The Darkness Within

by Robert Friedrich

A Captain who suffered a terrible accident, causing him amnesia and his crew of the salvage ship 'LIGHTARK' stumble upon a mysteries reading far in space. As they investigate, they uncover a terrible secret that shall ultimately decide their fate. Will the Captain and his crew be able to survive, or will they be consumed by the Darkness that lurks at the edge of space.

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Fiction

67 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 30, 2013

About the author

Robert Friedrich is an Author who writes in a multitude of styles which include Novella's, Short Stories, Poetry and even Screenplays. His books are famous for taking an unconventional route through the darkest of places and emotions, and are generally driven by fast paced action and direct-from-heart dialogue. His current releases include: The Darkness Within: A Novella, Enlightened by Darkness Anthologies, The Book of Metal Lyrics and Seed of Evil, which is the first part of an entire up-coming Saga. Robert surprises his audience by how different, each of his book's tone, message is and how they are visually descriptive. He also designs his own book covers and trailers.

"A fictional Dystopia is better than a fake Utopia." -- Robert Friedrich

Reviews

[Nikki C. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok, this is a dark story. I love dark stories. It has so, so much potential. But it is in desperate need of editing. There are:

Subject-verb inconsistencies
Random capitalization
Incorrect dialogue formatting
Inconsistent tenses (without purpose)
Spelling mistakes
Missing punctuation
Incorrect word usage

It was just incredibly difficult to read with all of the above. The content itself isn't bad, but the execution strips so much away from the reading experience, unfortunately. I applaud the author for taking the jump to self publish but basic editing would do so much to help this book reach a wider audience, IMO anyway.

I never DNF anything but really wanted to here, and would have if it wasn't a Christmas gift from my husband.

[Ashley Poteet · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Fantastical, horrifying, physiologic, gruesome and plain scary Read! This Book took my mind on the best horrifying ride ever! I loved the physiological tendency that threatens to steal your sanity!

Amazing writing! From the start you fall into action, no time for boring! Just straight to the good stuff!

I have just recently discovered Robert Friedrich, I'm so glad I found him! Amazing writer!

[Janna Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is totally amazing! Best horror that I've read in years. Cannot wait to read more of his books:)

[Gabrielle Fair · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that the book offers a much greater value than one can expect due to the book cover. I would recommend this book to read to any lover of detective novels, psychological twists, suspense, fantastic settings and creative approach, as to everyone who can appreciate the depth of human psyche and real values in live.
Really nice reading, thank you.

[Christy Bravo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intense

This was an intense,psychological, action packed thriller! Lots of terrifying situations. Really brings a whole new twist on good and evil.

[Marcus · Rating 1 out of 5]

The first 12 and a half pages were decent. Everything after that was terrible.