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Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency #3) by Alastair Reynolds (2024)

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency #3) by Alastair Reynolds (2024)

Author: Alastair Reynolds
First Published: January 16, 2024
Series: Prefect Dreyfus Emergency Book 3
Revelation Space Universe
Score: 9/10

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Panoply is a small, efficient police force, dedicated to maintaining the rule of democracy among the ten thousand disparate city-states orbiting the planet Yellowstone.

Ingvar Tench was one of Panoply’s most experienced operatives. So why did she walk alone and unarmed into a habitat with a vicious grudge against her organization?

Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit by Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt and Craig Mundie (2024)

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000

Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit by Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt and Craig Mundie (2024)

Author: Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt and Craig Mundie
First Published: November 19, 2024
Score: 6/10

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In his final book, the late Henry Kissinger joins forces with two leading technologists to mount “a profound exploration” (Walter Isaacson) of the epochal challenges and opportunities presented by the revolution in Artificial Intelligence: a breakthrough that dramatically empowers people in all walks of life while also raising urgent questions about the future of humanity.

Red Company: Steel Rain (Red Company #5) by B.V. Larson (2024)

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Red Company: Steel Rain (Red Company #5) by B.V. Larson (2024)

Author: B.V. Larson
First Published: September 21, 2024
Series: Red Company Book 5
Score: 6/10

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A barrage of ice meteors streaks through the void, targeting every colony and even Earth herself. The devastating force of these nearly invisible projectiles is sudden and catastrophic. Devin Starn’s Red Company and the seasoned crew aboard the Borag are called upon to assist. Initially tasked with providing emergency services, they soon find themselves on a perilous mission to join forces with the Earth Navy in hunting down the source of these deadly attacks.

Rebel World (Undying Mercenaries #22) by B.V. Larson (2024)

Sun, 18 May 2025 14:30:00 +0100

Rebel World (Undying Mercenaries #22) by B.V. Larson (2024)

Author: B.V. Larson
First Published: November 21, 2024
Series: Undying Mercenaries Book 22
Score: 7/10

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When a towering alien monolith crashes onto James McGill’s family farm, it triggers events that could spark a galaxy-wide war. Things have gone bad among the colonies. Insurgents are building alien-hybrid armies and planet-killing weapons, threatening to upend the fragile balance of power in Province 921.

There’s not only trouble in the province—the Core Worlds are igniting as well. The Mogwa have asserted claims upon the Imperial Throne, causing their rivals to move against them. Earth’s Hegemony and the rebels are pulled into a conflict that could tear the galaxy apart.

Dead Med by Freida McFadden (2024)

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:00:00 +0000

Dead Med by Freida McFadden (2024)

Author: Freida McFadden
First Published: June 27, 2024
Score: 7/10

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When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med thanks to the tragic history of students overdosing on illegal drugs.

But Heather would never consider doing anything like that. That is, until her longtime boyfriend dumps her, she finds herself failing anatomy, and her world starts to crumble.

Red Company: Invasion (Red Company #4) by B.V. Larson (2024)

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Red Company: Invasion (Red Company #4) by B.V. Larson (2024)

Author: B.V. Larson
First Published: January 21, 2024
Series: Red Company Book 4
Score: 6/10

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An alien ship invades the Solar System for the first time in recorded history. The Earth Cruiser Agamemnon is destroyed in combat, and the search for answers begins.

The veteran crew of Borag gets the assignment, and the race is on. Sgt. Starn of Red Company must visit the disaster site, perform a search and rescue mission, and return to Mars alive.

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari (2024)

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +0000

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari (2024)

Author: Yuval Noah Harari
First Published: September 10, 2024
Score: 8/10

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For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite allour discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive?

Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5) by Dennis E. Taylor (2024)

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5) by Dennis E. Taylor (2024)

Author: Dennis E. Taylor
First Published: September 5, 2024
Series: Bobiverse Book 5
Score: 7/10

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The Bobiverse is a different place in the aftermath of the Starfleet War, and the days of the Bobs gathering in one big happy moot are far behind. There’s anti-Bob sentiment on multiple planets, the Skippies playing with an AI time bomb, and multiple Bobs just wanting to get away from it all.

Throne World (Undying Mercenaries #21) by B.V. Larson (2024)

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 12:30:00 +0100

Throne World (Undying Mercenaries #21) by B.V. Larson (2024)

Author: B.V. Larson
First Published: April 27, 2024
Series: Undying Mercenaries Book 21
Score: 7/10

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The Galaxy is ruled by a single Empire—but the Imperial Throne is empty. The machine races demand a turn at the job, but the organics refuse to allow it. For more than a century, the Galactics have battled for supreme power. War and instability reign in place of peace, with every species spread over a hundred billion stars suffering as the Empire decays.