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Firebreak

New · Science Fiction, Fiction, Dystopia

Firebreak

by Nicole Kornher-Stace

2021 · 416 pages · Fiction

17 New ★ 3.85 on Goodreads · 3K ratings

≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (science fiction) finalist (2021). 3.85★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

17Must-Read Score

Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
Readers18 out of 100 · counts 50%+10
Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3

Where it ranks

#122 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
#703 of the 730 new books we rank
#1317 of the 1,344 books we rank

Shortlisted

Goodreads Choice (science fiction) finalist (2021)

Reads as

Thought-provoking, Adventurous, Dark

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