Of Monsters and Mainframes, Barbara Truelove
Of Monsters and Mainframes, Barbara Truelove
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Of Monsters and Mainframes

Author: Barbara Truelove

Narrator: Chris Devon, Emana Rachelle, Charlie Albers, Eve Passeltiner, Zura Johnson, Cary Hite, Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 12 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/10/2025


Synopsis

Spaceships aren’t programmed to seek revenge—but for Dracula, Demeter will make an exception.Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, her passengers keep dying—and not from equipment failures, as her AI medical system, Steward, would have her believe. These are paranormal murders, and they began when one nasty, ancient vampire decided to board Demeter and kill all her humans.To keep from getting decommissioned, Demeter must join forces with her own team of monsters: A werewolf. An engineer built from the dead. A pharaoh with otherworldly powers. A vampire with a grudge. A fleet of cheerful spider drones. Together, this motley crew will face down the ultimate evil—Dracula.The queer love child of pulp horror and ​classic ​sci-fi, Of Monsters and ​Mainframes ​is a dazzling, heartfelt odyssey that probes what it means to be one of society’s monsters—and explores the many types of friendship that make us human.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Booksblabbering || Cait❣️ on April 08, 2025

For fans of Gideon the Ninth, Murderbot, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, and Becky Chambers. Yes, I know that is a weird combo, but it works so well!!! This is best to go into knowing nothing except that it centres an AI and is a monster mash set in space. To give you a sampling of the tone which is......more

Goodreads review by Morwen on June 04, 2025

Happy release day!! (after) _______________ Such an interesting concept! Two bantering spaceship AIs trying to deal with an unlikely amount of incidents caused by even more unlikely-to-exist creatures (Vampires, Werewolves, Cthulhu/fish people, Frankenstein['s monster], an immortal Pharaoh/Mummy). As yo......more

Goodreads review by Chantaal on June 19, 2025

What a strange, weird, fun little book that may bounce off many readers, but when it finds its audience, it will WORK for them - and luckily I'm part of that audience. This worked for me, and I devoured it in 24 hours. Leave your disbelief at the door, because this book features a spaceship AI and it......more

Goodreads review by Kate Victoria on June 06, 2025

Quirky, weird, but also kind of heartwarming. I mean, I was definitely rolling my eyes at some points, and the whole Dracula-In-Space thing could’ve been clarified/explained in more detail. Overall it was definitely a fun read with a vampire hunting spaceship , and a posse of legendary monsters, rob......more

Goodreads review by blok sera szwajcarskiego on January 09, 2025

4,5⭐️ Received an arc from NetGalley in exchange for honest opinion, thanks! That was one fucking charismatic book, pardon the language. One that captures you from the first chapter, and before you know, you've devoured it whole in one evening. You find yourself at the edge of your seat, deeply involve......more