Hardwired (1986)

Descender

Jeff Lemire

2019 · 360 pages · 2 reviews

Others: Overwhelmingly positive

From the award-winning creative team of JEFF LEMIRE and DUSTIN NGUYEN, DESCENDER is a rip-roaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey that pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling sci-fi epic. This second oversized hardcover collection sees the final solution of the Harvesters come to fruition as the fate of the entire galaxy rests in the hands of one young robot who’s finally ready to take the great leap forward.

Forever free

Joe Haldeman

1999 · 276 pages · 2 reviews

Others: Mostly negative

From back cover Ace paperback November 2000: A veteran of The Forever War, William Mandella lives on the snow-covered planet set aside for his kind, supporting his family by ice-fishing and teaching physics. But now Mandella's life has become obsolete. The denizens of Earth have evolved into a group consciousness and taken control of his new home -- keeping its independent human inhabitants alive for the sake of their diverse gene pool. But that's not how Mandella and his fellow soldiers want to exist. So, in desperation, he rallies the humans to hijack a spaceship and take to the stars, to begin humanity anew... Then something goes wrong. The crew is forced to abandon ship -- and return home in suspended animation twenty-five years later. But the planet has aged centuries during their voyage -- and the crew wonders what new world awaits their arrival...

Invisible Kingdom Volume 1

G. Willow Wilson

2019 · 128 pages · 1 review

Others: Positive

"In a small solar system in a far-flung galaxy, two women -- one a young religious acolyte and the other a hard-bitten freighter pilot --uncover a conspiracy between the leaders of the most dominant religion and an all-consuming mega-corporation. On the run from reprisals on both sides, this unlikely pair must decide where their loyalties lie -- and risk plunging the world into anarchy if they reveal the truth"--

Laguardia

Nnedi Okorafor

2019 · 132 pages · 1 review

Others: Positive

"In an alternate world where aliens have integrated with society, pregnant Nigerian-American doctor Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka has just smuggled an illegal alien plant named Letme Live through LaGuardia International and Interstellar Airport... and that's not the only thing she's hiding. She and Letme become part of a community of human and alien immigrants; but as their crusade for equality continues and the birth of her child nears, Future -- and her entire world -- begins to change."-- "On a planet Earth bursting with integrated extraterrestrial life, Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka is running from Nigeria under mysterious conditions. She's five months pregnant, her fiance doesn't know she's left... and she's smuggling an illegal, sentient plant into New York."--Provided by publisher.

Lazarus

Greg Rucka

2014 · 1 review

Others: Positive

My Hero Academia, Vol. 1

Kohei Horikoshi

2014 · 189 pages · 1 review

Others: Positive

What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks" at age four? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless? Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny...