Afterburn by D. Andrews

I’m reading more SPSFC entrants this year, and the first on the list is Afterburn by D. Andrews. This book is currently an unofficial quarterfinalist alongside mine, so I was really excited to check it out! I’d heard it described as a sci-fi psychological thriller, which, given that I can’t remember the last thriller I read, had me intrigued from the start.

The novel throws you right into it, and Andrews does fantastic work at blending the showing with the telling in setting up her world. The nar...