THE
AUGMENT SAGA
THE THRILLING FIRST CONTACT
HARD SCI-FI SPACE ADVENTURE
In 2019, a mysterious extrasolar object impacted Mars. Five years later, humanity sent a team to investigate, with devastating results…
Follow James Fowler, a survivor from that disastrous mission, as he navigates a world reeling from discoveries that will forever change the course of human history. He must fight to protect his family and friends from a shadowy cabal that seeks to use those revelations for their own ends, no matter the cost.
THE
GOD SUN
A COSMIC HORROR SCI-FI NOVELETTE
A rescue mission to a stranded starship around and alien sun turns into a nightmare for Captain Helene Cross and her crew when their minds are ensnared by an entity from beyond the stars.
Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? Hi! My name is Zak. I write code for a living and I write stories for fun. It seems I’ve done so much writing in the recent years that I’ve managed to write myself into this interview (thank you for the opportunity!). My pen is most comfortable in science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction, but there has to be coffee and sun...
Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? Hi! I’m Claris (she/her), and I’m a Chinese Canadian indie author and poet. I write murder mysteries, fantasy books, and poetry! I also write short stories! What’s your favourite genre? Is it the same as the one you write in? It’s hard for me to choose between mystery, fantasy, and poetry, but I’m leaning towards fantasy being my...
Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? Hey, I’m Natasha but my mates know me as Tash. I’m a neurodivergent Aussie author of most stripes of speculative fiction (why stop at one genre) with a deep abiding love of all things Discworld. When I’m not writing, you can often find me hanging out with my kiddo and husband watching a show or sports (I’m a sports tragic) or...
Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? My name is Aaron J Waseskuk and I am the writer, editor, and producer of the SoulBound series. It is a fantasy series with horror elements. It's inspired by Japanese manga and mythology with a western twist. It follows the events of a young woman (Jaelyn) as she discovers magic powers latent within her soul...
Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? My name is Salem and I'm a queer transmasc living in Northern Nevada. I'm a single parent to some really amazing kids and I love them with everything I have. I've been writing since I could hold a pencil, and these days there isn't a genre I don't have my hands in, though I mostly lean to the fantastical with a dark, real twist...
Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? Hi, my name is Jenn A. Morales. I’m a lifelong reader of fantasy, digital artist, gamer, dog mom, and goth bisexual black cat wife who hates Gen AI in all it’s forms. I’ve been speaking out against it for years and hate that it’s cropping up everywhere now. I write Urban Fantasy and Paranormal romance set in an alternate universe...
Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? Oh dear, must I? I’m the most boring person you’ll ever meet. I have no conversation at all. But I do know how to write, and my worlds and characters are much more interesting than me. (I hope). I’m Rari who writes fantasy and sci-fi as Niranjan, Hindu Mythology-based fantasy as Geetha Krishnan, which is my legal name, and every...
Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? My name is Conrad Altmann. I’m an immigrant living in Romania with my wife and two daughters. My primary career is as a corporate graphic designer, but I’m slowly transitioning to one that focuses more on supporting indie authors, as well as establishing myself as one as well. I generally write science fiction, and while I haven’t...
Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? I’m Eric Koziol, an English teacher in Japan. I do freelance translation as a side gig, and was translating so much character dialogue that I wanted to take a stab at it myself. I’m currently working on a fantasy isekai series, and in between books I’m writing short stories to keep myself fresh. What’s your favourite genre?
Tell me a bit about yourself. Who are you and what do you write? Howdy, I’m Frankie and autistic author from Detroit. My other creative ventures have been singing, acting, and making animated music videos (AMVs) on YouTube. You can still see those videos under Simmian7. What’s your favourite genre? Is it the same as the one you write in? Urban fantasy. I’m a sucker for vampires...
This is becoming somewhat of an annual tradition at this point. Reviews are often ephemeral, which comes across as rather paradoxical: Everything on the internet is there forever, but in the current landscape of heavy social media usage and algorithmic content feeds, review posts soon get buried. Sure they might receive a little boost when they’re initially posted, but they then fade into obsc...
I received a free advance reader copy/uncorrected proof of A Farewell to Humanity from the author. I also had the privilege of reading an early draft of this story that was much shorter and much lighter on details. I had really enjoyed that, and so when the offer came to read an ARC ahead of its release, I jumped at the chance. It has been fascinating to see how this story has changed in the...
This was the second of three vintage books I picked up on a trip to National Trust Ightham Mote last year. Their delightful little used bookshop had a locked glass cabinet of ‘rare’ and ‘vintage’ books which were reasonably priced. The first was the novelisation of RoboCop by Ed Naha which I read straightaway. The others were The Black Hole—the subject of this review—and Superman: Last Son of...
I will fully admit I bought this on a complete whim. I’ve heard a lot in passing about the Epic of Gilgamesh variously as a piece of ancient literature and the progenitor of the Great Flood myth in the biblical book of Genesis, but I didn’t know the story, and I fancied reading it for myself. This version by Stephen Mitchell seemed to be the most accessible to someone like myself with zero know...
I received a free advance reader copy/uncorrected proof of The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel from the author. I very much enjoyed the first book in this lunarpunk sci-fantasy series—The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern and its wildly imaginative night-living world, so I was very grateful when Jendia reached out to offer an ARC of the sequel and I jumped in straightaway. Serving up another helping...
2026 is a special year for me. It marks five years since I became a published author with the release of my first book, The Re-Emergence, in June 2021—the largely standalone space opera novella that kicks off the events of the Augment Saga. This little book with its plucky crew of space birds and endearing sentient AI, Seventeen (who has become somewhat of a mascot for my writing) has...