Fiction

“a short, funny and rather disturbing novel . . .”

“amazing . . . original and experimental . . .”

“an entertaining appetizer as fans await J. J. Abrams’ commandeering of the series with Episode VII: The Force Awakens . . .”

“Living . . . is not made up of details, but rather of highlights.”

“The algorithm was the equivalent of giving the world a blood test, taking its temperature, assessing its mood.”

“a big investment, but one that will pay off with years of pleasure.”

Impulse is the first in a new military scifi series from Dave Bara, following the adventures of Lt. Peter Cochrane as he oversteps his bounds and eventually saves the day.

“silly people and situations, ending in improbable hearts and flowers. Unfortunate, indeed.”

“There is power in beauty. That’s the tragedy of it.”

There are books that make us feel intensely and others that make us think deeply; one that does both is Gail Hareven’s opalescent and psychologically complex eleventh novel Lies, First Person

“the work of a professional at the top of his game.”

“Of Child's many gifts, perhaps the greatest is her ability to imbue her characters with unforgettable voices.”

Izabella Rae Haywood, teenage heroine of What the Waves Know, has lost her words. She has not spoken in eight years, ever since her father disappeared on her sixth birthday.