Kelly Jensen

Chaos Station releases a week from today!

Jenn and I cannot wait for everyone to meet our boys, Zander and Felix. In anticipation, we’re inviting you to visit our website, http://chaosstation.com, for a sneak peek at Chapter One! While you’re there, sign up for our newsletter to receive advance notice of more excerpts, free-to-read stories and upcoming releases. We also have a page devoted to extras featuring portraits ofContinueContinue reading “Chaos Station releases a week from today!”

Review: Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin

During the first Opium War, China suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the British Royal Navy. The treaty that followed led to rebellion uprising against an already unpopular regime. In her novel Gunpowder Alchemy, Jeannie Lin reimagines this period of 1842, introducing steampunk elements. She hasn’t altered history (just yet). The Qing NavyContinueContinue reading “Review: Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin”

Science Fiction of the 1950s

I have a lot of tattered old paperbacks on my shelves and some of the most forlorn are beloved copies of what I consider science fiction classics. Books that helped define the genre by authors who serve as inspiration for so many writers today. When drafting this post, this was the point where I started listingContinueContinue reading “Science Fiction of the 1950s”

Review: Nine Planets by Greg Byrne

Peter Blackwell wakes from a coma into a world he doesn’t recognise. Gripped by a curse, the salvation of humanity is a bizarre holiday. The presents delivered on Father Nick’s Day stave off the despair that drives ordinary men and women to suicide. Blackwell is told he has the knowledge that will break this curse.ContinueContinue reading “Review: Nine Planets by Greg Byrne”

Reading Challenge Update (January)

I’ve started out strongly, reading two of the books from my 2015 TBR Pile Challenge list. I also linked several reviews to the 2015 Sci-Fi Experience. In fact, I read twenty-six books over all. Most of them fell into some sort of romance category, but I also read a lot of historicals. Generally, I follow myContinueContinue reading “Reading Challenge Update (January)”