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 are the first five:

Alternative Science
by Chad Eastwood

This sounds like a chaotic, funny, smart book where pseudoscience is king, except where it’s not, and nobody can agree where truth lies. There’s even Jesus. A 5.0 average rating on Amazon.

Dragon City
by Iryna Karban

A dark, dystopian adventure, where monsters from dreams lurk at the bottom of an abandoned city. One reviewer on Amazon says, “The plot’s numerous twists and turns made the book impossible to put down.“

Empyreax: The Rise of Cà Rá
by Scott Frost

An eccentric, distant father. A mysterious alien woman. A powerful artifact, and a doomsday cultist. Terrific ingredients for sci-fi horror. One five-star review on Amazon says, “What an intricate world this author has built! He has a way to make you care about the small characters throughout, the good, the bad, the sly, the innocent.“

Far Flung
by Utunu

I mean, you had me at space fennecs. One reviewer says, “Its characters are charming and intimate, its worldbuilding is focused and interesting, and the uplifting themes explored in Rafts are expanded upon to great effect. I loved it, and I think it’s well worth your time.” 4.63 average rating by 51 readers on Goodreads.

Golem Master
by T.J. Lombardi

From the tremendously popular and booming LitRPG genre, this is a world of professional arena combat full of mechanical beasts and magical runes, inspired by Pokemon and Pacific Rim. A 4.6 average rating from 22 readers on Amazon.

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