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Sci-Fi with a Slant – The Problem with Uncle Teddy’s Memoir by Ed Charlton #SciFi #Speculative #BookFair

Kayelle Allen 02/25/2022 Science Fiction Books

This is officially an "epistolary novel," made of letters, email, office notes, as well as the manuscript pages of the memoir. It's not usually the way sci-fi stories are told (though the original Dracula was!). The memoir has the point of view of the titular alien, but the interleaving pages concern how two human friends deal with the memoir and the uncomfortable memories it stirs up. Originally written as a standalone novel, The Problem with Uncle Teddy's Memoir became the first volume of The Aleronde Trilogy, simply because the characters wouldn't leave me alone.

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Sci-Fi with a Slant – The Parallels by Keyla Damaer @KeylaDamaer #SciFi #Speculative #BookFair

Kayelle Allen 02/23/2022 Science Fiction Books

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Sci-Fi with a Slant – The Anchor of Time by Tina Capricorn @tinasammich #SciFi #Speculative #BookFair

Kayelle Allen 02/20/2022 Science Fiction Books

The Anchor of Time definitely has some fresh takes on old tropes. For one, the 'chosen one' main heroine is a hair stylist, and I for one have not read a lot of fantasy and sci-fi with a time traveling hair stylist. There is a psychic Tardigrade that changes appearances depending on who it has a psychic link with (their appearance is just a projection of what you want to see), and there is also a sentient quantum computer. Combined with dimensional shift in every chapter, as well the end is also the beginning because the story is told in a time loop.

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Read Renegade a new #SciFi short story by Céline Glaude @CelineGlaude #WriteLGBTQ

Kayelle Allen 02/09/2022 Science Fiction Books

Renegade is available on Amazon

About Celine Glaude

Céline Glaude withdraws from reality as often as possible. She believes in magic, dragons, alternate dimensions, and aliens, and she is patiently waiting for the Doctor to take her on adventures in space and time.

She was raised on crawfish, Disney movies, musicals, epic fantasy, Star Trek, and Westerns, so creating stories seems logical to her. As a new author, she specializes in genre-hopping. Be prepared for anything from vampires to dark heroines or even elves and escapades in space.

She is from the deep South and enjoys spending as much time as possible with her family. She loves to read and is usually in the midst of three or more books at any given time. When she is not immersed in all things book-related, Céline dabbles in makeup, gardening and makes one hell of a gumbo.

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Wonderful new #BookFair for Books in #Romance #Fantasy #SciFi # FairyTale, and more

Kayelle Allen 02/04/2022 Science Fiction Books

You'll find these characters mentioned in many books in my story universe.
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Tracking Trouble: An LGBT Dark Fantasy by Aldrea Alien @AldreaAlien #WriteLGBTQ #Fantasy

Kayelle Allen 01/30/2022 Fantasy Books

For years, Tracker's life has had two facets: Hunting spellsters and entertaining strangers in his bed. Few doubt he's good at both, although only one is considered acceptable amongst the King's Hounds. His trip to Toptower should be just another task in an endless string of routine. Take down any dangerous spellster he finds and send the timid ones to Demarn's tower prison.

It is a role he was born to play. One he has grown weary of.

But there's something off about the spellsters he's encountering. The people he typically finds aren't usually this powerful or anywhere near as lethal to a man immune to magic. It's as if something, or someone, is releasing them with an eye to weaken an already harried kingdom.

To what end, he cannot be certain of. History is littered with the dangers of magic running unchecked.

He must uncover the truth, and quickly.

But with all leads pointing one way, will he be able to uphold the code of the King's Hounds once he finds it?

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Allies and Enemies: The Immortals #2 A Sword and Sorcery Fantasy Romance Novella by Cheryl S Mackey @csmackey_author

Kayelle Allen 12/28/2021 Fantasy Books

Read an epic tale of action-packed adventure featuring a young immortal and her companions.

This author weaves a talented web.

If you like well-developed characters, plenty of action and a bit of romance, what's not to love?

Enemies and Allies

Their quest leads to revelations as death and life hang by a thread.

Emaranthe and her family must journey to the heart of the southern badlands with little more than a ragged map. Joined by a spy seeking redemption for a betrayal, and an elf searching for a god that has captured his heart, they must find something called The Crown of Gods before it's too late.

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A realistic look at colonizing an alien planet #BookReview Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson #SciFi #MarsExploration

Kayelle Allen 12/05/2021 Science Fiction Books

This is one of my favorite SF books. I read it, then Green Mars, and finally Blue Mars. A later book called The Martians came out separately but actually continues this series.

If you like geology, you'll love this book.

I Googled terms I'd never heard of, because the way Kim Stanley Robinson writes is so compelling that you want to know every single detail from accretions to karsts to veins of silica.

This book got me invested in geology. I still follow the topic today.

This near-future chronicle of interplanetary colonization ought to be a must read for anyone who wants to go to Mars.

The barren landscape of the red planet welcomes a group of one hundred colonists on a mission to transform Mars into a more Earthlike planet. But it doesn't make anything easy.

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Powerful as fire — the immortal king #PietasFans #SciFi #MFRWhooks

Kayelle Allen 12/01/2021 Character Insights 3 Comments

Pietas Ritual - by Blue Crystal

The beautiful animated image of Pietas is the creative collaboration of BlueCrystal_Works, Nik Nitsvetov, and photographer Belyaeva Yuliya.

This short excerpt is part of the Ritual of Strength performed by Pietas in the Bringer of Chaos series.

"As fire has victory over life, so I have victory over my enemies."

Pietas passed a hand through the flame and hissed at the searing heat, relishing the pain. Of all the elements, fire alone had power to linger on an Ultra's skin. He welcomed it as a symbol of victory.

"I am powerful, as fire is powerful."

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