Dark Space

Lisa Henry

Dec 2012 · Loose Id

About this ebook

Brady Garrett needs to go home. He's a conscripted recruit on Defender Three, one of a network of stations designed to protect the Earth from alien attack. He's also angry, homesick, and afraid. If he doesn't get home he'll lose his family, but there's no way back except in a body bag.

Cameron Rushton needs a heartbeat. Four years ago Cam was taken by the Faceless "? the alien race that almost destroyed Earth. Now he's back, and when the doctors make a mess of getting him out of stasis, Brady becomes his temporary human pacemaker. Except they're sharing more than a heartbeat: they're sharing thoughts, memories, and some very vivid dreams.

Not that Brady's got time to worry about his growing attraction to another guy, especially the one guy in the universe who can read his mind. It doesn't mean anything. It's just biochemistry and electrical impulses. It doesn't change the truth: Brady's alone in the universe.

Now the Faceless are coming and there's nothing anyone can do. You can't stop your nightmares. Cam says everyone will live, but Cam's probably a traitor and a liar like the military thinks. But that's okay. Guys like Brady don't expect happy endings.

Ratings and reviews

Bored me. No idea what the other reviewers are talking about when they say it's not smutty, because every other chapter is pretty much a drawn-out sex scene. If you're not interested in that, like me, then try the "Warchild" series instead. Similar setting, has LGBT characters, but the plot moves faster and there's hardly any time spent on sex.

I wasn't really into this one, but it was a pretty short read. I didn't understand why The Faceless communicated in the way they did, and a bit of an explanation for that would've been welcome. It was also a bit too vulgar for my liking, as well.

A nice follow up and while I'd happily keep reading sequels... Hint hint... this didn't quite reach the heady heights of the original.

About the author

Lisa credits her love of reading to her grandfather, who had stacks of books in every room in his house, and to her parents, who couldn't afford a television when she was child. Lisa lives in Australia, and shares her house with too many pets. She still devours books today. She also has a television.