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The last book had me wanting a bit more spy stuff, so next to hit the finished pile is Slow Horses by Mick Herron




Blub

London, England: Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their failed careers. The "slow horses," as they’re called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated here. Maybe they messed up an op badly and can't be trusted anymore. Maybe they got in the way of an ambitious colleague and had the rug yanked out from under them. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle—not unusual in this line of work.
One thing they all have in common, though, is they all want to be back in the action. And most of them would do anything to get there, even if it means having to collaborate with one another.

I liked this one a lot. It's a step away from the all-action type thriller, and it is more about people using observation and brains. Some readers will find it slow compared to most other stories, as it is character-driven rather than a hero beating everyone against all the odds. Think Smileys People rather than James Bond.
The story moves along at a reasonable pace (for what the book is) and the plot is both original and realistic (given the characters involved) There is some violence but it is spread out and is not particularly overdone. The author has no qualms in killing some (main ?) secondary characters off, but it isn't a killing spree throughout the tale. It was well written, and although some reviews say it could have done with less 'fluff' I disagree, all the backstories in the book are developing the characters in my opinion.

Reviews

The book starts slowly. So slowly it is easy to give up on it before the plot gets going; I know I came close. At first, there is little to enjoy about these frustrated characters and their lives spiraling in ever-decreasing circles of bitterness and mutual loathing
I like John le Carré's work and this reminded me very much of his cleverly structured plots that often leave me feeling disillusioned by the flawed but real characters. Beautifully written, this complex intelligent spy thriller features interesting characters that form stand-alone cameos making it perfect for development into a series with each book focusing on a different personality in the team.
Slow in the title & slow I found the book. I read a hell of a lot & rarely give up on a book because sometimes the ending can be the saving grace. I got to 52% though & felt I was banging my head against a brick wall waiting for a bit of action
After a slow start, a well better-than-average mirrors within mirrors MI5 espionage and counter-espionage story.


£4 for Kindle, £7 for paperback.

If you like spy novels that are more character and realism-based, as opposed to the all-action ones then this is worth getting.

However, if you need to read about someone being an army of one and acing the villains every 3rd page you will not like this, it will be too slow for your tastes.


This book is #1 in a series of about seven, I will definitely be giving the next book a go. I should actually be getting through some of the #2 books that I have waiting to be read, a number of the first books in a series that I have reviewed over the past month deserve the follow-ups to be completed sooner rather than later.

 

[Bishop Thumpety-Thump]

Currently on night shift in a half demolished spooky old power station. I'm alone here for 12 hours as a nightwatchman, with only the spiders, rats and a pest of a fox that keeps setting off the motion sensors to keep me company.

There's little work to do so I usually spend most of my shift reading. Tonight I'm switching between Tom Wolfe's masterful satire of 1980s New York, The Bonfire of the Vanities, and James R Hansen's biography of Neil Armstrong, First Man. Really enjoying them both, though the level of technical detail in Hansen's book can be a little overwhelming (I don't know much about physics or engineering).

I've actually spent the last hour or so reading through this thread for suggestions on what to read next, some intriguing recommendations. Quite fancy a bit of escapist sci-fi so the last few pages have been great, thanks!

 

[DaChunk]

Next book is Recursion by Blake Crouch

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I had previously read another book by Blake Crouch called Dark Matter which was an exceptional read and if you like thrillers with an original storyline it is one you should definitely look out for (I will do a review on that one after a re-read at some point in the future). So I was pleased to get my hands on this by the same author.

Blurb

That's what NYC cop Barry Sutton is learning, as he investigates the devastating phenomenon the media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome—a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived.
As Barry searches for the truth, he comes face to face with an opponent more terrifying than any disease—a force that attacks not just our minds, but the very fabric of the past. And as its effects begin to unmake the world as we know it, only he and Helena, working together, will stand a chance at defeating it.
But how can they make a stand when reality itself is shifting and crumbling all around them?
At once a relentless page turner and an intricate science-fiction puzzlebox about time, identity, and memory.



Recursion: The book itself is in five parts each part is titled book 1, 2 etc. I am reviewing up to the end of book one, which is about 30% of the whole volume

Where to start ....... ermmmm..... ok...... ha.....I am struggling ffs..... let's give it a go......

The book has two timelines, a detective who is trying to investigate something called false memory syndrome, and an earlier timeline on how it came into existence. This earlier timeline is following the story of the scientist that invented it. These two stories are interwoven as the book progresses.
This isn't a violent book, hero isn't going round bettering everyone, well not so far.
I would class it as maybe a sci-fi psychological thriller, but probably not. The problem I have is that I cannot classify it in any sort of genre that I think it really fits into. Reminds me slightly about parts of Total Recall and parts of The Matrix. Sort of.......

Once every few years after watching a film or reading a book I sit there thinking wtf just happened, what did I just see/read.
I remember having that same feeling after watching Donnie Darko for the 1st time, well I just got that feeling again. Cannot describe it in any other way.

I want to go back and re-read book one right now, but I need to clear the brain and go back to it some other time and once I have completed the rest of this.
So far the book is awesome and I still have the remaining 4 books (sections ?) to complete. I will get round to them eventually. Sorry that my review doesn't help much, but at the moment its the best I can give you.

Reviews

I will put a few in here because I haven't provided you much to go on, so please read them.


Imagine you woke up one morning and discovered that your entire life - your job, your kids, your friends, all your experiences - wasn't real. It still feels real. You remember it vividly. But you also suddenly remember another life; your real life. And you are told that the life you remember is a result of FMS (False Memory Syndrome)
Wowzer! What a story, Blake Crouch is a king of story writers, creating fine details that draw you in and snare you as if you're really there.
Fantastic characters, thrilling, complex plot line and compelling story that leaves you racing to the end and then sorry that you did because then it's all over!
Besides all that amazingness Mr Crouch explores fascinating science and physics and leaves you questioning and thoughtful about our place in the Universe, and about the passage of time itself, in fact does time even exist?
I’m suffering from brain cells bleeding and explosion of my last standing grey cells, what the hell I just read and who am I ?
The first half sets up the rest of the book and it is crucial to read carefully and try to understand the very simple quantum physics necessary to travel around in time. LOL
Blake Crouch's latest science fiction thriller is a complex mind messing of a thought provoking read. It is intense, time shifting and asks profound questions of identity, memory, and what it is that makes us human. Just be prepared to find yourself buffeted all over the place.
What in the actual heck just happened?!
This was some crazy s--t.
me: wtf…..
me: [at dinner] wtf…
me: [trying to sleep] wtf….
me: [in the bathroom] wtf….
me: [breathing] WTF



Lol, yeah, no doubt about it, all these reviewers think the same as me about this book.

99p for the kindle, £7 for the paperback. No brainer.

You want to question everything you think you know, then spend your money on this.

I enjoyed Dark Matter but not sure about the sound of this one tbh

 

[BigMick]

The last book had me wanting a bit more spy stuff, so next to hit the finished pile is Slow Horses by Mick Herron


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Blub

London, England: Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their failed careers. The "slow horses," as they’re called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated here. Maybe they messed up an op badly and can't be trusted anymore. Maybe they got in the way of an ambitious colleague and had the rug yanked out from under them. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle—not unusual in this line of work.
One thing they all have in common, though, is they all want to be back in the action. And most of them would do anything to get there, even if it means having to collaborate with one another.

I liked this one a lot. It's a step away from the all-action type thriller, and it is more about people using observation and brains. Some readers will find it slow compared to most other stories, as it is character-driven rather than a hero beating everyone against all the odds. Think Smileys People rather than James Bond.
The story moves along at a reasonable pace (for what the book is) and the plot is both original and realistic (given the characters involved) There is some violence but it is spread out and is not particularly overdone. The author has no qualms in killing some (main ?) secondary characters off, but it isn't a killing spree throughout the tale. It was well written, and although some reviews say it could have done with less 'fluff' I disagree, all the backstories in the book are developing the characters in my opinion.

Reviews

The book starts slowly. So slowly it is easy to give up on it before the plot gets going; I know I came close. At first, there is little to enjoy about these frustrated characters and their lives spiraling in ever-decreasing circles of bitterness and mutual loathing
I like John le Carré's work and this reminded me very much of his cleverly structured plots that often leave me feeling disillusioned by the flawed but real characters. Beautifully written, this complex intelligent spy thriller features interesting characters that form stand-alone cameos making it perfect for development into a series with each book focusing on a different personality in the team.
Slow in the title & slow I found the book. I read a hell of a lot & rarely give up on a book because sometimes the ending can be the saving grace. I got to 52% though & felt I was banging my head against a brick wall waiting for a bit of action
After a slow start, a well better-than-average mirrors within mirrors MI5 espionage and counter-espionage story.


£4 for Kindle, £7 for paperback.

If you like spy novels that are more character and realism-based, as opposed to the all-action ones then this is worth getting.

However, if you need to read about someone being an army of one and acing the villains every 3rd page you will not like this, it will be too slow for your tastes.


This book is #1 in a series of about seven, I will definitely be giving the next book a go. I should actually be getting through some of the #2 books that I have waiting to be read, a number of the first books in a series that I have reviewed over the past month deserve the follow-ups to be completed sooner rather than later.

I'd highly recommend this series by Mick Herron. I've just finished the 6th one, Joe Country, and have just purchased the new one, the 7th in the series. My memory of Slow Horses is that while it was good it was one of the weaker ones; for me the series gets better as it goes on, though that maybe because I'm more familiar with, and more sympathetic towards the regular characters.

As it says above, Slough House is where MI5 agents are sent after messing up their careers in various ways, the idea being that by giving them mundane and monotonous tasks they will eventually quit rather than having to be paid off, and also avoiding any messy employment tribunals that might arise from actually firing them. Each book starts by setting shabby Slough House in its rundown part of London, followed by a description of the building:

‘The building is a bad tooth set in a failing mouth. Here is where nothing happens: nothing to see here. Move along.’

I notice the series has been rebranded from “Slough House thrillers” to “Jackson Lamb thrillers”, as Lamb, the agent in charge of the 'slow horses', has emerged as the outstanding character in what was originally, and still is to a lesser extent, an ensemble series. I read an interview a few years ago where Herron said one of the inspirations for the character of Lamb was Reginald Hill's Andy Dalziel, and so I've always pictured him as Warren Clarke, the actor who played Dalziel on television. More recently Herron has described him as being like Orson Welles in Touch of Evil, so I was a bit surprised to read that Gary Oldman has been cast to play him in the forthcoming series - he also played Smiley, of course, and I suspect he'll have a lot of fun playing Lamb.

Herron is a fine writer and the books are well plotted, building to an exciting climax while managing to be very funny, especially the dialogue. Character, and the interplay between the characters are just as important as the plot. They can all be read as standalone novels but I'd recommend starting from the beginning as there are usually references to previous events and characters. For instance, Joe Country featured the return of a prominent politician, Peter Judd. Does he remind you of anyone?

“With a vocabulary peppered with archaic expostulations – Balderdash! Tommy-rot!! Oh my giddy aunt!!! – Peter Judd had long established himself as the unthreatening face of the old-school right … Not everyone who’d worked with him thought him a total buffoon ... but by and large PJ seemed happy with the image he’d either fostered or been born with: a loose cannon with a floppy haircut and a bicycle.”

“He was a bulky man, not fat, but large, and though he had turned fifty the previous year, retained the schoolboy looks and fluffy-haired manner that had endeared him to the British public.”

I should add that Herron was at Oxford at the same time as Boris Johnson, although as he says, northern lads weren't exactly welcome in the Bullingdon Club.

The comparisons with Le Carre are valid due to the subject matter, intricate plots and well drawn 3-dimensional characters, but the tone is lighter and the humour greater, despite the often gruesome climaxes.

I'll get around to reading the latest one in a few weeks, and then will probably give them all a reread - I can't give them higher praise than that!

 

[random]

Herron is a fine writer and the books are well plotted, building to an exciting climax while managing to be very funny, especially the dialogue.

For sure, I instantly thought of this excerpt from the book when I read that


‘If you had issues with him, I could have spoken to HR. Arranged an intervention.’
‘Breaking his neck without going through your line manager, that [Poor language removed] stays on your record.’


lol

 

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Keeping with my spate of conspiracy thrillers I have just completed Official Secrets by Andrew Raymond



Blurb

Tom Novak and Stella Mitchell are covering the aftermath of a chilling terror attack targeting the British Prime Minister and a U.S. Cabinet member. But the further the American and English pair investigate, the more holes they find in the official version of events.
As conspirators close in from all sides, Novak and Mitchell must risk everything to track down the one source who can break their story and expose the truth. On the run for their lives, they will find out just how far those in power are willing to go to preserve their secrets...


Coming in at 500+ pages this is one that will occupy plenty of your time. An interesting story about several people trying to uncover parts of a wider conspiracy. There are so many characters in this it can be a struggle to keep track of who is who if you are not careful. It doesn't help that you are not always sure which side a person is on, so you are wondering if the various factions should meet each other or not. Then there are the problems that the various people do not know about each other, can trust each other, and at all times the intelligence agencies are monitoring everything that is going on. It's obvious that the author has done a lot of research when writing this book and it reminded me in a way of early Tom Clancy books, but at a much faster pace.


Reviews

This story rattled along at a frantic pace and, at times, I had trouble remembering who was who and who was double-crossing everyone else.
A brilliant debut. This is a political conspiracy novel that feels real. A high-octane thriller with a complex plot and a fine cast of characters. Set in the UK and US, with a few other locations thrown in too, it is compelling and engages the reader from the start.
Quite simply this is like All the Presidents Men on steroids. Murder, mystery, intrigue, political machinations, techno-wizardry, and behind it all the desperation of the press to get the biggest story of the decade out to the public. This book grabs you from the first chapter and keeps a grip right the way through.
Just finished reading this book........absolutely amazing well written and kept me gripped from the beginning
This was a great book, which grabs you from the start to finish. It was fast-paced, with lots of twists and turns within the plot. It’s 499 pages long, and when I saw that I wondered if it would be too long. However, I just didn’t want to put it down and it didn’t seem that long. I would recommend you read this book.
Brilliant and outstanding, I stayed up until the early hours of many. morning to enable me to. finished this book. I couldn't put it down


Free on Kindle Unlimited, £2 to buy and £8.75 for the paperback

This is the number one bestseller on Amazon for Financial Thrillers, I am not sure that I agree with the classification but I do agree that it is a best seller, deservedly so.

You should definitely give this one a read, a great book and well worth the investment of your time and money.

 

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Having previously reviewed The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino a few weeks ago, I thought it was time to read the second book in the series, Salvation of a Saint



Blurb

When a man is discovered dead by poisoning in his empty home his beautiful wife, Ayane, immediately falls under suspicion. All clues point to Ayane being the logical suspect, but how could she have committed the crime when she was hundreds of miles away?
Even the brilliant mind of Dr. Yukawa has trouble with this one, and he must somehow find a way to solve an impossible murder and capture a very real, very deadly murderer.


Yet another fiendishly clever whodunnit, the book does work as a standalone, but my recommendation would be to read The Devotion of Suspect X first.
As with the first book, you sit thinking how the suspect carried out the crime, only for the author to seemingly read your mind and shut that theory down in double-quick time.
The story may seem slow to readers who need action to keep them interested in a book, however, I had no issues at all with the pacing and the translation from Japanese did not detract at all from the tale.
Some aspects seemed a little strange to me, but I think that was more down to the Japanese vs Western cultures rather than the story.
As we hear so often, knowing is one thing, proving it is another. I did think that, although it was feasible, the actual method used in the crime was a bit too far-fetched and thus knocked this down a notch from being another must-read classic.

Reviews

An interesting story where you think you know who is responsible, but you simply have no idea how they committed a crime
Was better than my expectations. Devoured it page by page. I love intelligence in women, devious brains, and a mystery that exercises my brain cells, and of course the Japanese way of life, storytelling, and descriptions.
Here comes the second thriller of Keigo Higashino, who I have fallen in awe with, after the jaw-dropping end of Devotion of Suspect X. I will start off this review by telling you that, if you haven't read the first one till now, please do yourself a favor and read that.
I read this after the excellent "devotion of Suspect X" by the same author. "Salvation" is not as good. Maybe because, to me anyway, the suspect and victim were initially hard to like,
I wouldn't go so far as to say I was gripped. There are other crime novels that fit that term better. Not that I can say knowing the killer from the outset is the reason for the novel lacking intensity. The twists and turns of the investigation keep the interest high.


£4 for Kindle, £7 for paperback

Superb value for money.

As I said above it works as a standalone, but read the first book in the series before this one, as I think it is a lot better, that's not to say this is bad, but it has high standards to live up to.

 

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A little while back I reviewed One Way by S J Morden, I needed to know how things were progressing on Mars so I have just finished the next book in the series No Way



Blurb

Frank Kitteridge has been abandoned. But XO, the greedy--and ultimately murderous--corporate architects of humanity's first Mars base made a costly mistake when they left him there: they left him alive. Using his skills and his wits, he's going to find a way back home even if it kills him.
But there are dangers on Mars even Frank isn't prepared for, and a mystery he has to solve in order to survive.

Book two in the series carries on the fine form of book one. Difficult to say too much as I would be giving spoilers away for those who wish to read the first book in the series. What I can say is that the story again starts off slow, then all of a sudden takes off at a breathtaking pace. As with the first book, there is a lot of suspicion on who can be trusted, and not knowing who you can turn your back on, not when someone else also needs the limited supply of air that is available.
Nothing wrong with the writing or the story. The author has done another good job of keeping the story interesting. For a new author, I think he has a lot to offer if he keeps up with this standard
A very good ending to this book as well, a lot better than some I have recently had the displeasure of.

Reviews

I loved the first book, despite the quite bleak first-person only perspective. But there was unfinished business - and this sequel really took care of it. The author's ability to spring surprises is very satisfying, not to mention how he weaves them into the story.
Really enjoyed this book. (And its predecessor One Way). I was a bit wary after the Waterstones review that it was a cross between 'The Martian' and 'Orange is the New Black'. I should not have worried, it is a very scientific and atmospheric thriller. I would highly recommend it.
By now you are through 'One Way'. So you just have to keep going! There was no way I was going to stop with the end of 'One Way' when the rest of the story beckoned. I stayed engrossed throughout the entire journey and can honestly state that the ending worked a treat.
There is enough description of past events in No Way to read the book as a stand-alone, but I would recommend reading the previous book, One Way, to fully understand how Frank finds himself in such a dire predicament.


I disagree with the last review, I am not sure it would work as a stand-alone, you need to have read the first book for this one to make sense in my opinion.

£4 Kindle £7 Paperback.

Excellent value again

If you liked the first book then I am confident you will also enjoy this one. A very good sequel indeed,

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Zweig was a fantastic human being and a terrific mind. Shame he committed suicide, we will never forget him and his naive soul!

 

[random]

Continuing my foray into catching up on more series books, this time its Dead Lions by Mick Herron (Slough House #2)



Blurb

London's Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their failed careers. The "slow horses," as they’re called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated here. Maybe they messed up an op badly and can't be trusted anymore. Maybe they got in the way of an ambitious colleague and had the rug yanked out from under them. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle—not unusual in this line of work. One thing they all have in common, though, is they all want to be back in the action. And most of them would do anything to get there─even if it means having to collaborate with one another.


It is possible you could read this as a standalone, but you will enjoy it a lot more if you read Slow Horses (book #1) before this one. As with the first book, this is laced with dry humor, and again, the author is not afraid to kill off interesting characters to keep the story strong. That said, I think this one is more about the characters, and the plot is just a vehicle to enhance your appreciation of the various personalities involved. Not that the story was weak, but it was secondary to the people involved in it.
Not everyone will like or appreciate the sense of humour that the author writes, but if you do then it becomes a page-turner, not because of the story, but because you want to know what the losers will get up to next. I would point out that although these agents are in effect put out to grass, they usually prove that they are probably more capable than agents that are still 'in the game'.
One thing that put me off starting this series originally was my mistaken belief that it would involve agents near to retirement age, however, this was not the case, they are just folks that messed up in a big way somewhere or somehow, and are of all ages.
The dialogue in places had me laughing out loud, and I will definitely be using some of it on my work colleagues given the right opening.


Reviews

This is a superior, intelligent and a darkly comic novel located in the world of spooks and espionage.
As in the first book, these spies just can't help themselves. They sneak around, spy on each other, listen through closed doors, and do anything other than the boring work assigned to them. They absolutely distrust the higher-ups in MI5, but would love to be back there.
I enjoyed this book just as much as the first. I like the characters a lot. I like the humorous, snarky, sarcastic dialog. I like how the author presents several “fronts” where characters are handling certain tasks and how those “fronts” all come together to reveal the nefarious plans of their opponents.
I'm really enjoying this darkly comic spy series. Brutal plotting, sardonic narrative, some very funny lines and an exciting twisty plot. Author isn't afraid to kill off important people, which keeps us on our toes, and the lack of sentiment between the ill assorted gang of 'slow horses' ie failed MI5 agents is deeply satisfying.


£5 Kindle and £2 for the paperback

Strange pricing model, but if you liked the first book in the series then you will also appreciate this one, so either way it is good value.

Get the series from book one, don't just jump into this one would be my advice.

 

[BigMick]

Zweig was a fantastic human being and a terrific mind. Shame he committed suicide, we will never forget him and his naive soul!

Totally agree. This is also worth reading, based on the relationship between Zweig and the equally brilliant Josef Roth in Ostend in the summer of 1936.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Totally agree. This is also worth reading, based on the relationship between Zweig and the equally brilliant Josef Roth in Ostend in the summer of 1936.

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Much appreciated mate, will have a look.

 

[degsy]

If you want spy stuff Len Deightons triple trilogy, which starts with
Game
Set
Match

 

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Back to a bit of Sci-Fi for the latest completed book, Admiral by Sean Danker



Blurb

“I was on a dead ship on an unknown planet with three trainees freshly graduated into the Imperial Service. I tried to look on the bright side.”
He is the last to wake. The label on his sleeper pad identifies him as an admiral of the Evagardian Empire—a surprise as much to him as to the three recent recruits now under his command.
He wears no uniform, and he is ignorant of military protocol, but the ship’s records confirm he is their superior officer.


Ok, so 4 cryo-sleeper pods get opened and one of them contains the hero. He 'apparently' has the rank of Admiral, putting him in charge of the other three. The other three don't believe he is an admiral and for about 90% of the book, the hero himself keeps casting doubt as to his actual rank. From the get-go I was also wondering the same thing, to the point it was bugging me all the way through. That is the idea I suspect the author had and if that's the case then fair play to him, it became the focus of my thoughts rather than the story.
The book is 320 pages long but it felt that it was a lot shorter as I flew through this one in double-quick time. It's fast-paced and the crew is constantly under time pressure to find additional sources of oxygen and as they solve one problem they end up in another dangerous situation. Good writing and a good story, it kept me engrossed.
The ending resolves the Admiral rank query in a way that makes sense. I wasn't aware when I started this that there are seven books in the series, given how this one concluded I want to try the next one.


Reviews

That was a cracking read.
The alien planet makes no and I mean NO sense biologically but gives good monster and I don't think you're supposed to think too deeply about it - all the fun is in the 'how will they get of this mess' and it was a lot of fun.
If I had to pick something similar to compare that part of the book to- I think it would be the movie, Aliens 2.
Admiral could be the most entertaining military science fiction novel I read all year. This book pulled me in straight from the start, with a publisher’s description that teases so much intrigue that I would have been hard-pressed to put it down again had I picked it up off a shelf at the store.
This book effortlessly pulled me in with the pacy writing and riveting plot. The halfway point began making me uneasy and by 80% I was shouting at characters to turn around and go somewhere, anywhere, safe.
I really enjoyed this novel, which follows the classic survival-horror genre. If you've ever seen the movie "Pitch Black" then you will feel right at home here, which similarly has the main characters deserted on an increasingly hostile planet. The whole book is one tight moment after another as the characters struggle to survive.


I think most reviews for the book I agree with.

Now the bad news

£11 for kindle and £13 for hardback

That is a lot of money, it is a very good book, but you will really need to be a fan of Sci-Fi to splurge that much on it. If it was £5 or less I would say go grab it right now.

However, having recently read some crap books that are a lot cheaper and I thought were a waste of my time and money, I now have the conundrum do I recommend it ?

Versus 3 other books that are poor but at a third of the price then yes this is well worth getting.

As with any book, check out the reviews before spending the cash

Book #2 in the series is also a bit pricey from the look of things. I will get book two at some point as I did enjoy how this went.

 

[Tree13]

Mrs. Tree is a good egg. She got me a very thoughtful gift for Valentine's Day this year...