Name: Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach
ISBN: 9781250163851

Kelly Robson

In 2267, Earth has just begun to recover from worldwide ecological disasters. Minh is part of the generation that first moved back up to the surface of the Earth from the underground hells. She's spent her entire life restoring river ecosystems, but lately her work has been stalled due to the invention of time travel. When she gets the opportunity take a team to 2000 BC to survey the Tigris and Euphratesrivers, she jumps at the chance to uncover the secrets of the shadowy think tank that controls time travel technology.

Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach

Janice Hopper

I'm not quite sure what I think of this book.

It had interesting characters and an interesting setting. The telling of the story, however, skipped around, back and forth in time, in a way that I don't personally think really moved the story along. (Maybe I should say "didn't move the story along in ways the *I* liked, lol.) 

Time travel in a future after lots of catastrophes on Earth. People are living underground or in "habs" mostly. They're generally working hard to rehab what they can of the planet. But the banks have lots of control over $$ and peoples' lives. (Yes, they still do.)

Somebody gets the idea to go back and study the Tigris-Euphrates basin with an eye to remediate the same area on earth. Hijinks ensue when the locals get involved.

I have questions about what happens next. Still, it was a perfectly cromulent read.

Natalie

It’s a time travel story with a project manager as the main character. SWOON.

"Brilliantly structured . . . with a delicious tension carefully developed among the wonderful characters." —The New York Times Experience this far-reaching, mind-bending science fiction adventure that uses time travel to merge climate fiction with historical fantasy. From Kelly Robson, Aurora Award winner, Campbell, Nebula, and Theodore Sturgeon finalist, and author of Waters of Versailles Discover a shifting history of adventure as humanity clashes over whether to repair their ruined planet or luxuriate in a less tainted past. In 2267, Earth has just begun to recover from worldwide ecological disasters. Minh is part of the generation that first moved back up to the surface of the Earth from the underground hells, to reclaim humanity's ancestral habitat. She's spent her entire life restoring river ecosystems, but lately the kind of long-term restoration projects Minh works on have been stalled due to the invention of time travel. When she gets the opportunity take a team to 2000 BC to survey the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, she jumps at the chance to uncover the secrets of the shadowy think tank that controls time travel technology. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Kate B-L

Did I enjoy this? Sure. But mostly I was confused, and had very little idea what was happening. This book could have done with some humor and more layman's terms. I felt like I needed a degree in ecology, prehistoric land and geology to understand it(none of which i currently possess)

Sahi K

Definitely more of a 3.5.

The author plunges us deep in the middle of this post apocalyptic world and it took me a while to gather my bearings. And while it’ll probably take me a long while to ever get comfortable with all the scientific terminology associated with these kinds of sci-fi books, I was able to get the general idea and emotion behind it all. The dual timeline with the current and the ancient Mesopotamian civilization was a master stroke to make us feel invested in everyone’s lives, the discussion about the ethics of time travel as well as a very short term focused banking economy on the development of the world was fascinating, and the best part was the clash of cultures we could witness - not just between the timelines, but also within the present between the generation who survived the plagues and the younger ones born in the aftermath. That cliffhanger ending though equal parts wonderful and frustrating, because I can’t even guess what happens next.

Ben Nathan

I like the idea. It's a very big idea that is executed very well. It wasn't mindblowing, but this is an idea that could explored more. As a novella, it was very full and deep. I suggest this one for anyone that has any interest in the time travel ideas that are out there at all.

Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach

Reviews

Highlights