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Shadows of Time: The Amulet of Alamin by Felix Alexander
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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The Victor's Heritage by Anthony Caplan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Corrag is categorically unsatisfied with her choices in Democravia. She does not want to be put on the fast track to augmentation; the thought of her brain being accessible to the level of hierarchy it would be is unsettling. So she decides that a youth liaison to the Repho doesn’t sound so bad. What she doesn’t realize is the roller coaster she has just stepped on to will not stop until she comes full circle.

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Book Review: Conduct in Question

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Conduct in Question by Mary E. Martin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Harry Jenkins is a small time Toronto lawyer about to step into some big time crime cases, not that he knows that yet. Upon taking what he thought was a nice referral from an attorney friend of his who needed to avoid a conflict of interest, Harry gets swept up in a money laundering scheme involving murder, international intrigue and weirdly, the estate of one of his recently deceased clients.

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