John Scalzi is an auto-buy for me and has been since I met him at a Chicago book con. Monsters of Ohio takes listeners to Richland, Ohio, a depressed farming-town who has seen local plants close and is concerned that the last remaining one will as well. Our protagonist has returned to regroup just as a transformation begins… dun, dun, dun. A hilarious, thought-provoking cozy sci-fi/horror.
Wickhills by Premee Mohamed delivered a rich fantasy perfect for fans of the Ana and Din Mysteries and the Inheritance of Magic series. In the magical city of Wickhills, Mohamed guides readers through a story where a streetwise secret agent is tasked with saving a defector and, perhaps, the entire world.
Junkyard Riders by Faith Hunter is the fifth audiobook in the science fiction fantasy Junkyard Cats. I have come to enjoy the adventures of Shining Smith, her cats and the motley crew who have become her found family. The Dark Riders are closing in and Shining is looking to protect what is hers. CAIT, the AI on the junkyard’s crashed spaceship has her own ideas.
Inkpot Gods by Seanan McGuire takes us back to the world of the Alchemical Journeys series. This is the fourth novel in this fantasy series that has held me captive from the dark alchemy to the Impossible City. An addictive installment with an ending that left me screaming for the next novel.
Narrated by Elizabeth Ashby, Cash and Gravity by Perrin Pring delivered an action-packed sci-fi western with a motley crew who find themselves on a mission that could change the future. For geeks and cowboys, you won’t want to miss this first in the Chevy Cole series.
