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A review by coca_reads
Salvation Day by Kali Wallace
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Solid space horror.
Two groups are trapped on the House of Wisdom, an exploration ship that has been dead, in orbit around Earth for the last decade, after a virus wiped out its crew.
Neither group were prepared for what they woke when they started bringing the ship's systems back online after a decade of hibernation.
This is one of those fast-paced, space horrors that I really enjoyed. For me, it was much better than Wallace's Dead Space (which was also pretty good).
You get a better feeling for the characters and their emotions as the reality of their situation starts to sink in, and the panic takes hold.
There are also some deeper themes running through the motivations of these characters than you'd expect from a popcorn horror novel. Touching on the nature of guilt and responsibility, grief, and pride.
There's also a very harsh dig at nations who always seem to have so much in excess but require "proof" when communities are in need and people are hurting.
Excellent read. I hope Kali Wallace writes more like this. We need her kind of voice in the world.
Two groups are trapped on the House of Wisdom, an exploration ship that has been dead, in orbit around Earth for the last decade, after a virus wiped out its crew.
Neither group were prepared for what they woke when they started bringing the ship's systems back online after a decade of hibernation.
This is one of those fast-paced, space horrors that I really enjoyed. For me, it was much better than Wallace's Dead Space (which was also pretty good).
You get a better feeling for the characters and their emotions as the reality of their situation starts to sink in, and the panic takes hold.
There are also some deeper themes running through the motivations of these characters than you'd expect from a popcorn horror novel. Touching on the nature of guilt and responsibility, grief, and pride.
There's also a very harsh dig at nations who always seem to have so much in excess but require "proof" when communities are in need and people are hurting.
Excellent read. I hope Kali Wallace writes more like this. We need her kind of voice in the world.