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Of Monsters and Mainframes
New · Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy

Of Monsters and Mainframes

by Barbara Truelove
2025 · 411 pages · Fiction
41 New ★ 4.03 on Goodreads · 18K ratings
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (science fiction) finalist (2025). 4.03★ from 18K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

41Must-Read Score
  • Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
  • Readers43 out of 100 · counts 50%+25
  • Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12

Where it ranks

Shortlisted

Reads as

Dark, Adventurous, Gripping

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