Operation Bounce House is a 2026 science-fiction novel by American author Matt Dinniman. [1] A standalone novel, the book was published through Ace Books and centers upon a group of colonists who must defend their home against a plot to eradicate them from the planet.
sci-fi thriller operation bounce house The game is called Operation Bounce House. All colonist Oliver Lewis ever wanted to do was run the family ranch with his sister, maybe play a gig or two with his band, and keep his family’s aging fleet of intelligent agriculture bots ticking as long as possible.
The game is called Operation Bounce House. Oliver and his friends soon find themselves fighting for their lives against machines piloted by gamers who’ve paid a premium for the privilege. With the help of an old book from his grandfather and a bucket of rusty parts, Oliver is determined to defend the only home he’s ever known.
Editorial Reviews Review “Irreverent yet heartfelt, nostalgic yet wholly original, with Operation Bounce House, Dinniman delivers another anarchic adventure rich with riotous characters and a plot that crackles towards chaos with all the alacrity of a dynamite fuse." – Pierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Rising Saga
This is a written description of the scenes as shown via multiple streams during the final night of the Operation Bounce House disaster. The recordings are part of an unfinished documentary broadcast by one Rosita Zapatero, twenty-six, a colonist farmer on the planet New Sonora.
Operation Bounce House receives an overall rating of 4.16/5 stars. Readers praise Matt Dinniman's unique premise where Earth gamers invade colonized planet New Sonora in a pay-to-play extermination game. Fans appreciate the blend of humor, action, and social commentary addressing AI, dehumanization, and real-world parallels to genocide and propaganda. The robot character Roger is universally ...