by Rob Hart
First published 2024
Rob Hart's "Dark Space" plunges readers into a claustrophobic future where humanity's greatest ambitions collide with its darkest impulses. When a routine mission to the Acheron colony goes horribly wrong, astronaut Nora Slade finds herself stranded and cut off from the outside world. With dwindling supplies and a ruthless, power-hungry commander standing in her way, Nora must navigate the colony's treacherous politics and mysterious technical failures to uncover the truth and find a way back home.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Acheron, Dark Space
Period: Future
304 pages · Hardcover · Blackstone Publishing, Inc.
Content warnings: death, violence