Book of the Day, Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:59:50

Today, our choice of sci-fi is Kristin Ward’s “Rise of Gaia” (https://t.co/7udwLGlvg4). Gaia is a defiant creation, an amazing sci-fi title, so if we’re going to get through all outstanding works in all the galaxies of speculative fiction, we’re not regretting including this one as #1 today. Hidden in those pages, we reveal a story that is strikingly ingenious in approach. Supposing you are as versed in this sort of thing as us, you should appreciate how fans react. We took note of the words from one reader, “The Earth is sick. It’s being destroyed by mankind. On this I agree 100%. I’m pissed about it and I just live here. Think about if someone were slowly killing you. And you knew they were doing it, but you had no voice to fight back and were growing weaker and weaker. Wouldn’t that, you know, upset you a tiny bit? Well, Gaia is more than upset a tiny bit. Whew doggie. Just you wait until you see what happens. And poor Terran is stuck in the middle. I couldn’t help but compare Terran to Dexter’s sister Deb in the show Dexter. There are parallels to their individual situations and if you’ve seen the show and then read this book, I think you might agree with me. I will say no more. This is an intriguing read if you’re pizzed about what’s happening to our planet and want to see what Gaia would do if she were a real entity. A great YA Fantasy with roots grounded in the real world. I recommend.” If you read our earnest recommendation, you ought to continue the rest of the way yourself and get a copy of the book yourself. If we haven’t persuaded you yet, keep an eye open for more news. As an idea, continue watching this space until we discover the next Asimov or Clarke. Like you, we hope it’ll be well worth the wait.