The year is 2028, and Dr. Gillian Ryan is in a race against time. There is a terrifying new aggressive form of dementia running rampant among the masses. The age does not matter. Gillian lost her husband to the sudden bout, and now her young daughter is diagnosed with it too. With no known cause for Losian's and how it targets the victims, Gillian is desperate to find a cure using cutting-edge research before her daughter succumbs to it. Unfortunately, the government does not feel the same urgency and she loses her funding. The only alternative is to travel to a space station for six months and research on a crew showing disturbing similarities to Losian's.
OBSCURA is stuff made of nightmares. The premise is truly horrifying and not unbelievable. Losian's disease is an advanced version of dementia but what makes terrifying is how fast it acts and how it can affect anyone, be it a child or healthy grown-up, with no known cause. With the new diseases surfacing day by day in our world, something like this is entirely possible. Hart has written a compelling tale of not only the mysteries of nature but our own human conscience. He has delved into the mind of an addict who refuses to give up for the love of her daughter. The rest is a space adventure.
OBSCURA gives the feels of zombies and the movie Alien but it is nothing like them. The only evil here is us and the only horror is that of our minds. Truly compelling tale. Started slow, leaps between timelines; present and past, so don't get confused, before picking up the pace. I could not put it down even when I wanted to take a small break and finished it in one go.
Word of warning: OBSCURA is not for the faint of heart. There is graphic violence and touch of horror. It really is a psychological thriller. The journey will keep you on the edge of your seat despite the tad bit predictable storyline. Am looking forward to reading more by Joe Hart.
Sheβs felt it beforeβ¦the fear of losing control. And itβs
happening again.
In the near future, an aggressive and terrifying new form
of dementia is affecting victims of all ages. The cause
is unknown, and the symptoms are disturbing. Dr. Gillian
Ryan is on the cutting edge of research and desperately
determined to find a cure. Sheβs already lost her husband
to the disease, and now her young daughter is slowly
succumbing as well. After losing her funding, she is
given the unique opportunity to expand her research. She
will travel with a NASA team to a space station where the
crew has been stricken with symptoms of a similar
inexplicable psychosisβmemory loss, trances, and violent,
uncontrollable impulses.
Crippled by a secret addiction and suffering from
creeping paranoia, Gillian finds her journey becoming a
nightmare as unexplainable and violent events plague the
mission. With her grip weakening on reality, she starts
to doubt her own innocence. And sheβs beginning to
question so much moreβlike the true nature of the
mission, the motivations of the crew, and every deadly
new secret space has to offer.
Merging thrilling science-fiction adventure with mind-
bending psychological suspense, Wall Street Journal
bestselling author Joe Hart explores both the vast
mysteries of outer space and the even darker unknown that
lies within ourselves.
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