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Books : Sci-Fi

Thoughts on recent reads

Here are the summer reads that have really stood out to me so far.

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Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman

Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman

Q: Why are you so excited about this new book?
A: First off, the cover art is phenomenal; it’s designed by the artist Chip Kidd and it simply...

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Screaming Good Stories

Pavanaz wants to become the new champion of the Big Game and win a million creds, but he’s stuck on rainy planet trying to raise the money just to travel to earth for the chance. In the short story...

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Time Traveling Prostitutes

Catchy title, eh? But seriously, I really loved Liz Jensen’s new book My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time, which is the story of a prostitute in 1890s Copenhagen who is hired as a cleaning lady...

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Doomsday Book

Check out Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

Doomsday Book is one of my favorite books. Author Connie Willis spent five years working on this novel, so readers can enjoy a beautifully crafted and... ...

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