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What the River Knows

“In Egypt? We’re all looking for something.” Author: Isabel Ibañez A plucky young heroine, willing to risk life and reputation for answers. An embittered man with a shady past and the capability to fight crocodiles in the Nile. A mysterious, underground artifact stealing ring. Pyramids and magic and Cleopatra. Secrets and betrayal. Forbidden love and broken families. Death, disaster, and hope. It’s all here. I first encountered Isabel Ibanez in Woven in Moonlight, another YA novel where she blends magical realism with fairy-tale like worlds, plucky heroines, danger, and betrayal. I fell in love, so when my beloved Book of the [...]

Revenant-X

Space Zombies, Lost Love, and Secrets Author: David Wellington Disillusioned agent Alexandra Petrova and barely sane Doctor Zheng, alongside the sardonic and irascible robot Rapscallion, have survived the deadly Basilisk, but only through a deeply unnerving pact. The Basilisk will finally allow them entry to the forlorn planet of Paradise-1, but they must do something for it in return. They must reveal the secret that the Basilisk has been protecting for millennia – a secret even the otherworldly being with its ruthless agenda doesn’t know. This dovetails nicely with Firewatch’s mission: get to the planet and find out why it’s gone [...]