Starts really slow, with lengthy explanations. After the 2nd chapter I had to go and read the introduction again, to see "why" I added this one to my reading list. :) So far, it's "ok" - not the best, but I've had worse.
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Nils rated First of My Kind, 2nd Edition: 4 stars

First of My Kind, 2nd Edition by Marc Stevens
First of My Kind is the story of Nathan Myers, a Missouri farm boy who, through a chain of events …
Nils wants to read First of My Kind, 2nd Edition by Marc Stevens
Starts really slow, with lengthy explanations. After the 2nd chapter I had to go and read the introduction again, to see "why" I added this one to my reading list. :) So far, it's "ok" - not the best, but I've had worse.
Nils rated Project Hail Mary: 5 stars

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
Nils rated Terminal Fallout: 5 stars
Nils rated Match Game: 5 stars

Match Game by Craig Alanson (Expeditionary Force, #14)
For years, the ancient alien AI known as Skippy (the Magnificent, don’t forget that part) has been able to do …
Nils rated Black Labyrinth: 5 stars
Nils rated Ball Lightning: 5 stars

Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu
A new standalone military SF adventure from the bestselling and award-winning author of The Three-Body Problem.
When Chen’s parents …
Nils rated Misspent Youth: 5 stars

Misspent Youth by Peter F. Hamilton
Readers have learned to expect the unexpected from Peter F. Hamilton. Now the master of space opera focuses on near-future …

Fallout by Craig Alanson (Expeditionary Force, #13)
The Expeditionary Force saga continues with Fallout, the eagerly awaited sequel to number one Audible-ranked and New York Times best-selling …
Nils rated Chasm City: 5 stars

Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds (Revelation Space, #2)
The once-utopian Chasm City -a doomed human settlement on an otherwise inhospitable planet- has been overrun by a virus known …
Nils rated Failure Mode: 5 stars

Failure Mode by Craig Alanson (Expeditionary Force, #15)
When a mission ends in disaster and there is no way to achieve the objective, no way to regroup and …
Nils rated Void Horizon: 5 stars
Nils rated Judas unchained: 5 stars

Judas unchained by Peter F. Hamilton (The second book in the Commonwealth Saga series)
The previous novel, Pandora's Star, introduced the Intersolar Commonwealth, a star-spanning civilization of the twenty-fourth century. Robust, peaceful, and confident, …

