Sasha on Specusphere

Here's a review of Sasha, by my buddy Donna Marie Hanson, on the internet speculative fiction magazine Specusphere.

I like this bit;

'Shepherd has deftly tackled the conquest of ideas that comes with religious fervour and conversion. He does not make judgements about the religious beliefs within the story; rather he looks at the right and wrong of destroying a culture and a way of life that is unique.'

Because nothing kills any religious plotline faster than a didactic author shoving personal beliefs down your throat...

Sasha Reviews at Infinitas Bookshop

Here are a couple of nice short reviews of Sasha at the Infinitas Bookshop website.

Breakaway on SFFWorld

Rob H Bedford writes:

Joel Shepherd’s electric heroine, Cassandra “Sandy” Kresnov, continues her thrill-ride of a life in the author’s second novel, Breakaway. Shepherd picks up her story shortly after the events of Crossover, and the story doesn’t miss a beat. If anything the beat gets turned up a few notches.

Check it out.