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Books suggested for reading by the Midwest Venture Partners. You can suggest books, subject to mod approval from @phildini.
This list is presented as-is with no warranty, it's just "books from #books that people seemed excited about". Readers are advised to really look at reviews and descriptions before reading.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
4 stars
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved …
Robots! Soap Operas! Scifi Action!
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
4 stars
"The Emperor needs necromancers.
The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.
Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more …
Lesbian necromancers in space try to become one of the 12 disciples
Translation State by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch)
4 stars
Qven was created to be a Presger translator. The pride of their Clade, they always had a clear path before …
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
4 stars
A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun
In the holy city of Tova, …
Losing the signal by Jacquie McNish
4 stars
Losing the Signal tells the story of the rapid rise and fall of BlackBerry, whose share of the U.S. phone …
The book the Blackberry movie was based on
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4 stars
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes this reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel, a story …
Body horror! Mexicana! Romance?
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
4 stars
Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous …
