You guys did it, and it wasn't even close. Thank you for making INVERSION the Best Sci-Fi Book of 2020 (So Far). Free virtual cupcakes and libations for everyone! 🧁🧁🍻🥂
You can read all about the Top 10 books here: https://discoverscifi.com/top-10-sci-fi-books-of-2020-so-far/, and I'll copy/paste Inversion's entry below. As the post says, nearly 1/3 of the 1,000 votes cast were cast for Inversion. That is...beyond any superlative I can find in the dictionary.
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"1. Inversion: Riven Worlds Book Two (Amaranthe 15) G. S. Jennsen
“Voting for Inversion, GS Jennsen. It's part of an awesome series. Strong character development, creative technology, intriguing plot, and exciting space battles.” —DSF Facebook Group Member
We agree! Jennsen’s mastery of her craft has earned a loyal and passionate fanbase, and they turned out to support Inversion in record numbers, casting nearly a third of over 1000 votes for the entry. We reached out to Jennsen to ask what she thought it was about this story that resonated with readers and she had this to share:
"Inversion resonates with readers because it grounds the classic “triumph over impossible odds” story arc in the personal struggles of a cast of characters those readers have come to care deeply about. The book opens with our heroes facing some of the most dire circumstances they’ve ever encountered (which is saying something). Trapped underground beneath a city besieged by powerful aliens. Held captive in an enemy prison and thought dead by the world. Killed in action only to be resurrected in a new body using risky and unproven technology.
It’s dark, it’s ugly, it’s desperate. But no one is willing to give up and accept their fate. Instead they climb to their feet, brush the dirt off and, together and alone, fight and claw their way back to freedom, to safety, to victory. And because the readers were there alongside the characters as they fought those battles, they feel like they earned the triumph as much as the characters did."
If you haven’t started the series yet, these results should tell you: you are missing something really special!
"Nothing has prepared humanity for an enemy on the scale of the Rasu. Now, after a devastating defeat no one saw coming, the dream of victory has become a battle for survival.""
Originally posted on Facebook.