Custodians of the Future

X. Ho Yen

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Stockholm. New Year's Eve. One janitor squad. One mystery compound. One hell of a day.

A fast, sardonic, sci-fi mystery you won't forget. Join a ragtag crew of sanitation techs as they unravel a conspiracy buried deep in Sweden's waste stream - all before midnight.

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"You are a vital component of Global Waste"went the company motivational email...

Irena wants to fit in, and she needs the job, so she goes with the flow and doesn't rock the boat.

But discovering strange, potentially deadly contents in Stockholm's wastewater sends her fellow janitor squad members off the rails. Their whacky assumptions and accusations lead to mayhem, threatening the lives and livelihoods of the innocent targets of their suspicions. Irena is caught between her integrity and her need for security.

It's New Year's Eve, 2099. Can Irena get to the bottom of the wastewater mystery while keeping her teammates from doing harm, staying out of prison, and avoiding the retributions of Luxembourger street vendors, Buddhist monks, and the dreaded Canadian Space Agency?

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This mystery-romp-chase will ring bells among fans of Star Trek, The Blues Brothers, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Red Dwarf, Alien/Aliens, and other iconic works of pop culture and beyond.

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WINNER, (Silver level), The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2024, Fiction for Adults category

Finalist, Global Book Awards 2024, Science Fiction - Crime & Mystery category

Finalist, American Writing Awards 2024, Science Fiction category

Finalist, Indies Today Awards 2024 (find it on page 2)

5/5 -- Readers' Favorite

5/5 -- The Wishing Shelf

Book Details

Publisher: Grand Unification Monastery
Publish Date: Oct 9th, 2023
Pages: 260
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.00in - 0.55in - 0.57lb
EAN: 9780976615866
Categories: • Science Fiction - Humorous• Literary• Psychological

About the Author

Ho Yen, X.: - X. Ho Yen is an autistic, mixed genetics aerospace engineer ( 30 yrs) who now writes inclusive, irreverent, hopepunk, literary sci fi. He does not write tropey sci fi.His pen name is essentially his Cantonese grandfather's name. Genetically, he is half East Prussian, quarter Cuban, quarter Chinese.Full list of Lauds with links: XHoYenAuthor.com/laudsInterviews at XHoYenAuthor.com/mediaBoth of his released novels ("Minimum Safe Distance" and "Custodians of the Future") are carried in Arapahoe Library System, Biblioboard, and CO State Library Book Club Resource.CotF is the stylistic opposite of MSD. X. Ho Yen is not a one trick pony. He's always working to improve and have creative fun with novel structure.His third book, "Space Autistic Author's Puzzling Innerverse" (Nov 2024), is not a novel. It's an immersive, educational brain tasks book promoting emotional health and critical thinking.Keep in touch at XHoYenAuthor.com.

Praise for this book

"I found it a fast read and kept thinking I had the ending figured out. Of course I was never close to figuring it out but found it a fascinating, humorous read!" - Cathy B., CotF Alpha Reader

"A rollicking romp through the lingering stench of the wretched refuse of human civilization. I really enjoyed it. I read it straight through. You should consider this an extreme complement - rarely happens... bloody brilliant." - Chris B., CotF Alpha Reader

"Enjoyed the book! Much sillier tone than MSD, it was a fun read" - Bobby R., CotF Alpha Reader