This Night So Dark by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner

This Night So Dark (Starbound, #2.5)

by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Don't miss the breathtaking short story that connects the first two novels in the Starbound trilogy, These Broken Stars and This Shattered World.

Tarver still has nightmares about the night, six months before the Icarus crash, when he rescued a group of civilian researchers being held hostage by brutal mercenaries. Now Tarver and Lilac must reconcile his memories of that fateful night with the truth that they uncovered on a mysterious planet after the Icarus crashed.

Includes a bonus preview chapter from This Shattered World.

Reviewed by Angie on

2 of 5 stars

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Told from Tarver's POV, This Night So Dark covers the events that lead to his promotion and him being aboard the Icarus during its last flight. It also reveals a bit about what really caused the ship to crash, but for the most part, I just wasn't interested. It's just Tarver on a mission, his gets betrayed, and then has to escape. He also rescues some of the other hostages, which is what got him his medals and rank. But, of course, the press left out the possible conspiracy going on. It is a solid set up for the lot in This Shattered World, so I wouldn't deem this novella a waste of time even though I didn't care for it.

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