Sci-Fi Month 2026 - Books From The Backlog: Terminal Uprising (Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse #2) by Jim C. Hines

 

Happy Thursday everyone! Welcome back to Books from the Backlog, the weekly linkup I'm taking part of which is hosted by Carole's Random Life in Books.  This is a great way to put a spotlight on books that I've had sitting on my shelf for awhile.  I don't know when I'll get to my weekly featured book, but I hope to some time hopefully soon.  In honor of SciFi Month 2026, a celebration of all things sci-fi and it's hosted by Lisa @ Dear Geek Place, Imyril @ There's Always Room For One More, Annemieke @ A Dance With Books, and Mayri @ Book Forager, all of my Friday Book Snippets posts will be featuring sci-fi books that one day I hope to read

This Week's Neglected Book:

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Terminal Uprising (Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse #2) by Jim C. Hines

Published: July 20, 2021

Genre: Sci-Fi humor

My Copy:

Format: Mass Market Paperback

Pages: 326

Where I Acquired It: A thrift store

Summary (From Goodreads):

Human civilization didn't just fall. It was pushed.

The Krakau came to Earth in the year 2104. By 2105, humanity had been reduced to shambling, feral monsters. In the Krakau's defense, it was an accident, and a century later, they did come back and try to fix us. Sort of.

It's been four months since Marion "Mops" Adamopoulos learned the truth of that accident. Four months since she and her team of hygiene and sanitation specialists stole the EMCS Pufferfish and stopped a bioterrorism attack against the Krakau homeworld. Four months since she set out to find proof of what really happened on Earth all those years ago.

Between trying to protect their secrets and fighting the xenocidal Prodryans, who've been escalating their war against everyone who isn't Prodryan, the Krakau have their tentacles full.

Mops' mission changes when she learns of a secret Krakau laboratory on Earth. A small group under command of Fleet Admiral Belle-Bonne Sage is working to create a new weapon, one that could bring victory over the Prodryans ... or drown the galaxy in chaos.

To discover the truth, Mops and her rogue cleaning crew will have to do the one thing she fears most: return to Earth, a world overrun by feral apes, wild dogs, savage humans, and worse. (After all, the planet hasn't been cleaned in a century and a half!) What Mops finds in the filthy ruins of humanity could change everything, assuming she survives long enough to share it.

Perhaps humanity isn't as dead as the galaxy thought.

Why Did I Add It?

I really enjoyed book one and can't wait to see what happens next.  Plus, I've really had a lot of fun with this author in the past.  

Have you read this or would you read it?  Would you recommend it to me?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!

[Art credit: Art Credit Image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.  Use of this image does not imply affiliation with or endorsement by NASA. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI), Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Text: Dolly Parton.]