Happy Friday, shipmates! It’s Alex, and as promised I’ve got a second double dose of new releases for you today. I’ve got a yard sale lined up to eat my weekend, and we’ve got a shocking number of books to sell after thinning out the shelves. But I personally like having books for cheap at a yard sale because it lets readers, like I used to be, trying to make the most of my allowance money, get a lot of bang for their buck. Stay safe out there, space pirates, and I’ll see you on Tuesday!
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Let’s make the world a better place, together. Here are two places to start: Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, which provides medical and humanitarian relief to children in the Middle East regardless of nationality, religion, or political affiliation; and Ernesto’s Sanctuary, a cat sanctuary and animal rescue in Syria that is near and dear to my heart.
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New Releases
Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
In a world half-drowned by rising seas, survivors live in five partially submerged buildings off the coast of West Africa. Unsurprisingly, the wealthy live in the highest levels, where they can see the sky and get fresh air. The poor are banished below the surface of the water. And there are those who were abandoned and left for the Atlantic Ocean to swallow. Now, an ancient power has awakened them from their water graves and offered them a chance at revenge.
Heavenbreaker by Sara Wolf
The bastard daughter of a noble house has survived the order that her duke father gave, which killed her mother and just missed her. And now she’s out for revenge, powered by pure, white-hot rage — and a Heavenbreaker, one of the few war machines left after the last, devastating conflict. But she isn’t alone in her mission, not anymore. Because something is in the Heavenbreaker with her.
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Riot Recommendations
As promised, the double dose of new releases is incoming, right here.
Escape Velocity by Victor Manibo
A luxury resort in low Earth orbit is host to reunions for the Rochford Institute, a school of only the most wealthy and well-bred students. But the 25th reunion of this class has a special twist to it: finance magnate Ava is taking this opportunity to seek the truth behind the murder of her brother, which occurred during their senior year at the school. And while the wealthy pursue their intrigues, the ones who they have left to rot on Earth have their own plans.
A House Like an Accordion by Audrey Burges
Keryth Miller has felt like she’s fading away before. Burnout, two teenage daughters, and an increasingly distant husband will do that to a person. But now she’s literally fading away, becoming translucent — and there can only be one cause. It means her father is drawing her, which means her father is alive. As she continues to fade away, Keryth searches for her father, hoping she can find him before she disappears entirely.
See you, space pirates. If you’d like to know more about my secret plans to dominate the seas and skies, you can catch me over at my personal site.