The Half-Life Empire by Shami Stovall

The Half-Life Empire was the 12th place finalist in BBNYA 2024!
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Book Details
Length: 372 Pages
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Date Published: October 2, 2023
Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/i9zntEM (Canada) https://a.co/d/8WXpAWd (USA)
https://amzn.eu/d/8cCr1rX (UK)
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199968167-the-half-life-empire
The Story Graph Link:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/42971cc8-6951-4b22-aa91-ed12da67d885

Blurb
From the Dragon Award–nominated author of Astra One young woman leads a ragtag band
of survivors across a fractured, post-alien-invasion America.
Hacker Kita Yamasaki would do anything to escape the post-apocalyptic landscape that was
the result of the Forever Winter. But for a normal person, the only options are the war-hungry
nation-state of Ex Cathedra or the isolationist United California. Fortunately, Kita is anything
but normal.
When she finds a faded brochure for the BC Oasis—an underground greenhouse capable of
sheltering a quarter million people—she jumps at the opportunity, even going so far as to
steal a fission battery the oasis requires to operate at full capacity. There’s just one problem .
. . The battery belongs to the ruthless judges of Ex Cathedra.
Now Kita finds herself the target of a deadly chase. In her race to safety, she picks up three
fellow Dallas; his mute daughter, Crouton; and Bishop, a junk hunter. But will they betray her
and take the battery for themselves? Is one of them a member of the cultist Iron-Blooded
who worship the few remaining alien invaders scattered across Earth’s wasteland? Faced with certain death if they’re caught by the judges’ power-armored soldiers, Kita must
put aside her suspicions and make a headlong dash for sanctuary—and the promise of a
new life.

Author Bio
Shami Stovall is a multi-award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction. Before that, she
taught history and criminal law at the college level, and loved every second. When she’s not
reading fascinating articles and books about ancient China or the Byzantine Empire, Stovall
can be found playing way too many video games, especially RPGs and tactics simulators.
If you want to contact her, you can do so at the following locations:
Website: https://sastovallauthor.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GameOverStation/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SAStovall/
Email: s.adelle.s@gmail.com

My Review Not my usual to read, but its good to step outside your normal, and experiment with authors and plots and genres. This one was a BBNYA Finalist and I can see why, the attention to detail and world building was sublime. Not a huge lover of science fiction and aliens, but I thoroughly enjoyed the journey this took me on, and makes you realise your bad days have nothing on theirs!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Kita is anything amazing main character, and seeing her develop relationships and trust, while being wiley and distrustful, is a fast paced story that will full immerse you