He offers an interesting viewpoint on events, caught as he is between the callous Republic and the brutal alien ‘Ministers’, but even so the book has a strange tonal imbalance, not quite a full-on horror story but not quite a light adventure either. For all the running, hiding and frantic fighting, Sean’s general air of flippancy – amusing though it often is – constantly lessens the tension and pushes back on the horror elements.

These (literally and figuratively) dark aspects are oddly contrasted though by a generally light, breezy style and voice which give proceedings more of a fun adventure vibe. There are hints of Event Horizon and maybe even Warhammer 40,000 in its description of travelling using faster-than-light travel and some of the nasties inhabiting the nameless, abandoned spaceship, and much of the book takes place in almost pitch darkness. In some respects this proves as dark and creepy as it sounds. When things quickly go wrong however, and the ship proves to be full of horrifying monsters, Sean finds himself caught between a half-starved Republic soldier and an unstoppable alien warrior, not able to trust either but forced to rely on them simply in order to survive. With few useful skills under the circumstances other than a knack for languages, Sean is instantly out of his depth but determined to see the mission through and keep his promise to look out for his friend/fellow survivor Benny. Forced into joining a mission he doesn’t want to take part in, small-time thief Sean Wren finds himself part of a rag-tag team of ‘volunteers’ forced to retrieve a mysterious prize from the aforementioned ancient spaceship before it’s destroyed in an imminent supernova. Buckell 'A rollicking page-turner.' - Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly * 'A real hold-your-breath novel.' - FanFiAddict * FanFiAddict * 'Fun, fast-paced, cutting-edge, and full of epic twists' - Library Journal, starred review * Library Journal * 'Fun, resonant and compulsively readable.A sinister, thousand year-old abandoned spaceship hides a world-shaking secret in Taran Hunt’s action-packed adventure novel The Immortality Thief.

if they can think on their feet quickly enough.' - World Fantasy Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Tobias S. You'll want to spend time with this crew of space salvagers as they encounter ancient power that could change their fortunes. You'll devour it.' - Kevin Hearne, New York Times bestselling author of Ink & Sigil 'An electrically brisk science fantasy adventure filled with the warmth of found family, lively humor, and high adventure.

Hunt's debut is riveting, edge-of-your seat thrills, with plenty of oh-shit and oh-no-look-out moments, but it also examines how people try to be better after making mistakes they regret-and how some are eager to simply make more mistakes. 'I read this six-hundred page beast in a single sitting because I couldn't put it down.

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