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Book Review of Dr. Who: The Drosten’s Curse by A. L. Kennedy

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The Drosten’s Curse is one of a series of books written about the Doctor Who British television series. The Doctor has been entertaining audiences on both sides of the pond for a long time. For those who don’t know, the show revolves around the adventures of a Time Lord only referred to as The Doctor. He travels the universe in his space ship/time machine called the Tardis that looks like an old fashioned police call box. He tends to like company and picks up plucky female human platonic companions along the way to share his adventures. (No sex please, we’re British.) Early on, to solve the problem of an actor playing Doctor Who leaving the show, the writers devised a creative solution. The Doctor became a kind of immortal. If mortally wounded, he doesn’t actually die, but instead conveniently transforms his old body into the new actor. I know, it’s dumb, but it’s science fiction, so just go with it. This book details a new adventure of one of The Doctor’s from the 1970’s played

Author Interview: Andy Peloquin talks fantasy writing, traveling abroad and finding an identity

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Andy Peloquin: Lover of All Things Dark and Mysterious Andy Peloquin--a third culture kid to the core--has loved to read since before he could remember. Sherlock Holmes , the Phantom of the Opera , and Father Brown are just a few of the books that ensnared his imagination as a child. When he discovered science fiction and fantasy through the pages of writers like Edgar Rice Burroughs, J.R.R Tolkien, and Orson Scott Card, he was immediately hooked and hasn't looked back since. Andy's first attempt at writing produced In the Days: A Tale of the Forgotten Continent. He has learned from the mistakes he made and used the experience to produce Blade of the Destroyer , a book of which he is very proud. Reading—and now writing—is his favorite escape, and it provides him an outlet for his innate creativity. He is an artist; words are his palette. His website ( http://www.andypeloquin.com ) is a second home for him, a place where he can post

Facebook Party Today Only: Chat with Authors and Win Prizes

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Tuesday, August 25 11 am to 9 pm Eastern Time Only! An all-day Facebook Party to celebrate twelve novels being re-released under the Amazon Encore Imprint...chat online with the authors, learn about their books, and win loads of prizes! Join the Party!   Encore Facebook Party

Release Day Sale for Second Chance City by L. A. Kelley

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Publisher's New Release Sale for Second Chance City by L. A. Kelley Only $2.50 at  Wild Rose Press  on August, 7, 8, 9 Regular price $4.99 at  Amazon Comic books can be the death of you. Officer Nate Hammond had no regrets staying in his hometown of Coldwater Bay. He had a good life and a promising future with the police department. Then a chance meeting with a girl from his past drags him into an extraordinary adventure. Elizabeth Parish had a plan than never included a return to Coldwater Bay. Small town life held nothing but bittersweet memories of an unhappy home, yet why was she possessed by the strange obsession to return? Did it have something to do with that mysterious comic book or its equally secretive author? Or could the real reason be the boy she left many years ago? Sucked into a deadly comic book universe Nate and Libby find themselves in Second Chance City, home of Refractor and a league of murderous adversaries. Can a knowledge of comic

Book Review: Armada by Ernest Cline

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Zach Lightman is a dreamer. He has no plans for the future other than to get through the last few months of high school and graduate. The teenager lives a lackluster life of dull routine, hoping for an indescribable something to give his life meaning.  Then one day he sees a spaceship outside his classroom window. Next thing you know Zach is recruited by a mysterious global organization to protect Earth from an alien invasion. World governments have been secretly training soldiers by the use of video games that mimic actual battlefield technology. One of the games is called Armada, and Zach just happens to be a top player. Armada starts out surprisingly slow, the action doesn’t ramp up until the last two thirds of the novel. Meanwhile, the story is crammed with cultural references and video-game speak. If you don’t like sci-fy or have at least a passing interest in gaming then this book will bore you to tears.  For those of us who’ve frittered away too many hours watching chees