“The Ashes of Aubrey Milner” by Ellison Blackburn

The Ashes of Aubrey Milner: The Chicago St. Clairs Ellison Blackburn “The Ashes of Aubrey Milner” is a detective story with a difference: the detective in question is a woman who has been brought from the future back into Victorian-era Chicago, and is now working as a police medical examiner, disguised as a man. When […]

The Fountain Boxed Set by Ellison Blackburn

The Fountain Boxed Set Ellison Blackburn I’ve enjoyed reading all three books in The Fountain trilogy, so I’m glad to see them all gathered together in this boxed set, which is definitely the convenient way to get them. The Fountain is a unique addition to the speculative fiction/technothriller genre, telling the story of two (very […]

So Many Deals and New Releases!

Tired of reading about macho men? Looking for some speculative fiction that’s a bit different? Maybe something a bit more…feminine (dare we even say: feminist?). Do we have the special offers and new releases for you! First of all, The Breathing Sea I is free December 2-3 on Kindle: myBook.to/tbsi And The Breathing Sea II is […]

“The Watchers” Boxed Set by Ellison Blackburn

The Watchers Ellison Blackburn “The Watchers” series is a smart, unique pair of books about an archeologist, Mallory Jacks, who discovers a very unusual set of remains on a dig in England. Is it a hoax–or are our legends real? As I said about Mallory in my review of the first book, “If There Be […]

Some Free Spec Fic From Ellison Blackburn!

Get some free smart speculative fiction from my sister spec-fic writer Ellison Blackburn! Her novel “If There Be Giants” is free today on Kindle. The buy link is here and my review is here. And there’s a whole ton of short stories, including one of hers, available here on Instafreebie. Here’s my review of Ellison’s latest novel, […]

“Second Son” by Ellison Blackburn

Second Son Ellison Blackburn In “Second Son,” Ellison Blackburn continues the story of Dr. Mallory Jacks, the archaeologist who stumbled upon…what? The skeleton of an angel?–in the first book. The action in “Second Son” overlaps with the action in the preceding book, picking up at the death of Grey, possible angel and Mallory’s lover, whose […]