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Quantum Cannibals by Nathan Elberg

Original, intriguing, and irresistible… Set over a large span of time: from Bronze Age Mesopotamia to a Post-Modern city-state, this debut of Nathan Elberg is a dazzling expedition into a treacherous past. Two people take birth again and again over…
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Cryptal’s Champion (Songs of Si’Empra Book 2) by Miriam Verbeek

  A dark, magic-tinged fantasy tale which is both timely and intense… Verbeek returns with this poignant and engrossing second installment in the Songs of Si’Empra series as her adolescent protagonist fights for her people while struggling with her inner…
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Hi Five (An IQ Novel: Book 4) by Joe Ide

  A thrilling read… Ide returns with this brilliant fourth installment in his IQ Novel series, featuring detective Isaiah Quintabe. Angus Byrne, a ruthless white supremacist and a major arms dealer, hires Isaiah to investigate the shooting murder of one…
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Little Cloud: The Science of a Hurricane by Johanna Wagstaffe, ills. Julie McLaughlin

  A must read for young readers… Wagstaffe, a qualified meteorologist, takes readers on an educational journey as she recounts the growth of a hurricane throughout its various stages. The Little Cloud, starts its journey as a tiny puffy cloud…
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Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah

  Highly gripping but not without flaws… In her latest psychological thriller, Hannah examines the power of money and the question of how far a person would go to maintain a perfect facade. It has been twelve years since Beth…
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The Third Order by Wendy Sura Thomson

  Thoroughly absorbing… a thrilling read! Thomson’s latest is a well-researched, gripping blend of ancient intrigues, secret religious societies, poignant emotions, and raw grief. Maggie Fraser’s life turns upside down after a tragedy strikes her while honeymooning in Italy. The…
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Postcards from the Future – A Triptych on Humanity’s End by Wendy Sura Thomson, Andrew Charles Lark, Donald Levin

  Definitely a must read… Three innovative authors imagine the end of humanity in this deeply engrossing book. In the completely absorbing first story “Pollen,” Andrew Lark transports readers to a horrifying world where a strange atmospheric phenomenon has destroyed…
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Book of Leo: Prequel to Mystical Trash by Mary Ramsey

  An intricate, highly engrossing fantasy… The lasting war between good and evil finds a new battlefield in Ramsey’s short novella, as she weaves the fascinating story of a young man on a relentless quest to bring balance to heaven…
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Guesthouse for Ganesha by Judith Teitelman

A poignant story of love, loss, and survival… Set against the backdrop of the European Holocaust, Teitelman’s impressive book displays her penchant for revealing the darker side of the human heart. It is 1923 when seventeen-year-old Esther Grünspan arrives in…