![A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen - Book Cover](https://i0.wp.com/www.fantasybookcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ABeginningAtTheEnd.jpg?fit=120%2C182&ssl=1)
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. A Beginning at the End, Mike Chen’s second novel after his Goodreads Science Fiction Choice Award–nominated debut Here and Now and Then, is a post-apocalyptic tale about found family and starting over after the world didn’t exactly end, but rather paused and changed. It’s mainly set in San Francisco in 2025, six years after a worldwide pandemic killed approximately five billion people. Post-Apocalyptic Stress Disorder (PASD) has become common, and nearly everyone lost […]
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![The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang](https://i0.wp.com/www.fantasybookcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TheDragonRepublic.jpg?fit=120%2C181&ssl=1)
The Leaning Pile of Books is a feature where I discuss books I got over the last week—old or new, bought or received in the mail for review consideration (most of which are unsolicited books from publishers). Since I hope you will find new books you’re interested in reading in these posts, I try to be as informative as possible. If I can find them, links to excerpts, author’s websites, and places where you can find more information on the […]
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