My name is Thomas Gondolfi, author of many novels and owner of TANSTAAFL Press. I am the primary judge of the contest held at Nanocon in March 2017. The NanoCon convention chairman, Togusa, looked over the top three and gave … Read More

Click on the book cover to see for yourself on Amazon. Overall Grade B- (See Thomas’ notes on how he grades) Summary (Preface: Read this book in print) A glorious superhero novel where aliens come to earth and challenge the world’s … Read More

Click on the book cover to see for yourself on Amazon. Overall Grade Inc (D) (See Thomas’ notes on how he grades) Summary Before I go onto the summary I need to pull out my soapbox. Only a sadist likes giving … Read More

Click on the book cover to see for yourself on Amazon. Overall Grade: C+ (See Thomas’ notes on how he grades) Summary: Forced Conversion took a totally different bent on virtual reality. With Earth running out of resources, people decided to … Read More

Click on the book cover to see for yourself on Amazon. Overall Grade: B+ (See Thomas’ notes on how he grades) Summary: I picked this book at Oddmall in Everett, Washington where I was vending my own books. The colorful cover … Read More

Click on the book cover to see for yourself on Amazon. Overall Grade: A- (See Thomas’ notes on how he grades) Summary: I have several books on my shelf to read and review but when I saw this title I couldn’t … Read More

Click on the book cover to see for yourself on Amazon. Overall Grade: C (See Thomas’ notes on how he grades) Summary: This has been my most difficult critique thus far. “Why?” you ask. Because I’ve not read a piece that … Read More

Click on the book cover to see for yourself on Amazon. Overall Grade: C- (See Thomas’ notes on how he grades) Summary: This YA urban fantasy novel kept me interested through the book but only barely. I remember looking up several … Read More

Conventions of any size can be categorized and judged by one criteria alone. While something of a mature convention goer and a late bloomer, I’ve attended science fiction and gaming conventions for over thirty years — large ones, small ones, TINY … Read More

Non-Compliance: The Sector an undiscovered gem by Paige Daniels Grade A+   I picked this ebook up in trade from the author at GenCon. Those of you who have been following me know that I’m a harsh grader. It isn’t … Read More