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Enter the GoodReads giveaway for Aur Child by I.S. Lee. “Meddle not with what we don’t understand.” For centuries, future‑primitive Tellurians have lived in harmony with nature after a technological collapse known in ancient texts as Cloudburst. Only the learned elders know of a hidden virtual civilization in diaspora, one that secretly hungers for their energy and even their bodies. When a fisherman accidentally uncovers signs of others wielding advanced technology, fear and the threat of exposure push both societies toward conflict and force a group of artificial‑intelligence stewards to confront their own failures. As the real and virtual worlds collide, so do the opposing worldviews that have kept them apart for generations.
Nordic noir blends with hard science fiction in I.S. Lee’s twisting debut, Aur Child. It draws readers into a layered, uncertain future where the lines between right and wrong, good and evil, and hero and villain blur under the weight of complexity. Told through the perspectives of flawed characters, the novel challenges the conventions of shallow, spectacle‑driven storytelling and avoids the usual post‑apocalyptic clichés. Instead, it offers a slow-burning epic that carries you through time, reflection, and discovery unlike anything you’ve read before. Will you meddle?
Enter the GoodReads giveaway for Body of Work by E. L. Wilk. In this chilling, critically acclaimed thriller, Wilk blurs the boundaries between medical science, morality, and the human soul. At its core lies a deeply personal question: what does it mean to own a body, and what happens when that body becomes a commodity?
Body of Work is a fast-paced medical thriller set at the crossroads of innovation, exploitation, and humanity. At the center is Olivia, a devoted mother of twins whose sharp mind and generous heart conceal old wounds. Life on her quiet family farm feels worlds away from the high-tech, high-stakes realm of cutting-edge medicine. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Haloderm, a powerful biomedical company claiming to revolutionize surgery, organ preservation, and even long-distance space medicine. Drawn into Haloderm’s orbit, Olivia soon discovers a web of secrets that stretches far beyond her rural life.
Haloderm presents itself as a force for good, developing robotic surgical systems that could save lives across the globe and beyond. Yet behind closed doors, it wages a shadow war against the “ghouls”, profiteers who traffic in human skin and organs. In this world, bodies are currency, and ethics are negotiable.
As Olivia becomes more deeply entangled in Haloderm’s work, the stakes turn personal. Her identities as mother, wife, and survivor collide with forces determined to claim her body, her autonomy, and her family’s future. Back on the farm, surrounded by the rhythms of rural life, she fights to hold onto normalcy while confronting a reality where science and morality no longer align.
At its heart, Body of Work is not only a warning about unchecked innovation but also a story of resilience and love. What do we owe the people we love? How do we protect them when the body itself becomes a battleground? And when corporations and traffickers alike see flesh as profit, who decides what a life is worth?
Blending chilling real-world medical research with speculative possibility, Wilk delivers a story that is both intimate and universal. Olivia’s struggle, set against the stark contrast of a humble farm and the sterile world of biotechnology, becomes a testament to the endurance of love in the face of exploitation. Thrilling, poignant, and profoundly human, Body of Work leaves readers questioning the future of medicine, the cost of progress, and the lengths we go to protect those we love.
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