#17 Ghostdrift by Suzanne Palmer

Fergus Ferguson has been in hiding the last three years when he is found by one of his alien acquaintances to be used to free another alien he knows. The reason that he is the ransom instead of being turned in for all the bounties on his head is the pirate that wanted him knows about Fergus’ ability to find things that are almost impossible to be found. The impossible job is to find the Pirate’s sister that has gone missing for over a decade. The reward for this is something that Fergus can’t refuse.  The plot hinges on Fergus’ run of luck and as usual it is damn entertaining. I don’t want to say what Fergus’ reward is because it is part of a previous book’s plot.  A fun read and I really hope there will be more some day.

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley

#18 Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

Carl is having a bad night when his soon to be ex girlfriend’s cat slips out the window on a cold winter night.  Racing outside to rescue Princess Donut wearing nothing but boxers, a leather jacket and the girlfriend’s crocs, the world as he knows it comes to an end.  Carl finds himself fighting for his life in a dungeon game show with Princess Donut by his side who has been given human intelligence. Everything is over the top and the game is rigged.  And yet the reader is rooting for Carl and Princess Donut no matter what happens and what they must do to survive to the next level.  The aliens that are running the game are doing it for ratings and sponsorship money as they strip mine Earth.

 

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss