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3.25⭐
I usually love a good mash-up of genres so I thought this was an interesting concept, but unfortunately, the execution was off. It often felt slightly directionless especially when it came to the blending of the different genres. Overall, I wanted something more than what I got but what I did get wasn‘t horrible by any means, just different.

Meteors full of omnimetal (somehow both potent energy source & potent drug) sprinkle northern MN.💥Many directions to explore—rare resources, exploitation, family drama, military dominance, corporate greed—but ends up with stock characters in increasingly outrageous situations. Too many twists. P48 “It‘s like the gold rush meets the oil rush meets the height of the steel boom in the Iron Range. It‘s f*ing bananas.” Plot is bananas, too. 🍌🍌🍌2021

By the end of this book I was so hooked I lost track of time & forgot to make dinner. The debris trail from a passing comet has spiked northern Minnesota with a mysterious, powerful & very valuable new element, omnimetal. The battle for mining rights leads to bloodshed, while a military facility conducts terrible experiments. Prodigal son John Frontier returns home to a changed landscape, where corruption, a cult, & his family's secrets converge.

It might seriously start to lose it two thirds in, and the ending feels seriously rushed...but it's still one of the most enjoyable books I've read in ages. Fantastic characters.

Giving this one a try next. Not too sure about it yet, but the author can clearly write his ass off...

Heard about this book via a review from Stephen King‘s Twitter. An interesting science fiction concept in an almost apocalyptic setting. The characters were interesting and the subject kept me interested. Overall I enjoyed the book. This is the first book in the author‘s series and I‘ll read the others now too.

What‘s the best bookmail? Unexpected bookmail! What a delight to open an unexpected B&N mailer and find this beauty inside! Thank you so much, Scott—you made my day!