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Absolute Zero
by Phillip Tomasso III
Absolute Zero is set in the frozen wastes of Neptune, where a starship has arrived in response to a distress beacon sent by a diamond mining colony. The rescue attempt quickly goes awry when the shuttles are bombarded by the planet's unpredictable weather and crash, forcing the crew to hike miles through conditions completely inhospitable to human life. And it feels like something is watching them . . .
This is a fast, fairly simple read, with just the right amount of world-building and characterization to flesh out an otherwise pretty basic survival story. There were hints that the hostile aliens are more than simply dumb giant centipedes, as well as brief moments of self-awareness that it is the humans who are the invaders and therefore the aggressors, but these never went anywhere and the monsters remain mere monsters. The space pirates introduced as a secondary threat also don't actually do much until towards the end. There is plenty of setup for a sequel, however, that will likely pick up where this book left off.
This is a fast, fairly simple read, with just the right amount of world-building and characterization to flesh out an otherwise pretty basic survival story. There were hints that the hostile aliens are more than simply dumb giant centipedes, as well as brief moments of self-awareness that it is the humans who are the invaders and therefore the aggressors, but these never went anywhere and the monsters remain mere monsters. The space pirates introduced as a secondary threat also don't actually do much until towards the end. There is plenty of setup for a sequel, however, that will likely pick up where this book left off.