Top reads to celebrate 200!
I’ve read 200 books this year. Here are some of the stand outs.
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
An enemy to lovers romance, with interdimensional zombies and a talking rabbit with a drinking problem.
The Long Fall Up: And Other Stories by William Ledbetter
Super compelling, hard sci-fi short story collection that deserves all the hype.
Murderbot Diaries #1-6 by Martha Wells
This series is best read in a storage container at the back of a drop ship on your way to an unknown, possibly hostile planet. Make sure to bring enough drones and new episodes of The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon
My October Reading Round-up
This October I focused most of my time on #HauntedReads, which includes everything from gothic haunted house stories to murder mysteries and more
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
This book is best read in the dark with only a headlamp. If you hear a voice calling you deeper into the dark, run.
Calypso's Guest: A Short Story by Andrew Sean Greer
This book is best read on a boat that you made by hand, while traveling towards an island full of mangoes. Leave your AI robots at home for this one, you're going to want to journey on your own.
System Collapse by Martha Wells
This book is best read in a sprawling underground colony bunker, in the dark, but before ScoutDrone1 alerts you to movement down a corridor. Your risk assessment will say there's a 68% chance of it being a SecUnit hunting you. Wait. Make that two SecUnits. So read fast.
Emergent Properties by Aimee Ogden
This book is best enjoyed after telling your Roomba and digital coffee maker how much you appreciate them.
Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton
This book is best read in a natural rock shelter, after you've been taken prisoner and are being used as bait to find the rest of your crew. Just remember to keep an eye on the sky, you never know what Mal might drop on the bad guys.
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu
This book is best read while spray painting 'Aladdin will Rise' on an crumbling wall, but watch out as a kaiju is battling a giant mecha the next street over and cam-drones are everywhere.
Prophet by Sin Blaché & Helen Macdonald
This book is best read while hugging your favourite childhood stuffed animal, but not too tight, because you don't want it to bleed all over you.
Antimatter Blues by Edward Ashton
This book is best read while on an alien planet, ideally while taking a break from a full day of hiking towards certain doom with your best friends.
The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown
This book is best read at night while looking out at the stars.
Blink by C. Sebela
This book is best read under the covers with a flashlight while home alone. Just kidding! Don't do that, it's too scary. Read it with all the lights on, and your best friend on speed dial.