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Review: All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells

Posted on September 13, 2026 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence. “As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete … Continue reading →

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Review: Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

Posted on September 2, 2026 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: From sci-fi visionary and acclaimed author Annalee Newitz comes Automatic Noodle, a cozy near-future novella about a crew of abandoned food service bots opening their very own restaurant. While San Francisco rebuilds from the … Continue reading →

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Review: Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth

Posted on June 11, 2026 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: An end-of-the-world love story, an epic full of pathos and humor, asking what can be saved of our planet Well, that’s about it for the story of planet Earth, poor Earth, reduced to not … Continue reading →

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Review: Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim

Posted on June 7, 2026 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Doppelgängers, corporate intrigue, heartbreak, betrayal, and the harsh permanence of the border: Sublimation is a thrilling and provocative debut for fans of Severance that asks what you’d sacrifice for a different life from award-winning author Isabel J. Kim. … Continue reading →

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Review: United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas

Posted on December 11, 2025 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Decades ago, Japan won the Second World War. Americans worship their infallible Emperor, and nobody believes that Japan’s conduct in the war was anything but exemplary. Nobody, that is, except the George Washingtons – … Continue reading →

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Review: Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Posted on December 1, 2025 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner, Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the cute outfits … Continue reading →

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Review: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

Posted on November 28, 2025 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future. Rumors begin to spread of a species of hyperintelligent, … Continue reading →

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Review: Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei

Posted on November 26, 2025 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Bookshop, Amazon Synopsis: From the acclaimed author of The Stardust Grail comes the epic tale of two sisters who sail across oceans to find their missing third sister―and Earth’s environmental salvation. In Earth’s not too distant future, … Continue reading →

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Review: Authority (Southern Reach #2) by Jeff VanderMeer

Posted on September 16, 2024 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon Bookshop Synopsis: The bone-chilling, hair-raising second installment of the Southern Reach Trilogy After thirty years, the only human engagement with Area X—a seemingly malevolent landscape surrounded by an invisible border and mysteriously wiped clean of all … Continue reading →

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Review: Crypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud

Posted on August 26, 2024 by ghostvillehero

Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into the stickiest of webs. Years ago, in a cave beneath the dense forests and streams on the … Continue reading →

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