Goliverse discussion

Hello all! Time to give your recommendations for May. This topic will be closed on April 12th and the poll put up on April 13th.

I'm going to suggest Supervillain of the Day by Katie Lynn Daniels. It's a fun story about a world without superheroes and what humans do in response. It is snarky, funny, kind of a superhero parody but in a nice way. Also, it is short and easy to read, so that's a plus.

love superhero book especially ones that are not about your average superhero ie who will save us now

oh but for april i'm going with Souless by the one and only Gail Carriger

Redshirts by John Scalzi
I think we need to do a book with a lighter tone. I've heard this one is really funny.

That one is funny Nathan.

That one is funny Nathan.

How about one of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. I think you can get an ebook of the complete Sherlock Holmes for free or $1.

I love Sherlock Holmes.

i could go for Sherlock Holmes or one of the knock offs Holmes for the holidays is pretty good.

How about Heir to the Jedi?

I was thinking the same thing John.

Sounds good to me. Maybe we should save our star wars pick for Aftermath though?

i second SciFiNow. I didn't think there was that much that was discussion-worthy in Heir to the Jedi, to be honest. I think Aftermath will have much more to talk about.

Aftermath can always be recommended anytime after it comes out. And I feel like a Star Wars book can be recommended any month too.

What about Station Eleven? It has an interesting comic book twist in it.

Moving away from the sci-fi genre a bit, my sister loaned me a copy of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. I'm about 20 pages in and I'm hooked so far. A little mystery, hinting at a little fantasy, and a quirky bookstore is involved! That one's my recommendation for May. (And the cover glows in the dark.)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

you had me at 24 hour bookstore.

My recommendation is "Ye Gods: A Tale of Dogs and Demons" by Lynne Hinkey. It's a mystery involving a murder which may have been committed by a chupacabra.

1) I know Lynne. She was a high school classmate.
2) She'd be willing to join a podcast discussion on the book.
3) I think it's a great book with a good amount of humor.