Ghost Station, by S A Barnes, is a new space suspense story.  The novel’s tension comes from a distant, deep-space setting and from interpersonal secrets among the crew, long before introducing the truly unsettling ancient alien species, with darkly nonhuman goals and actions. When the story opens, Ophelia Bray takes a contract job as a […] The post Ghost Station appeared first on The Fiction Addiction ..read more

Dark Tales of Whimsy is a new short fiction collection from Endless Ink Books. I’ve previously read and enjoyed Endless Ink titles, including a 2020 short story collection, Earth’s Final Chapter. Dark Tales of Whimsy follows the pattern of 4 short stories around a theme, this time with twists on fairy tales and myths. Reimaginings can […] The post Dark Tales of Whimsy appeared first on The Fiction Addiction ..read more

The Guardians, a YA scifi novel by John Christopher, was published in 1970 and set in the year 2052. In this 2052, England is sharply divided between the Conurbs and the County. The Conurbs are packed with people, and being part of the group is key to Courb identity. They go together to violent sports […] The post John Christopher’s ‘The Guardians’ appeared first on The Fiction Addiction ..read more

I was thrilled to get a copy of Jesse Q Sutanto’s upcoming novel, You Will Never Be Me! You already know I love influencer drama in fiction, and a good twisted friendship thriller, and basically everything Jesse Q Sutanto writes, and the combination didn’t disappoint! You Will Never Be Me is a pageturning thriller about two […] The post Influencer Thriller in ‘You Will Never Be Me’ appeared first on The Fiction Addiction ..read more

Published in 1977,  John Christopher’s scifi novel Empty World describes a world decimated by the Calcutta Plague, a deadly virus that causes rapid aging, quickly followed by death. The scenes of rapid aging in the beginning of Empty World make for an interesting pair with another retro scifi novel John Wyndham’s Trouble With Lichen, about […] The post Dark, Solitary Adventures of “Empty World” appeared first on The Fiction Addiction ..read more

Trouble with Lichen is a 1960 scifi novel by John Wyndham. The story revolves around the discovery of a new type of lichen that dramatically slows down the aging process in humans. I really enjoyed John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids, but couldn’t help notice the author’s unfortunate case of Retro Scifi-itis, and the women characters were […] The post Trouble With Lichen appeared first on The Fiction Addiction ..read more

Ela of Salisbury Medieval Mysteries, by J. G. Lewis, is a series of historical murder mysteries, in which the very real Ela of Salisbury, widow of William Longespée, who becomes sheriff after her husband’s death, and has to solve mysteries and dispense (extremely medieval) justice.   I just loved how our characters have reasonable historically accurate […] The post Ela of Salisbury Mysteries appeared first on The Fiction Addiction ..read more

Listen for the Lie, by Amy Tintera, investigates a small-town mystery when a true-crime podcaster comes to town. Years ago, Lucy’s best friend Savvy was murdered, and Lucy was found a few hours later, covered in Savvy’s blood, confused and disoriented with no memory of what happened. Although there wasn’t enough evidence to convict her, […] The post Listen for the Lie appeared first on The Fiction Addiction ..read more

The classic horror novel Salem’s Lot, by Stephen King, was written in the 1970s,  but is still popular and still a good suspense story today. Readers can still be drawn into this small town, with both charming local characters and ominous signs, and anything that’s a bit dated in the book works well for the sense […] The post Salem’s Lot appeared first on The Fiction Addiction ..read more

The Guardians, a YA scifi novel by John Christopher, was published in 1970 and set in the year 2052. In this 2052, England is sharply divided between the Conurbs and the County. The Conurbs are packed with people, and being part of the group is key to Courb identity. They go together to violent sports […] The post John Christopher’s ‘The Guardians’ appeared first on The Fiction Addiction ..read more