When vengeance meets alien tech: Have you heard of The Bright Highway by Nick Crawford?

[Deborah]

Every once in a while, a sci-fi story comes along that doesn’t just blast you with action, it makes you think.
Nick Crawford’s The Bright Highway is one of those rare finds.

It starts with Emmett Hayes, a man who’s been away from Earth for seven years, stationed in orbit as a soldier after the catastrophic Chicago Storm. When he finally returns to his dusty southern hometown — Old Dallas — he’s carrying more than a weapon. He’s carrying hate.

He’s sworn to destroy the “Reachers,” an invasive alien species that nearly ended humanity. But the real twist? The advanced, outlawed gunsuit he wears a mesmerizing piece of alien tech — may be far more alive, and far more dangerous, than he realizes.

What begins as a story of vengeance spirals into something much deeper about tribalism, identity, and the cost of progress.
Through Emmett’s flawed eyes, you watch a man unravel everything he thought he knew about loyalty, technology, and himself.

Readers have called it “phenomenal… a hell of a debut” and “an engrossing tale of a man torn between two worlds.”
If you love the raw energy of Pierce Brown, the mind-bending turns of Blake Crouch, or the immersive worlds of Ernest Cline this book belongs on your radar.

💭 Would you trust a technology that seems to know you better than you know yourself?
That’s the question The Bright Highway leaves echoing long after the last page.

🔗 Read more or grab the Kindle edition here on Goodreads