I absolutely loved Constituent Service by John Scalzi. It was an irresistibly fun, fast-paced sci-fi novella that had me grinning the entire time. In this audio-exclusive novella, we follow Ashley Perrin, a recent college grad who’s just started her job as a community liaison in the Third District—the only part of the city where aliens…
Tag: Science Fiction
The Shutouts
The Shutouts picks up in the wake of Yours for the Taking, plunging us back into a dystopian future unraveling under the weight of climate catastrophe, government betrayal, and identity politics. Though billed as “set in the same world,” make no mistake, this is a true sequel imo, and you’ll be lost without reading book…
Kaiju Preservation Society
Alright well John Scalzi is now an auto-read author for me. After thoroughly enjoying Start Villian I decided to dive into his 2022 release, The Kaiju Preservation Society and I was not disappointed. We follow Jamie Gray as he deals with unemployment in a COVID-19 world. When he runs into an old college friend who…
Yours for the Taking
It’s 2050 and the Inside Project is ready to accept their applicants. Jacqueline Millender a women’s rights advocate and billionaire has funding and treated the project as her own personal experiment. As arrival of those accepted into the Inside begin to arrive, they notice that the lottery to enter might not be as random as…
Starter Villian
The supervillain business just got a new overlord…or at least Charlie’s long-lost uncle Jake just left him his entire estate which happens to potentially include his reputation as a villain. With Jake out of the picture, his enemies are now Charlie’s enemies and they’re coming to claim what’s theirs. Good thing Charlie has a hyperintelligent…
The Future
The Future is a primarily science fiction dystopian, as a group of billionaires and those closest to them navigate (you guessed it) a future where society has collapsed. As we start the book, we meet our three billionaires who control almost all of technology, and who have utilized all of their resources, money, and connections…
Ascension
When a mountain appears out of thin air in the middle of the ocean, the worlds smartest scientists are recruited to investigate. But the researcher’s handlers are close lipped about who they are working for and what is already known. As the researchers continue their journey up a mountain higher than Everest, paranoia sets in…
The Puzzle Master
In Danielle Trussoni’s June release The Puzzle Master, a football injury left Mike Brink acquired savant syndrome. The injury left him able to solve puzzles differently than ordinary people and gained him fame around the world. When an author serving time for murder sends him a partially completed puzzle, Brink is too intrigued to refuse…
Camp Zero
It’s 2049, due to climate change, the seasons are now extremes. The United States suffers with massive environmental catastrophes and people are flocking to the cold north. Camp Zero is soon to be a refuge for Americans to escape the heat of the south, the idealistic architect only needs to keep spurring the project on….
The Other Side of Night
The Other Side of Night is one of my most anticipated Fall 2022 read. It’s best to go into this one with a open mind and without to much context, which always makes for an interesting read. There are a few different ways this story is told. David Asha, a well known author is the…