Enemy Colours

The Devil and the Dark #3

by R.M. Olson

The enemy of my enemy …
Captain Hollis Ives has sworn to take down the infamous pirate captain Mad Dog, or die trying. But when their ships runs across an unexpected enemy in deep space—a war fleet out to destroy the Level itself—she’ll have to either form an alliance with the pirates, or watch her ship, her crew, and possibly the Level itself, burn.
Silas Hunt thought he’d left the navy behind forever when he joined up with Mad Dog. But now, forced to either work with the naval captain he’d been ready to kill, or see his crew members killed and his captain tortured, Silas will have to use every scrap of skill and ingenuity he learned from both the navy and the pirate crew to keep himself and Mad Dog alive long enough to escape.
Treasure Island meets Master and Commander with a science-fiction twist in R.M. Olson’s thrilling new space opera series, The Devil and the Dark.

277 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 6, 2024

About the author

R.M. Olson writes queer, feel-good space opera, featuring diverse casts, found families, and loads of action. R.M. has ridden the Trans Siberian railway, jumped off the highest bungee jump in the world, gone cage-diving with great white sharks, faced down a charging buffalo bull, and knows how to milk a goat. Currently they reside in Alberta, Canada with their four children, three cats, and a dog the size of a small bear. R.M. goes hiking and skiing more often than they probably have time for, eats more chocolate than is probably good for them, and reads more books than is probably prudent.

Reviews

[Geetha Krishnan · Rating 5 out of 5]

When both Sweet Jenny and Verity are surrounded by Rosette ships who are planning to attack the Level, Silas and Hollis has to agree to work together to save their ships and the Level.
Gracie has been tortured by the Rosette officers and Hollis is still recovering from her injuries sustained in Book 1, so it’s upto Foster, Silas, and Ari to save their captains, their ships and come up with a plan to deal with the Rosette fleet and to prevent the impending attack on the Level.
I love Foster. I know I haven’t said it before, but I love them. I love all of Gracie’s crew, but we only get glimpses into Hollis’ crew and Foster is the one we see the most. They are just amazing. Honestly, the Level Navy doesn’t deserve either Hollis or Foster. While I was happy to see Hollis coming to her own, breaking out of the mindset of sacrificing herself and her crew for the navy, she has a long way to go still.
Foster is always the voice of reason but can use a shiv when called for. Every book in the series is getting better and the stakes keep rising!
Can I say I hate Admiral Usher? I hate her. She should die. Painfully.
Imma go read the next books of the series. I hate that there are only 7 out of the planned 18 or so. All the same, I need to read the rest!
If you love space opera, underdogs against the system, complex, flawed, and real characters you can get behind, adventures, political machinations, and space battles, you will love this book.

[Sarah Hudson · Rating 5 out of 5]

After two books of conflict between Hollis and the pirates, I was READY to watch them team up, and boy did this book deliver. It was so much fun watching them go from outright history to wary respect, and the ending! I can't wait to see where this series will go

[Louise Gunner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hooked

I just can't explain how much I enjoy the work of this Author.
The stories are so well written and worlds easy to imagine. I'm hooked on this series the same as the others I've read.
I hope they never stop creating these stories

[Daniel Fedko · Rating 5 out of 5]

great series

I'm amazed that this author can write so many fantastic novels, I hope that she never stops writing. Her books are some of the best Entertainment  I have read and worth the time to read them. Thank you for a very fun entertaining read.