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Dark Frequency
She thought her fight was over. She was wrong.
On the edge of known space, Snare wakes up broken—physically, emotionally, and mentally. The mission is a blur. Her body’s healing, but her mind is blank. Every scar whispers a memory she can’t quite reach… and something inside her is humming again.
She tried to disappear in the grime of Jargnot’s backworld bars. But when Tommie—a welder with soot-stained hands and questions he shouldn’t ask—enters her life, Snare’s carefully constructed silence starts to fracture.
The Silken Guild hasn’t forgotten her. Neither has the darkness she fled. As the frequencies pulsing beneath her skin begin to rise, so do the memories. Painful. Dangerous. Rewritten.
But Snare isn’t who she was. And if she wants to survive what’s coming, she’ll have to weld a new identity from the shards of who she’s been—and fight the signal trying to control her.
Dark Frequency is the second book in the Snare Protocol series—an emotionally charged, action-packed space opera perfect for fans of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and Winter’s Orbit.
🚀 Gritty sci-fi. Rich world-building. A heroine who won’t back down.
🖤 Found family. Telepathic cat. Enemies who know you better than you do.
Start with Caught in a Snare. Continue with Dark Frequency. The signal is rising.
On the edge of known space, Snare wakes up broken—physically, emotionally, and mentally. The mission is a blur. Her body’s healing, but her mind is blank. Every scar whispers a memory she can’t quite reach… and something inside her is humming again.
She tried to disappear in the grime of Jargnot’s backworld bars. But when Tommie—a welder with soot-stained hands and questions he shouldn’t ask—enters her life, Snare’s carefully constructed silence starts to fracture.
The Silken Guild hasn’t forgotten her. Neither has the darkness she fled. As the frequencies pulsing beneath her skin begin to rise, so do the memories. Painful. Dangerous. Rewritten.
But Snare isn’t who she was. And if she wants to survive what’s coming, she’ll have to weld a new identity from the shards of who she’s been—and fight the signal trying to control her.
Dark Frequency is the second book in the Snare Protocol series—an emotionally charged, action-packed space opera perfect for fans of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and Winter’s Orbit.
🚀 Gritty sci-fi. Rich world-building. A heroine who won’t back down.
🖤 Found family. Telepathic cat. Enemies who know you better than you do.
Start with Caught in a Snare. Continue with Dark Frequency. The signal is rising.
429 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 19, 2026
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August 31, 2026
Dark Frequency is the kind of science fiction sequel that understands the most compelling battles are not always fought with weapons. B. La Point takes Snare’s story into darker, more psychologically charged territory, combining gritty space opera, mystery, action, and an unexpectedly tender found-family dynamic.
What immediately stood out to me was Snare herself. She wakes up physically damaged and emotionally fractured, with gaps in her memory that make her own past feel almost like an enemy. Rather than simply giving us a protagonist who has to defeat an external threat, the story makes her fight to understand who she is and whether she can trust what her own mind is telling her. That uncertainty gives the book a strong sense of tension because every recovered memory feels like it could change everything.
I also really enjoyed the atmosphere. Jargnot's backworld bars, the grimy corners of known space, the Silken Guild, and the strange frequencies moving beneath Snare's skin create a universe that feels dangerous without losing its sense of wonder. The world-building has enough texture to make me curious about what exists beyond the immediate story, while the central mystery keeps the narrative moving.
Tommie was another highlight for me. Her presence gives Snare something she desperately needs but isn't necessarily ready to accept: connection. Their relationship helps bring out the more vulnerable side of Snare, and the contrast between emotional intimacy and the larger threat surrounding them works particularly well.
And then there is the telepathic cat, which is exactly the sort of unexpected detail that makes a science-fiction cast memorable.
The strongest aspect of Dark Frequency, though, is its theme of identity. Snare isn't simply trying to recover her memories. She has to decide what those memories mean and whether the person she used to be should determine the person she becomes. The idea of rebuilding yourself from damaged pieces gives the action and mystery a more personal weight.
The pacing keeps the book feeling active, with danger steadily closing in as the signal becomes harder to ignore. There is plenty here for readers who want action and suspense, but the emotional stakes prevent it from becoming just another space adventure.
As the second book in the Snare Protocol series, Dark Frequency feels like a story that builds on what came before while pushing Snare into a much more complicated place. I would recommend starting with Caught in a Snare to experience her journey in order, especially because the character development and mystery appear to build across the two books.
If you enjoy gritty science fiction, damaged but determined heroines, found family, strange technology, telepathy, dangerous organizations, and mysteries that blur the line between memory and manipulation, Dark Frequency has a lot to offer.
A tense, atmospheric, character-driven space opera with a heroine fighting not only for survival, but for ownership of her own identity.
What immediately stood out to me was Snare herself. She wakes up physically damaged and emotionally fractured, with gaps in her memory that make her own past feel almost like an enemy. Rather than simply giving us a protagonist who has to defeat an external threat, the story makes her fight to understand who she is and whether she can trust what her own mind is telling her. That uncertainty gives the book a strong sense of tension because every recovered memory feels like it could change everything.
I also really enjoyed the atmosphere. Jargnot's backworld bars, the grimy corners of known space, the Silken Guild, and the strange frequencies moving beneath Snare's skin create a universe that feels dangerous without losing its sense of wonder. The world-building has enough texture to make me curious about what exists beyond the immediate story, while the central mystery keeps the narrative moving.
Tommie was another highlight for me. Her presence gives Snare something she desperately needs but isn't necessarily ready to accept: connection. Their relationship helps bring out the more vulnerable side of Snare, and the contrast between emotional intimacy and the larger threat surrounding them works particularly well.
And then there is the telepathic cat, which is exactly the sort of unexpected detail that makes a science-fiction cast memorable.
The strongest aspect of Dark Frequency, though, is its theme of identity. Snare isn't simply trying to recover her memories. She has to decide what those memories mean and whether the person she used to be should determine the person she becomes. The idea of rebuilding yourself from damaged pieces gives the action and mystery a more personal weight.
The pacing keeps the book feeling active, with danger steadily closing in as the signal becomes harder to ignore. There is plenty here for readers who want action and suspense, but the emotional stakes prevent it from becoming just another space adventure.
As the second book in the Snare Protocol series, Dark Frequency feels like a story that builds on what came before while pushing Snare into a much more complicated place. I would recommend starting with Caught in a Snare to experience her journey in order, especially because the character development and mystery appear to build across the two books.
If you enjoy gritty science fiction, damaged but determined heroines, found family, strange technology, telepathy, dangerous organizations, and mysteries that blur the line between memory and manipulation, Dark Frequency has a lot to offer.
A tense, atmospheric, character-driven space opera with a heroine fighting not only for survival, but for ownership of her own identity.
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