Happy October and welcome back to my progression through the team’s slush pile of SPSFC2 books! First off, let me link a few general updates from across the competition and other judges on our team!
Once again here is the link to the general competition website so you can see the updates from all the teams:
The cover contest also had a winner, and there’s a cool interview that everyone should check out as well as the other top ten winners!
In other news, The Captain put up his thoughts on the first seven books so go see that for sure at this link here ✨
Our first 7 books don’t quite match because I can’t alphabet, but don’t be alarmed, all the books will get their time in the spotlight!
In case you missed it, my first seven books are listed towards the end of this link here. I’ll do the next seven here and then start a new post for the halfway point! All prior disclaimers stand, these are my opinions alone and I encourage everyone else to check out these books regardless of my opinions.
Without further ado, let’s get on with the next selection of books!
#8 is The Diamond Device by M.H. Thaung. It’s another shorter one at 270 pages, a little steampunk and a little potential heist work. I was not exactly enthralled but felt pretty neutral, and am willing to read on to see if the scifi elements develop. I voted yes
#9 is Earthship by John Triptych. It’s a bit of a longer book at 495 pages but they flew by. This is probably my favorite read so far as it immediately gripped me in both action and content. I liked the characters, felt all the tension, got invested, and am sad to put it down at 20%. Voting yes
#10 Next up is Earth Warden by Tyler Aston. I love the cover and think it’s a decent idea, but nothing about the writing, actual story, or delivery was really drawing me in. I gave it about 25% and was just not feeling invested, but I do encourage sci-fi action fans and possibly space opera fans to give it a look. My vote is no
#11 Moving right along… The Elitist Supremacy by Niranjan is up next! This started out as a potential medical mystery or medical thriller and had me all eyes and ears, and then I unfortunately lost track of the storyline in a small sea of names and events and technology. It’s a shorter book at 252 pages and seems to hold a lot of intrigue and thriller aspects for the right audience. I really think it’s got a lot of good ideas and just needed some help in execution. I am voting no
#12 The Emerald Princess by J.D. Richards is listed as a sci-fi adventure, psychic mystery, and female sleuth on Amazon. I was interested in how San Diego changed into its current state in this future world, and how/why the war took place to turn Earth into a colony of another species. That said, at 20% the book had mainly focused on a mixed race human/conquering species character and her trials as someone without full citizenship on Earth. I liked that the action kept moving but I also needed either a larger, central conflict, more background, or at least the mystery aspect to grab onto the story. This is also a vote no for me, but if you like character-central books without the info dump, this is one to check out
#13 Empire of Ash & Blood by Matthew Thompson begins with a conversation with a vampire. He is drinking single malt blood like whiskey and seems to be an alright dude. My main concern with this book is that I was not getting too much of a science fiction vibe in either content or context. The writing itself (while again the story is a great idea) was a little bit hard to immerse into as well for me and I am voting no, although fans of vampires and competitions should try this book!
#14 The final book to bring me to the halfway point is Empire Reborn by A.K. Duboff. This is a start to a new trilogy within an existing world, where an interdimensional menace may or may not be back to wage war again. I like space operas, I like the two siblings who appear to be the main characters, and I like the story so far. It can definitely be read as a standalone so far although I wouldn’t mind going back to have some more background. I’m voting yes to see where this one goes!
There you have it, my first 14 books in the team At Boundary’s Edge slushpile! Stay tuned for updates from other team members and overall competition progress on the SPSFC home page ✨🚀
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[…] missed it, my first seven books are listed towards the end of this link here. Numbers 8 through 14 can be found here, and 15-21 below! I hope to be done by about this time next week and then be ready to start reading […]
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