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A review by k_champagne
Dark Space by Lisa Henry
4.0
I am *OBSESSED*. Couldn't put this down. I'm a sucker for the v specific trope of telepathic soulmates, and while this isn't about soulmates per se, the telepathic link, and tender connection is there, all while everything else is complete chaos and violence and I LOVE IT.
The two leads in this story, are Cameron and Brady.
Cam, lives to be in space. He loves it. He's also a beautiful soul. All sunshine. I love him. The End.
Brady, hates outer space. Life molded his dark, pessimistic soul. Cams exact opposite. I love him too though.
Brady hates space and is terrified of the Faceless, an alien race that pretty much desimated earth. Brady's biggest nightmare is being captured by the faceless lie Cam those years before, and it's a common topic among the guys in the station. Even as a kid, he remembers being terrified of the faceless and too scared to even stargaze with other kids.
Unfortunately in space, working in the direct line of defense between Earth and said aliens is exactly where he is, serving his mandatory 10 year time in the military.
It's all dudes b/c naturally females have to re-populate the earth (puke. so realistic though) and the overall atmosphere is less than stellar. He keeps his head down, and while he's friendly with a few guys, he has never made any friends. No ties to the place or the people.
With nothing left to do but get his job done and countdown the days until he can return home, he does just that. He doesn't wish to rise in rank, doesn't want to complete medical training - he wants there to be no reason for him to remain connected to military at the end of his service. Period.
Cameron Rushton is never far from his or anyone else's mind though.
No one knows what happened to poor Cam, they assume he is dead. Tortured. But the government of course used his story to support the propaganda. His smiling face is on every poster that hands all over the place, in the station and on earth.
One day, the man, the myth the legend reappears. Delivered in a pod with Faceless tech that humans do not understand, Brady is requested to help release him. Long story short - the goo in the pod keeping Cam Rushton alive gets into Brady. Brady and Cam not only gain a telepathic link from that, but Brady essentially becomes Cam's battery. Without a battery, he dies. Simple as that.
Cam is important. His face is on every poster remember? Brady can't hide in the background anymore. He's officially needed in a very obvious, very critical way. He's pissed. Snaps at Cam alot. The worst part though is he is getting Cams PTSD flashbacks and nightmares from time with the Faceless.
Sounds weird, but it's SO SO SO GOOD. So good. And the faceless are TERRIFYING. SO creative.
FRTC
The two leads in this story, are Cameron and Brady.
Cam, lives to be in space. He loves it. He's also a beautiful soul. All sunshine. I love him. The End.
Brady, hates outer space. Life molded his dark, pessimistic soul. Cams exact opposite. I love him too though.
Brady hates space and is terrified of the Faceless, an alien race that pretty much desimated earth. Brady's biggest nightmare is being captured by the faceless lie Cam those years before, and it's a common topic among the guys in the station. Even as a kid, he remembers being terrified of the faceless and too scared to even stargaze with other kids.
Unfortunately in space, working in the direct line of defense between Earth and said aliens is exactly where he is, serving his mandatory 10 year time in the military.
Join the Military and Save the Earth. Bullshit. They probably just couldn’t fit Join the Military and Become Fucking Cannon Fodder for Aliens on the posters. Or Join the Military and Get Abducted and Fucked-Up by Faceless Nightmares in Ways You Can’t Even Imagine. I mean, look at Cameron Rushton. We were just talking about Cameron Rushton. We usually were.
It's all dudes b/c naturally females have to re-populate the earth (puke. so realistic though) and the overall atmosphere is less than stellar. He keeps his head down, and while he's friendly with a few guys, he has never made any friends. No ties to the place or the people.
With nothing left to do but get his job done and countdown the days until he can return home, he does just that. He doesn't wish to rise in rank, doesn't want to complete medical training - he wants there to be no reason for him to remain connected to military at the end of his service. Period.
I looked away from the poster, from that smile. Whatever had happened to Cameron Rushton, I’ll bet his smile was the first thing they took. Four years ago Cameron Rushton was taken by the Faceless.
Cameron Rushton is never far from his or anyone else's mind though.
No one knows what happened to poor Cam, they assume he is dead. Tortured. But the government of course used his story to support the propaganda. His smiling face is on every poster that hands all over the place, in the station and on earth.
One day, the man, the myth the legend reappears. Delivered in a pod with Faceless tech that humans do not understand, Brady is requested to help release him. Long story short - the goo in the pod keeping Cam Rushton alive gets into Brady. Brady and Cam not only gain a telepathic link from that, but Brady essentially becomes Cam's battery. Without a battery, he dies. Simple as that.
Cam is important. His face is on every poster remember? Brady can't hide in the background anymore. He's officially needed in a very obvious, very critical way. He's pissed. Snaps at Cam alot. The worst part though is he is getting Cams PTSD flashbacks and nightmares from time with the Faceless.
Sounds weird, but it's SO SO SO GOOD. So good. And the faceless are TERRIFYING. SO creative.
FRTC