Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome back! I’m the Book Guy, here to help you decide which books you want to read. Today we’re discussing The Illuminae Files.

This is a very unconventional trilogy, written as a collection of evidence being presented in a court room! We the audience are going through the files to find the truth of events. The files themselves are things like text messages and email conversations, transcripts of CCTV footage, radio calls, ship logs, and interviews with survivors.

There’s also a fair bit of horror. And a consistent presence of romance. This is a sci-fi horror romance. And it’s a hell of a combo. Let's see if it’s gonna be right for you.

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00:00 Intro
01:34 The Concept
02:52 The Unusual Format
05:30 Protagonists and Plotlines
06:24 Illuminae
08:48 Gemina
10:17 Obsidio
11:28 The Horror!
12:43 The Power of Competence
14:22 Representation
15:20 Content Warning
15:56 Is the Ending worth it?
16:20 How much should you try?
16:38 Updates