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PoindexterOglethorpe

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Mon Dec 27, 2021, 03:20 PM Dec 2021

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Don't Look Up, I want to recommend the Ben H. Winters trilogy about a comet that is also going to wipe out most life on Earth once it hits. It's The Last Policeman trilogy. The comet will hit in about 6 months at the beginning of the first book. The last policeman is a man who sees no point in not doing his job down to the last minute, even though many, many people are just abandoning their jobs, doing whatever the hell they want in the short time remaining. It's really, really good and I highly recommend it.

Or even if you haven't seen it or have no intention of seeing it. The Winters books are not satire, as is the movie, but a look at how everything would probably unravel if we knew such a comet was on its way.
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Winters also wrote the excellent "Underground Airlines" AZSkiffyGeek Dec 2021 #1
Yes. I've read that one also. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2021 #2
I need a good book, I'm going to check this out! pnwest Dec 2021 #3
I greatly enjoyed hermetic Dec 2021 #4
I came across Vol 2 in a thrift store dweller Dec 2021 #5
Normally starting part way into a series is a bad idea, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2021 #6
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