Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir Synopsis: 1/2 slice-of-life of a 12-year old on a world about to blow up, 1/2 crackfic action/romance/theology anime. Book Review: The first half of this is Nona living a relatively normal life for a week on a colonized planet. Tech level is very near-future, the entire world is gonna blow up soon and everyone knows it, and the city is basically a warzone. It feels very much like a slice-of-life story that could be written right now in Kiev.