I love a book that not only has interesting ideas about the future, but plans for a future that feels real and lived-in. The far future of Sask-E is far from utopian, but it presents a believable way in which humanity has expanded its concepts of what it means to be human ... though corporations now own more of our lives than ever before.
These big ideas are often presented for the reader to puzzle out, and are never spoon-fed – but with some patience this book is all the more rewarding because of it.
Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her.
But the bright, clean future they're building comes under threat when Destry discovers a city full of people that shouldn't exist, hidden inside a massive volcano.
As she uncovers more about their past, Destry begins to question the mission she's devoted her life to and must make a choice that will reverberate through Sask-E's future for generations to come.
As a music lover, especially one whose favorite bands are now getting toward retirement age, I love seeing how the ones who had some measure of success, however fleeting, have lived out the rest of their non-spotlight lives.
The book doesn't wallow in musicians and bands who are now destitute or living bizarre lives, but suggests that there is life after pop stardom, in many forms. I did wish it had a little more overall insight and connected more dots, but those seem like minor quibbles.
**A SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN & TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022**
**INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE MONTH**
**GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY**
**FINANCIAL TIMES 'BEST SUMMER BOOKS 2022' PICK**
'Incredibly moving.' - Guardian
'Entertaining.' - Telegraph
'Most books about pop stars focus on the way we turn average human beings into demi-gods. In writing a book about how they have to turn back into humans Nick Duerden has done both us and them a service.' - David Hepworth
'Funny, poignant and often inspirational.' - Mat Osman
The desire for adulation is a light that never goes out. We live in…
I really had no idea where this story was going to go – and any ideas I did have were quickly dashed. When you tell the story of the way severed devils' remnants cause humanity to lose its collective minds, in an ensemble style that evokes Stephen King, you're already halfway there to getting the book in my hands.
This one, with its surprising twists and turns, made me ready for the sequel (which is about to be published).
“Exciting, suspenseful, horrifying, and written at a flurry-of-punches pace. Read Fever House now.”—STEPHEN KING
A small-time criminal. A has-been rock star. A shadowy government agency. And a severed hand whose dark powers threaten to destroy them all.
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
When leg-breaker Hutch Holtz rolls up to a rundown apartment complex in Portland, Oregon, to collect overdue drug money, a severed hand is the last thing he expects to find stashed in the client’s refrigerator. Hutch quickly realizes that the hand induces uncontrollable madness: Anyone in its proximity is overcome with a boundless compulsion…
Tune in Tomorrowis a humorous pop culture fantasy about a reality TV show run by mythical creatures – for mythical creatures – that stars humans. When struggling actor Starr is discovered while doing improv as a singing mango, she has no idea that entertainment exists beyond "The Veil." As she slowly falls in love with her new job, she'll have to dodge a dangerous diva, befriend a dragon receptionist, and uncover the mystery of just what happened to the last actress hired on the series – who disappeared 30 years ago!
