder Publication Date: February 4, 2018 Available on: Amazon as an eBook Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars In a world filled with paranormal inhabitants like humans, gargoyles, werewolves, and vampires, they all co-exist in one large city with smaller suburbs devoted to their respective...

Book Review: Melody 8 – Books 1-3 by Ernie Howard

Book Title: Melody 8 - Books 1-3 Author: Ernie Howard Publication Date: October 7, 2019 Available On: Amazon as an eBook and as a paperback Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Melody is a seventeen-year-old girl living in a post-apocalyptic world where music of any kind is completely banned. A township is ruled over by a...

Book Review: Eridani’s Crown by Alex Shvartsman

Book Title: Eridani's Crown Author: Alex Shvartsman Publication Date: October 22, 2019 Available on: Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers as an eBook, a hardcover and a paperback Indie Athenaeum Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars Young Princess Eridani and her brother, Prince Danchu, are in training with their tutor Gavron. They’re preparing to eventually succeed...

Reading Room: Between Life and Death – Savannah Slays by Ann Christy

Book Title: Between Life and Death - Savannah Slays, Book 5 in the Between Life and Death series Author: Ann Christy Publication Date: November 4, 2018 Available on: Amazon as an eBook and as a paperback Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Savannah is a college-age student, hungover from the previous night and...

Reading Room: 25 Bombs Fell – Season 1 by A.K. Meek

Book Title: 25 Bombs Fell: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Series, Season 1 Author: A.K. Meek Editor: Ellen Campbell Publication Date: July 15, 2016 Available On: Amazon as an eBook and as a paperback Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Nate is an analyst who got lost on his business trip, winding up in the small town of...