The novel “Victories Greater Than Death” by Charlie Jane Anders was published for the first time in 2021. It’s the first book in the Unstoppable trilogy.

Tina Mains may appear to be a normal teenager, but she knows she’s an alien, given up for adoption on Earth to remain hidden on a remote planet. When the beacon implanted in her body lights up, signaling the arrival of a Royal Fleet starship to take her back to her true people, she’s tense and excited at the same time. Rachael, her best human friend, stays with her, partly to support her and partly to live an adventure better than her life on Earth. However, the new situation proves bittersweet, and even recruiting young Earthlings proves complicated.

Tina discovers she’s a clone of the legendary Thaoh Argentian, a legacy she immediately finds truly burdensome because everyone says she’s a great heroine. She must undergo treatments to reverse the effects of the genetic modifications that make her appear human, and most importantly, restore Thaoh Argentian’s memory. Something goes wrong, and Tina finds herself with the woman’s knowledge but not her personal memories. As if that weren’t enough, the starship is attacked by the enemies from the Compassion, led by Marrant, the one who killed her. Her survival depends on the secret of the Shapers, and the Talgan Stone is a clue.

The novel “The Ministry of Time” by Kaliane Bradley was published for the first time in 2024.

Some expatriates have been taken at various times of the past at the point of death and transported to a future London affected by climate change. To manage their adaptation to the new situation, the Ministry of Time is formed, a secret project that assigns each expatriate a so-called bridge.

Graham Gore was taken at the point of death in the Arctic during what in his future is known as Franklin’s lost expedition. To aid his adjustment, the Ministry of Time assigns him an Anglo-Cambodian woman with whom he lives in a specially prepared house. The relationship between the two of them isn’t easy, but their mutual understanding grows day by day, even as the project begins to reveal dark sides.

The novel “Camp Concentration” by Thomas M. Disch was published for the first time in 1967, serialized in the magazine “New Worlds” and later as a book.

Louis Sacchetti was imprisoned as a conscientious objector who refused to participate in the war that had pitted the United States against virtually the entire world. Even in that situation, he tried to continue writing poetry, but after some time, he was transferred to a secret facility run by the military.

In his new prison, Louis Sacchetti discovers he was transferred to Camp Archimedes, where he becomes part of an intelligence-enhancement experiment. After being interviewed by resident psychiatrist Aimee Busk, he becomes a guinea pig for a treatment based on a derivative of the syphilis bacterium. Its negative side effect is that it’s even more lethal than syphilis itself.

The novel “The Return of Santiago” by Mike Resnick was published for the first time in 2003. It’s the sequel to “Santiago.”

Danny Briggs is a petty thief who wants to make a name for himself but must first evade justice. During his escape, he hides in a house where he discovers the original manuscript of the great poet Black Orpheus. Specifically, the manuscript contains a poem about the legendary outlaw Santiago and the revelation that he wasn’t a single man but a sort of title used by various men in the course of decades.

Inspired by his discovery, Danny Briggs decides to become the new Black Orpheus under the pen name Dante Alighieri. He decides that he needs to find a new Santiago to give meaning to his work. He finds the thief who uses the pen name Waltzing Matilda, a descendant of one of the Santiagos, and convinces her to help him find the right man to revive the legend.

The novel “Treason” by John Walker was published for the first time in 2020. It’s the second book in The Descendants War series and follows “Triton”.

The archaeologists aboard the starship Triton are trying to figure out how to access the information contained in the ancient Kahl artifact they found. Meanwhile, a Rhulin outpost, allied with the Prytin, is under attack, apparently by pirates equipped with the best Kahl weapons. Their target appears to be a scientist conducting research on the planet.

General Renz Divol is offered a new chance to prove his worth, but the situation becomes complicated for him. A Kahl base where highly classified information is store is attacked by a highly trained group, also thanks to the knowledge of the base systems. The group’s members are mostly Kahl, perhaps connected to the mysterious Prophet whom Milna Lithe is investigating undercover.