Earth Sucks

by Heather Chambers

Overview

It's the apocalypse. And Feng has a knack for pissing people off.
Feng's both the hunter and the hunted, searching for his missing family in a climate change decimated world controlled by the alien intruders. As a human - and maybe a little because of the explosions he leaves in his wake - he's become public enemy number one.
Diem grew up on stories of the brutal human creatures, but never dreamt she'd meet one. When Feng crosses her path, she gets her chance. Now she wishes she never had.
His loved ones' survival depend on their uneasy alliance. The terrifying truths awaiting Diem threaten to destroy everything she's ever known. They've got one shot, and one wrong step could tip the scales of war.
They came overnight. There are only a handful of survivors. There are no bodies.

For fans of dark reads that don't shy from graphic violence and lovers of tortured heroes in every sense.
Do you enjoy the world building in The 100? Are you a fan of Carry On, John Scalzi, or To Sleep in a Sea of Stars? Then Earth Sucks is your funny, scary, dystopian dream come true.
Take heed, as funny as Earth Sucks is, this book is not for the faint of heart.

Readers say...
"Exciting storyline, great writing. When's the next one?"
"In a world where there was no reason to laugh, Heather Chambers gave the characters and me a reason to smile."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781999021467
Publisher:	Heather Chambers
Publication date:	10/26/2022
Series:	Earth Sucks , #1
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.96(d)

About the Author

Armed with search histories that’d pique the FBIs attention if ever discovered (for writing purposes she swears), Canadian author Heather Chambers writes for readers whose voices are swept under the rug. She dabbles in all kinds of dystopian, scifi, fantasy and romantic reads, with queer characters throughout. When she’s not writing, she's practicing Martial Arts, going to conventions and rolling around in the grass with her Golden Retriever.

Find her on instagram, tumblr or tiktok under handles like HeatherC_Author for laughs and sneak peaks!

Editorial Reviews

I was hooked from the first page. Earth Sucks is a vivid, cheeky, often jarringly violent romp through the apocalypse. I want more.

Goodreads - Kristy Gardner

2022-10-05
After an alien invasion, a resistance fighter makes an uneasy secret alliance with one of the creatures prior to becoming a prize prisoner in Chambers’ debut YA SF novel.

In the future, humankind is laid low by climate change, with cities becoming walled fortresses against floods and resources and infrastructure depleted. Sinister aliens called the Fringeants are undertaking a stealthy takeover of Earth, occupying major population centers and killing many residents. Fringeants look mostly human except for their glowing eyes and mouths, and their weapons tend to be whips, fists, and bows and arrows. They also use totemic magic involving the use of doll-like “poppets.” Somewhere in Canada, Feng is an underground fighter/saboteur/medic who fled pursuit by Fringeants as a teen three years ago. When Feng takes shelter in a Fringeant-held house, he accidentally makes his first close contact with one of the creatures. Diem is a sort of healer among the invaders and an expert wielder of poppets; she repeats the official line that Fringeants have a moral imperative to conquer the ecologically abused planet and force barbaric human beings into following the Fringeants’ universal religion and become enlightened. After Feng is captured and suffers brutally under torture, Diem reconsiders her peoples’ agenda and ethics. Chambers’ debut is not the satire its title seems to portend; instead, the graphic material in this work brings to mind the splatterpunk aesthetic. Descriptions of physical harm abound in these pages, and the fact that the Fringeants are resolutely low-tech for a galaxy-traveling race—their POW compound lacks even rudimentary surveillance—puts the material in league with brutal war stories of yore. However, quite young adults largely comprise the ensemble here instead of adults; the author herself was in her teens when the yarn was written.Readers may appreciate the many twists and betrayals in the close-quarter setting of a disused school that serves as a Fringeant base. An open ending indicates troop transports of sequels are on their way, and a preview of a prequel is included.

A violent alien occupation/prison break novel that feels more retro than futurist.

Kirkus Reviews