Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“It was the hubris of each generation to think this anew, to think that their time was special, that all things would come to an end with them.”

Shift (Silo #2) by Hugh Howey

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It has been a few years since I read the first book of this series, Wool, but I was very excited to return to Howey’s dystopian world, of people living in a silo, with many unanswered quesitons about how humanity got to this point, and what exactly is wrong with the world outside. I was ready to pick back up where book one ended, but was in for a bit of a surprise. In fact, I was quite disappointed, because I DESPERATELY wanted to see […]

England of the Blind

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

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Bill Masen wakes up in the hospital on the day the bandages are set to be removed from his eyes only to discover that there is no one coming to help. The call button does nothing, nor does screaming at the top of his lungs. Eventually, Bill removes the bandages himself to find that his vision has returned, but the world as he knew it has completely changed. A meteor shower the night before has seemingly left everyone who saw it permanently blinded. Now, they […]

Robot Rizz

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

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When reading this book you will need to make sure you have immediate access to some incredibly delicious noodles because you will be awakening a vicious craving. A small group of robots unexpectedly reboot themselves in an abandoned ghost kitchen in post-war San Francisco. They were unexpectedly shut down before being left behind but due to an unexpected weather emergency they’re back online. After dealing with the immediate crisis the four bots- Staybehind, Sweetie, Cayenne, and Hands- are at a loss for what their next […]

“When you love someone who deserves it, you have to be willing to adapt a little.”

Nobody's Baby (Dorothy Gentleman #2) by Olivia Waite, Blair Baker (narrator)

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The second book in the Dorothy Gentleman series by Olivia Waite was one of my most anticipated books of 2026. I’m pleased to report that Nobody’s Baby lived up to my hopes. The book continues in the world that Murder by Memory began last year. The world Dorothy lives in is that of 10,000 people living on a generation ship sailing through space on their way to a new home. The Fairweather has been sailing through space for three centuries already and its passengers live ,and age, and when it’s time to die they are provided a new body aged 20, and their consciousness and genotype are loaded in from the saved files in the Library when they are ready. […]

Lazarus- one of the best sci fi graphic novels of the last 10 years

Lazarus by Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

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Lazarus is a coming of age story for a young woman named Forever Carlyle who is questioning her identity. It is set in a bleak future a number of decades from now after the current world order has broken down, possibly due to climate change. Sixteen families each control the territory, resources, and technology in their part of the world, as per mutual agreement, though each family has their own technological strengths and may govern their territory through differing methodology. The Carlyle family rules the western half […]

Font of all evil

Hellsans by Ever Dundas

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I have just finished Hellsans by Ever Dundas. It took me a little longer than I intended, largely because I struggled at times to maintain my attention. That difficulty, I think, comes down to how long it takes for the universe to make sense. There is very little exposition or direct explanation of what is happening in this near-future society, and much of the novel relies on the reader slowly assembling the rules of the world from context. By the end, it becomes clear that […]



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