Category Archives: Books

Brunette Doomsday

The Doomsday Brunette
Nuclear Bombshell #2
By John Zakour, Lawrence Ganem

The sequel to The Plutonium Blonde.

It’s the same stuff as the previous one. Witty dialogue, danger, last second saves and destruction. Unfortunately nothing new. And with all in invulnerability going around, nobody really suffers and it looses aby sense in tension.

 

Luxor

Destination: Luxor:
A Dane Maddock Adventure
by Dane Maddock Destination Adventure
By Sean Ellis & David Wood

A Pharaoh’s curse reaches up from the grave.

Dane and Bones have traveled to Luxor, Egypt, and the historic Valley of the Kings to explore a sunken subterranean passage that just might/will lead to the undiscovered tomb of a forgotten Pharaoh. But someone else has beaten them to it.

Another highly improbable story, this time with the guys playing around with balloons in the final confrontation.

 

Blonde Plutonium

The Plutonium Blonde
Nuclear Bombshell #1
John Zakour (2001)

Zachary Nixon Johnson is the last private detective on Earth. The year is 2057 and the world is now a safe place.

One small problem… removing a female android intent on causing chaos.

It’s good to get back to a first person, fast paced action story. At the end of almost every chapter, our hero faces death. But still, the story must go on until the final confrontation.

 

 

Rio

Destination Rio
David Wood & Sean Ellis

A madman seeks to unleash the power of the Demon Core and only Dane and Bones stand in his way!

Only Dane Maddock can save the Pope by grabbing him and parachuting out of a moving train !!

 

Bold Night

Night of the Bold
Kings And Sorcerers #6
By Morgan Rice

In the finale, Kyra must find a way to free herself from Marda and return to Escalon with the Staff of Truth. If she does, awaiting her will be the most epic battle of her life, as she will need to face off against Ra’s armies, a nation of trolls, and a flock of dragons. If her powers, and the weapon, are strong enough, her mother awaits her, ready to reveal the secrets of her destiny, and of her birth.

 

Shadow Realm

A Realm of Shadows
Kings And Sorcerers #5
By Morgan Rice

Kyra finds herself in the midst of a burning capital, attacked by a host of dragons, clinging for life. With her beloved homeland destroyed, the Flames down and the trolls pouring in, Kyra must urgently quest to Marda to retrieve the magic weapon before it is too late.

 

Valor Forged

A Forge of Valor
Kings And Sorcerers#4
By Morgan Rice

Kyra slowly returns from the verge of death, healed by Kyle’s love and mysterious power.

As he sacrifices for her, she regains her strength, at a price. She presses Alva for the secret of her lineage and he finally reveals all about her mother.

Given a chance to quest to the source of her power, Kyra must make a crucial choice: whether to complete her training or journey to help her father, who wallows in the capital dungeon, his execution pending.

Honour Weight

The Weight of Honor
Kings And Sorcerers #3
By Morgan Rice

Kyra finally meets her cryptic uncle, and is shocked to discover he is not the man she expected. She embarks on a period of training which will test her stamina and her frustration, as she soon encounters the limits of her power.

Unable to summon her dragon, unable to search deep within, and feeling an urgency to help in her father’s wars, Kyra doubts if she will ever become the warrior she thought she was. And when she meets a mysterious boy, more powerful than her, deep in the forest, she wonders what her future really has in store for her.

Valiant Rise

Rise Of The Valiant
Kings And Sorcerers #2
by Morgan Rice

In the wake of the dragon’s attack, Kyra is sent on an urgent quest: to cross Escalon and seek out her uncle in the mysterious Tower of Ur. The time has come for her to learn about who she is, who her mother is, and to train.

There is a well used trope here of battling monsters, escape, repeat. But still all the plot threads remain interesting.

 

 

 

Dragon Rise

Rise Of The Dragons
Kings And Sorcerers #1
by Morgan Rice (2014)

Kyra, a 15 year old girl who dreams of following in her father’s footsteps and becoming a famed warrior, is a finer archer than all the others. As she grapples to understand her skills, her mysterious inner power, and what secret is being kept from her about her birth, she comes to realize that she is different than the others, and that hers is a special destiny.