CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: THE TOAD FROM OUTER SPACE BY FAIZ KERMANI

The Toad from Outer Space
Author: Faiz Kermani
ASIN: B08CCJCYNT
Pages: 33
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Snotbubble the alien toad has crash-landed on Fizzy Frog Swamp, much to every frogs amazement as the frogs there don't tend to get visitors, let alone ones from outer space.

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: CAPTAIN WHISKERS BY JEREMY STRONG

Captain Whiskers
Author: Jeremy Strong
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Pages: 96
ISBN: 978-1-78112-927-2
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

You might remember I reviewed Nellie Choc-Ice and the Plastic Island, which was part of Jeremy's Little Gems series of novels which educate young readers on current issues of climate change and overuse of plastics in society.

BOOK REVIEW: EDEN BY TIM LEBBON

Eden
Author: Tim Lebbon
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages: 384
ISBN: 9781789092936
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

From the author of Netflix's The Silence, bestselling author, Tim Lebbon introduces us to his latest thriller where mankind has ravaged most of the planet, and only the Virgin Zones remain. There are thirteen areas where nature has been left to grow, yet with so much damage already been done to the environment, nature might not be able to go back to what it once was.

SCI-FI BOOK REVIEW: RE-COIL BY JT NICHOLAS

Re-Coil
Author: JT Nicholas
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages: 384
ISBN:978178903131
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

When humans are at the point of near-immortality, their aims must be never-ending and far-reaching, yet in this novel, there is someone in the shadows who wants to disrupt humanities need to live on eternally.

SCI-FI BOOK REVIEW: THE BREACH BY M T HILL

The Breach
Author: MT Hill
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages: 384
ISBN:9781789090031
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes


Zero Bomb was MT Hills first novel for Titan Books, and when you think that the previous one was innovative and interesting enough, along comes The Breach.

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: ANNA GAIN AND THE SAME SIXTY SECONDS BY GUY BASS

Anna Gain and the Same Sixty Seconds
Author: Guy Bass
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Pages: 66
ISBN:978-1-78112-916-6
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes


Laura Border: Sheriff of Butts Canyon was one of my fave YA books of 2019, so imagine my delight that Barrington Stoke author, Guy Bass had released another title along the lines of popular 90s movie, Groundhog Day.

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: LAURA NORDER SHERIFF OF BUTTS CANYON BY GUY BASS

Laura Norder Sheriff of Butts Canyon 
Author: Guy Bass
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Pages: 64
ISBN:978-1-78112-845-9
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Guy Bass has brought us plenty of comical novels so its no surprise that he is the Blue Peter Award-winning author of Aiden Abet Teacher's Pet and Noah Scape Cant Stop Repeating Himself. In Laura Norder Sheriff of Butts Canyon ten-year-old Laura is the self-appointed sheriff of the town who keeps the peace no matter which bad apple rolls into it until Duncan Disorderly comes their way and does his best to cause trouble.

BOOK REVIEW: SURVIVORS BY GX TODD.

Survivors (The Voices #3)
Author: G.X.Todd
Publisher: Headline
Pages: 503
ISBN: 978-1-4722-6703-0
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Survivors is the third novel in the four part Voices series; Defender and Hunted being the previous two. Survivor starts out with Pilgrim wanting to remember his past while a voice in his head telling him to go find a girl who can explain what is happening and fill all the blanks he has in his memory. 

BOOK REVIEW: S.P.E.A.R. BY CHRIS BRADFORD

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S.P.E.A.R.

Author: Chris Bradford
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Format: Paperback
ISBN 978-78112-849-7
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Part of the Conkers series of novels launched in 2015, where quality fiction and illustrations are essential qualities for a Barrington Stoke dream team. Here Chris Bradford teams up with artist Neil Evans in this superpowers, secrets and suspense thriller. Troy has to cope with life in a near future where he can stop bullets from killing him.

BOOK REVIEW: TOAD ATTACK! BY PATRICE LAWRENCE

Toad Attack!
Author: Patrice Lawrence
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Format: Paperback
ISBN 978-1-78112-844-2

Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Leo and Rosa have a problem. Toads. Lots of toads. They have come to their town running amok and it is up to them to stop these toads taking over. Rosa has managed to capture one which is a good thing as her dad is a presenter on the Warts and All TV show, but how can they keep these pesky creatures at bay?

SCI-FI BOOK REVIEW: ZERO BOMB BY MT HILL

Zero Bomb
Author: M.T. Hill
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages: 304
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

It's a new year and time for reading through a novel I could really criticise, or at least that is what I thought on first look. Zero Bomb is Philip K. Dick Award-nominated author MT Hill's mysterious and yet strangely prophetic novel for this year. Its themes of sci-fi, downtrodden people in a doom-laden future where machines can take over and humans are left jobless is an all too real scenario.

BOOK REVIEW: STAR TREK: PROMETHEUS IN THE HEART OF CHAOS

Star Trek Prometheus: In the Heart of Chaos
Authors: Christian Humberg & Bernd Perplies
Publisher: Titan Books

Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

If the cover art alone doesn't give it away, this is the final novel in the series Prometheus where Perplies and Humberg give us the darker side of the Trek universe that is usually reserved for Star Wars.

BOOK REVIEW: EXTINCT EXTRACTED BOOK 3 BY RR HAYWOOD

Extinct Extracted Book 3
Author: RR Haywood
Publisher: 47 North
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

As part of a three book set of novels in the Extracted series, this is its final act with Miri and her extracted friends trying to prevent the end of the world. In an ideal world, that would happen, bit Miri, Harry and friends know different. They have to find a way to stop Mother and her cohorts from destroying the world in the future of 2111.

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: VIRUS BY CHRIS BRADFORD

Virus 

Author: Chris Bradford

Publisher: Barrington Stoke

Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

In Chris Bradford's last book, Gamer, Scott nearly lost his life playing the game Virtual Kombat, thanks to Vince Power's evil plan to rule the world by using others. Now that Scott has escaped, he is having to look over his shoulder every step of the way in Virus but he isn't alone for long.

PRESS RELEASE: GHOST IN THE SHELL NOVEL FROM ARROW BOOKS

Ghost in the Shell Novel

A science fiction classic that was largely overlooked on release, Ghost In The Shell has grown in stature with the support of such Hollywood fans as James Cameron and the Wachowskis, and in 2017 was controversially remade as a live-action spectacular, starring Scarlett Johansson.

BOOK REVIEW: THE RESURRECTION GAME: A NOVEL OF THE SHADOWSIDE BY MICHELLE BELANGER

The Resurrection Game: A Novel of the Shadowside
Author: Michelle Belanger
Publisher: Titan Books
ISBN: 9781783299560
Pages: 447
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

From the author of Conspiracy of Angels and Harsh Gods, protagonist Zach Westland is out for gas when he confronts Cacodaimons he has to kill - but this is the least of his worries when he sees someone else who wears his face.

BOOK REVIEW:MARCH OF WAR (VIRTUES OF WAR BOOK THREE) BY BENNETT R COLES

March of War (Virtues of War Book Three)
Author: Bennett R Coles
Publisher: Titan Books
ISBN: 9781783294
Pages: 336
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

In Virtues of War Katja, Jack and Thomas are sent to apprehend a spy in Cerberus, Ghosts of War I never had the chance to cover but now in March of War, Jack and Tom have to take on the Centauri rebels who threaten Terran Space while Katja working in Special Forces has to find the perps responsible, though in the process find the Centauri have new and dangerous tech that could do more damage.

MANGA NOVEL REVIEW: RESTART DAYS VOL: 1 BY SORAHANA

Restart Days Vol: 1
Author: Sorahana
Publisher: Vic's Lab Distribution
Pages: 235
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Premise: The 8th Day. It is when God creates the imaginary world "Fictional Reality." It is considered to be the place where the dead ends up at.

On every 8th day, all humans are given a chance to retrieve someone from "Fictional Reality" and return that life to Earth. However, the trials aren’t simple. Six people, consisting of two representatives from the past, the present, and the future, are gathered together to start the “Imaginary War.” They must accomplish every given tasks, and only one person, the victor, will earn the chance to [Save].

FANTASY REVIEW: WARLOCK HOLMES - THE HELL-HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES BY G S DENNING

Warlock Holmes - The Hell-Hound of the Baskervilles
Author:G.S. Denning
Publisher: Titan Books
ISBN: 9781783299737
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

We all remember the original novel by you-know-whom, so it is a great surprise to find G S Denning's version of events in my hands. Here within this tome are four short stories and a novlette.

BOOK REVIEW: THE GENESIS FLEET VANGUARD BY JACK CAMPBELL

The Genesis Fleet:Vanguard
Author: Jack Campbell
ISBN: 9781785650406
Pages: 377
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Faster than light jump drives are the reason that Earth competes with other planets for superiority and the laws governing Earth no longer apply. In true hero style, Robert Geary and Mele Darcy along with a small band of men have to fight off warships that have attacked Glenyon, a new colony.