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Review: The Iljjock Yoke by Anita Vaani

A young cowherd’s life is turned upside-down when he’s whisked away from the 3^rd century BC to an incredible realm of the divine in The Iljjock Yoke by Anita Vaani, the first book in the Yadduk and the Gods of Seabor series.

This is an endlessly inventive novel, filled with ancient mythology, plenty of humor, plot twists, time warps, and a seemingly hapless protagonist discovering the untapped strength inside himself. After being dragged through the cosmos and arriving on Seabor, Yadduk’s eyes are opened to the bizarre lifestyles and plans of the fickle gods, who seem to hold a […]

Review: The Friends of Allan Renner by Dave J. Andrae

Readers are welcomed into the most intimate moments of a truly strange existence in The Friends of Allan Renner by Dave J. Andrae, a masterful piece of narrative fiction. Divided into seven very different but interconnected stories, this collection exposes the fascinating inner life of Renner through vignettes of his bizarre relationships. At times a heady blend of philosophy and cultural allusions, this is a dense semi-sci-fi read that cleverly roasts human nature, while also celebrating its temerity and curiosity.

Renner initially reads as an average protagonist, but an ironically extraordinary one, with a whip-smart memory, a deft tongue, and […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2021-01-20T10:46:28+02:00December 22nd, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Literary Fiction Book Reviews, Visionary Fiction Book Reviews|

Do You Believe in the Afterlife? by G D Harrison

Author G D Harrison plunges readers into the murky grey space between death, life, truth and lies in Do You Believe in the Afterlife? – a mind-bending, thought-provoking novel.

A dead man defies logic when some part of his Essence remains in his deceased body, so two determined doctors backtrack through his life, eager to find what makes him quite so special. With an eccentric sci-fi tone and the tension of a psychological thriller, readers follow Lester’s fate on his revelatory journey, one that raises more questions than it answers. This cerebral adventure is challenging, but rewarding, and is expertly […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-10-16T03:45:08+02:00October 15th, 2020|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Visionary Fiction Book Reviews|

The Rewriting of Time by Konrad Koenigsmann

With the same puckish creativity and futuristic vision of the previous novels, The Rewriting of Time is an impressive close to author Konrad Koenigsmann’s debut trilogy.

The visionary realm that Pierre formed following the defeat of the Entity is quite close to perfect, but there is trouble brewing within The Council, and since the essence of the Entity is forever entangled with Pierre Hartford, he remains a dangerous risk. Wrestling with his own desires for intellectual advancement and happiness, Pierre must learn to wield his incredible powers and step fully into his potential, while also protecting the New world he […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-07-13T06:27:58+02:00July 13th, 2020|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Visionary Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Entanglement by C.T. Au-Yang

Two very different minds collide in romance and conversation, exploring the deep themes of love, intellect, purpose and the future in Entanglement by C.T. Au-Yang. Self-described as a unique dissection of love and attraction, this unusual narrative depicts the classic tale of boy meets girl, but their strange connection is unlike any other.

Andrew is an intellectual, an introvert, and an observer – a researcher who has chosen to explore civilizations from the past and present to develop a model about Civilization DNA. He is also performing some personal experiments, namely stacking neural-enhancing supplements and acetylcholine, claiming to be acetylcholinergic, […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-08-12T03:22:49+02:00July 5th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Visionary Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Time’s Musicians by Mark Paul Oleksiw

A bizarre, mind-bending story unfurls on the pages of Time’s Musicians by Mark Paul Oleksiw, an author with an imagination only matched by his delicate and authentic style. In this decade-spanning novel, the idea of connections across time and space mix with our boundaries of mental health, love, and reality itself.

When Billy meets Dieter, a young boy with an unfinished comic book who claims he can travel through time, he has no idea that it will set him on a life-defining course. Dieter disappears under mysterious circumstances and Billy’s family moves to give him a fresh start, at which […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-04-02T05:56:08+02:00March 2nd, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Time Travel Book Reviews, Visionary Fiction Book Reviews|

The Heartless Divine by Varsha Ravi

Author Varsha Ravi weaves a magnificent tale of secrets, gods, love, and fallen kingdoms in her enthralling debut novel, The Heartless Divine.

When an immortal with amnesia named Kiran nearly bleeds out in the doorway to Suri’s apartment, she has no idea that her life is about to change forever, nor that the young man could hold the key to all her tragic pasts.

Leaping between Suri’s modern-day existence and her life centuries ago as an assassin princess, this novel is a time- and mind-bending plunge into mythology, family, the power of memory, and the tangled web of destiny […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2019-12-19T07:21:32+02:00December 19th, 2019|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews, Visionary Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: After Olympus by Santiago Xaman

Dabbling in mysticism, quasi-fiction, conspiracy theories, shadowy geopolitics and a healthy dose of mystery, After Olympus by author Santiago Xaman spans a broad and bizarre gamut of genres, making this an undeniably unique read in an age of carbon-copy thrillers.

The book is largely told directly from the mind of the apparent author, Santiago Xaman, with the novel presented as unearthed journal entries and scraps of memory. A screed of truth from a time in the past, these pages bear a secret that stretches from the 1960s to the modern day and beyond.

A downed Soviet spycraft bearing three mysterious […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2019-12-11T08:49:10+02:00October 31st, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews, Visionary Fiction Book Reviews|