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Our Reviewers won’t judge your book as compared to other self-published titles, but against other books, period. Our ratings are based on the following criteria, although reviewers are able to award partial stars (i.e. a 1.3 or a 4.7), rather than rounding up or down to a whole or half number.

1/5

Really bad 
Work on it.

2/5

Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

3/5

Good
Worth reading.

4/5

Very Good
1-2 spots that need work

5/5

Excellent!
Must-read.

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IR Approved
September 1, 2023

OGRE

By Shanna Terese
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Shanna Terese's OGRE is a propulsive, coming-of-age genre mashup of sci-fi, horror, and thriller with terrifying non-human antagonists in a futuristic world.

IR Approved
August 21, 2023

GREEN CORROSION

By Costi Gurgu
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

Full of fresh ideas and dynamic action sequences, Costi Gurgu has created a fine, detailed eco-based sci-fi thriller in GREEN CORROSION, with heroes and villains...

August 16, 2023

PYRAMIDS OF MERIDIAN

By Sam Arnold
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Sam Arnold‘s rollicking PYRAMIDS OF MERIDIAN is a creative but uneven story that combines thoughtful theology and action-packed military science fiction to tackle death and...

August 11, 2023

SYMUTAL

By Dean Alexandrou
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

SYMUTAL author Dean Alexandrou’s dynamic tech-geek heroes and unique settings will enchant readers, eclipsing the failings of the book’s many abstract sections about computer code...

IR Approved
August 4, 2023

THE ODYSSEY OF FLETCHER

By Erik Dargitz
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

In THE ODYSSEY OF FLETCHER, Erik Dargitz tells a solid story of identity, morality, and personal growth for the last man on Earth.

IR Approved
July 31, 2023

RIVER TO THE MULTIVERSE

By David Gittlin
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

RIVER TO THE MULTIVERSE is a bite-sized, free-flowing sci-fi adventure—a fun and compelling step into David Gittlin's Silver Sphere Series.

IR Approved
July 31, 2023

13 BORN OF EMPIRE

By Sally Ann Melia
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

Fast paced and intelligent, author Sally Ann Melia manages to build a wildly imaginative, yet believable, future world populated with purposeful multi-faceted characters in 13...

July 26, 2023

A TIME AWAY FROM TIME

By Michael Banister
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

A genuine page-turner, Michael Banister's A TIME AWAY FROM TIME is a crackerjack historical fantasy-adventure built around an irresistible "what if?" hook that shines a...

IR Approved
July 21, 2023

DEAD-LINER

By Mori Grant
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Mori Grant's DEAD-LINER is a thought-provoking, engaging tale about power and its dangers, the role of the outsider in a world shaped by forced conformity,...

IR Approved
July 21, 2023

SUN WOLF

By David C Jeffrey
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Smart, entertaining and populated by well-drawn characters--SUN WOLF, the second in David C Jeffrey’s Space Unbound series--is a solid example of hard sci-fi storytelling. Fans...

IR Approved
July 17, 2023

THE ZONE: A Cyberpunk Thriller

By Stu Jones
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Combining compelling worldbuilding and smart storytelling to create a world that's equal parts terrifying and all too believable, Stu Jones's THE ZONE: A Cyberpunk Thriller...

IR Approved
July 7, 2023

17 PLANETS – THE CAPTAIN

By A. R. Alexander
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A. R. Alexander's 17 PLANETS – THE CAPTAIN is a sprawling and complex novel space epic that comes with a warning of what the future...

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