On the first Friday of May, every year, the world celebrates Space Day, a day dedicated to space exploration and encouraging future generations to go boldly where some have gone before. If you're looking for inspiration when you head to the stars, Apex has a couple of titles for you to draw from!
Severance by Chris Bucholz
Cracked.com columnist Chris Bucholz mines humor, desperation, and a generational ship in his science fiction debut novel, Severance.
After 240 years of traveling toward Tau Prius and a new plant to colonize, the inhabitants of the generation ship Argos are bored and aimless. They join groups such as the Markers and the Breeders, have costumed orgies, and test the limits of drugs, alcohol, and pain just to pass the time.
To Laura Stein, they're morons, and other than a small handful of friends, she'd rather spend time with her meat plant than with any of her fellow passengers. But when one of her subordinates is murdered while out on a job, Laura takes it as her responsibility to find out what happened. She expects to find a personal grudge or a drug deal gone wrong, but instead stumbles upon a conspiracy that could tear the ship in two.
Labeled a terrorist and used as a pawn in the ultimate struggle for control, Laura, with help from her friend Bruce and clues left by a geneticist from the past, digs deep into the inner working of the ship, shimmying her way through duct work, rallying the begrudged passengers to rise up and fight, and peeking into an unsavory past to learn the truth and save their future.
About the Author
Chris Bucholz is a noted comedy and video game writer. He is the author of the science fiction novels Severance and Freeze/Thaw, and has written for a number of current and upcoming video games, including Star Control: Origins, Sorcerer King, and Galactic Civilizations III.
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Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories by Tobias S. Buckell
Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories is Tobias S. Buckell's seventh short fiction collection and is comprised of 15 stories, several of which are original to the collection or were previously only available through his Patreon.
This collection ranges from galactic adventures to intimate explorations of humanity—sometimes in the same story—rich with a sense of wonder and deft storytelling.
About the Author
Born in the Caribbean, Tobias S. Buckell is a New York Times Bestselling and World Fantasy Award winning author. His novels and almost one hundred short stories have been translated into nineteen different languages. He has been nominated for the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, World Fantasy Award, and Astounding Award for Best New Science Fiction Author. He currently lives in Ohio.
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From Apex Book Company, we hope you reach for the stars!
