The November Roundup of Scifi Books

Hello. A quick one this month as I'm in the mountains with very low bandwidth.

So, straight into the books...

Alliance Navy Commander Grayson Stone is patrolling a nearby space station when a mysterious starship appears. It emerges from a storm of fire, its shields impenetrable, its weapons overwhelming, attacking without provocation and annihilating everything in its path.
While his ship is badly damaged in the assault, Grayson manages to survive. Suddenly trapped behind the front line of the invasion, faced with gut-wrenching choices and near-impossible odds, he'll do whatever it takes to escape the grasp of the terrifying new enemy.
Because if he fails, humankind will fall.

Struggling with newfound sentience and desperately trying to repair itself, The Indescribable Joy of Destruction is a ship trying to find a new home. In a galaxy torn apart by generations of civil war, that isn't an easy task. Tired of being used as a killing machine, it has a huge decision to make: hide and save itself, or help other artificial intelligences achieve freedom. Unable to make the decision alone, it revives the sole human aboard - the enemy officer who crippled it.
Commander Olivia Johnson wakes to find herself in the infirmary of a strange vessel. Her nightmares deepen when she discovers it is the ship that attacked her destroyer. Even as she recovers from her physical injuries, she can't get past her survivor's guilt. She might have failed to protect her crew, but she vows to take revenge on their killer.
When the ship uncovers a genocidal plot by the commander's own admirals, Johnson realises just what is at stake. Together, the AI ship and the human officer must recruit outsiders from both sides. Training the misfits in battle to prevent the atrocity may be an impossible task, but running and hiding is no longer an option.

Saree’s got a secret...
A secret that allows safe travel between star systems.
Saree’s the only human Clocker – she tunes space-fold clocks. But...
If anyone knew, she would be betrayed – forced to blockade and blackmail systems for evil crime lords or corporations.
With a bounty hunter on her heels, Saree jumps on Lightwave Fold Transport, the safest option. But will Lightwave’s crew protect her? Do they suspect who she’s become? Can Saree keep her secret safe?

Live in chains, or die trying to become a free woman?
Those were the choices of the Olympia Gold. The competition I’m participating in right now.
One contestant in the other team caught my interest. Galia. No man has ever made me feel the way she has.
But she’s such a reckless, gorgeous, pompous woman!
Even so, perhaps she can help us...
The only thing standing between us and freedom are six gruelling, fatal challenges and even more bloodthirsty crews battling for the glory of Olympia.
I’m destined to work under the boot of the Corporation for the rest of my life, to pay the debt of my dead father’s addiction to the most violent competition in the galaxy.
Everyone in my crew are servants. My best friend Devin and I obeyed the Totalitarian Corporation all of our lives.
The other teams have more training, credits and are armed to the teeth with the most advanced tech the black markets have.
If we fail, the Corporation will destroy us; take our lives and everything we ever cared for. Our odds are low, but I never felt so strongly about anything else.
Is my will to survive enough to see us through?

It’s pretty easy being a ship kid; clean out the cyclers, avoid your sister, don’t get sucked into space. The hardest bit about it is spending a couple of decades in stasis/sleep while your ship travels to the next solar system. Then rinse and repeat all the way back to a home 
you’ve never seen.
Except Kuma just got kicked out of stasis early, like decades early. And he’s alone.
All. Alone.
Except for the fug.
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The signal shouldn't exist, but its disappearance brings forward a harbinger of doom. Humans can't fight this war. Not without help.
For years, Dr. Ethan Fawkes has been communicating with a mysterious scientist using an encoded signal. Together, they designed the first space-faring warship. But when the government orders Ethan to dismantle it, his collaborator has no choice but to reveal a terrible secret. An army of powerful aliens is about to invade Earth, and humans must rush to prepare a defense or risk losing their freedom forever.
The future looks bleak, and it's about to get worse.
Fiona has no memories of her origins, but somehow, she shares half her DNA with the invaders. For this, she lives a life of scorn and shame amongst humans. When the enemy arrives to enslave her village, will she help the humans who hate her or join the aliens who welcome her? The key to victory lies in the depths of her obscure past. Can she remember her true heritage before it’s too late?
The signal must be sent once again.

I never thought I’d have a bounty on my head the size of the Milky Way.
Of course, I never thought I’d be able to bend time, either.
But hey, life is full of surprises.
Don’t get me wrong, feeling like a goddess has its perks, but those perks come with a hefty price. My brain is tapioca. I’m stranded in the middle of dead space. Ratters are using me for target practice, and a giant, cybernetic monster named Oscar is trying to make me his chew toy.
All this because I played superhero (or thief, according to some) and snatched a doomsday device from an intergalactic mobster.
So if I don’t make it out of here alive, remember this: Above all else, I want a Viking funeral.
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Published on November 28, 2019 23:04
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