The Circus Infinite

De: Khan Wong

Narrado por: Stefan Menaul

A circus takes down a crime-boss on the galaxy’s infamous pleasure moon.

Hunted by those who want to study his gravity powers, Jes makes his way to the best place for a mixed-species fugitive to blend in: the pleasure moon where everyone just wants to be lost in the party. It doesn’t take long for him to catch the attention of the crime boss who owns the resort-casino where he lands a circus job, and when the boss gets wind of the bounty on Jes’ head, he makes an offer: Do anything and everything asked of him or face vivisection.

With no other options, Jes fulfills the requests: espionage, torture, demolition. But when the boss sets the circus up to take the fall for his about-to-get-busted narcotics operation, Jes and his friends decide to bring the mobster down. And if Jes can also avoid going back to being the prize subject of a scientist who can’t wait to dissect him? Even better.

©2021 Khan Wong (P)2021 Angry Robot

A very different but refreshing scifi!

In an era full of military and/or brutal, universe-shattering scifi, it was extremely satisfying to find a good book with underrepresented perspectives in a setting that is entirely unique. I never would have expected a futuristic circus setting to work so well and feel so natural.

Aside from a few personal gripes with the narrator (a few too many characters share the exact same voice for my taste), this book is equal parts comfy and suspenseful.

I especially recommend this book to those seeking to dip their toes into Scifi/fantasy novels for the first time.

Infinitely engaging

Excellent take of found family and embracing your potential, set against a kaleidoscopic cosmic background.

Scifi Fanfiction quality of writing

The main character is a Mary Sue, the villains are evil for evil's sake. The world is mildly interesting, but the plot holes are wide enough to drive a bus through. The only reason I can think of for this book to have the rating it does is that it heavily uses the LGBTQ alphabet. At least it doesn't feel like the characters are forced into the plot, but instead of it being in the background to flush out the characters it's half the book. One of the most generic and boring plots that I have ever read.