Not one of his best, but good enough. My main complaint was that whoever copyedited this book for Kindle did a crappy job: mis-spelled words abounded, ( the word "die" was used for "the" in countless places for instance) and symbols replaced letters in a number of others.
This could have been the result of a poor OCR program, but a competent copyeditor would have caught, and corrected this issue.

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This is what the 'Alternate History' genre is all about. Alternate History looks at history - this is applicable in any country of the world - and asks the question: 'What If?' What if British India hadn't occurred? What would have happened if the British capital city had been built elsewhere - say, where Newcastle-upon-Tyne is today? Would that have altered the course of history? Alternate history can ask and answer so many questions - and sets your thoughts chasing off on all sorts of trails!

Alternate History
Alternate history is often alluded to as allohistory. To those aficionados of alternate history, it is frequently referred to as uchronia or uchronie which is what the French call alternate history; as parallel worlds; or even as abwegige geschichten. Regardless of which name alternate history is known by, it involves past events with their outcomes ultimately altered - and then subsequent events evolving from the altered perspective. Robert Sobel used alternate history as the primary plot in his book 'For Want of a Nail...If Burgoyne had Won at Saratoga'. Similarly, Peter G Tsouras wrote 'Gettysburg: An Alternate History'.

Alternate history has also been referred to as 'counterfactuals' which is not completely accurate: counterfactuals really relates more to academic historical research than it does to the genre of science fiction. You will find a good selection of these kinds of books in our alternate history section: One book I would particularly recommend is that written by Professor David Krasner, entitled 'Unmaking the West: What-if?' I am not going to say a word about this book - you will have to read it yourself!

Fantasy
Magic, the supernatural and Middle Earth: stories such as 'The Middle Kingdom' and the series of 'Lord of the Rings'. Fantasy as a genre avoids the nasty and macabre - it also avoids the scientific. Fantasy is - well, pure fantasy! It's what dreams are made of. Tolkien's books follow the fantasy theme perfectly. Add parallel kingdoms and you have 'The 10th Kingdom' which is now available on DVD - and well worth watching! Add magic and you have John W. Campbell Jr and the stories he wrote for 'Unknown' magazine. Add destiny and you have 'A Storm of Swords' by George RR Martin: you will find this book on Page 5 of the Fantasy section under the Science Fiction tab on our website. It's a good read and the 3rd volume of the six-part epic novels, 'A Song of Ice and Fire'.

Gaming
Gaming has really come into its own since the advent of multimedia and the internet. In fact, gaming software must be one of the products being sold more and more, even during these times of recession. Believe me, once you start gaming properly, you will become hooked! It is probably one of the safer addictions to have, anyway! Today, the Games Workshop Group plc is one of the most prestigious war-games companies, listed on the London Stock Exchange. It sells war-games software and games around the world from their base in the UK. A completely different company, Game Designers' Workshop, was also in the business of selling role-playing games and war-games from 1973 until it closed in 1996.

The vast majority of this gaming software is based on science fiction of one sort or another - time travelling, myths and legends, magic - and any other slant incorporating one or other mix of groups. In 1977 'Traveller' was first introduced by the Game Designers' Workshop: this game is now carried forward by Mongoose Publishing. In nearly all cases the games are drawn from imaginary events occurring in the far future. Rules are drawn up for the players to follow and players progress through the different levels, buying and selling equipment and weapons to progress further into the imaginary realms of the games. As a player myself, I can understand the magnetism that keeps players totally engrossed but, unless you are a games' devotee, you wouldn't really understand the draw gaming can have on you.

Media
Arguably, one of the more respected science fiction films has to be 'Contact', starring Jodie Foster as Dr Ellie Arroway, directed by Robert Zemeckis. This film, released in 1997, was taken from the book 'Contact' written by Carl Sagan which you will find on our website, along with a variety of his other books: 'Cosmos'; 'Pale Blue Dot: a Vision of the Human Future in Space'; 'The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark'; and 'The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence' - all of these books, and more, can be found on our website, under the Science Fiction banner.

Amongst the Media section you will find 'Doctor Who: The Taking of Chelsea 426' by David Llewellyn - plus Babylon 5, Batman, Blake's 7, other Doctor Who vignettes, Lensman, Red Dwarf, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Crow, X-Files, and Xena

Science Fiction
Filed under the umbrella of Science Fiction you will find anthologies; classic science fiction; cyberpunk; science fiction encyclopaedias; graphic novels; high tech science fiction; adventure; history and criticism; science fiction series; and short stories. There are some delightful books within this section: here, you will find 'Orbus' by Neal Asher. This book has echoes of 'Star Wars' crossed with 'Deep Space 9'although the story it tells is all its own. Another charming book is 'Tom's Midnight Garden' by Philippa Pearce - a 'garden that shouldn't exist'. Do you find this as intriguing as I did? If so, you will love this read - a true and classic science fiction novel to lose yourself from reality in.

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I love the book. The central story does not drag a bit. But I hope to split the future.

This author has a gift for taking the elusive, repetitive runes of the Kalevala and weaving riveting personal tales of the women. All too often in many cultures, women are overlooked. The author presents her characterizations in the form of short stories that are highly readable and told from the too often mute woman's point of view.

The 8 tales presented here are not direct quotes from the epic poem, but, are very true in spirit to the collected folk tales. Because of the difference in medium (prose versus verse) the characters have a chance to come to life - Louhi in all her majesty and power, the sad Aino, silly Kylli - times when women were bartered to the men with the most power. You get glimpses into their sad daily lives of hard work, and their all-to-few moments of joy. Who among us can imagine the pain of being a young lady at that time, knowing that you would likely be given to some old, powerful man in marriage? Or the agony of falling in love with someone only to be told that you would be forced to marry another?

For a Finnish-American, I would put this book high on my list of must-reads, mainly because of the clarity it brings to so many of the Kalevala heros and heroines. Culturally, it also gives a clear picture of what daily life for so many was like, and for some, is still like (in the eastern portions of Finland).

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I used to have one rule when it came to buying books. Don't buy self-published. There's usually something wrong with them that prevented agents and publishers from picking them up and I don't want to waste my hard earned cash on something that might not be worth it. Having said all of that, I have been finding myself increasingly disappointed with what's on offer at the big bookshops recently. I was telling a friend about how everyone wants to be the next Ben Elton, Paulo Coelho or Nick Hornby and about how there's so little truly original thinking on the bookshelves these days. My friend's face lit up and from beneath a pile of papers she produced a book. A new book.

The front cover was grey, the back was black and there were very few words on the exterior. There were no bullying press statements telling me that I had to read this book or I'd be killed. There was no long blurb ruining the story. It was just a book. Its name was End. and it was by an author of which I I do not know anything to go by the name of the person Jonashuton. And it is a self-published book that has not changed his opinion as well as ever, many other things to change the way I think.

I have to work one day with me on the train and took a thin book not expecting much from him to tell the truth. Many of these novel criteria, just flip through a short notice to work a little irregular structure, the usual cup of tea I can say it is not. IfIt was not the announcer on the train, I missed my stop. "Fascinating" is not the word.

The basic premise of the story is relatively simple, yet rare. When military officials acknowledge the existence of their own end of a series of meetings and airy, whether in the world, you have to choose whether or not continued. Ashton breathtaking style and write a wide range of uses literary tools to address this sad story and I think differentFear, loss, love and suffering.

Novel and rich theology and philosophical debate about the election, and characters that I have not seen Fitzgerald I believe that reading Faulkner for his readers the story of language and life do not overwhelm him the use of the beautiful. All the "examiner" (anonymous letter read) If you feel is too much, eventually you feel what you are left with a new interest in their beliefsknow.

The book has a couple of rough edges. It might be a little on the short side, but that only leaves you wanting more from this prodigious new talent. The style of writing is very raw, and though the conceptual parts of it are pulled off masterfully, there might be a little more characterisation needed to attract the trash-fiction readers of this world.

Quibbles and qualms aside, this book is intelligent and intriguing. It moves you, it scares you, and it makes you think about Relationship with God, and death in the world. The first novel, moves to the end. While something really special, I can not praise him enough. Well done to Mr Ashton. Well certainly is completed.

Jenny Charles Simpson

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Everyone knows about the price paid by artists with their second effort -- the "sophomore curse" befalls the second work--usually the curse is a lack of originality compounded a lack of polish.

Jay Seaborg's sophomore project, "The Price of Magic" DOES NOT suffer from the "sophomore curse." While this volume is slightly trimmer in size than the first volume in the series, it is as well-crafted as the first, albeit a little slower in pacing.

Further development of characters introduced in the first book keeps things interesting and it's nice to see a male writer have female characters that are as complex and as important as the male ones. As before, the characters are believable and approachable. Characters squabble, get tired, pissy and cranky. They're not all goody-goody perfect and the bad guys aren't necesarily totally evil. Everyone one has tough choices to make and it doesn't always end easily or happily.

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I'm fairly new to the fantasy genre, having started when my BF introduced me to the Dragonlance Series. I absolutely loved this book and those to follow. I'm near the end of the series now, and haven't been disappointed in any of them. This first book introduced me to the characters I immediately fell in love with (and those I immediately hated as well). The writing is detailed enough to give me a great visual picture, but fast enough that the action is continuous. I originally purchased this as it was cheap for the Kindle, but price certainly didn't come into play at all for the rest of the series as I was hooked. Witches, elves, mountain men, shapeshifters... you name it, it's all here. Beautiful story about good vs. evil and their accompanying magic, and the good & evil that masquerade as each other. Magic is prized, but no more so than the hearts and minds of those who fight the good fight. Highly recommend...

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I love this book! An excellent choice for teenage and young adult audiences alike, The Young Guardians and the Genesis Spell will transport young readers into the thrill ride of Patrick's world, as they join him and his friends on an incredible journey. A classic and timeless story about the importance of friendship and determination, this is a must-read for any young fans of science fiction/fantasy stories that believe that the world's good outweighs its evil. Highly recommended!

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