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C. Litka

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http://clitkabooks.blogspot.com/

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

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I write romances. Romances in the old meaning of the word; that meaning being an adventure novel set in exotic locales, remote from everyday life. The fact that I set my stories in the future and in imaginary locales mean that they can be classified as science fiction, but what I really write are first person narratives that feature likable, modern characters, in lighthearted, realistic adventures, told with humor and a bit of that other type of romance as well.

In my teen years I read hundreds of science fiction books and since then many other types of novels; detective and mysteries, humor, adventure, military, sea stories, as well as light literary fiction, many of which were written in the first half of the last century. Having lived a p ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 471 ratings · 62 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bright Black Sea (The Lost Star Stories #1) 4.17 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Summer in Amber 3.97 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl on the Kerb 4.04 avg rating — 68 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Star's Sea (The Lost Star Stories #2) 4.51 avg rating — 51 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sailing to Redoubt 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of the Tzaritsa Moon (A Nine Star Nebula Mystery Adventure Book 1) 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keiree 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beneath the Lanterns 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prisoner of Cimlye (Tales of the Tropic Sea Book 2) 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castaways of the Lost Star: The Lost Star Tales #2 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Saturday Morning Post EXTRA! EXTRA! (No. 158)

Something a very different today. I discovered a new genre.

My reviewer criteria. I like light, entertaining novels. I like smaller scale stories rather than epics. I like character focused novels featuring pleasant characters, with a minimum number of unpleasant ones. I greatly value clever and witty writing. I like first person, or close third person narratives. I dislike a lot of "head jump

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C. Litka wrote a new blog post The Saturday Morning Post EXTRA! EXTRA! (No. 158) Something a very different today. I discovered a new genre.My reviewer criteria. I like light, entertaining novels. I like smaller scale stories rat Read more of this blog post »
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C. Litka made a comment on The Saturday Morning Post (No. 157) " Audrey wrote: "I really ought to read The Secret Garden." You have your own real secret garden. But this is a book that celebrates gardens and the simp ...more "
Nov 30, 2025 12:26PM · see blog post
C. Litka made a comment on Developmental Editors and Indie-Publishing " Please feel free to use it as you want. It might spark a discussion, as I believe that there are some editors who read your blog. "
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C. Litka made a comment on This Blog " Audrey wrote: "Glad you're still blogging. Looking forward to the rant!" How I miss the red notice dots on my Goodreads author page, I don't know. I vi ...more "
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C. Litka made a comment on Yikes! Another Cover Reveal (Or Rather Two) " While I had downloaded that bottom painting prior to the night before I posted the blog piece, I only made the cover, i.e. added the title box, that n ...more "
Aug 15, 2025 05:35PM · see blog post
C. Litka and 3236 other people liked Yun's review of Piranesi: "Umm, is that it? Ok, let me start by first apologizing to everyone who loves this book. Obviously, I'm an outlier and my thoughts here are decidedly in the minority. So if you feel differently, please don't throw rotten vegetables at me. Going into Pi" Read more of this review »
Jul 19, 2025 12:01PM · see review
C. Litka rated a book really liked it The Sorcerer's Concubine (The Cursed Soul #1) by Lidiya Foxglove	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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C. Litka made a comment on The Not A Novel Novel " Audrey wrote: "I've always thought "story structure" is something discovered by readers (usually academics) who look for it." Oh, I don't know. My wife ...more "
Apr 03, 2025 01:12PM · see blog post
C. Litka rated a book really liked it Miira (Innerscape #1) by A.C. Flory (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book introduces us to Miira Tahn, a wealthy woman in her mid-fifties who is dying of cancer and the price she must pay if she is to continue to live, sort of. She has chosen to live a virtual life within the an AI generated virtual world, but it ...more
Mar 26, 2025 02:56PM · 1 like · like · see review
C. Litka rated a book really liked it Winter Journeys: A Novel of Music and Memory by Audrey Driscoll (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Winter Journeys tells a deep and dark story of a woman, Llona Miller, a woman who never quite finds her place in the world. Not in our world, anyway. Llona's life's story is told in two interwoven streams of narration. One is set in 2007 and is told ...more
Mar 04, 2025 12:42PM · 2 likes · like · see review