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Title: Sea of RustAuthor: C. Robert CargillGenre: Sci-fi; DystopianBook Length: 274 Pages (print)Format Read: eBookYear Published: September 5, 2017 Date Started: May 18, 2024Date finished: June 3, 2024 This story follows Brittle, a robot wandering the earth who encounters other AIs. Together they discover the demise of humans and learn how robots share parts to... Continue Reading →
Title: ImmortalAuthor: Josiah AkhtabGenre: Fantasy; VampireBook Length: 369 pages (print)Book Version Read: eBookYear Published: May 16, 2020 Date Started: May 6, 2024Date finished: May 13, 2024 This is a story about vampire hunters, Ellie and Brandon. They’re on the hunt for vampires who are out to take fresh blood. Vanguard is an immortal who’s very... Continue Reading →
Title: The Divinely Sinful SaintsAuthor: ItotkoGenre: Self-help; ReligiousBook Length: 466 Pages (print)Book Version Read: eBookYear Published: August 31, 2023 Date Started: April 24, 2024Date finished: April 28, 2024 This book is a breakdown of some of the scriptures based on the author’s understanding of them. The examples provide a general idea of how he interprets... Continue Reading →
Title: Dawn (The Xenogenesis Trilogy; Book 1)Author: Octavia E. ButlerGenre: Sci-fiBook Length: 321 pages (print)Book Version Read: eBookYear Published: First published May 1, 1987; This edition July 24, 2012 Date Started: March 12, 2024Date finished: March 20, 2024 This is a sci-fi far future story about humans and aliens. A woman named Lilith Iyapo wakes... Continue Reading →
Title: Echoes of the ArcaneAuthor: Cody CampbellGenre: Literary Short Fiction; Fairy Tales; Sci-fiBook Length: 183 Pages (print)Book Version Read: PDFYear Published: April 15, 2024 Date Started: March 15, 2024Date finished: March 19, 2024 This book is a collection of short stories and poems. The stories range from literary, sci-fi, to fantasy. Every story has a... Continue Reading →
Title: AlCent SagasAuthor: James CrawfordGenre: Sci-fi; Hard Sci-fiBook Length: Novel; 221 pages (print)Book Version Read: eBookYear Published: December 11, 2023 Date Started: March 1, 2024Date finished: March 3, 2024 This is a hard sci-fi story about a man named James Van Wert whose job is to have a crew on his ship ready for war.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Porcelain MakerAuthor: Sarah FreethyGenre: Historical FictionYear Published: November 7, 2023 Date Started: October 27, 2023Date finished: October 30, 2023 This story about a daughter looking for the story behind the porcelain maker was beautifully written. While the daughter investigates the history of the porcelain artist, we are taken into the back story of... Continue Reading →
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