Though pompous with its modern advancements, Sybar City has always fostered a seedy underbelly stretching back millennia. Glory, a humble scholar with a talent for occult research, is unwillingly thrust into this world of ancient malevolent races and scientific exploitation. A girl with issues, she would just as soon crawl into a bookshelf and never come back out, leaving a . . .
In an alternate past where magic is recognize as a true science, people are starving for land. To alleviate the burden, the government of Great Britain created floating islands, gigantic city that travels the sea. On the Island of King James, two people that have nothing in common must understand what is the link between a series of grotesque . . .
Anton Macquarie is having a bad day. He woke up with a pounding head. He was late for work. He was attacked by a homeless woman with an apple core. His boss’ house was burnt down, his boss is now dead, and his replacement is going to turn the newspaper he works for into a sensationalist tabloid. He can’t . . .
The exploits and adventures of college student, computer geek, and occult detective Elaine Hadaly Mercer. She begins her career as an undergrad at Arizona State University majoring in Computer Science and Engineering; but comes from a long blood line of dabblers in the arcane arts with a strong bent for the scientific—hitherto that strange alchemy of genius courses through her . . .
With all of Glory’s internal griping about how she’s the black sheep of the family and the outcast at school, I was half-expecting something Carrie-esque, especially with the whole date thing. At least I got the blood making an appearance right.
Horror is very hard to write. The foreshadowing has to [more . . .]
So far I have only read as far as the end of Chapter Six of Tattoo by Candace McBride. This isn’t because I don’t like it, but simply that I haven’t had chance to read Chapter Seven yet. Tattoo bills itself as Horror with science fiction and fantasy elements, but I find it’s more Dark Fantasy with Horror elements [more . . .]