Supercute Second Future

by Martin Millar

Mox and Mitsu, owners of Supercute, have millions of dedicated fans all over the world. Supercute has grown into one of the world's largest and most powerful conglomerates. They now own their own weapons company and their London headquarters is protected by an advanced array of drones and missiles. Despite this, they're in danger again. An international force of hostile consortiums, armed mercenaries and artificial intelligences is conspiring to bring them down. Mox and Mitsu would much rather concentrate on their cute clothes and toys but once more they're obliged to fight to survive in their ruined, flooded, irradiated future.

255 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2022

About the author

Martin Millar is a critically acclaimed Scottish writer from Glasgow, now resident in London. He also writes the Thraxas series of fantasy novels under the pseudonym Martin Scott.

The novels he writes as Martin Millar dwell on urban decay and British sub-cultures, and the impact this has on a range of characters, both realistic and supernatural. There are elements of magical realism, and the feeling that the boundary between real life and the supernatural is not very thick. Most of them are set in Brixton, Millar's one-time place of residence. Many are at least semi-autobiographical, and Love and Peace with Melody Paradise and Suzy, Led Zeppelin and Me both feature Millar himself as a character.

As Martin Scott his Thraxas novels are a fusion of traditional high fantasy and pulp noir thrillers.

In 2000, he won the World Fantasy Award for best novel for Thraxas.

Reviews

[Jack Bates · Rating 4 out of 5]

The further adventures of Mox and Mitsu. Someone is trying to kill them and destroy Supercute's virtual reality gaming and socialising spaces. But who? And why? Well the reader knows the answer but the Supercute girls have to see if they can find out before their empire of everything is destroyed. As with the first volume, this is full of creative sci-fi that is both dystopian and fun. Mox and Mitsu are probably pretty much the android killers their enemy describes them as, but they're also complex women with as much backstory s they have biotech upgrades. Plus their hair is fab and their outfits to die for.

As I think I said last time, one of the things I really like about this particular world that Millar has created is how he's completely serious about the things that Mox and Mitsu love. To them, nail varnish and kittens are as important as pretty much anything else and those elements of Supercute have as much weight and importance as the desalination plants and terrifying weaponry.

As it's a sequel I'd advise reading the first one before you read this one but it probably wouldn't matter too much. I assume there will be a third.

[Nina Luhmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again Mox & Mitsu have to defend themselves against jealous, brutal humans and vicious, lethal androids that are bent on killing them. Their beautiful creations, like the Fairy Realm and the Fabulous City of Lundra, are being destroyed. Friends & Fans join Mox & Mitsu to fight for what they love. A wild & wonderful ride into the future!

[Kyrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Equally strange sequel, with the same basic group of characters. It's fun in how committed Mox and Mitsu are to being cute and adorable, while being mega powerful players in global events including weaponry, water, economics. It's very quirky, and kinda fun. This book is darker than Supercute Future.

[Oborozukyo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fine book from Martin Millar

[Pete · Rating 3 out of 5]

If I didn’t like so many of Millar’s previous books I’d have given this 2 stars…