My first read by Brett J. Talley.
It is the year 2159 and now people can travel in space. They must sleep but have dreams. On this space travel trip, there are six people. The dreams, which I call nightmares, are different for each person.
I was confused in a lot of the book. I will say that watching shows like Star Trek helped me in the story.
The six come across an abandoned ship which has been missing for more than ten years.
The book is science fiction which has warp, horror, space, death, black holes, and personal stories.
For me, I will do a re-read. Reviews I read are from a 5 star to a 1 star. I gave it a 4 star. I did like it but felt it left me still wondering what is left at the end of the story.
I recieved a download copy from LibraryThing but was unable to download so I got a copy from my library. I appreciate the win from LT and the author.
Personally, not a good review from me to be honest. I will read this author again. ( )

Excellent story by a talented writer. A science fiction masterpiece delving into man's darkest fears....this time via star travel. Does humanity belong in space and can it survive the horrors to be found there?

Received as part of LTER June 2012 batch.

Did seem to be a bit of a palaver to get the book - I got sent an email, that gave me a link to a password protected page, where after entering the password, I had to enter my name and email on another page, to take me to another page, where I could make my free purchase and download the book. Despite the "download the version specifically formatted for your type of ebook!" there was the odd formatting issue when loaded onto my Kobo, but that was more of a personal taste issue, than there being a fault with the book itself.

As to the book itself - it's been a long time since I've read either a scifi book or a horror book. There's a little hard science in this, but it's more about the effect of warp on the humans involved. It turns out that warp causes dreams, all of which are connected (though few people realise it as few openly talk about that they see in their dreams).

In an attempt to stop the dreams, there is an experiment on a specially designed ship (the singularity) to test a new way of travel. The Chronos comes across the desolated remains of the Singularity and finds out what happened - causing the remaining crew to confront not only the horror of what happened on the Singularity, but what the dreams mean to themselves.

There are some truly disturbing parts in the book, though I did feel that those on the Singularity who managed to record their dreams were very wordy and didnt come across as people who were borederline mad and in fear for their lives (from the Shadows, their crewmates or themselves) ( )

Event Horizon filtered through Lovecraft. Enjoyable gothic horror set in space. Annoyed by the multiple transgressions of the 'show, don't tell' rule. Would have given 4 stars otherwise. ( )

Brett Talley's follow up to his magnificent Lovecraftian novel, "That Which Should Not Be", proves that he will carve out a place for himself among modern horror authors. This is a thoroughly enjoyable sci-fi/horror/thriller.

While there are a handful of creepy-crawlies that jump from the darkness, Talley's true mastery is his development of horror through narrative, tone and mood. He builds his story upon a backbone of well-known fictional elements - "The Matrix", "The Odyssey", the film "Event Horizon". And while a bit derivative, it works extremely well and I found myself aching to finish the story.

"Void" is quite short and doubling the size, Talley would've had the opportunity delve deeper into the characterizations and further flesh out the backstory. That aside, I heartily recommend this book. ( )