#BookReview ‘Hel’s Eight’ by Stark Holborn

About the book…

Who controls the future, controls it all…

Ten “Doc” Low is a medic with a dark past, riding the wastes of the desert moon Factus, dispensing medicine to the needy and death to those who cross the laws of the mysterious Seekers. Cursed by otherworldly forces, she stays alone to keep herself safe, and to keep others safe from her… But when she experiences a terrifying vision of conflict, and foresees the deaths of those she once called friends, she must drag herself back to the land of living to stop a war before it begins.

With a rebellion brewing, the Accord’s grip on the Outer Moons weakening and a sinister tycoon buying up all the land in sight, Ten must find allies where she can and face the past, in order to save the future. Even if the cost might be greater than she could ever have imagined…

A wild, adrenaline-packed, whip-smart crash of storytelling and shoot-outs, ideal for fans of Gideon the Ninth, Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers and Alex White’s Salvagers.

Huge thanks to Charlotte at Titan Books for my gifted review copy and invite to the blog tour for ‘Hel’s Eight’ by Stark Holborn

Stark takes the good, the bad and the brilliant from westerns and moves into outer space with style, drama and jaw dropping action.

The followup novel to ‘Ten Low’ , it can be read as a stand alone novel though, as someone who is new to this world, I will be picking up a copy of Stark’s first novel as soon as I can because I want more of the immersion experience I had ebing off world with Ten ‘Doc’ Low.

Army medic, hellbent on saving lives and marking the tally on her skin to remind herself of what she owes, stuck on the desert moon of Factus,she is asked to help an old friend she once believed dead.

Cursed or gifted with psychic visions, Doc’s reputation precedes her  and she appears to bring death and destruction wherever she goes.

But being solo is no longer viable in a universe where a person with more money than morals, Xoon, is using mercenaries to destroy small outposts then buying up the remains to take over everything he can. Doc can no longer hide and focus on fixing those who are in need of repair.

Its time for her to ally herself with those she can cautiously trust for the greater good of what is left of humanity.

A searing look at what it means to be human in a place and rtime where modification, addiction and putting a prcie on the head of rebels has diluted all that could be good, this is a brilliant 5 star read from a rising name in the world of science fiction . It took me a while to get into the world of Factus but when I got there, I was in an orbit I did not want to leave. Highly, highly recommended!

About the author…

Stark Holborn is a novelist, games writer, film reviewer, and the author of Nunslinger, Triggernometry and Ten Low.

Links-https://www.starkholborn.com/

Twitter @starkholborn @TitanBooks