Hi Frens!

I'm thrilled to announce our August Book Club pick is Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove! I'm so excited to read a fellow Bindery title with you!

Synopsis:

Spaceships aren’t programmed to seek revenge—but for Dracula, Demeter will make an exception.

Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, her passengers keep dying—and not from equipment failures, as her AI medical system, Steward, would have her believe. These are paranormal murders, and they began when one nasty, ancient vampire decided to board Demeter and kill all her humans.

To keep from getting decommissioned, Demeter must join forces with her own team: A werewolf. An engineer built from the dead. A pharaoh with otherworldly powers. A vampire with a grudge. A fleet of cheerful spider drones. Together, this motley crew will face down the ultimate evil—Dracula.

The queer love child of pulp horror and ​classic ​sci-fi, Of Monsters and ​Mainframes ​is a dazzling, heartfelt odyssey that probes what it means to be one of society’s monsters—and explores the many types of friendship that make us human.

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We will begin reading Of Monsters and Mainframes on August 1st in Discord.

As a reminder, to gain access to the book club channels in Discord, you must be a Free Follower of Bindery! If you want to nominate future titles for our book club to vote on and read, that is a paid benefit starting at the Sprite Fren ($5/mo) tier!

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Buy the ebook (on sale for $3.99) HERE

Buy the Bindery Exclusive Edition (hardback) HERE

Paperback linked at the bottom of this post!