Trapped by James Alan Gardner
reviewed by Donna McMahon
There must be more to life than this, thinks Philemon Abu Dhubhai, and his friends agree. Stuck in dead-end careers as teachers in a second rate sorcery school, they amuse themselves by drinking and brawling in local taverns -- that is, until someone assassinates a student and they are launched upon a Quest that will bring them up against criminal gangs, extraterrestrials, necromancers, biological warfare, and the amorous demands of Gretchen Kinnderboom.

Hunted by James Alan Gardner
reviewed by Donna McMahon
Edward York is tall, strong, handsome and the son of an admiral, but he's got a big problem. Unlike his perfect, brilliant twin sister, Edward is stupid. Only his father's influence gets him past the minimum IQ requirements to join the Explorer Corps, then after his sister dies on their terribly bungled first mission, he is exiled to a remote moon post. 20 years later, Edward is unexpectedly evacuated by a navy ship, and then the unimaginable happens...

Commitment Hour by James Alan Gardner
reviewed by Donna McMahon
It's the 25th century and most humans have gone to the stars, leaving a small remnant population on Earth who live in relatively backwardness among the ruins of "Old-Tech." Fullin lives in one of the oddest corners of this world, Tober Cove, a remote East Coast fishing town. And in Tober Cove every child switches genders each year until the age of 20. Fullin is 20 years old. Tomorrow, he must choose which gender he will remain for the rest of his life.

Vigilant by James Alan Gardner
reviewed by Rich Horton
Beginning with the promise of a story of politics, this novel soon moves on to a fast-moving plot which involves different species, trade negotiations, ancient alien archaeological sites, plague outbreaks, and some very old crimes.

Commitment Hour by James Alan Gardner
reviewed by Wayne MacLaurin
It's the 25th century and Earth has long since been abandoned by both its population and its technology. Life is simple for the remaining inhabitants. But in the village of Tober Cove, everyone must make a choice...

Expendable by James Alan Gardner
reviewed by Steven MacDonald
The novel explores the volatile mixture created when a self-serving bureaucracy makes expendable people for its own ends. Steven felt Gardner was particularly good at evoking emotions.