The Moon's Shadow

The Moon's Shadow is a cracking novel by Catherine Asaro. The saga of the Skolian Empire, an epic series of books that includes her 2001 Nebula Award-winning novel The Quantum Rose. In The Moon's Shadow, she presents a complex plot filled with intrigue and dramatic confrontations as she continues the story of the conflict between the Skolians and their enemies, the interstellar empire of Eube, ruled by Aristos, a human offshoot whose economy and culture is rooted in the trading of slaves. TheTamshee says: the Moon's Shadow is top notch sci-fi novel with a level of realism that makes it closer to fantasy than to sci-fi.

Ezekiel One "Andy Lloyd"

"Ezekiel One" is a novel about conspiracy, 2012, Planet X and the battle over Truth. It takes a long, hard look at the way the Planet X subject is covered by the media, and how it can be undermined by debunkers. Over the years I have built up ideas about the Anunnaki, as described by Zecharia Sitchin, and a vision of the Dark Star binary system. I wanted to bring this vision to my readership, and decided to do so through the medium of a fast-moving psychological thriller. That format allows me to look at the ideas of Zecharia Sitchin in a creative way, and to speculate about the Anunnaki and their continuing role in our modern world. "Ezekiel One" is a science fiction thriller full of political intrigue and hard-headed action. Parts of the story have already come true, particularly regarding the takeover of the London Evening Standard by Alexander Lebedev. This bizarre coincidence has been reported in local and national papers in England. TheTamshee says: if you are into your UFO's and conspiracy theory's, then grab a copy of Andy's vision of the dark star, it is not beyond the realms of possibility, superpowers taking out the opposition satellites, yes I can buy into that!

The Unveiling

Millions of people from all over the earth instantly vanish off the face of the planet and not even the world's best scientists can explain why. Then suddenly the leaders of the world, via a special worldwide television broadcast, introduce the citizens of all nations to an ancient and powerful race of alien beings. Shocking words of revelation from Khur-ak, the alien leader, threaten to destabilize the world, as the aliens claim to have been invisibly influencing human development for millions of years and are the "gods" that humans have always worshipped. They admit to making mistakes but claim they acted with pure motives. The aliens bring a message of universal peace and prosperity, and communicate a desire to continue to aid mankind's forward evolution, but now openly and with full knowledge. However, not all people welcome these beings. Some come to believe the aliens are sinister, perhaps even the devil and his demons deceiving the world in the Biblically prophesied last days deception, and an apocalyptic battle ensues for the hearts and minds of the people, the outcome of which will determine the very definitions of the concepts of good and evil. TheTamshee says: Dennis Gilmour was born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan. He graduated from the University of Alberta in 1991 with a B.Sc. in Pharmacy. He completed his first novel, "The Unveiling", in 1995. He currently resides in the northern Alberta community of Slave Lake, and enjoys reading in his spare time and working on writing the next sci-fi bestseller.

A Quiet Adjustment

A Quiet Adjustment, By Benjamin Markovits
Reviewed by Emma Hagestadt.
The second in Benjamin Markovits's trilogy on the life of Lord Byron concerns a scandal that rocked the poet's reputation early on in his career. Annabella Milbanke, 19, is introduced to Bryon. Attracted to the feted author, she agrees to his proposal of marriage, suspecting his libertine ways will force her "to draw new breath".
As Lady Byron she does indeed, when not long into the marriage she is schooled in one of his pecadillos. Markovits dazzles with his storytelling and elegant psychoanalytical salvos. "I fear very much you will find out you have married a devil," Byron confides during their honeymoon from hell.

Tamshee says - Markovits is a very talented writer who has followed up the first of the trilogy "Imposture" with a sophisticated and intelligent insight into the psyche of Lord Byron while focusing on the women in Byron’s life, it presents a psychological angle that is genuinely engaging. A good read on those return to work flights.