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A.L. MacDonald

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Orbiting Fortunes

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Lay Me Down by Julie Mannino
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This is a MM Romantasy with a lot of tension and drama between characters. It starts very quickly and maintains a pretty fast pace while the tension between the two main characters simmers - smolders? - at maximum throughout the book. The writing is
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The Glitched Realm by Max L. Evel
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The Glitched realm is a litRPG story with a ton of lore. I hadn't read many books of this genre so I wasn't used to the avalanche of facts - literally pages of stats for equipment and spells - but I think that if you are a gamer you would like that s ...more
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Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester
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I like the structure of this book. It uses an alternating flashback and present-day sequence to dribble out the information as the book progresses, which is naturally engaging. I was definitely drawn in, wanting to know why Nils was travelling to hab ...more
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Folktales from the Endless Frontier Volume 1 by Brett Lurie
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This is a fantastic book. I love anthologies, and these stories are a great range of characters and settings, making the overall world a very rich place. The book has a MAP, a huge plus, and the reason I got the paperback. The illustrations are amazi ...more
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"A filling scifi read

This story was amazingly good, even for readers who are not usually avid fans of the sci-fi genre, like myself. Its in first-person and packed with convincing detail in a relatable tone. The story definitely kept pulling me in. Th" Read more of this review »
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"In the void of space, litter is as telling of human progress as it is of our negligence. Did you know that as of 2023, over 36,000 pieces of debris orbit our planet, from spent rocket stages to discarded satellites? This growing cloud of “space junk”" Read more of this review »
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Youtopia Reborn by Joseph Rein
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This is a thought-provoking thriller combining the tension of a detective mystery into a kidnapping with an examination into the implications of an online consciousness. It illustrates the realities that cannot be captured by the online world and how ...more
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"A Galactic Triumph in Space Junking and Beyond

As a seasoned aficionado of science fiction, "Orbiting Fortunes" by A.L. MacDonald is a stellar addition to the genre that truly excites the imagination. The novel transports readers to a meticulously cra" Read more of this review »
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The Newspaperman by Sal Nudo
The Newspaperman
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This book is a fantastic combination of thriller and commentary, as the creepy developments upending Seth Kessler's life are entwined with observations of the declining state of journalism and their ramifications. Those ramifications of bias, politic ...more
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The Vanishing Point by Bushra Hafeez
The Vanishing Point
by Bushra Hafeez (Goodreads Author)
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This cover is fantastic and grabbed me right away. This book starts out really well. I was absolutely pulled in by the premise and just the desire to know the reason for Clara's disappearance kept me going. Amanda is a likeable main character and is ...more
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