In The Heart Of The Void by Tanweer Dar - [Review]

 In The Heart Of The Void by Tanweer Dar 
[Review]

Synopsis

A fast paced sci-fi horror which is impossible to put down.

A crew of an interstellar cargo ship are on a routine mission, however, they soon find out things are not quite right on board. Eight of the crew members are faced with a terrifying possibility that they may never make it back home after one of the crew members goes missing. The team begin to sense that Captain Gunnar, Johansen may be withholding vital information that is crucial for their survival. Faced with the horrifying possibility that something is hunting them, their only option is to fight to secure the cargo ship and hopefully be able to return home.

Review

The book starts off with giving you details about the crew members and their ranking, it becomes clear that this is a tight knit crew and that they mainly operated as a group of friends, instead of the Captain issuing strict orders. It quite quickly becomes clear that all is not right on board, the crew members have been awaken from stasis early without any known reason. This book doesn't give you a chance to put it down, it immediately throws you into the panic of the cargo ship as they realise one of the crew members have disappeared. It becomes clear that Captain Johansen may know more than what he is telling and I found myself very eager to know whether he is playing a part with what is going on with the ship. Captain Johansen finally relents and admits that the 'Omega protocol' has been activated, no one bar Johansen knows about this protocol and he quickly explains that it is activated to prevent biological threats and contaminants from reaching the earth and therefore, sends the ship on a different course away from Earth until the threat has been dealt with. The crew are very forgiving, although a few members still believe that the Captain is withholding further details but they are soon forced to face the reality of the situation when one of the newest crew members 'Minh' discovers the missing crew members mangled body. I absolutely loved that this book didn't give you a chance to get bored as you were always in suspense of what is going to happen next, it is very fast paced and quickly appears that the crew members are dealing with some kind of alien. The tension on board builds until Captain Johansen admits that he may know something more about what is happening on board and that it may be linked to corporation called 'TerraTech'. Personally, I felt that the other crew members were too forgiving of Captain Johansen and I know I certainly would be angry at the betrayal but the crew quickly move on and try to deal with the ongoing threat. The ending absolutely crushed me and I felt so strongly for each of the crew members, Tanweer did a brilliant job of fleshing out his characters and really making them feel like people. 

My only wish would have been to know more about 'TerraTech' and why such a project would be allowed. It would have been great to know exactly what 'TerraTech' were planning and exactly how they were going to clean up the mess they had made.

For any sci-fi fans, this book is a must read!

My final rating is ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5 stars).

About the author

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Tanweer Dar was born in Birmingham, UK. He is a qualified teacher and studied Ancient & Medieval History at the University. Tanweer enjoys sci-fi, horror and fantasy in the form of books and films. He has published horror, poetry, sci-fi, fantasy and a children's book. To learn more about Tanweer Dar, please visit his website at https://www.tanweerdar.com/about.

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