The Dark That Dwells is an expansive space opera that despite its setting in space, is a genre blend of both science fiction and fantasy. If you love the action and weapons of Star Wars, the political intrigue of Battlestar Galactica, the humor of being a good guy sometimes of the wrong side of the law of Firefly, the epic world building of The Expanse - READ THIS BOOK! It's so good that I honestly have trouble finding a way to talk about it without talking spoilers!! I love that such attention was paid to each of these elements - nothing was overlooked or 'just happened' - everything was explained and illustrated SO WELL. There is so much to love about this book: the character development, their plotlines, the armor, the weapons, technology, the different ways in which they travel space, galaxy hopping, worlds within worlds - honestly - it is mind blowing what these two authors packed into this one book. These plotlines cross and converge throughout the course of this amazing story - their character development is outstanding and well done for all 4 - no one got left out or only halfway fleshed out for favor of a different one. We have 4 main characters, each with their own plotlines. From the reviews and marketing information I read before picking this one up, I had a gut feeling I was going to love it and would want the second book in my hands and that feeling turned out to be true. The Dark That Dwells is the first of 5 books in this epic sci fi series.Īfter reading the first book, I know enough to know it belongs on my shelf with other sci fi greats such as The Expanse, Red Rising and Star Wars.

The Dark That Dwells by Matt Digman