Obscura
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Amazon Publishing
Published:8th May '18
Should be back in stock very soon
She’s felt it before…the fear of losing control. And it’s happening again.
In the near future, an aggressive and terrifying new form of dementia is affecting victims of all ages. The cause is unknown, and the symptoms are disturbing. Dr. Gillian Ryan is on the cutting edge of research and desperately determined to find a cure. She’s already lost her husband to the disease, and now her young daughter is slowly succumbing as well. After losing her funding, she is given the unique opportunity to expand her research. She will travel with a NASA team to a space station where the crew has been stricken with symptoms of a similar inexplicable psychosis—memory loss, trances, and violent, uncontrollable impulses.
Crippled by a secret addiction and suffering from creeping paranoia, Gillian finds her journey becoming a nightmare as unexplainable and violent events plague the mission. With her grip weakening on reality, she starts to doubt her own innocence. And she’s beginning to question so much more—like the true nature of the mission, the motivations of the crew, and every deadly new secret space has to offer.
Merging thrilling science-fiction adventure with mind-bending psychological suspense, Wall Street Journal bestselling author Joe Hart explores both the vast mysteries of outer space and the even darker unknown that lies within ourselves.
“Outstanding…Fans of Blake Crouch’s Wayward Pines Series, with its combination of mystery, horror, and science fiction, will find this right up their alley.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“This gripping book will be a must-read for fans of sf-based mysteries such as John Scalzi’s Lock In and Kristine Kathyrn Rusch’s Retrieval Artist series, as well as aficionados of stories about science gone wrong, too far, or both.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“The pacing is excellent from beginning to end.” —Los Angeles Times
“Those seeking an off-planet sci-fi thriller with a haunting plotline will devour Joe Hart’s Obscura, which reads quick and is jam-packed with terrifying surprises.” —The Real Book Spy
“For the reader who likes hard science fiction with some mystery and suspense thrown in, Obscura should hit the spot. It’s not merely sci-fi, but a thriller wrapped in the deadly solitude of space with a determined heroine who refuses to give up.” —New York Journal of Books
“Joe Hart is a tremendous talent, and with Obscura, he has taken his storytelling to the next level. This is a genius work of science fiction, brimming with thrills, scares, and most importantly, heart. I devoured this book, and you will too.” —Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines Series
ISBN: 9781503949881
Dimensions: 208mm x 140mm x 25mm
Weight: 340g
352 pages