2017 Reading challenge: (advanced list) A book from a Genre you've never heard of before

Amish Vampires in Space by Kerry Nietz

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


They say "Don't judge a book by it's cover". Same holds true for the title.

I went into this book expecting a written version of a story you'd see made into a movie shown on public access TV at 2am, or torn apart by Mystery Science Theater. I mean, come on, a book entitled "Amish Vampires in Space"? What else could it be but camp and nonsense?

Boy was I wrong. Instead I got a well written, enjoyable Science Fiction story that wove Amish, Vampires and Space Travel together with a logical thread that made me go "Huh, I never would have thought of that, but it makes total sense".

Oh sure, you can figure out early on where the bad guys come into the picture. But that's secondary to how the crew of the Raven and the Amish settlers deal with them.

All in all, I really enjoyed the book and have actually started recommending it to others. I may even look to get the next book in the series now.



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