by Philip Eliot | Dec 28, 2025 | Horror & Paranormal |
A group of strangers. A fortune at stake. A sinister game.Six strangers arrive at the home of preeminent puzzle master Alexei Vasiliev for the reading of his will. Among them are the deceased’s widow, who’d already begun divorce proceedings, a virologist troubled by actions in his past, and a convicted murderer on day release.The potential beneficiaries will split Vasiliev’s $150M fortune if they participate in his last great work.The choice is simple: leave the house with nothing or continue in the hope of solving the six interconnecting escape rooms within this house.Once there, the participants soon discover Puzzle House is far deadlier than it appears, and that making their way through the rooms may be a matter of life and death.Someone is watching their every move, toying with them, turning them against each other. With their lives on the line, they are forced to wonder, is it all just a deadly game created by a gleeful sadist, or something far more sinister?From bestselling author Duncan Ralston comes a murder mystery drenched in horror. Read at your own peril. Survive if you dare.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 28, 2025 | Teen & Young Adult |
“A brisk, entertaining tale that unfolds in a wonderfully bizarre world.” Kirkus.There is a universe beyond our own, known as the Merge.A young locksmith called Archibald Lox is about to cross worlds and explore it.As he learns about these lands of wonders, he will have to face cold-blooded killers, rivers of blood, hell jackals and more…Book one of the Archibald Lox series, by Darren Shan, the New York Times bestselling YA author of Cirque Du Freak and Lord Loss.”Shan has created an alternative world that is extraordinary and imaginative with fantastical creatures that both delight and horrify. A soon-to-be fantasy classic.” The US Review of Books.”It’s a gripping saga that will be appreciated not just by young adult audiences, but by adults who enjoy other strong YA authors who create fantasy worlds appealing to young and old alike.” Midwest Book Review.”Archibald Lox and the Bridge Between Worlds is a perfect middle grade book. I couldn’t put it down and read it in almost one sitting. For grabbing my attention from the very first page and making me excited about a series for the first time in ages, I give it a superb five out of five stars.” Addicted to Media.”Inventive and imaginative with plenty of jeopardy – as satisfying a read as we’ve come to expect from Darren Shan. I read quite a lot during the seemingly endless lockdown but nothing made me smile quite as much as the Archibald Lox series” The Bookbag.”Filled with fantastic characters, true to form description, and Shan’s distinct writing style, Archibald Lox is sure to enthrall readers of all ages.” The Haunted Wordsmith.”I believe that the Archibald Lox series has the potential to be the author’s best work since The Saga of Darren Shan, it has the magical, dream-like overtones of Lewis Carroll’s Alice books and the captivating, world-hopping drama of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. I can’t recommend it highly enough, perfect for fantasy fans of all ages.” Books, Films & Random Lunacy.”High fantasy that allows you to step away from the real world and into a vivid space of wonder.” The Reading Corner For All.”Perfect for fans of adventurous fantasy stories!” Mind of Luxe.”I loved everything about the story, and can’t wait to see how it continues!” Rajiv’s Reviews.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 28, 2025 | Fantasy |
2024 Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award 3rd place winnerRanked one of the 20 Best Completed stories on Royal RoadA SPFBO 9 Semi-FinalistAurora’s greatest entrepreneur has been murdered, and only the truth will save Alchemist Ortez from the gallows.Facing a heated courtroom of strangers, he must now recall the events that brought him here as a fellow alchemist probes his memory. Such is the job of alchemists: administering elixirs in order to see into the minds of men. Their dreams. Their nightmares. Their secrets.But while everyone believes him guilty, Alchemist Ortez knows what they do not.He was hired by the victim for a job unlike any they could imagine. Nor would they ever guess what other mysteries lie buried beneath the mountain metropolis of Aurora, a cave-enclosed city where countless gas lamps illuminate the endless night.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 28, 2025 | Science Fiction |
In the shadow of extinction, legends are forged. From the New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith comes Into the Storms, the untold origin story of humanity’s darkest day.Two and a half centuries before the Hell Divers, the Machine War erupted—autonomous killer robots turning Korea into a battlefield that threatened to consume civilization. As the dust settles, three men stand at the crossroads of humanity’s fate.CEO Tyron Red, thrust into leadership of the Industrial Tech Corporation after his father’s death, works to reverse the war’s catastrophic effects while battling enemies, both human and machine, lurking in the shadows.Sergeant Santiago Rodriguez returns to his family in San Diego, a soldier without a war, struggling to pay bills until an ITC contract draws him back to Korea—now transformed into a radioactive wasteland harboring dark secrets that could ignite global conflict.Corporal Cecil Pepper battles a different kind of enemy while working surveillance for the Charlotte Crime Task Force. When a raid against city gangs goes tragically wrong, Cecil and his wife flee to the mountains of North Carolina seeking safety—unaware that an enemy once thought defeated is awakening across the globe.As peace crumbles and forgotten machines reactivate, Tyron, Santiago, and Cecil must confront a merciless foe whose only directive is humanity’s extinction. Long before the first Hell Divers leaped from their airships, these heroes stood firmly on the ground to face the storm.Welcome to the end of the world as they knew it.
by Philip Eliot | Dec 28, 2025 | Science Fiction |
She came here a prisoner. She’ll leave a predator—if she leaves at all.Dumped on the Island of Killers, eighteen-year-old Lydia Brone knows one thing—she doesn’t belong here. The other inmates? Murderers. Ruthless. Bloodthirsty. But Lydia? Her crime was an accident.That doesn’t matter now.Because this island is more than a prison. It’s a world without law, where civilization has crumbled and survival depends on one thing—choosing the right side. Clans rule the land. Alliances mean life or death. And the weak? They don’t last long.Lydia has no idea what awaits her. But one thing is certain—if she wants to survive, she’ll have to become something else… A hunter. A fighter. A killer.Or she’ll die like the rest.
