Consider Phlebas

Consider Phlebas – Iain M. Banks

Consider Phlebas (Culture #1) – Iain M. Banks The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles were Read more…

The Patient

The Patient – Jasper DeWitt

The Silent Patient by way of Stephen King: Parker, a young, overconfident psychiatrist new to his job at a mental asylum, miscalculates catastrophically when he undertakes curing a mysterious and profoundly dangerous patient. In a series of online posts, Parker H., an ambitious young psychiatrist, chronicles the harrowing account of his Read more…

Space Force

Space Force – Jeremy Robinson

Space Force – Jeremy Robinson Five years ago, the United States Space Force became a reality. And while those writing the checks took things very seriously, the other military branches did not. As a result, Space Force was populated by undesirables: men and women who made too many mistakes, didn’t Read more…

Level Five

Level Five – William Ledbetter

Level Five – William Ledbetter. Narrated by Macleod Andrews In the mountains of Pakistan, a high-tech mission aimed at preventing another nuke on US soil goes off the rails – with deadly results. At a Wall Street investment firm, a computer intelligence takes the first tentative steps to free itself Read more…

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Cinder – Marissa Meyer

Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) – Marissa Meyer A forbidden romance. A deadly plague. Earth’s fate hinges on one girl . . . CINDER, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She’s reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s sudden illness. But when her life becomes Read more…