A History of What Comes Next

A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel is an awesome sci-fi alternative history exploring first contact and the space race. Cloning aliens have walked among us for thousands of years with the singular mission: “take them to the stars.” Mothers and daughters working to advance the cause of human space exploration in tension with evading the cruelty of their mysterious adversaries and longing to live in the world they're trying to save. The book is loaded with real history and the author's afterward at the end of the audiobook does a great job highlighting the real inspirations of the plot. I really enjoyed Neuvel's Themis trilogy and I loved this book too. Probably will listen to the sequel soon.