Outermen

by B.P. Gregory

An oppressed world locked inside a shell, without a single star to wish on. Now the void beyond has spat back Michael Formir, splintered in mind and body. And he may have brought something terrible with him.

342 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

BP Gregory has been an archaeology student and a dilettante of biology, psychology, and apocalypse prepping. She is the author of five novels including the recently released Flora & Jim, about a father who’ll do anything to keep his daughter alive in a frozen wasteland.

BP Gregory lives in Melbourne with her husband and is currently working on The Newru Trail, a murder-mystery set in a world where houses eat your memories. For stories, reviews and recommendations as she ploughs through her to-read pile visit bpgregory.com.

Reviews

[Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading Outermen I have BP Gregory on my to read list. SF is by far my preferred genre and I am always on the look out for new and original authors. Outermen ticked all the right boxes for me. It has a well developed and thought through plot, it is well written and gets you thinking what if?

[Annastew1144hotmail.com · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the blurb I was expecting something original and I definitely wasn't disappointed! Excellent plot, strong characterization and a very thought provoking makes this a memorable story.

[Dymphna]

Wonderfully unsettling

You know a book is great when you stop reading it for a while because you're worried about what is going to happen to a character.

I love Cathy. Bullied around by Little Miss (Not So) Perfect, who amazes us with her strength and will to survive when taken up to the Threshold.

BP Gregory paints us such marvelous images of the supporting troop. The gnarled, frail but scary as fuck Michael, creepy Screws, Angela, and the crew during The Disaster.

The utter unsettled nature of the story, that's what I like most about Gregory's writing. The humour, revulsion, pathos, mystery all mixed in a wonderful cauldron.

I will be re-reading this one soon, if I dare.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This wasn't necessarily a bad book. I am not sure how I felt. There were a lot of instances where the words seemed weird. I am not, also, in a habit of saying fat chance. As it was used a lot in this book. Which always made me laugh. Fat chance, fat is big, massy. But most people using the term 'fat chance' mean it as there is little chance, right? I don't get it.

I was fortunate enough to win a free copy from goodreads in exchange for my honest review

Rant aside, I would recommend this book. It was ...interesting...

I was fortunate enough to win a free copy from goodreads in exchange for my honest review

[Jocelyn Sanchez · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's a lot of things I like about this book. The plot is amazing, I seriously couldn't put the book down. It was that interesting of a plot. I also liked the main characters of the story. Michael and Cathy are awesome! Both so different, but similar at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about their characters. Especially Cathy! She was a hoot. I could totally relate to her character,

This book was fast-paced and fun to read. To me, there was never a dull moment. I recommend this book highly. You will be hooked from the first page!

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

[Jonathan Ring · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Won in a goodreads giveaway*

Wow. That's almost all I can say. The atmosphere was sufficiently disquieting and the mystery of the OUtside compelling. It was very refreshing that the main character was not some media standard of beauty and that she was content with her body, even going so far as to call herself "fatguts". The dystopian reality of the novel keeps the reader locked in and the intrigue of what happened on the Capsule only serves to prod the reader on to satisfy a building curiosity.

[Pagefingers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant, beautiful, terrifying and painfully human. I’ve never read a story quite like this one. The main character was so well-developed and real and messy and complicated. And hilarious. Cathy’s dark sense of humor gave this book so much personality. Very well-balanced with the creepy, disturbing horror elements. I respect the hell out of a story that leaves me feeling satisfied without spelling out all the answers or tying every mystery up with a neat bow. I truly loved this unique tale, and returned to read at every opportunity. My only complaint is that the book ended, but I suppose all great things eventually must. I highly recommend OUTERMEN to fans of space horror.

[David Grose · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book needs a thorough edit. The story was decent, but it was buried in ramblings and explanations of metaphors. The prologue alone is a two part example of the worst kind of info dump with little to no characterization. The author often leaves the action of the moment to explain some minor detail to the point that you literally forget the point of the scene. In my opinion, this feels like a first draft and that really damages the product.

[Chris Bingel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this, but I couldn't

I liked the idea of this from the start. I always like human stories on Sci fi or fantasy backdrops. But something about Ms Gregory's writing style made this a very challenging read. I kept having to take breaks, and the only reason I finished was to find out the conclusion of the story.

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Won this from a Goodreads Giveaway but did not like it.Read the first chapter and gave up on it.