Member Reviews
There was nothing new here. However there was a lot that did not whole together. I enjoyed the book while picking out what did not make sense. Give it a try to see if you do the same.
Thank you to NetGalley and to Blackstone Publishing for the ARC of Dark Space by Rob Hart and Alex Segura in exchange for an honest review.
I read both Paradox Hotel and Secret Identity back when both first came out, and was intrigued by a pairing of Hart and Segura in a space opera environment. This is an entertaining romp of a book - a lot of action, action, action which is really easy to fall into and engage with. We follow two main characters Jose Carilles, the son of a senator and now the pilot of the ship making Earth's first attempt to finding a new home world, and Corin Timony, Jose's childhood friend and now disgraced and demoted spy.
When Corin is monitoring the networks during her night shifts, she receives and logs a distress call from Jose's ship which she is told to ignore. Jose, also noticing the removal of the distress call record is similarly told to forget the same. Working apart the two stumble into a conspiracy larger than either could imagine.
Again, very entertaining plot and a fun read. I did feel there were a lot of significant plot holes throughout that took away from the story for me - perhaps with how short the novel is it just didn't have time to dive into solving all the given problems / pieces?
I love Sci fi, and something about two authors coming together to create a world scratches an itch for me. This book takes you on a journey in a semi realistic way that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I appreciate the chance to read this book! And will be keeping an eye on this team for future projects