Review: WANDERERS by Chuck Wendig

I was enrapt with this novel from Page 1, and throughout the 800 pages (ebook) and three days of engrossed reading, my interest never flagged. Science fiction (near future to contemporary), science, politics, anthropology, sociology, human evil: you can find it all here. Author Wendig paints on a vast canvas and does so enthralling. WANDERERS is a book not to be forgotten.

Christmas in July Readathon

July 12-15!

July 12: finished WANDERERS by Chuck Wendig (51%-end)

Review: DARK MATTER by Blake Crouch

<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28684704-dark-matter" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="Dark Matter" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455140434m/28684704.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28684704-dark-matter">Dark Matter</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/442240.Blake_Crouch">Blake Crouch</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1470633109">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
DARK MATTER is every bit as enthralling as the author's newer novel RECURSION, and is just as intellectually stretching and stimulating, as our hero works his way through multiple probabilities, or worlds, trying to return to his own from which he had been abducted. I think one of the most glorious aspects of DARK MATTER is the many incredibly detailed environments which the author so giftedly paints, in fine and exquisite detail.
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Review: RECURSION by Blake Crouch

Release June 11 2019

<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42046112-recursion" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="Recursion" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1543687940m/42046112.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42046112-recursion">Recursion</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/442240.Blake_Crouch">Blake Crouch</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2725649160">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
RECURSION is awesome! This is fact in both senses: the contemporary version, and as in awe-inspiring. Blake Crouch takes consensus reality and twists it "every which way but loose," as he deals an unstoppable hand of Quantum Physics dealt by a megalomaniac multibillionaire and powered by the sharpest research intellect currently alive, who are not entirely on the same path, one being motivated by sociopathy beyond normal ken; the other by compassion for suffering humans.<br /><br /><br />RECURSION is engrossing, riveting, fascinating. Fans of Neal Stephenson will find it enlightening. I highly recommend it!
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Deep Past: A Novel by Eugene Linden

Deep Past: A Novel
by Eugene Linden

I was drawn in by the interesting find, and the political intrigue kept me reading. Deep Past isn’t a non-stop action thriller, but once I got started I needed to know how it all turned out.
~The Book’s the Thing

About the Book

Deep Past: A Novel
RosettaBooks (May 14, 2019)
Hardcover: 336 pages
ISBN-10: 1948122375
ISBN-13: 978-1948122375
Digital ASIN: B07PMF4Y17

If nature could invent intelligence of our scale in a blink of geologic time, who’s to say it hasn’t been done before…

A routine dig in Kazakhstan takes a radical turn for thirty-two-year-old anthropologist Claire Knowland when a stranger turns up at the site with a bizarre find from a remote section of the desolate Kazakh Steppe. Her initial skepticism of this mysterious discovery gives way to a realization that the find will shake the very foundations of our understanding of evolution and intelligence.

Corrupt politics of Kazakhstan force Claire to take reckless chances with the discovery. Among the allies she gathers in her fight to save herself and bring the discovery to light is Sergei Anachev, a brilliant but enigmatic Russian geologist who becomes her unlikely protector even as he deals with his own unknown crisis.

Ultimately, Claire finds herself fighting not just for the discovery and her academic reputation, but for her very life as great power conflict engulfs the unstable region and an unscrupulous oligarch attempts to take advantage of the chaos.

Drawing on Eugene Linden’s celebrated non-fiction investigations into what makes humans different from other species, this international thriller mixes fact and the fantastical, the realities of academic politics, and high stakes geopolitics—engaging the reader every step of the way.

About the Author

Eugene Linden is an award-winning journalist and author on science, nature, and the environment. Deep Past draws on his long career in non-fiction as the author of ten books, including his celebrated works on animal intelligence and climate change: Apes, Men, and Language, the New York Times “Notable Book” Silent Partners, and the bestselling The Parrot’s Lament. His book, Winds of Change, which explored the connection between climate change and the rise and fall of civilizations, was awarded the Grantham Prize Special Award of Merit. For many years, Linden wrote about nature and global environmental issues for TIME where he garnered several awards including the American Geophysical Union’s Walter Sullivan Award. He has also contributed to the New York Times, Foreign Affairs, and National Geographic, among many other publications.

Author Link

Website – http://www.eugenelinden.com/

Purchase Links – Amazon – B&N – Rosetta Books

My Review: 5 Stars

When, early in the first few pages, I read that something has been uncovered in a forlorn, isolated, region of the world (specifically, the Kazahk Steppes), immediately I knew I was embarking on a suspense-laden thrill ride. What was revealed? Why shouldn't it have been discovered? What does this mean for humanity and the world at large?

All these burning questions ignited my intrigue, and this thoughtful (and thought-provoking), literate exposition in a thriller maintained my close attention throughout. Afterwards, I found myself lost in the possibilities: What If? DEEP PAST is a novel we all ought to read and consider.

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Completed so far:
The Hungry Ghost-paranormal, metaphysical, LGBT.
New York 2140
Great Britain: The Most Important People, Places and Events That Shaped the History of Great Britain--publisher review
The Descendants: A Supernatural Thriller--Hidden Gems review
Shepherd's Warning. NetGalley ARC. Paranormal/Horror.
A House of Ghosts. NetGalley ARC. Historical Paranormal.
Hearthstone Cottage. Scottish Horror.
The Last Christmas A Repairman Jack Novel. Cosmic Horror, Genetic Engineering.
The Wasting: Descent to the Cataclysm. Science Fiction, Apocalyptic. Genetic Engineering/Modification.
Those Who Came Before. Native American Paranormal/Horror.
Candle Making: Learn How to Make Your Own Candles from Scratch
Chop Shop. Minnesota Horror/Crime
Recursion. Quantum SciFi
DARK MATTER. Quantum SciFi.

Twisted Truth Box Set. YA Thrillers, including:
Monster
Ultimate Sacrifice
Vanquished
Killer Among.
The Face in the Marsh. LGBT Horror/Canadian.
Whispers in the Dark. Horror/Supernatural/paranormal

A Meeting with Medusa. Pure SciFi. Reread. Originally read in 2017.
Campfire. YA Horror/debut.
Typhoid Mary. Horror.
The Invocation. Horror.
Mistaken Identity Crisis. Cozy Mystery--blog tour.
Brimstone. Paranormal/Horror. Strong 11-y-o heroine!
Kaidanshi Issue Zero.Japanese Horror anecdotes and classic stories.

Death by Dissertation. Academic cozy mystery. Blog tour.
Slash by Hunter Shea. Horror.
Old Bones. Suspense thriller/ historical backstory.

Kill Creek. Kansas Horror/Haunted House.
Violet. Kansas Horror. Haunted House. Family Tragedies.
The Reunion. French suspense thriller.
The Curse of Misty Wayfair. Christian romantic suspense/paranormal/contemporary and historical.
Never Nerida. Medical/psychological thriller.
Green Tea: All about the Miraculously Healthy Drink, Its Many Variations and History. Publisher review request.
If You See Her. Supernatural thriller. SCARY!!
Of Vengeance. Contemporary. Indigenous Canadian author.

She Lies in Wait. Psychological suspense.
The Year of the Rabid Dragon: A Beijing, China Thriller China: Medical thriller/sci fi.
The Cliffhouse Haunting. California Paranormal/Horror.

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IN PROGRESS:
Reread: SALVATION by Peter F. Hamilton
[Salvation Sequence #1]
New: SALVATION LOST
[Salvation Sequence #2]. ARC.



The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin. SF, Far Future, Alien.

The Winds of Altair by Ben Bova. SF, Future, Space.

Proposed/Suggested TBR:

Six Wakes. Mur Lafferty. Hugo/Nebula

Not One Of Us Anthology (Neil Clarke). May 27

Void Wraith Collection

Rings of Polaris Collection

The Winds of Altair, Ben Bova.

Grass, Sheri S. Tepper
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

Andre Norton (SF & Fantasy)

Pamela Sargent.

Earth, Ben Bova.

NEW YORK 2140, Kim Stanley Robinson. READ.

Kim Stanley Robinson, DC WEATHER TRILOGY.

Kim Stanley Robinson, MARS TRILOGY.

CHINESE SF (and for #YARC2019 and for my personal Reading Divergence Challenge)

Print: 
Isaac Asimov, The End of Eternity
The Magic Labyrinth, Philip Jose Farmer.
Riverworld and Other Stories, Philip Jose Farmer.
The Songs of Distant Earth, Arthur C. Clarke.
The Legacy of Heorot, Niven, Pournelle, Barnes
The Martian Chronicles, Bradbury.
Quicker Than the Eye, Bradbury.
The Green Hills of Earth, Heinlein.
The Anomaly, Rutger.  

Review: RADIOACTIVE REVOLUTION

<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45553595-radioactive-revolution" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="Radioactive Revolution: A Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic Adventure" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1557255939m/45553595.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45553595-radioactive-revolution">Radioactive Revolution: A Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic Adventure</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/322529.Richard_Hummel">Richard Hummel</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2813943110">5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I love a well-written Dystopian or a well-written post-Apocalyptic, or the two types in combination. Such is the case with this exciting new series, which so far includes RADIOACTIVE EVOLUTION and RADIOACTIVE REVOLUTION. The author demonstrates keen insight into culture and human nature. Best of all, dragons!
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