A mesmerizing, authentic work of science fiction… Parker’s compelling and deeply moving SF series follows a young attorney’s journey to secure freedom for her young alien friend and a rare beluga whale while trying to save the humanity from a… Read More ›
Series Reviews
Survival (3 book series) by Chris Wright
A bombshell-laden blend of horror and hard science fiction… Wrights begins his sci fi trilogy with a heaping serving of thrills, scares, adventure, and dark intrigue. Survival, the gripping first book in the series takes readers into a bizarre world… Read More ›
Perfect Series (2 books series) by D.D. Larsen
Relentlessly paced and deftly plotted… Larsen’s gripping erotic suspense series blends an affecting coming of age tale with a twisty, heavy on foreshadowing plot that’s slick with scorching hot romance and teenage drama. In the first book in the series,… Read More ›
A collection of Tom Durwood’s historical fiction (4-Books Series) by Tom Durwood
A high-octane adventure… Durwood serves up a deeply intriguing, ambitious historical fiction series that neatly combines the thrills and chills of action and adventure. In the first book, The Illustrated Boatman’s Daughter, Salima, the daughter of a wealthy boatman, living… Read More ›
Ocean Friends (2 book series) by Tam Warner Minton
Fun and informative… A winning collection. In her visually arresting series about tropical reef fish, Minton pairs striking, colorful pictures with information about the characteristics, habits, and diversity of these ocean vertebrates. In the first book in the series, Minton… Read More ›
Pigeon-Blood Red (3 book series) by Ed Duncan
A transfixing and highly readable series… Duncan’s electric action thriller trilogy features an endearing antihero, abundant action, and nonstop thrills. In the sharply realized series launcher, an ordinary job of retrieving his boss, Frank Litvak’s priceless pigeon-blood red ruby necklace… Read More ›
The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy Series (7 Books) by Claire Youmans
Splendid, nuanced, and unfailingly entertaining middle-grade read…. Part history, part folklore, and part fiction, Youmans’s vivid, deeply intriguing, and seemingly small story of a sibling pair, children who can turn into birds, tells a much larger tale of the Meiji… Read More ›
Cloudland Series by Chip Hill
An addictive, page-turner fantasy… Hill’s charming modern-day fairy tale featuring the endearing mythical creatures from a fantasy land follows a sibling pair journeying to Cloudland to help King Nature. In the first installment, the siblings Jane and Robbie are desperate… Read More ›
The Adventures of Tooten and Ter Series by Chris McCloskey
Jaunty, funny, and fun… Aimed at middle graders, McCloskey’s entertaining books in The Adventures of Tooten and Ter Series detail the ongoing sleuthing exploits of a young boy and his dog. In A Nose for Crime, the first installment in… Read More ›
Dick Hartmann Series by Richard V Rupp
A sophisticated and strikingly fresh crime thriller series… The excellent first two installments in Rupp’s crime series featuring the seasoned FBI agent Dick Hartmann, who heads up San Francisco’s Violent Crime Squad, finds him dealing with cunning killers who… Read More ›