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Francis Nantha

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His debut trilogy is a snappy anthology-styled narrative about how spirits in the Afterlife need to influence the realm of the living to fix an overpopulation problem. It's part satirical - how come no one has ever considered this overpopulation issue when we have 9 billion living souls on Earth currently? Not to mention the trillions of creatures - including plant life, fungi and insects.

As a journalist with over 3 decades of experience, Francis Nantha has been both editor and writer for various multinational and trade publications – with a focus on business trends and tech providing benefits to both corporates and consumers at large.

Having recently retired – after a career that included the privilege to interview Internet pioneer guru V
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This novel works well on its own without expecting a reader to be familiar with the others within the series - being an origin story despite it's #4 sequencing.

From the get-go, this is a fast-paced narrative that presents multiple perspectives - allo
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The Thief's Relic by Angela Knotts Morse is a throwback to a more innocent period of fantasy yarns, sparing the reader from copious flows of spice and gory violence by instead focusing on keeping the narrative flowing rapidly.
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Doom is in the Details by Eris Breaker
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Doom is in the Details by Eris Breaker is a hoot from the first phrasing, grabbing the reader by the metaphorical tail to zip dizzily with curious personifications.
While this absurdist humor is well-crafted, the writer has wisely kept these servings
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Dragon Class by Melanie Ansley
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In this inaugural book in the Riders of Jade & Fire trilogy, Australia-based writer Melanie Ansley - who's also a filmmaker of Chinese descent - weaves in lots of familiar narratives that revolve around urchins in exotic lands.

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They Who Linger by Robert W. Ling
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Aiming to emulate classic fantasy novel series like The Lord of the Rings or later iterations seen in the The Eye of the World, this first book in 'The Everlight Saga' proceeds along the same meandering vein - which can come across as an old school n ...more
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The Vault & The Vixen by Adam Gaffen
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Heists are fun reads and Adam Gaffen doesn't disappoint with this standalone novel The Vault & The Vixen as the pacing is fast and the usual smart insights come to fore with the initial planning.
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Set in 1963, this book by the late Joyce Ritacco (using the pen name A.J. Questenberg) may initially seem like a throwback to more innocent times of a teenage summer. That illusion is quickly dispelled with not-too-graphic depictions of abuses of the ...more
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This book reminds me a lot about the TV sitcom Seinfeld - which made a successful run with its premise of being about nothing while setting much of its narratives in a Manhattan apartment.
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Presenting an ambitious plot spanning what seems like thousands of years, this first book introduces us to a deadly feud between two faraway alien species. But after some thrilling, yet psychotic early action, these characters disappear into the back ...more
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Any report related to Malaysian politics tends to be picked to bits, however neutral it aspires to be. So when you have an entire book dedicated to a single seat at a very recent general election, it's going to draw lots of extreme reactions. Yet, th ...more
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