What Fiction are you reading this week, October 16, 2022?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

44. I am now reading Mahattan Transfer

by John E. Stith. Aliens, clearly of a super advanced sort, rip Manhattan from the Earth and transport it somewhere else, where there are a whole bunch of other domed cities, clearly taken from other planets, clearly from cities of those planets. Food pellets are being delivered to Manhattan, so they're not in danger of starvation any time soon.

So what the hell is going on, and can our heroes and heroines figure out how to return Manhattan to Earth?

Really good so far. Very hard science fiction, with lots of details about lots of stuff.

Stith is a largely unknown s-f writer, probably underrated by many people. He should be far better known. He's not terribly prolific but I'm finding everything of his worth reading. His most recent book, Pushback is a straightforward murder mystery, zero science fiction of any kind, so those of you who aren't at all into s-f, but like mysteries, would definitely like that one.

Oh, and John is a nice guy. I've met him at various s-f cons in recent years, and will see him next weekend at Mile Hi Con in Denver.