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Black Swan 1: A Natural Disaster Thriller
A comet from another solar system.
A conspiracy at the highest levels.
A family caught between the truth,
And the end of the world.
The Black Swan Event is a natural disaster thriller series from international bestselling author, Bobby Akart, one of America's favorite storytellers, who has delivered up-all-night thrillers to over two million readers in 245 countries and territories worldwide.
When NASA’s SWAN space telescope detects a faint ultraviolet anomaly beyond the orbit of Jupiter, astronomers assume it’s a comet—an interstellar visitor drifting harmlessly through space. But as more data pours in from observatories around the world, the excitement turns to confusion then to fear.
4I/SWAN isn’t just unusual. It’s breaking all the rules.
Trajectory models are beyond explanation.
Composition suggests the comet is manufactured.
Outgassing profiles don’t match known celestial bodies.
Radio telescopes detect harmonic pulses no one can explain.
Inside NASA, scientists whisper the What if this isn’t natural ?
“Great characters and a horribly terrifying storyline make this a great read! I just pray that this story doesn't become prophetic."
Professor Johan Xavier, widely known as Professor X, a brilliant but controversial planetary scientist, has built a career following the mantra, I champion hard science over comfortable assumptions. As 4I/SWAN’s anomalies grow harder to dismiss, Professor X becomes an outspoken, prominent public voice in the debate over what’s really soaring through our solar system.
Emily Pickett, a brilliant Caltech researcher for Professor X, is among the first to notice that 4I/SWAN isn’t behaving like a natural object. Torn between professional skepticism and alarming new evidence, she becomes a key voice in the global debate over the comet’s true nature.
Daniel Pickett, Emily’s younger brother, is a rising NASA astrobiologist working inside a CIA-created classified program. He discovers anomalies in 4I/SWAN that raise more questions than answers. His position grants him access to secrets he’s not sure he should keep—or reveal.
Sheriff Bud Pickett, a steady Texas lawman and widowed father of Emily and Daniel, struggles to keep Liberty County grounded even as fear spreads across the world. When the comet’s secrets begin touching his own family, Bud fears for his children as he becomes the county’s reluctant protector and its last line of calm in a rising storm.
“ Akart is one of those very rare authors who makes things so visceral, so real, that you experience what he writes .”
If the comet is a messenger, the fate of humanity may be the message.
If it’s something else, humanity may be the target.
Black Swan reveals a conspiracy that threatens the world but will leave you asking,
“ Are we alone ?”
The perfect book for fans of Disclosure Day, Contact, Arrival, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the documentary, Age of Disclosure. Also, for those who want the truth about first contact, alien invasion, and conspiracy thrillers surrounding these topics.
This modern-day, fact-based novel will have you whispering just one more chapter until the end.
A conspiracy at the highest levels.
A family caught between the truth,
And the end of the world.
The Black Swan Event is a natural disaster thriller series from international bestselling author, Bobby Akart, one of America's favorite storytellers, who has delivered up-all-night thrillers to over two million readers in 245 countries and territories worldwide.
When NASA’s SWAN space telescope detects a faint ultraviolet anomaly beyond the orbit of Jupiter, astronomers assume it’s a comet—an interstellar visitor drifting harmlessly through space. But as more data pours in from observatories around the world, the excitement turns to confusion then to fear.
4I/SWAN isn’t just unusual. It’s breaking all the rules.
Trajectory models are beyond explanation.
Composition suggests the comet is manufactured.
Outgassing profiles don’t match known celestial bodies.
Radio telescopes detect harmonic pulses no one can explain.
Inside NASA, scientists whisper the What if this isn’t natural ?
“Great characters and a horribly terrifying storyline make this a great read! I just pray that this story doesn't become prophetic."
Professor Johan Xavier, widely known as Professor X, a brilliant but controversial planetary scientist, has built a career following the mantra, I champion hard science over comfortable assumptions. As 4I/SWAN’s anomalies grow harder to dismiss, Professor X becomes an outspoken, prominent public voice in the debate over what’s really soaring through our solar system.
Emily Pickett, a brilliant Caltech researcher for Professor X, is among the first to notice that 4I/SWAN isn’t behaving like a natural object. Torn between professional skepticism and alarming new evidence, she becomes a key voice in the global debate over the comet’s true nature.
Daniel Pickett, Emily’s younger brother, is a rising NASA astrobiologist working inside a CIA-created classified program. He discovers anomalies in 4I/SWAN that raise more questions than answers. His position grants him access to secrets he’s not sure he should keep—or reveal.
Sheriff Bud Pickett, a steady Texas lawman and widowed father of Emily and Daniel, struggles to keep Liberty County grounded even as fear spreads across the world. When the comet’s secrets begin touching his own family, Bud fears for his children as he becomes the county’s reluctant protector and its last line of calm in a rising storm.
“ Akart is one of those very rare authors who makes things so visceral, so real, that you experience what he writes .”
If the comet is a messenger, the fate of humanity may be the message.
If it’s something else, humanity may be the target.
Black Swan reveals a conspiracy that threatens the world but will leave you asking,
“ Are we alone ?”
The perfect book for fans of Disclosure Day, Contact, Arrival, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the documentary, Age of Disclosure. Also, for those who want the truth about first contact, alien invasion, and conspiracy thrillers surrounding these topics.
This modern-day, fact-based novel will have you whispering just one more chapter until the end.
636 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 15, 2026
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About the author
Bobby Akart
100 books407 followersInternational bestselling author, Bobby Akart, one of America's favorite storytellers, delivers up-all-night thrillers to readers in 245 countries and territories worldwide. He's achieved Amazon Top 5 Author status in both fiction and non-fiction genres, Amazon Kindle All Star and Top 50 Amazon Author (#35) and Top 25 Best Selling Book on Amazon Charts (Yellowstone #25).
"He's right up there with James Patterson, David Baldacci, Brad Thor and others that write thrillers. To me he actually surpasses them.”
He has written more than 80 novels in the disaster, survival, medical and political thriller genres.
"He's right up there with James Patterson, David Baldacci, Brad Thor and others that write thrillers. To me he actually surpasses them.”
He has written more than 80 novels in the disaster, survival, medical and political thriller genres.
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February 7, 2026
I want to start by saying I've been a fan of Bobby Akart for a long time. But this book has me wondering why. It should have been maybe one third as long and every salient plot point would have been covered. Instead Bobby endlessly repeated the "comets" course, the anomalies that proved it wasn't just a comet, the personal trials and doubts of every main character. I gave up counting after a full dozen repeats--BORING. And after all that the book might as well have ended in the middle of a sentence for all the closure it gave me. Yeah, I get it's a series, but each book of a series should be complete and not just a hook to get you to read the next one. So, color me horribly disappointed, which is a shame given the plots potential.
Oh, I also want to add that I hate writing bad reviews and in all the hundreds of books I've read and reviewed I've only given a one star rating a couple of time--and both time to authors I like.
Oh, I also want to add that I hate writing bad reviews and in all the hundreds of books I've read and reviewed I've only given a one star rating a couple of time--and both time to authors I like.
January 25, 2026
HORRIBLE STORY. A true man-made disaster
The story is endlessly boring and repetitious. It retells of the course of a “comet” that it’s in fact an object sent by a conscious entity which purposefully and surreptitiously sent this object directly towards Earth, and apparently not for the first time. What is its purpose? No one knows. . . But the repetitions in the story are impossible to ignore for being so annoyingly fragrant. It seems that the author is using these repetitions as fillers in order to make the story into a full book. TRULY UNDEEWHELMING‼️😩🪿
The story is endlessly boring and repetitious. It retells of the course of a “comet” that it’s in fact an object sent by a conscious entity which purposefully and surreptitiously sent this object directly towards Earth, and apparently not for the first time. What is its purpose? No one knows. . . But the repetitions in the story are impossible to ignore for being so annoyingly fragrant. It seems that the author is using these repetitions as fillers in order to make the story into a full book. TRULY UNDEEWHELMING‼️😩🪿
January 17, 2026
Natural or Technical?
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance. It is the illusion of knowledge. ~ Daniel Boorstin, American historian
So opens Black Swan 1, the new Science Fiction Thriller series by Bobby Akart. It is immediately apparent that he has written something special. My first clue was that the reading time was over 12 hours. I adore books I can sink my teeth into.
You may have been aware of all of the media chatter during the last quarter of 2025. It was about Comet 3I/Atlas. The name breaks down this way: 3 (3rd tracked object from another solar system to ours), I (Interstellar Object), and Atlas (the name of the Observatory that identified the object). There was much gossip about different characteristics not being normal and when The Powers That Be decided to classify the information, people became enraged, mystified, pushy, and confused about the facts. This is important for the book's plot.
This book comes out of the chute like a Steer out of a cattle truck, wild-eyed and foaming at the mouth. Professor Johan Xavier, known as Professor X due to his propensity for seeking extraterrestrial life, is nearing the end of his lecture. Emily Pickett, his research assistant discovers a Comet traveling extremely fast and bursts into his talk, interrupts his finale, and the two of them run back to the lab to investigate.
One of Akart's greatest gifts is the ability to take tech speak and break it down to everyone's language. What he does brilliantly here, is to explain the Science and Mathematics needed to understand Astronomy, make it easy to understand, and then continue to use the terminology. The reader is thus put directly into the heart of the story as we track the incoming path of the Comet and compare its track to previous Interstellar Objects.
Another Akartism is shown by his locating Bud, Emily, and Daniel Pickett; 'The 7', global power brokers who believe they can control the Earth; PPD, a Black-Ops organization with shady ties to the Government and unseen, extraterrestrial life all in the great State of Texas. And, if you read any Akart, you'll know he and his family live part-time in Texas.
Daniel Pickett, Emily's younger brother, is also in Astronomy. He has a unique attribute; pattern recognition is part of it, but it would be better named extrasensory perception. PPD hires Daniel as an analyst but he is locked down by so many NDA's that he can barely call home.
And speaking of home, Bud Pickett is Sheriff of Liberty, Texas. Liberty has seen 3 generations of Picketts as well as 3 generations of Pickett Sheriffs. Bud has been seeing an infiltration of drug cartels in and around his County. He is not happy with the negative feedback he gets when soliciting help from fellow Law Enforcement.
At this juncture, all of our main characters are struggling with the same feelings of being watched. Experiencing electronic surveillance and the creepiest of all, a sense of another intelligence looking at them from the inside.
Black Swan 1 contains a vast multitude of thrills and chills, normals and paranormals, know-it-alls and know-nothings, and the wit and wisdom of Author Bobby Akart. This is a once-in-a-decade book. Don't miss out on the entertainment.
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance. It is the illusion of knowledge. ~ Daniel Boorstin, American historian
So opens Black Swan 1, the new Science Fiction Thriller series by Bobby Akart. It is immediately apparent that he has written something special. My first clue was that the reading time was over 12 hours. I adore books I can sink my teeth into.
You may have been aware of all of the media chatter during the last quarter of 2025. It was about Comet 3I/Atlas. The name breaks down this way: 3 (3rd tracked object from another solar system to ours), I (Interstellar Object), and Atlas (the name of the Observatory that identified the object). There was much gossip about different characteristics not being normal and when The Powers That Be decided to classify the information, people became enraged, mystified, pushy, and confused about the facts. This is important for the book's plot.
This book comes out of the chute like a Steer out of a cattle truck, wild-eyed and foaming at the mouth. Professor Johan Xavier, known as Professor X due to his propensity for seeking extraterrestrial life, is nearing the end of his lecture. Emily Pickett, his research assistant discovers a Comet traveling extremely fast and bursts into his talk, interrupts his finale, and the two of them run back to the lab to investigate.
One of Akart's greatest gifts is the ability to take tech speak and break it down to everyone's language. What he does brilliantly here, is to explain the Science and Mathematics needed to understand Astronomy, make it easy to understand, and then continue to use the terminology. The reader is thus put directly into the heart of the story as we track the incoming path of the Comet and compare its track to previous Interstellar Objects.
Another Akartism is shown by his locating Bud, Emily, and Daniel Pickett; 'The 7', global power brokers who believe they can control the Earth; PPD, a Black-Ops organization with shady ties to the Government and unseen, extraterrestrial life all in the great State of Texas. And, if you read any Akart, you'll know he and his family live part-time in Texas.
Daniel Pickett, Emily's younger brother, is also in Astronomy. He has a unique attribute; pattern recognition is part of it, but it would be better named extrasensory perception. PPD hires Daniel as an analyst but he is locked down by so many NDA's that he can barely call home.
And speaking of home, Bud Pickett is Sheriff of Liberty, Texas. Liberty has seen 3 generations of Picketts as well as 3 generations of Pickett Sheriffs. Bud has been seeing an infiltration of drug cartels in and around his County. He is not happy with the negative feedback he gets when soliciting help from fellow Law Enforcement.
At this juncture, all of our main characters are struggling with the same feelings of being watched. Experiencing electronic surveillance and the creepiest of all, a sense of another intelligence looking at them from the inside.
Black Swan 1 contains a vast multitude of thrills and chills, normals and paranormals, know-it-alls and know-nothings, and the wit and wisdom of Author Bobby Akart. This is a once-in-a-decade book. Don't miss out on the entertainment.
January 16, 2026
Akart's most audacious project yet!!
Black Swan 1 is the story of the Pickett family in the face of a mysterious object that has entered the solar system. Bud, Emily and Daniel Pickett all face different faces of the same threat without knowing it. Bud is a Sheriff in a Texas country where cryptic threats against him. Emily Pickett is a scientist working with an enigmatic professor, Johan Xavier, to study the mysterious object at Caltech. Daniel Pickett is an analyst for a shadowy government agency with classified level access to imaging of the object with no clear way to warn the world.
Akart, again, does a superb job of providing real world sources that fit the narrative he is telling, giving Black Swan 1, like all of Akart's writings, a sense of real possibility that other science fiction/disaster authors simply cannot reproduce. The writing is on the level of Michael Crichton, with enough science to satisfy a geek like me, while not overwhelming the reader with concepts incomprehensible to anyone but a grad student will understand.
The characters are, by the end of the book, fully developed and we have a great window of insight into the thought processes of each character under both ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. Each Pickett thinks very differently, but the way each thinks compliments the others. Secondary characters like Carley and Maddox, are also very well fleshed out and defined.
This is an outstanding start to the most audacious project Akart has taken on, coming from an author with absolutely no problem taking on audacious projects, from an author who seems to have taken the mantle of writing science fiction based on actual science that mass audiences from the great Michael Crichton, and he is a worthy successor at that!
5/5 stars, highly recommended for fans of science fiction thrillers based on actual science, as well as the wider reading community, there are few adult readers who won't connect with Black Swan!!
Black Swan 1 is the story of the Pickett family in the face of a mysterious object that has entered the solar system. Bud, Emily and Daniel Pickett all face different faces of the same threat without knowing it. Bud is a Sheriff in a Texas country where cryptic threats against him. Emily Pickett is a scientist working with an enigmatic professor, Johan Xavier, to study the mysterious object at Caltech. Daniel Pickett is an analyst for a shadowy government agency with classified level access to imaging of the object with no clear way to warn the world.
Akart, again, does a superb job of providing real world sources that fit the narrative he is telling, giving Black Swan 1, like all of Akart's writings, a sense of real possibility that other science fiction/disaster authors simply cannot reproduce. The writing is on the level of Michael Crichton, with enough science to satisfy a geek like me, while not overwhelming the reader with concepts incomprehensible to anyone but a grad student will understand.
The characters are, by the end of the book, fully developed and we have a great window of insight into the thought processes of each character under both ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. Each Pickett thinks very differently, but the way each thinks compliments the others. Secondary characters like Carley and Maddox, are also very well fleshed out and defined.
This is an outstanding start to the most audacious project Akart has taken on, coming from an author with absolutely no problem taking on audacious projects, from an author who seems to have taken the mantle of writing science fiction based on actual science that mass audiences from the great Michael Crichton, and he is a worthy successor at that!
5/5 stars, highly recommended for fans of science fiction thrillers based on actual science, as well as the wider reading community, there are few adult readers who won't connect with Black Swan!!
March 1, 2026
boring and fake empathetic characters
The POV of the characters was restated endlessly. Unnecessarily long, the basic plot line could have been completed in 50 pages. I won’t be back.
The POV of the characters was restated endlessly. Unnecessarily long, the basic plot line could have been completed in 50 pages. I won’t be back.
January 29, 2026
One of Bobby's best
I have read all of Bobbys books
In fact he was the first author i read when i discovered kindle. We became kindle friends
A fellow Tennesseean
Black Swan shows me just how great Bobby Akart has become as an author. How amazing his own knowledge is because of the research he does. READ THIS BOOK AND THE SERIES. Learn from one of the best writers you will ever read.
I have read all of Bobbys books
In fact he was the first author i read when i discovered kindle. We became kindle friends
A fellow Tennesseean
Black Swan shows me just how great Bobby Akart has become as an author. How amazing his own knowledge is because of the research he does. READ THIS BOOK AND THE SERIES. Learn from one of the best writers you will ever read.
January 26, 2026
Simply WOW!
Was not expecting an alien story. However, as usual from Bobby, I was hooked right from the first. All of his books are well researched, plausible and very well written. Now to wait for book two. 😉
Was not expecting an alien story. However, as usual from Bobby, I was hooked right from the first. All of his books are well researched, plausible and very well written. Now to wait for book two. 😉
February 5, 2026
NOT just another great book from Akart! This is the GREATEST
How can an author continue to write Best Sellers where the reader continues to add to each book read his review as “Best Book Ever”?
Counting days to read the future Best Book Ever!!
How can an author continue to write Best Sellers where the reader continues to add to each book read his review as “Best Book Ever”?
Counting days to read the future Best Book Ever!!
January 22, 2026
Gripping hard sci-fi. Almost flawless
I am a big reader, and if I love a book I'll read it a couple of times a year. I loved this book.
Characters are really likeable, the bad guys are described so well, without gratuitous violent scenes.
The science is very well written. I have zero problems believing that this could happen in this day and age, and it might be as ugly and life-threatening to attempt to get the truth out there, as our poor main characters endure.
If I could rate it higher, I would.
I am a big reader, and if I love a book I'll read it a couple of times a year. I loved this book.
Characters are really likeable, the bad guys are described so well, without gratuitous violent scenes.
The science is very well written. I have zero problems believing that this could happen in this day and age, and it might be as ugly and life-threatening to attempt to get the truth out there, as our poor main characters endure.
If I could rate it higher, I would.
February 20, 2026
Repetious
For the most part, I liked the premise of the book. The characters had some depth to them. But the repetition...I don't know if the author thought it was necessary to repeat things because he assumes the reader forgets...or maybe he just wanted filler. I found myself skimming instead of reading.
For the most part, I liked the premise of the book. The characters had some depth to them. But the repetition...I don't know if the author thought it was necessary to repeat things because he assumes the reader forgets...or maybe he just wanted filler. I found myself skimming instead of reading.
January 20, 2026
Absolutely amazing
In this captivating literary work, Bobby Akart deviates from his traditional storytelling approach, presenting readers with a narrative that is refreshingly unique, breathtakingly wondrous, and remarkably more intense than his previous works. The book's compelling narrative immediately envelops readers, drawing them into its intricate plot and immersive world with an irresistible gravitational pull that keeps them thoroughly engaged from the first page to the last. Read this first book and be amazed!
In this captivating literary work, Bobby Akart deviates from his traditional storytelling approach, presenting readers with a narrative that is refreshingly unique, breathtakingly wondrous, and remarkably more intense than his previous works. The book's compelling narrative immediately envelops readers, drawing them into its intricate plot and immersive world with an irresistible gravitational pull that keeps them thoroughly engaged from the first page to the last. Read this first book and be amazed!
January 17, 2026
Riveting!
Oh darn, I did it again! I read the first book in Akart's series, instead of waiting until they were all released. Now I have to wait months until the next book and I really want to know who's in the Swan! Maybe then I'll know what 3IAtlas really is? Any bets?
Oh darn, I did it again! I read the first book in Akart's series, instead of waiting until they were all released. Now I have to wait months until the next book and I really want to know who's in the Swan! Maybe then I'll know what 3IAtlas really is? Any bets?
January 25, 2026
Very good story but...
The story line was very good and held my interest the entire time. I will continue reading the series. My only criticism is the repetition. Everyone tracking the "comet" came to the same conclusion multiple times throughout the story. And the 3 main characters thoughts and feeling were repetitive as well. It got very tedious in that regard.
The story line was very good and held my interest the entire time. I will continue reading the series. My only criticism is the repetition. Everyone tracking the "comet" came to the same conclusion multiple times throughout the story. And the 3 main characters thoughts and feeling were repetitive as well. It got very tedious in that regard.
February 6, 2026
An object speeds through space past Jupiter on its way to the inner solar system.
Its speed and direction all wrong to be a comet, this object is another interstellar visitor barreling through our solar system on its way to an unknown destination. Labeled as 4I SWAN, the object displays anomalous behavior hinting at intelligent design.
The Picket family are ideally placed to examine the object as it approaches the sun. Daniel Picket works for Project Destiny. They've been following and tracking the object weeks longer than than initial sighting. His younger sister Emily was also tracking the visitor with her mentor, an astronomer with a theory of intelligent design who believes in alien visitors to the Solar System. As the object approaches Earth, the Pickets have knowledge that someone doesn't want shared. For now, they are merely tracked and observed. Until they're ready to release their proof to the world, they continue without interference.
The Master of Mayhem, the voice in the dark, the Doomsayer, the Apocalyptic Oracle, the author delights us with predictions of world-threatening events and how to survive them. Are we threatened by Little Green Men? By alien masters returning to the garden they've nurtured ready to harvest their crops? What is coming this time? Scary? Yes. Entertaining? You betcha! This is a great beginning to an amazing read!
Its speed and direction all wrong to be a comet, this object is another interstellar visitor barreling through our solar system on its way to an unknown destination. Labeled as 4I SWAN, the object displays anomalous behavior hinting at intelligent design.
The Picket family are ideally placed to examine the object as it approaches the sun. Daniel Picket works for Project Destiny. They've been following and tracking the object weeks longer than than initial sighting. His younger sister Emily was also tracking the visitor with her mentor, an astronomer with a theory of intelligent design who believes in alien visitors to the Solar System. As the object approaches Earth, the Pickets have knowledge that someone doesn't want shared. For now, they are merely tracked and observed. Until they're ready to release their proof to the world, they continue without interference.
The Master of Mayhem, the voice in the dark, the Doomsayer, the Apocalyptic Oracle, the author delights us with predictions of world-threatening events and how to survive them. Are we threatened by Little Green Men? By alien masters returning to the garden they've nurtured ready to harvest their crops? What is coming this time? Scary? Yes. Entertaining? You betcha! This is a great beginning to an amazing read!
January 17, 2026
Fans of Bobby Akart know a few things at the start of every series; Family first. Strong family bonds that can deal with whatever the crisis is; A phenomenal amount of research goes into each book; The reader needs to stay on their toes, because clues are everywhere, if you know where to look; There will be plenty of action. This time it is a totally different topic. Spacemen. Are they coming? Are they already here? The family in the story are the Pickett's. Father Bud, is the sheriff in a small Texas County. Daughter Emily Pickett is a Cal Tech researcher and was the first to notice that the comet mught not be a comet at all. Younger brother Daniel is a NASA astrobiologist until he is tagged for something much higher. All the data points to the comet being a manufactured object and there are entities on earth that do not want the truth to get out.
January 26, 2026
41/SWAN is a comet that has been noticed by Professor Johan Xavier known as Professor X, his researcher Emily Pickett and her brother a NASA astrobiologist who has been recruited to a top secret organization and they all discover anomalies that make them question if this is even a comet. Meanwhile their father Sheriff Bud Pickett of Liberty County is having issues with cartel activity. They are all being watched by the secret organization and end up in danger as they are discovering things meant to be kept secret. What exactly is 41/SWAN and why does the organization want to keep the secret? Will the Picketts reunite and find safety or will the organization stop them? I'm looking forward to the next books in this series.
March 2, 2026
Enough of cold coffee
Could use a better proof reader.
Beginning of chapter 65, a main character is in the lab. Two pages later she is leaving her apartment.
Chapter 85 it tells on the male character talking to his mother (person to person) when he is 12 when earlier we are told she died when he was 4.
Are the northern and sister 900 miles 1,500 miles apart? Both distances are mentioned while they never moved.
Is the sheriff retired. The daughter refers to him being retired when a chapter before he listed as the active sheriff investigation a crime.
And
Enough of the cold coffee cups all the time. Seems like filler.
Could use a better proof reader.
Beginning of chapter 65, a main character is in the lab. Two pages later she is leaving her apartment.
Chapter 85 it tells on the male character talking to his mother (person to person) when he is 12 when earlier we are told she died when he was 4.
Are the northern and sister 900 miles 1,500 miles apart? Both distances are mentioned while they never moved.
Is the sheriff retired. The daughter refers to him being retired when a chapter before he listed as the active sheriff investigation a crime.
And
Enough of the cold coffee cups all the time. Seems like filler.
March 4, 2026
Disappointed from a established author
Great use of science. Unfortunately, the author falls back on the worn out tropes of yesterday.
Spoiler Alert:
The old reliable Escape through the ventilation system by a sleep deprived computer geek. They will just ignore weight in duct work, the sharp edges and the thousands of exposed, needle sharp screws fro assembly and installation.
They discovered a world shattering secret, been warned they are observed and hunted, yet follow same routines.
She forgot to return my siblings coded message for days. Etc., etc.
Don not waste your time like I did!
Great use of science. Unfortunately, the author falls back on the worn out tropes of yesterday.
Spoiler Alert:
The old reliable Escape through the ventilation system by a sleep deprived computer geek. They will just ignore weight in duct work, the sharp edges and the thousands of exposed, needle sharp screws fro assembly and installation.
They discovered a world shattering secret, been warned they are observed and hunted, yet follow same routines.
She forgot to return my siblings coded message for days. Etc., etc.
Don not waste your time like I did!
February 3, 2026
Black Swan by Bobby Akart is a terrible book that alienates the reader from the beginning. When one of the main characters is isolated in a big grey building , it seems that the reader is also isolated. All you want is to get out and take a big breath of clean air! There is no love, no action, nothing that excited my interest.
I highly recommend that readers skip this book and find a better read.
I highly recommend that readers skip this book and find a better read.
February 13, 2026
A stunner for Bobby Akart
This gripping novel captivated me from start to finish, with its haunting narrative that kept me on the edge of my seat. The storytelling is so compelling that I found myself completely immersed, eagerly anticipating the next installment in the series. Its chilling atmosphere and page-turning intensity make this book an absolute must-read for anyone seeking a truly unforgettable literary experience.
This gripping novel captivated me from start to finish, with its haunting narrative that kept me on the edge of my seat. The storytelling is so compelling that I found myself completely immersed, eagerly anticipating the next installment in the series. Its chilling atmosphere and page-turning intensity make this book an absolute must-read for anyone seeking a truly unforgettable literary experience.
February 17, 2026
Worth reading
Bobby Akart has finally written a book that I found worthwhile. While it tended to move slowly at times, it was well researched and well written. I have found many of his past books to be shallow and the characters one-dimensional. These were well developed, and he didn't cite his political views like he has done in past books. All in all, I enjoyed reading it and I'm looking forward to reading the second book. I hope it is as good as the first one.
Bobby Akart has finally written a book that I found worthwhile. While it tended to move slowly at times, it was well researched and well written. I have found many of his past books to be shallow and the characters one-dimensional. These were well developed, and he didn't cite his political views like he has done in past books. All in all, I enjoyed reading it and I'm looking forward to reading the second book. I hope it is as good as the first one.
February 7, 2026
Another great pageturner
Mr. Akart has another great page turner. With his great characters and amazing plot, he manages to wind his story around an unusual subject and keeps the mystery building to a high level. Be warned! This book will hook you into an all-night reading session. And will leave you hungry for more.
Mr. Akart has another great page turner. With his great characters and amazing plot, he manages to wind his story around an unusual subject and keeps the mystery building to a high level. Be warned! This book will hook you into an all-night reading session. And will leave you hungry for more.
February 15, 2026
What more can I say. Once again the master is not disappointing. I have read all of Mr. Akarts books. Never a bad read. Characters you can love or dislike but always a good plot and story line. The only disappointment is when the book is finished. I can't wait til the next one. Keep it up and thank you.
February 20, 2026
Good story
I’m more of a fantasy science fiction reader and this is more “real science” kind of science fiction. However, once I started the story I was hooked. I skimmed over some of the technical writing, but Bobby did a great job presenting it. I liked the story and am now invested in the Picket family.
I’m more of a fantasy science fiction reader and this is more “real science” kind of science fiction. However, once I started the story I was hooked. I skimmed over some of the technical writing, but Bobby did a great job presenting it. I liked the story and am now invested in the Picket family.
January 23, 2026
Exciting thriller
Fast paced story of a comet heading through the solar system. But it doesn't act like a usual comet. It's being directed to earth. Is this a meeting or the beginning of the end.
Another good story. I enjoyed reading the book.
Fast paced story of a comet heading through the solar system. But it doesn't act like a usual comet. It's being directed to earth. Is this a meeting or the beginning of the end.
Another good story. I enjoyed reading the book.
February 6, 2026
This!
Oh crap! This book is so intense. This book was making my hair stand on end, and my heart beat faster. I can't wait for the next book in the series. I'm so glad that Bobby writes so fast.
Oh crap! This book is so intense. This book was making my hair stand on end, and my heart beat faster. I can't wait for the next book in the series. I'm so glad that Bobby writes so fast.
February 20, 2026
Frightening
The pace is slow to start. Lots of moving pieces, but too compelling to put down. I delayed reading this because book 2 doesn't arrive until the end of February. But, now I have 7 days! Oh, I hate waiting!
The pace is slow to start. Lots of moving pieces, but too compelling to put down. I delayed reading this because book 2 doesn't arrive until the end of February. But, now I have 7 days! Oh, I hate waiting!
March 1, 2026
I like Bobby’s books however I found Black Swann frustrating due to the indecisiveness and procrastination of the key characters. Found myself skipping pages to avoid repetitive descriptions. Others may feel differently.
January 20, 2026
Black Swan 1
Scary beyond V and Falling Skies and many other extraterrestrial movies. We have enough disasters to worry about and now you add another. Thank you Bobby.
Scary beyond V and Falling Skies and many other extraterrestrial movies. We have enough disasters to worry about and now you add another. Thank you Bobby.
January 24, 2026
Good book that kept my interest. I would have rated it a 5 instead of a 4 if I had approved the ending!
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