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Review: Age of Magnus: The Fall of Man (New Era 1) by David Crane

Author David Crane plunges readers into a future where humans have been all but eliminated in Age of Magnus: The Fall of Man, the first book of his New Era series. Detailing the rise of the supercomputer Magnus – from its “birth” in 2050 through its journey towards self-awareness and eventual domination of the planet – this is both a terrifying and wildly creative peek into a possible future.

Magnus was originally designed to help the first manned mission to Mars reach their destination, establish a colony, terraform the planet, and start a new human civilization. Unfortunately, a combination […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-08-30T11:11:13+02:00July 11th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: David Crane, Science Fiction|

Review: Beyond Sunlight by David Crane

A 29-year-old professional illustrator transforms into a vampire in David Crane’s Beyond Sunlight – an intelligent and inventive take on undead creatures of the night.

Melanie Brace is living comfortably in Manhattan when a chance encounter at a jazz club changes her life forever. She’s attracted to the bar’s featured musician for the evening, so she strikes up a conversation that ends with a startling premonition; Martin, the musician, claims that she has inoperable cancer and doesn’t have long to live. Melanie is, of course, startled and confused, and a doctor’s appointment reveals that Martin is exactly right. But how […]

Michelle Hogmire2022-03-07T11:20:27+02:00February 10th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: David Crane, Vampires|

Review: Boomerang Will Not Return by David Crane

A time-bending, history-shaping novel of wartime bravery in a sci-fi frame, Boomerang Will Not Return by David Crane is an original and well-penned adventure. Combine a seemingly simple Air Force mission with a once-in-a-lifetime astral event, and the result is a generation-spanning survival thriller with the highest stakes imaginable.

Deana Crown and Linda March are dominant protagonists who mirror one another’s heroics in both the past and present, fighting to prevent the Nazis from getting their hands on six nukes, and working to prevent World War 3 from breaking out with Russia in the present day. This dual plotline means […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-02-11T04:07:21+02:00May 3rd, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: David Crane, Science Fiction, Time Travel|

Review: Demon Heart 3: Year of the Witch by David Crane

Naoko Kitamura returns for a final showdown of good and evil in Demon Heart: Year of the Witch, the epic conclusion to author David Crane’s captivating series. Balancing her halves of light and darkness, this supernatural warrior careens through agonizing emotions and deadly battlegrounds, dragging loyal readers into the fray.

Building on the momentum of the first two books, this closing chapter is another international roller coaster of dark conspiracies, shadowy meetings, and brutal violence. The Katana agents are once more tasked with saving the world, and old favorites like Razor, Hammer, and Aero are as reliable and indestructible as […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-08-12T01:55:45+02:00July 7th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: David Crane, Urban Fantasy|

Review: Demon Heart 2: Never Say Die by David Crane

Mastering the demons within ourselves is a popular theme in literature, but in Demon Heart 2: Never Say Die by author David Crane, this battle is not contained to the philosophical realm. In the second installment of this series, the powerful and deadly Naoko Kitamura has a new life, but when you’re the descendant of an ancient, mystical tradition, it’s hard to leave the past behind.

Six years have passed since Naoko sacrificed herself in Osaka to save the city from a nuclear disaster. She has created a new life for herself and fallen in love, even sharing the secret […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2019-02-08T08:42:29+02:00January 8th, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: David Crane, Urban Fantasy|

Review: Demon Heart by David Crane

Thrillers set in far-flung locales hold extra appeal for those readers looking for an exciting escape, and the exotic, unbelievable nature of Demon Heart, a new novel by David Crane, certainly fits that bill. Similar to the author’s earlier work, this novel is an intense, chaotic and brilliantly executed story that dances on the edge of reality.

Naoko Kitamura is a rough-around-the-edges cop on the streets of Osaka with a dark family secret. A creature of Japanese tradition and mythology, she is a demon hybrid, capable of unleashing incredible powers when she needs to. However, she is also half-human, […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2019-01-09T10:49:12+02:00November 14th, 2018|Categories: Book Excerpt|Tags: David Crane, Urban Fantasy|