Happy Tuesday, shipmates! It’s Rachel again, acting captain while Alex is away, and I’ve got even more great SFF to talk about. Since I’ve got food on the mind with the upcoming holidays in the U.S., I’m sharing a couple of my favorite foodie SFF novels exploring the future of food. And this is no freeze-dried astronaut food, trust me.
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Snow Crash: Deluxe Edition by Neal Stephenson
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Star Wars: Convergence by Zoraida Córdova
Who else is loving all the great new Star Wars books that have been coming out from bestselling authors in the last few years? In this one, by the author of Labyrinth Lost and The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, a Jedi Knight and the privileged party boy son of the Chancellor set out to uncover who is behind an assassination attempt that could destroy two warring planet’s hopes for peace.
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Riot Recommendations
For those of you celebrating Thanksgiving this week in the U.S., you’ll probably agree that a big part of the holiday is the food. So while you’re eating all the good turkey and sides, let’s consider what the future of food might look like with some science fiction books filled with futuristic ideas about dining.
The Sol Majestic by Ferrett Steinmetz
Ever wondered what a restaurant of the future might look like? How about sentient dough, stasis cubes to keep food from spoiling, and a time accelerating machine that allows you to cook elaborate meals in no time at all? There’s so much more to this book than just food, including philosophy and politics and friendship, but the food and the most famous restaurant in the galaxy make it perfect for fans of foodie genre fiction.
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Like The Sol Majestic, this novel is about far more than food. We’re talking a family of alien refugees, a renowned violin instructor paying off a deal with the devil, and a trans music prodigy who becomes wrapped up in their affairs. But it’s the donut shop that the alien family runs, featuring machines that create the perfect donuts, which earns it a place on this list.
See you, space pirates, and be sure to thank your co-pilots. My co-pilot, Kara, put on her fall best just for all of you.
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