As the project is about to be shut down, there are indications that the organism might have reappeared in Brazil. Researchers have continued to study the Andromeda organism, and an initiative known as Project Eternal Vigilance has for decades kept watch for it to reappear. Wilson pens a sequel to the book, The Andromeda Evolution. Wilson and Michael Crichtonįifty years ago, Michael Crichton burst onto the technological thriller scene with his debut (at least under his own name) novel, The Andromeda Strain, about an extraterrestrial microorganism that threatened to wipe out humanity if not stopped in time. Harper Collins The Andromeda Evolution by Daniel H.

Now that November is here, here are 17 new science fiction and fantasy books hitting stores this month that you should pick up. It’s a holiday that’s changed immensely since its earliest days, and already, it has me thinking about what changes we might get in the coming years. What fascinated me the most was how the iconography of the day changed with time - how companies adopted the colors of orange and black that we associate with the day, not to mention the images of witches, black cats, and ghosts that seem like permanent fixtures.

Morton first goes through the holiday’s origins as an agricultural event, its injection into the United States with Irish immigrants, and up through the modern day, as a celebration of all things pop culture and horror. Morton, a noted horror author, delves deeply into the origins of the holiday for a fun, fact-filled read.

Wanting to learn more about it, I picked up Lisa Morton’s book Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween. Halloween has come and gone, but I’ve always been fascinated by the holiday.

City of Broken Magic by Mirah Bolender