Disclaimer: I received this book from the author. Thanks Varun! All opinions are my own.

Book Series: n/a

Rating: 3/5

Publication Date: June 15, 2018

Genre: Sci-fi

Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, slight gore, “magic”, technology)

Publisher: Kindle Direct Publishing

Pages: 100

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Synopsis: Alien Invasion, Dark Artificial Intelligence, Time-Travel, High-Tech Mythology, Djinn Folklore, Telekinetics, and life-consuming Cosmic Entities are some major themes in this book which has six tightly-knit, fast-paced Sci-Fi stories.

1. Nark-astra, The Hell Weapon
The weapons he possesses make him the destroyer of worlds, and he burns for revenge. A high-tech take on ancient Indian mythology.

2. Death by Crowd
The dark desires of the masses; darknet websites fueled by a crypto-currency. What lurks in the background – an advanced artificial intelligence?

3. Genie
He rubbed a lamp alright, but what he got was the shock of his life. An entirely sci-fi take on the djinn myth.

4. Time Crawlers
There are individuals who exist in multiple time periods at once, and there are those who know about them….

5. Eclipse
No attacks, no blood-shed, yet there was an invasion and a conquest. Who are these shapeshifter aliens being hounded by an eclipse?

6. The Cave
The fate of an advanced imperial race hangs in balance as a dark celestial entity meets a legendary protector.

Review: Overall, I thought this book of sci-fi short stories were interesting and well written. All of the books were interesting in concept at least and all of them did well to have well developed characters.

However, I have some nick picky things about some of the stories. Time Crawlers (the short story) is pure dialogue personally that doesn’t work for me as a reader. Some others lacked world building and some just weren’t as gripping as other stories.

Verdict: An interesting set of short stories for the sci-fi lover in you!