Charles Hack’s exciting fusion of space sci-fi and military action is every bit as enthralling and wild as it sounds. From the thoroughly descriptive alien worlds to the more traditional style of cutthroat paranoia and action, Into the Darkness never falters in its goal to keep you hooked in for the entire length of the narrative.
The Space Warfare Group is an elite squadron of battle-hardened warriors responsible for enforcing galactic laws and security. When a princess of an alien race is abducted from her spacecraft by brutish space pirates that wear the bones of their victims, Major Malcolm Lambert must lead his warriors to rescue the princess after it’s revealed she possesses a secret of the galaxy that must not be divulged to the wrong people under any circumstances. What Lambert doesn’t know is that there are forces higher up the leadership ladder that are setting up a trap for him. With no one but himself and his team to trust, Lambert must navigate through space combat and nasty betrayals at every turn lest he be too late to save the princess from her breaking point.
While the premise may sound far too “sci-fi” for traditional thriller aficionados, Charles Hack keeps a heavy emphasis on military-styled narrative and action. Even with shiny new types of weaponry, Hack undeniably draws the inspirations from contemporary arsenal that thriller readers are more familiar with and augments them with awesome sci-fi inspired weapon designs in precise and vivid illustrations that go delightfully with the awe-striking action sequences using all sorts of firearms.
Charles Hack has adroitly set up a fantastical new world of different civilizations with meaningful character developments and personalities that leap out of the page for an immersive reading experience. From the more familiar humans to surprisingly relatable extraterrestrial beings, the narrative gives essential insights into different aspects of the bigger picture beyond Major Lambert’s mission. It’s this world-building that sticks with you and makes you crave for more stories to be told in this bold newfangled universe. Luckily, the way this book ends with such a breathtaking cliffhanger promises more to come from this budding author.
Into the Darkness is an adventurous and exquisite beginning of a new style of military thrillers with ingenious imagination, hardcore action, and healthy mistrust of the chain of command.
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