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FINNA by Nino Cipri

March 25, 2024 by carmelpie 7 Comments

“Of course Jules was alive, they had never faced a challenge whose ass they couldn’t kick, and they had the stores of righteous rage that all retail employees collected.” ― Nino Cipri, Finna “It’s okay,” Jules said. They looked….not calm, exactly, but not scared. They looked, as they had for most of their trip, thrilled that they weren’t getting misgendered while answering customers’ stupid questions about how much weight a towel rod could really hold. ― Nino Cipri, Finna Ava works at LitenVärld and she […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: evils of capitalism, exes, multiverse, nino cipri, novella, reluctant hero, retail hell, soul sucking job, transgender characters, wormholes

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: evils of capitalism, exes, multiverse, nino cipri, novella, reluctant hero, retail hell, soul sucking job, transgender characters, wormholes ·
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“It turns out that being able to perceive actual reality has very little long-term benefit.”

The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

January 8, 2021 by Bothari43 9 Comments

In the future, the world is run by giant corporations. Everyone lives and works for one of “The Big Five.” It used to be “the Big Seven,” but a couple of wars took care of that. There are Residents and Citizens with a few more rights and opportunities, and then there are the “ghouls” who have to starve and scrape by in the streets. Years ago, a group of scientists and terraformers settled on Mars, and now they’re back and attacking Earth. New soldiers are […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Damn the Man - Save the Empire, evils of capitalism, kameron Hurley, Light Brigade, martians, subverting character gender

Bothari43's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Damn the Man - Save the Empire, evils of capitalism, kameron Hurley, Light Brigade, martians, subverting character gender ·
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