All the Water in the World, by Eiren Caffall
If you grew up in a hurricane-prone area, this novel will feel like your nightmares come true. Excellent apocalyptic, dystopic world-building.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley
A time travel romance, bringing a near-future woman together with a early Victorian Royal Naval officer. Add some spy adventure, and you have a good-enough, fun summer read.
Read MoreBig Time, by Ben H. Winters
Part suspenseful action page turner, part speculation on the meaning of time in our lives, Winters delivers as both an entertaining and thoughtful writer.
Read MoreThe North Line, by Matt Riordan
Suspenseful adventure novel from debut author Matt Riordan. My idea of a page turning beach read.
Read MoreStarter Villain, by John Scalzi
Very funny, James Bond-style science fiction involving uber-smart, genetically engineered cats, dolphins, whales, a volcano lair, giant laser beams, and a worldwide network of villains. An entertaining novel from John Scalzi, who I highly recommend.
Read MoreThe Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi
Like old Godzilla movies? You’ll love this sci-fi, action novel of four nerds trying to stay alive, keep the Kaiju alive, and beat the bad guys.
Read MoreThe Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder, by David Grann
An eighteenth century story of shipwreck, survival, and the price of poor leadership.
Read MoreCold People, by Tom Rob Smith
Aliens have arrived, and humanity is exiled to Antarctica to survive. Thus begins an exciting story of survival and moral choices.
Read MoreUpgrade, by Blake Crouch
Can we hack our genome to become smart enough to think our way out of our current environmental and political problems? Crouch’s novel sets up a cool answer to that question in this sci fi action adventure.
Read MoreThe Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles
Two brothers set off on the legendary Lincoln Highway to seek their futures in 1950s California, only to be conned, threatened, and delayed by an unscrupulous character.
Read MoreTermination Shock, by Neal Stephenson
Stephenson takes us a few steps into the future, when climate change threats are addressed by independent geoengineering efforts, sparking a new climate cold war.
Read MoreMigrations, by Charlotte McConaghy
A moving, rich, beautiful novel that addresses animal extinctions without preachiness.
Read MoreThe End of October, by Lawrence Wright
The action adventure suspense novel of the summer of 2020!
Read MoreYellowstone Hellfire, by Bobby Akart
Straight-up genre action, adventure, apocalypse— what if the Yellowstone caldera comes to life and blows!
Read MoreArtemis, by Andy Weir
Sci-fi action and adventure in a colony on the moon— another page-turner from Andy Weir.
Read MoreThe Fireman by Joe Hill
A pandemic disease that causes its victims to catch fire wreaks havoc, as governments attempt to control through authoritarian means. An independent colony seeks another solution.
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