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Best 5 Books For February 2024

Best 5 Books For February 2024 of the 13 I’ve read. These are three reviews by me and two by other people.

Best 5 Books For February 2024 – The First

My Review

Andy Zach

Author 10 books

94 followers

February 2, 2024

David Weber continues his ‘Out of the Dark’ series with this fine entry. Humanity finally goes to Shongar, the planetary system that sent out Thirkirk, the admiral who attacked Earth and killed more than half the world’s population in the first book.

Humanity, with the help of another intelligent species, had been able to defeat the Shongari invaders and take over their ships and technology. They freed another race who had been subjugated by the Shongari.

Studying Shongari history, humanity realized they too were manipulated by the galaxy-spanning Hegemony. They classified all races by vegetarian, carnivorous, or omnivore.

Humanity intended to break the mold.

Best 5 Books For February 2024- The Second

Outstanding humorous progressive fantasy

I finally finished the published chapters, but it was a labor of love. Osborne, Ozzy, the main character grew from a wily gamester to a dominant force within the game.

But the complex plot with never-ending challenges is just half of the joy. There are a plethora of delightful characters, including Suzette, who’s famous for her crepes and her magical abilities. She’s part of Ozzy’s gamer team who take on the new game in town, The Genesis Engine. Ben and Rolly are the other two characters on the team. and they’re totally wacky too.

It’s great they got to be the first players in the game. It’s not so great that they were given nerfed characters locked into a 5-year contract with an evil corporation. But they work within the game’s rules and outfox everyone.

You see, the Genesis Engine responds to players’ efforts. And no one works harder than Ozzy’s team.

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Best 5 Books I’ve Read This Year – The Third

Delightful, creative, scifi/rpg/fantasy story

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I’ve enjoyed every chapter so far. Walrus has the ability to make wonderful characters and give them limitless challenges to overcome. Start reading it now!

Just when you think he can’t top himself, he adds more characters or another race of villains or heroes to the mix. Each person, or rat, or spider is unique and worth reading about.

Author Andy Zach

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Best 5 Books For February – The Fourth

Get Your Zombie Turkeys Laughter
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Zombie Turkeys front cover. Click to get a copy!

Tony Fecteau

1,229 reviews

5 followers

January 5, 2024

This book was a crazy ride. Imaging if you will a flock of turkeys which are unstoppable! Of course, they can be stopped if you know the secret way to kill a zombie turkey. The various scenes had me laughing. The scene with Obama and family was quite entertaining. The various traps and way to kill the turkeys had my imagination going. A fun read.

Best 5 Books For February – The Fifth

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772 reviews

5 followers

January 24, 2024

Comic in words.

This is the first time for me with this genre.

As a first timer it really took me by surprise so it took me a while to understand that even so that it sounds like a children’s book, it’s the moral which counts in the story.

Narration by Luke Castle is beautifully done for each of the characters in this creation.

If you are into comics then I do recommend !

Oded Ostfeld.

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Janalyn Prude

2,967 reviews

86 followers

February 10, 2023

can I have some more sir? This book is so good!

A Phoenix that cannot be tranquilized pickles injected with turkey DNA, a hamster that can read… This is just three of the great stories you get in this book.

It makes me wonder what does Andy Zak think while sitting around at his house he must have a vivid, vivid imagination! I’m just glad he shares his madness with the world.

I do want to say I didn’t read the last three stories because it said they were spoilers for his superhero books that I plan on reading next but I absolutely love the author six or seven stories in this anthology and highly recommend them.

Once again the narration was great the stories were entertaining and they had lots of LOL moments! I thoroughly enjoyed this authors books and cannot get enough. I do want to say the talking mouse story is a spoiler for the superhero books so when I say the last three stories or spoilers I mean the absolute last three in the anthology.

The rest or safe to read unless you’ve already read the superhero books. Please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

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Happy Undead Mother-in-law Day–Or Valentine’s Day

Audiobook Listeners

“What’s ‘Happy Undead Mother-in-law Day? I know all about Valentine’s Day. That’s February 14th. What’s up with Happy Undead Mother-in-law?” you may ask.

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My Undead Mother-in-law. Get it for your mother-in-law! Click here.

I’m glad you asked! It so happens My Undead Mother-in-law begins on Valentine’s Day. As the book opens, the family has dinner together, the undead zombies and the normal family members. Naturally, we celebrate it every year.

2023: My Undead Mother-in-law Free Excerpts

2021: What Audiobook Listeners Say About My Undead Mother-in-law

Here’s 2018’s celebration. 

All of 2017 was dedicated to My Undead Mother-in-law.

If you want to read all my posts on My Undead Mother-in-law, click here.

What’s that you say? You’d actually like to hear that scene? It so happens I’ve recorded myself reading it right here:

But maybe you want to read it yourself. No problem! I’ve got a free excerpt of chapter 1 right here for my faithful blog readers. Just drop me a note and I’ll send it to you.


Happy Undead Mother-in-law’s Day – You Can’t Afford a copy?

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This is a common problem. You can’t afford the $17.95 for the audiobook version, the $12.95 for the print version, or even $2.99 for the ebook version. (PSST! It’s on sale for .99 this week until February 11)

Good news! I’m giving away a free audiobook at the end of this month. Sign up right now for my newsletter.

You can also read the book for free on Kindle or Audible.

As an added incentive you can get a signed copy from me for a mere $12! You can’t beat that with a stick, so click here now.

Finally, if you’re desperate, you can always do what I do when I want to read a book and not pay for it. Go to Amazon and click on the ‘Look Inside’ button and read random sections until you’ve read it all.

One more thing: here’s a Review

Why is this my favorite review? It’s from a professional author who doesn’t like zombie books, yet loved My Undead Mother-in-law..


Stephanie Barr

4.0 out of 5 stars

Not your standard zombie tale

December 28, 2018Format:

Kindle Edition

Verified Purchase

When I started to read this book, I was leery. As far as I know, I’m less interested in zombies than anyone on the planet. How could I give a reasonable review? Turns out, it wasn’t hard at all. I’ve said before and it turned out to be true here that, if you have a ridiculous premise that’s hard to swallow, run with it, normalize it, and readers /viewers will eventually accept. And it worked. The original premise of cognizant, virtually indestructible zombies was lobbed and backed until I was a believer, actively rooting for zombies. Plenty of (bloodier than average) action, some smiling, if not guffaw humor, a nice fulfilling story arc in an easy readable length made for a fun book (if bloody action doesn’t bother you) with charm that didn’t take itself to seriously but still capable of many a tender and touching moments.

I’m glad my prejudice didn’t keep me from enjoying this out-of-the-common-way story.

Happy Undead Mother-in-law’s Day – Now What’s Next?

What’s next? I loved Diane Newby, my Happy Undead Mother-in-law so much, I wrote another novel with her as the main character, Paranormal PrivateersI put Diane and her family on a superyacht and send them around the world as privateers fighting enemies of the US with a letter of Marquis from the President.

Here’s the cover:

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The cover of my third novel Paranormal Privateers. Click to get yours.
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The Paranormal Privateers back cover. Click to get it.

But that’s not all! I’ve got the back cover for you, which I like even more:

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Best 5 Books I’ve Read This Year 2024

Best 5 Books I’ve Read This Year 2024 of the 11 I’ve read.

I won’t put them in any order. I don’t have a favorite book among these. Do you? Let me know.

Best 5 Books I’ve Read This Year – The First

My Review

Andy Zach

Author 10 books94 followers

January 27, 2024

This was a fun and creative twist on the Battle Mage Farmer series. After saving the world where they lived, John and Ellie go on their honeymoon, into the chaotic void. They’re transported by their faithful super-bull Ferdinand and guided by Ellie’s prescient sense of direction.

Eventually, they end up in a confusing cluster of planets where there is a nest of vicious void beasts.

What a start to a honeymoon!

This creativity continues for the rest of the book.

Enjoy!

Best 5 Books I’ve Read This Year – The Second

My Review

Read This Year

Andy Zach

Author 10 books

94 followers

January 28, 2024

This progressive fantasy continues with our protagonists Matt and Liz highly trained after years of ascending the path to Level 10.

Now they’ll compete with other Pathers at that level and the problem isn’t they aren’t strong enough, but that they’re too strong! You see, promising Pathers are assassination targets for the other Great Powers who do not want to face the in war.

So they adopt three false identities each and play under their ‘real’ identities, but using only a limited amount of power.

They want to walk a delicate balance. They want to hide their real powers and still qualify for high rewards within the tournament.

Meanwhile, we learn that spies from every government are seeking out their true identities by any means possible.

Best 5 Books I’ve Read This Year – The Third

My Review

Read This Year

Andy Zach

Author 10 books

94 followers

January 28, 2024

What a cool book! I knew nothing about globemaking beyond gores; now I know a whole lot more, both of the multiple crafts involved and of its history.

But what makes the book great is the author’s personal story, telling how he went from making a handmade globe for his father’s 80th birthday to starting a bespoke globe company with a worldwide audience and customer base.

It’s a review of both the history of globemaking and of our recent history from 2008 to now.

I recommend this book to anyone with an ounce of curiosity.

Best 5 Books I’ve Read This Year – The Fourth

My Review

Read This Year

Andy Zach

Author 10 books

94 followers

January 27, 2024

What a wonderful explanation of basic Christian principles! Author Miles Stanford explains both the theory and practice of Christian living and growth.

He begins with the cross and explains that trying hard to overcome sin is not enough. We must totally die to sin and realize our death daily. But our death leads to our resurrection in Christ. Having Christ live in us is how we triumph.

How can this miracle be achieved? Not by us. But Christ has already done it. It is up to us to believe and to claim His life and to live it through faith and perseverance.

Mr. Stanford draws from a wide range of respected Christian authors and teachers as well as many quotes from the Bible to prove his points.

I recommend this book most highly to anyone who wishes to learn about Christianity.

This fourth time around, I was writing my own fantasy novel/series and I looked at how Pratchett started out his series. It was a ripping good start, with unending action and interesting characters from the beginning. Who doesn’t like Death as an animated skeleton and a lugubrious voice?

We come to my first favorite SciFi novel and it’s a goody.

My Review

Best 5 Books I’ve Read This Year – The Fifth

Read This Year
Review of On Basilisk Station

Andy Zach

Author 10 books

94 followers

January 3, 2024

My first book of the year! It’s a fantasy, with familiars who are intelligent badgers, owls, hamsters, and prairie dogs. Enjoy a dash of humor with your fantasy.

Familiars enhance and magnify your magic, but they come with troubles of their own. They’re just people, who are animals.

What Can Top The Best 5 Books?

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