Book Reviews by Chris Fried
Short Story Title: Merry Christmas From The End – A Night Portals Short Story, Season 2 Author: Ernie Howard Publication Date: November 30, 2020 Available On: Amazon as an eBook and as a paperback Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Brant has suffered tremendous losses and her life has drastically changed forever as a result of a... Continue Reading →
Short Story Title: Black Friday - A Tor.com Original Author: Alex Irvine Publication Date: May 30, 2018 Available: Free to read on Tor.com here or to purchase at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers as an eBook Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars The Mugs family stands ready to go. Caleb and his three... Continue Reading →
Book Title: Together We Cross the River Author: Ernie Howard Publication Date: November 13, 2020 Available On: Amazon as an eBook and as a paperback Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Jeff is an alcoholic. He’s a good man, though, and is married to the love of his life, Alyse. However, he drinks too much, and he... Continue Reading →
Book Title: The Dao of Dog Authors: Clifford Herriot, the pseudonym for Rysa Walker and her husband Publication Date: September 6, 2020 Available On: Amazon as an eBook and as a paperback Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, believed to have lived in the sixth century, wrote a book about Daoist... Continue Reading →
Novella Title: The Devil’s Delinquents: Extra Dark Edition Author: Sawney Hatton Publication Date: October 17, 2020 Available On: Amazon as an ebook Indie Athenaeum Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars Cal and Derry are teenagers who like to listen to heavy metal, smoke dope, disregard authority, like demons, and generally get into trouble. But they meet someone... Continue Reading →
2020 has been scary enough with everything going on. A global pandemic, murder hornets, near-misses by asteroids, natural disasters and doomscrolling the internet for bad news to see what catastrophe might happen next. You name it, 2020 has had plenty of events that qualify. Instead of focusing on how apocalyptic it all feels, how about... Continue Reading →
Book Title: Apocalypse Archer: A Ciphercraft Origins LitRPG Novelette, Book 1 Author: Timothy C. Ward, writing as Tim Kaiver Publication Date: October 14, 2020 Available On: Amazon as an eBook Indie Athenaeum Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars After having taken her law certification test, Viera and her friend Sienne need a break and are going away on... Continue Reading →
Book Title: The Sword of Otrim - An Epic Fantasy Author: Lyndon Perry Publication Date: October 1, 2020 Available On: Amazon as an eBook and as a paperback Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Otrim is an experienced warrior who has pledged his loyalty to Queen Philipa and her kingdom, Idessa. Described as a barbarian,... Continue Reading →
Book Title: What to Expect When Your Humans are Expecting Authors: Clifford Herriot, the pseudonym for Rysa Walker and her husband Publication Date: September 29, 2020 Available On: Amazon as an eBook and as a paperback Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars This book tells the story of a loving family and the dogs that... Continue Reading →
Short Story Title: Chroncile of the Mender Author: Alex Shvartsman Publication Date: October 2, 2020 Available: Free to read on DailyScienceFiction.com here Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars The mender looks at the pile of small jagged shards in front of him. Renowned for his craftsmanship and his ability to repair anything, he... Continue Reading →
