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Last Astronaut, The

Last Chance for Redemption, Last Hope for Earth Author: David Wellington Sally Jansen is haunted by a dead dream. Once upon a time, she imagined being the first women to walk on Mars, but when that mission went bad and her actions left another astronaut dead, both her ambition and her career were in ruins. Imagine her surprise then, when several decades later, NASA recalls her to lead a dangerous mission. She is the only person with the requisite training. Trapped between NASA’s desperation and her own desire for redemption, Jansen accepts the command. The mission? To intercept a giant alien [...]

2024-05-31T15:37:13-07:00May 31st, 2024|Tags: , , , , |

Head Like a Hole

Buy It for the Cover, Stay for the Explosive Story Author: Andrew Van Wey I picked up Head Like a Hole because I loved the cover. Usually, the adage of “don’t judge a book by its cover” is a dire warning: the wrapping doesn’t indicate the quality of the present. But in this case, it really did. Head Like a Hole was a weird, wonderful, gruesome story that expertly combined horror and mystery, with just a little bit of sci-fi, into the perfect mélange of edge-of-your-seat Lovecraftian insanity. The story is difficult to describe (thus the terrible online synopsis). It’s [...]

2024-05-11T07:44:01-07:00May 11th, 2024|Tags: , , , |

Boys in the Valley

Possession and Coming of Age Author: Philip Fracassi Peter Barlow, a teenage orphan in the remote St. Vincent’s Orphanage for Boys, has made these unwanted, starving children into a family. Peter has the soul of a protector, watching over the new boys, helping them avoid the vicious Father Poole and his handyman, and trying to create a haven for neglected children. Peter will soon need to leave the orphanage, and he is torn between following the life of a priest or marrying the girl on the nearby farm whom he loves. These are strong enough sorrows for a young man, coming [...]

2024-05-10T07:37:38-07:00May 10th, 2024|Tags: , , , , |
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