• The Q Review

    The Q Review: The Line of Tepes (Book 1) by E.A. Williams

    I’ll start this review by saying that I am decidedly not a reader of vampire stories. Prior to this, I’ve read one vampire book, and only out of morbid curiosity. It’s not that I think books about vampires are universally bad – they’re just not my thing. But I know E.A. Williams, have interviewed her for a podcast, and have read a short story of hers (which I loved!) that was included in the Mixed Bag of Tricks anthology. So, I fired up the Kindle and got to reading this first installment of The Line of Tepes trilogy. The story…

  • The Q Review

    The Q Review: Beneath a Sun Deprived Sky by Kara Lenore

    When I was young, science fiction was my favorite genre. When done well, this genre blends the reality of our humanity with places and things that stretch our imagination, making the (currently) impossible seem viscerally real. It’s been years – decades – since I’ve read anything that might qualify as science fiction. But Kara Lenore is an author in a co-op of Texas writers I belong to, and when she announced the launch of her debut novel, I decided now was the right time to get back to it. Beneath a Sun-Deprived Sky (Murasaki Press) takes place on another world…