Avalanche Soldier by Susan R. Matthews
reviewed by Lisa DuMond
Salli Rangarold, avalanche soldier, lives and fights for the planet Creation -- the only planet the inhabitants of Creation will ever know. Disease and the disastrous collapse of off-world colonies has driven humanity back to their home base. In the face of this disaster, religions have sprung up to fill the void, and the centre of their faith involves never taking to the air again. The plague was a clear sign that mankind was to stay put.

An Exchange of Hostages and Prisoner of Conscience by Susan Matthews
reviewed by Lisa DuMond
There is a monster inside all of us. It takes only the right situation to bring it to life. With some luck, that situation will never coalesce and we can go on pretending to be the sweethearts or run-of-the-mill jerks everyone thinks we are. But what happens when we are forced to admit to the heinous secret we hold? Andrej Koscuisko is about to find out.

Prisoner of Conscience by Susan Matthews
reviewed by Todd Richmond
Todd really wanted to like this novel as the summary on the book cover sounded like a terrific premise. But he didn't. Amidst the high technology of interstellar flight, the threads of torture, slavery and concentration camps running through the story just added to the unpleasantness of the book.