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BOOK REVIEW: Parable of the Sower (Earthseed #1) by Octavia Butler

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Publication Date:  July 24, 2012 Format:  Paperback Genre:   Science Fiction  Publisher:  Open Road Media Length:  356 pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Lauren’s father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, disease, war, and chronic water shortages. While her father tries to lead people on the righteous path, Lauren struggles with hyperempathy, a condition that makes her extraordinarily ...

AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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Publication Date:  May 4, 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   Sci Fi Narrators:  Ray Porter Publisher:  Audible Studios Length:  16 hours 10 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, he realizes that an impossible task now confronts...

BOOK BLITZ: Big Bad Beast (Interstellar Brides Program: The Beasts #4) by Grace Goodwin

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Big Bad Beast Grace Goodwin (Interstellar Brides Program: The Beasts, #4) Publication date: February 11th 2022 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Science Fiction An Atlan Warlord in hiding. In pain. In danger of succumbing to a horrible fever. Only one woman can save him. One. All he has to do is find her before he becomes a Big Bad Beast … Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: Vivien: I scrambled down from the back of the ambulance and moved out of the way so the sexy, bleeding fighter could step up and climb inside. His weight caused the rig to dip. He sat down on the stretcher, his head nearly touching the ceiling, and lifted an arm to inspect his wounds on that side. By my count, there were at least four large gashes that would require stitching. Which meant I got to touch. I looked from his torso to his face and forgot how to breathe. He was staring at me now, but his eyes didn’t look human. Were they glowing silver? Frozen like a deer in the headlights, we stared ...