WHAT A WILD FEVER DREAM OF A NOVEL!
I did receive an advanced Listener Copy from RB Media (THANK YOU!!!!) and of course all opinions are my own.
I do honestly believe this book is best read via audio for most readers. Ruffin Prentiss did the narration and his voice takes on a rhythm and timbre that is propulsive. I loved it. I was able to finish this book within a week - which is probably a speed record for me.
This is a story of many things. Firstly it is set in 1977. But not a 1977 that you or I recall, and not one that is chronicled in the history books. We're in a 1977 that has a Space program involving military bases on the moon. YEP, ON THE MOON!
Mitch (AKA Last Ditch Mitch) is stuck out on the moon, with one pal Gloria, and he's hoping his long lost love Flynn will someday come find him. Thing is... he only knows Flynn joined the Spacemen, he had NO IDEA where Flynn might be.
Mitch and Gloria find themselves dishonorably discharged from the Service and must return to earth. This is not the plan, and it's hard to know what to do. So, these two team up with the LGBTQIA community to create mutual aid, a space for people to be themselves, and a space for organization when actual aliens return to earth - some in the form of disco loving beautiful men.
I feel like this book is best understood if one has some knowledge of the history of various critical points in LGBTQIA history like the stonewall riots, the "gay panic defense" and Don't ask/Don't tell act. Although none of this is really explicitly referred to in the book, I felt that there were reverberations of these time lines and events in the book.
I did do a video review of this, and if you are so inclined please feel free to click here and help a creator out. (TT is not a fan of these videos and I find my content to be somewhat less viewed after posting anything related to Pride month- which could be coincidence or... it could be something else.)
Overall I did enjoy this novel. It does not quite seem to come together very tightly, but based on vibes alone, I will give it a resounding 3.75 stars.
First Published : 06/16/2026 Audio out on 6/30
Pages: 368
Available as an Audio Book : ~ 9 hrs
Trigger Warnings: War references, weapons, aliens, Disco dancing, references to sexual behavior, (this is not a full list, read responsibly)
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