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Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Read in October 2017

Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Read in October 2017

Posted October 21, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book List, Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

October is here and only few weeks are left to complete or compete anymore in your reading challenges. By the way I did complete my Goodreads challenge for 2017 of reading 200 books. (More on this later.) I have managed to gather around a list of books that are available this month for Science Fiction and Fantasy fans. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 by J. J. Adams and Charles Yu | 384 pages Science fiction and fantasy can encompass so much, from far-future deep-space sagas to quiet contemporary tales to unreal kingdoms and beasts. But what the best of these stories do is the same across the genres—they illuminate the whole gamut of the human experience, interrogating […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Dharmayoddha Kalki – Avatar Of Vishnu by Kevin Missal

BOOK REVIEW: Dharmayoddha Kalki – Avatar Of Vishnu by Kevin Missal

Posted October 12, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 482 Paperback Published: October 2017 by Kalamos Literary Services LLP Cover Rating: 5/5 Indian Mythology consist the vast amount of tales that are yet to explore. The scope of the subject matter blend with fiction holds exceptional possibilities. The rise of such intriguing books are acknowledged by readers in recent years. I think the credit goes to the writer who in a decisive manner picks upon one era that fascinates them and uses his imagination to inspire us all. Such is Kevin Missal’s latest entry in to the subject matter of Indian mythology: Dharmayoddha Kalki – Avatar Of Vishnu.

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Author Interview: Anita Shirodkar

Author Interview: Anita Shirodkar

Posted October 10, 2017 by @amanhimself in Books, Interviews / 0 Comments

Q. Hello and thank you for agreeing this interview and congratulations on your latest book, ‘Aryavir’. Tell me a little about yourself and your background? I’m an ex advertising person, so I think that explains a lot about my background! Advertising, especially when you spend 20 years in the profession, prepares you for a plethora of different activities, and I gravitated towards writing. Being a naval daughter, I grew up all over India and had varied experiences in different cities, including Moscow where I spent three years and learned to speak Russian.

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BOOK REVIEW: Seven Doors of Satan by Pooja Mishra

BOOK REVIEW: Seven Doors of Satan by Pooja Mishra

Posted October 7, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 260, Paperback Published: June 2017 by Notion Press Cover Rating: 4/5 It does feel good after reading a good book. Such is Pooja Mishra’s latest title, Seven Doors of Satan. A magical world, faraway from the urban comforts, is a hidden desert of Bahens that shines like chimera.

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Author Interview: Pooja Mishra

Author Interview: Pooja Mishra

Posted September 30, 2017 by @amanhimself in Books, Interviews / 0 Comments

Q. Hi Pooja, and thank you for agreeing this interview. Your latest book, ‘Seven Doors of Satan’ isfull of wonders and is fantastic read. Tell me a little about yourself and your background? I am a girl who has grown following a specific culture and tradition. After living certain values as a child and growing up into an adult I have learnt to create my own customized set of belief systems that justifies this life.

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BOOK REVIEW: Psychology of Choosing, River Running by R Scott Tyler

BOOK REVIEW: Psychology of Choosing, River Running by R Scott Tyler

Posted August 26, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 149 Published: 2017 by Griffonneur Press Cover Rating: 5/5 The third book in the trilogy of Smugglers in Paradise is set in the contemporary world. After going through 50 years of the Ramos family and two generations, Tyler take his readers back in United States for an exceptionally well finale.

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BOOK REVIEW: The Upstairs Room by Kate Murray-Browne

BOOK REVIEW: The Upstairs Room by Kate Murray-Browne

Posted August 22, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 320, Kindle Edition Published: July 2017, by Picador Cover Rating: 5/5 A Clever play of words with a sense of mystery and a gothic tale Kate Murray-Browne’s debut, The Upstairs Room is a gothic tale with a modern radiance set in London, United Kingdom that revolve around the lives of three characters in a Victorian house.

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BOOK REVIEW: One Fish, Two Fish, Big Fish, Little Fish by R Scott Tyler

BOOK REVIEW: One Fish, Two Fish, Big Fish, Little Fish by R Scott Tyler

Posted August 19, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 178 Published: 2016 by Griffonneur Press  Cover Rating: 4/5 Life continues to move on since it consists of time and time is the constant, a frequently changing substance that we all are bound to. Same goes Family that we were introduced by Tyler in the first book of the trilogy: Smugglers in Paradise.

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BOOK REVIEW: Game of Wit and Chance by R. Scott Tyler

BOOK REVIEW: Game of Wit and Chance by R. Scott Tyler

Posted August 12, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 160 Published: 2015 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Cover Rating: 5/5 First in the trilogy of Smuggles in Paradise is set in the post World War II to era. Gilberto Ramos, originally from Philippines, leaves United States to return to his beloved homeland. Newly wedded with an American wife, Sophia, happily joins him on his journey to satisfy her own wanderlust. Soon they have bear four children and raising them with all the love a family can offer with the help of music and the sea surrounding them.

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Books To Read From 90s Part II

Books To Read From 90s Part II

Posted August 5, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book List, Books / 0 Comments

In the first part of this list series, I did include most of the titles that I have already read. In this list too, I am prohibiting common, well known books like Harry Potters, A Song of Ice and Fire, Fight Club. These are the books that readers are highly familiar with and there is high chance that  most of us have seen the movies/tv-series and read the books. This list is also not specific to any genre.

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