Fantasy Book Review: Polterheist

Polterheist by Laura Resnick Synopsis: In the days leading up to Christmas, and in accordance with the rituals of a religion which is not her own, struggling actress Esther Diamond is working as a singing-and-dancing elf at Fenster & Co, a major Manhattan department store. Meanwhile, Detective Lopez, Esther’s former almost-boyfriend, is investigating a series … Read more

SciFi Book Review: The Lazarus Machine

The Lazarus Machine by Paul Crilley Synopsis: An alternate 1895… . A world where Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace perfected the Difference Engine. Where steam and Tesla-powered computers are everywhere. Where automatons powered by human souls venture out into the sprawling London streets. Where the Ministry, a secretive government agency, seeks to control everything in … Read more