Tag: Horror
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Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Released September 2019 This book scratches all of my sci-fi itches. It has a cool spaceship (the La Sirena Negra) that the crew has made into a home; strange aliens; real-world (and sci-fi situational) problems that I, as a reader, can relate to; and an ancient alien civilization that no one knows anything about. There…
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Dungeon Core Online by Jonathan Smidt
Released August 2021 Some things just never get old. Playing video games. Petting dogs. Monty Python jokes. This book has two out of those three and captures them well. I have only read (listened to the audiobook) of this first one in the series, but I loved it! I was unsure about this book when…
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The Darkness Between Us by Eliot Schrefer
Released June 2021 This book was gripping! I sat down Sunday night at 8 pm, thinking I would read a couple chapters. At 2 am I stumbled out of my office, bleary eyed and thrilled, after reading the whole book. Also, I had been so stoked to find a LGBTQ+ book at Target! Target! I…
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Matt Dinniman
March 28, 2022 I had such a good time chatting with Matt about Dungeon Crawler Carl. For me, the books really hit a good balance of action, depression, and levity. Carl and Donut are very relatable, and Matt really makes sure that the reader/listener is tuned into the tone of the scene. If you want…
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Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Released February 1st, 2022 Dead Silence is a wonderful example of Sci-Fi Horror. The story starts off with Claire in the “Tower”, a place where undesirables and people who are unstable are sent after missions with Verux, a large corporation that reminds me of Wayland Yutani. Here Claire starts to tell investigators what happened to…
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