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Review – Auxiliary: London 2039

10 Friday Apr 2020

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Auxiliary: London 2039 by [Jon Richter]In Short: Auxiliary: London 2039 is a fast paced murder mystery thriller that hammers home the challenges of our changing world and how technology can both help and hurt society. Fans of Black Mirror or other cyberpunk media will love this novel. Relevant and timely, it definitely makes the reader wonder “what if…”

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Army of Brass Launch Announcement!

14 Saturday Apr 2018

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Self-Publishing, Steam Empire Chronicles, SteamLit, steampunk

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airship, Army of Brass, automaton, Book, brass, captain, collaboration, collaborative, conspiracy, crossover, Fantasy, gaslamp, king, launch, lord, mashup, Novel, pilot, release, science, science fiction, Steam punk, steampunk, tinkerer


Greetings Romanpunk and Steampunk Aficionados! Steampunk celebrates its 31st birthday on April 27, so join in the festivities with the high-flying adventure, Army of Brass.

In case you DIDN’T KNOW…

“Steampunk” began as a literary genre, but has expanded to include fashion, music, art, and live events all over the world. During 2017, in honor of author K.W. Jeter coining the term in 1987, Steampunk Journal editor Phoebe Darqueling and the Collaborative Writing Challenge joined forces to create an amazing work that blurs the line between science and magic. Twenty international authors contributed chapters to this story full of gadgets, romance, and political intrigue set against the backdrop of a fantasy world informed by the culture of the 19th century. I hope to join up with this fantabulous group next year, since my series, the Steam Empire Chronicles, is now complete!

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Zombie Survival Guide – A Review

01 Wednesday Dec 2010

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Non-Fiction, Reviews, Sci-fi/Fantasy

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book reviews, Books, Guide, Max Brooks, Non-Fiction, science fiction, Survival, Weapons, Zombies


Top Ten Lessons For Surviving a Zombie Attack

10. The Zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on…

This month I’ve been in a bit of a Zombie kick, so I’m going to review two books by Max Brooks, First the Zombie Survival Guide, a non-nonsense guide to surviving a world teeming with zombies (fictionally, of course…right?) Then in a few days I’ll be reviewing World War Z, Max Brooks’ semi-biographical/fictional oral account of the Zombie War.

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Review: The Hunger Games Trilogy

27 Saturday Nov 2010

Posted by Littlewolf in Sci-fi/Fantasy, Uncategorized, Young Adult

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Catching Fire, Dark Fantasy, death match, futuristic, Hunger Games, Mockingjay, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, Suzanne Collins


  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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In Suzanne Collins’ post-apocalyptic world, once a year 24 children are sacrificed to compete to the death in the Hunger Games. The country known as Panem is composed of 12 Districts that encircle the power center known as the Capitol. Every year each District must send one randomly selected boy and girl to the Arena where their battle for survival and glory is broadcasted reality TV-style for all of Panem to see.  (Warning: following review contains some spoilers). Continue reading →

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