Cuba – Red Dust
This book is many things, but mainly it is the diary of a Caribbean Zombie, and his attempt to decipher what it means to be human.
Brazil – The Last 8
Sao Paulo used to be known for it’s insane traffic, but then Covid hit.
Iraq – Iraq+100
Baghdad used to be the most important city in the Arab world until the Mongols torched it.
Malaysia – Cyberpunk: Malaysia
There are a lot of things I didn’t know about Malaysia. I didn’t know, for example, that it has a pretty thriving geek community which in 2015 produced an anthology called Cyberpunk: Malaysia.
China – The Three-Body Problem
The Cultural Revolution was a brutal period in Chinese history. No one was safe during this period. Anyone who showed any signs of independent thinking was a legitimate target.
South Korea – Solo Leveling
You cannot visit East Asia and not read a web novel. I’m sorry you just can’t.
Japan – Biogenesis
In 2005 the Japanese Archipelago was designated a biodiversity hotspot by Conservation International. The islands are home to thousands of unique species.
1922 – The Girl in The Golden Atom
1922. President Harding installs the first radio device in the White House, and becomes the first president to deliver a broadcasted speech.
1920 – We
1920. The Russian Civil War is mostly over.
1912 – The Lost World
1912. British explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, and his men place second in a race to the South Pole.