August 2025

SEED by Matthew G. Dick

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The novel “SEED” by Matthew G. Dick was published for the first time in 2020.

Nick Burke participates in a mission to Mars that aims to create a self-sustaining colony. This is the third attempt, but it’s fraught with problems that lead to its failure, exactly like the previous ones. The astronauts return to Earth, and Nick realizes that the path to colonization could be very different.

His father had involved Nick in an experiment to create a digital clone since his birth. When he manages to secure funding from billionaires in exchange for transporting embryos of their children or clones, Nick’s digital clone is loaded into a robotic body and launched to another star system. That project isn’t without its challenges.

Timewyrm: Exodus by Terrance Dicks

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The novel “Timewyrm: Exodus” by Terrance Dicks was published for the first time in 1991. It’s No. 2 in the “New Adventures” range by Virgin Publishing.

The Seventh Doctor attempts to pinpoint the time period when the entity known as Timewyrm arrived, but it is difficult to obtain a precise result. The TARDIS transports the Doctor and Ace to 1951, to the Festival of Britain in London. The travelers soon realize they have ended up in a London ruled by the Nazis.

The comments Doctor and Ace exchange are overheard by someone who alerts the local authorities, and the two are arrested. They manage to escape, but the TARDIS is no longer where they left it. To understand when history was altered to help Germany win World War II, the Doctor finds himself in the awkward position of collaborating with the Nazis.

Void Station One by Mike Futcher

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The novel “Void Station One” by Mike Futcher was published for the first time in 2023.

Simon Cole is an astronaut who specializes in long-duration missions aimed at salvaging anything still of value from old installations such as space stations. A normal life would be too limited for him, but being estranged from the rest of humanity is having a very negative effect on him.

When he’s offered a new salvage mission to the old Void Station One, Simon Cole accepts. The recovery was decided because the space station is on the trajectory of a black hole, which will destroy it. This also makes the mission an opportunity for Cole to end his life.

The Shri rapax fossil

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An article published in the journal “Historical Biology” reports the identification of a feathered dinosaur species with bird-like features and particularly strong hands. A team of researchers named it Shri rapax after examining a very well-preserved fossil, albeit missing its head. This fossil has a peculiar history, as it was found in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia during an illegal excavation and later smuggled abroad. This makes it more difficult to study a carnivorous species that lived approximately 71 million years ago and is related to the famous Velociraptor, as both are members of the Dromaeosauridae family

You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo

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The novel “You Sexy Thing” by Cat Rambo was published for the first time in 2021. It’s the first book in the Disco Space Opera series.

Running a restaurant should be easier than being an admiral of the Holy Hive Mind, but Nicolette “Niko” Larsen and her staff, including former members of her fleet, are having trouble making ends meet. An opportunity arises with the rumors of the arrival of a famous culinary critic, and with her, billionaire Arpat Tekraven arrives as well.

Concerns about a review of the restaurant become trivial when the space station is attacked, forcing everyone to evacuate. Tekraven offers Niko and her staff a ride on his spaceship, the You Sexy Thing, but dies during the escape. Among the things Niko brings with her is a crate with mysterious contents. The You Sexy Thing’s artificial intelligence thinks it’s been stolen and sets course for a space prison.