NEW SCIFI FOR THE FALL

I just finished reading two new science fiction books that couldn't be more different. First time author Demitria Lunetta has created a frightening version of the future in her book In the After. Life has been pretty good for Amy until the world is attacked by Them, strange creatures -- maybe aliens -- who are always hunger for human flesh. Amy manages to survive for four years due to her own survival skills and an electrified fence that surrounds her home. While her parents and friends are assumed dead (and eaten by Them), Amy rescues a toddler whom she names Baby. Then they are captured by a strange aircraft which turns out to be from community of humans called New Hope who are trying to rebuild the world and its population. Unfortunately for Amy the answer to the identity of Them is also found in New Hope. A brutal, pulse-pounding adventure for anyone with a strong stomach.

On a much lighter note is Wendy Mass's new book Pi in the Sky. In this story we meet Joss, the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe. Joss's father rules a dimension that oversees our galaxy and all the universe from The Realms. But Joss's job is to deliver pies until one fateful day when an Earth girl Annika accidentally see

s and travels to The Realms which leads to the complete disappearance of the our world. Now Joss learns his true job as he and the annoying Annika try to bring back Earth. While many facts about the cosmos appear in this story, there are chuckles galore as Joss tries to explain The Realms to Annika while trying to prevent her from learning too much of the truth.

These books will be ready for checkout in September.