Here’s a preview of our 25 entries for the fifth annual SPSFC #5! Visit our team home page here for more information.

Note: These initial summaries don’t include any feedback from judges, who are only just starting to read for the contest. They’re just an advance look at the team’s allotment.

We’re excited to announce our allotment for the 5th annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition. There are 125 total entries, and our team has 25 of them to read. Here is the fourth set of five:

Erased
by Sebastian Kilex

A dystopian YA story follows a young woman whose technological enhancements and implants also leave her subject to control by forces unseen. Prairies Book Review says, “Brisk and emotionally charged; a page-turner.”

Gambling on Common Sense
by L. Briar

Billed as humorous sci-fi with romance and adventure, this sounds like it has it all. One Amazon reviewer says, “a novel that lovingly lampoons sci-fi tropes while delivering a fast-moving plot centered around a likeable cast of oddballs.”

Gamer
by Belinda Crawford

Billed as a “futuristic techno-thriller,” this looks like a story about vengeance for a murder. An exclusive new release via crowdfunding late last year, we don’t have a lot of reviews to go on, but we’ll never say no to trying out a cyberpunk game-infused thriller.

Of Friction
by S.J. Lee

A dystopian military sci-fi book that’s been a finalist or placed in four other competitions. A marine facing family struggles discovers a terrorist plot to destroy humanity! Great stuff. A 4.7 average rating on Amazon from 87 readers.

Operation Reboot
by James Hallenbeck

What a great concept! Watching modern civilization die, a group of time travelers decide to go back to colonial times and change history, strengthening the Mohawk people to resist colonization. One Amazon reviewer says, “a bold and imaginative blend of historical fiction and speculative adventure that asks profound questions about history, destiny, and human resilience.”

We’ll do our next five book intros soon! Stay tuned on our homepage for more.