Reviews with content warning for Death - Nightflyers: The Illustrated Edition

This was way too fast paced and short. The story gave you no time to care about anything at all. The characters were boring and for some reason, even while people around them are dying, they still are constantly horny. Sex and nudity was pointless yet Martin always feels the need to include it. He just likes to make sure the women in his stories are naked or sexual. It is really weird and frankly many times cringey. Every time I thought, "wait, but why?" The whole book was a waste of my time.

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connorjdaley's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had gone through the authors books some time ago and added Nightflyers and Other Stories to my wishlist without even reading the bio. I then recently saw someone review it on Readerly under this Illustrated edition and had to grab it. A true scifi horror? And by Martin no less? Hot damn.

For me this stands out as something that would immediately be linked to Event Horizon, but also this year’s Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes as well. I found multiple articles asking if Nightflyers (due to the latest adaption) was based on EH entirely. Which struck me as super odd because no one pointed out that NF actually predates it. Apparently EH is based on an older movie that’s based on an even older novel, but is uncredited. Dead Silence is kind of a spiritual retelling of both in a way. Regardless, Martin’s ran so these other two had to walk, sadly.

D’Branin and his team have hired the Nightflyer to take them after an elusive (and heavily debated) alien race. The ship is almost fully autonomous, being controlled by only a single man. Yet he refuses to show himself. Is he a ghost? An AI computer? Something even more dangerous and nefarious? And when things go wrong, just because he’s the easiest to blame, is he the villain?

This was atmospheric, engaging, creepy and overall a blast. Claustrophobic and evil, you can feel the cabin fever growing.

Personally a 5/5* for me, can’t believe I’ve never read before. David Palumbo’s art is amazing and so worth it. Lots of use of the word ‘sexed’.

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drachendingsi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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rockatanskette's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

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