Ordered the paperback! Congrats on the book! I’ve got to commend you on taking on a PKD style story. When I wrote my first sci-fi book, I was very intimidated of PKD. I’ve been having a lot of fun being an sci-fi author, and I’m sure you will too. I’m happy to talk about the marketing side of it if you want. If you’re curious, here is my book: SEED by Matthew G. Dick
I’m a ME and I recently published a sci-fi novel that I put a lot of engineering philosophy into. One of the main things is understanding failure and choosing simple solutions to avoid failure. It’s a pretty light, fun read SEED: A Hard Science Fiction Novel
The books that are most like mine are The Martian and We are Legion (We are Bob). I’m also a really big Philip K. Dick and Stanislaw Lem fan. You can check out my book here
I’ve always been a big fan of that Bobiverse and I recently was able to publish the sci-fi novel I always wanted to write. I think any Bobiverse fan would enjoy my book.
Here is the back cover blurb:
What kind of person does it take to build a civilization from the ground up? In this fun, hard science fiction novel, astronaut Nick Burke will have to learn how to be a leader if he wants humanity to survive on a new planet…even if he is no longer a human himself. Nick Burke dreams of successfully creating the first sustainable space colony in human history. After a third failed mission on Mars, Nick returns to Earth heartbroken. But during the trip home he has an epiphany caused by a near-death experience on how to truly accomplish his dream. Nick launches a billionaire funded startup company that solves the interstellar travel problem. Transporting people in a spaceship without any people aboard. After Nick lands on his new, distant planet, he has to combat his greatest trials yet including raising children and goats while becoming a colony building survivalist. Fans of Andy Weir’s The Martian and Dennis E. Taylor’s We Are Legion (We Are Bob) will find familiar themes of innovative science fiction ideas with plenty of humor and pop-culture.
Here is the link to the book on Amazon:
SEED by Matthew G. Dick
The author is apparently hesitant to self-promote in this forum. I respect that.
As an independent reviewer, here’s the link:
https://www.amazon.com/SEED-Science-Survival-Colonization-Leadership-ebook/dp/B08DG7ZXZ3