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Voices of the Void
Is Andrew Dalatent Insane? If he is, that madness has saved him and turned him into something powerful – a being that can see both past and future, but only if any of the minds that occupy his head can be believed. The distant Mining colony of New Gibraltar has gone quiet. Andrew, a mercenary known for his unique ability to survive one deadly encounter after another, is sent to investigate. The colony is empty but nothing remains of the people that once lived there. Whispers, though, are coming from the darkness below. The horror that waits for him at the bottom of the mine, and the end of his mission, is what every mind within his head fears, save for one. It is a thing unspeakable, indescribable, unknowable, and it has changed the colonists in a way no man can witness and retain his sanity… But is Andrew Dalatent sane to begin with?
- GenresHorrorScience Fiction
95 pages, Paperback
Published July 19, 2019
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May 4, 2020
Voices of the Void by David V. Stewart is a short story involving a space mercenary that has some serious vision issues! I came across this author after having read one of HP Lovecraft’s story and wanted some opinion on what others thought. I stumbled upon David’s short video review on Youtube and at the end, discovered that he is an author himself. Having some free time on hand, I thought I would take up on his offer to read Voices of the Void. The short story consists of only 97 pages and $.99 on Amazon so it was definitely worth a try since I liked his video explanation so much. Although I didn’t came out too impressed after having finished it, I will say that having read Voices of the Void does inspire me to read more short stories going forward to support independent and self published authors on Amazon.
Voices of the Void follows Andrew on the planet of Gibraltar as a mercenary on a mission to find a missing girl for a his client. Right off the bat you’ll know that something went horribly wrong as not a single living soul is to be found. Being a big mining colony planet, the facility should have been filled with workers and children. Soon enough Andrew is thrown into danger and fighting for his life. I was quite excited up to that point but once the horror was revealed, I couldn’t help but do a face palm. Obviously no spoilers here but needless to say, I looked at the publication date and was surprised to discover it was the year 2019. The theme has all but been done by nearly everyone in every industry type.
Following along with Andrew at first seemed a bit difficult. Andrew has a ‘gift’ and in a way has multiple versions of himself in his head. But once settled in, it wasn’t too bad at all. One of the things that I personally thought would have made this story a lot better would have been if the author spent a little more time giving his other selves some personality. For example, one version of himself seems to be more sinister and occasionally trying to take over Andrew’s current self. However, we don’t get much more. His past and future selves don’t seem to have personalities at all. It would have been awesome if the author spent less time with gunfights and constant action oriented sequences and instead develop some sort of connection between the current Andrew with all his other versions. One example would have been if Andrew and his sinister version had some witty dialogue between them or some type of tug-o-war between his past and future versions. After all, they are the one’s responsible for saving his bacon. Call me a party pooper but we all know his character isn’t going to die in the middle of the story so all non-stop action and fight scenes to me felt painstakingly unnecessary at times. Developing a more complex relationship with his other selves in my opinion would have at least made me care whether Andrew lived or died in the end.
The author has a bunch of other self published books on Amazon and one called Muramasa: Blood Drinker definitely got my attention. It’s a full featured book at a little over 500+ pages so I am intrigued to see how the author would fare given more room to develop his characters!
Voices of the Void follows Andrew on the planet of Gibraltar as a mercenary on a mission to find a missing girl for a his client. Right off the bat you’ll know that something went horribly wrong as not a single living soul is to be found. Being a big mining colony planet, the facility should have been filled with workers and children. Soon enough Andrew is thrown into danger and fighting for his life. I was quite excited up to that point but once the horror was revealed, I couldn’t help but do a face palm. Obviously no spoilers here but needless to say, I looked at the publication date and was surprised to discover it was the year 2019. The theme has all but been done by nearly everyone in every industry type.
Following along with Andrew at first seemed a bit difficult. Andrew has a ‘gift’ and in a way has multiple versions of himself in his head. But once settled in, it wasn’t too bad at all. One of the things that I personally thought would have made this story a lot better would have been if the author spent a little more time giving his other selves some personality. For example, one version of himself seems to be more sinister and occasionally trying to take over Andrew’s current self. However, we don’t get much more. His past and future selves don’t seem to have personalities at all. It would have been awesome if the author spent less time with gunfights and constant action oriented sequences and instead develop some sort of connection between the current Andrew with all his other versions. One example would have been if Andrew and his sinister version had some witty dialogue between them or some type of tug-o-war between his past and future versions. After all, they are the one’s responsible for saving his bacon. Call me a party pooper but we all know his character isn’t going to die in the middle of the story so all non-stop action and fight scenes to me felt painstakingly unnecessary at times. Developing a more complex relationship with his other selves in my opinion would have at least made me care whether Andrew lived or died in the end.
The author has a bunch of other self published books on Amazon and one called Muramasa: Blood Drinker definitely got my attention. It’s a full featured book at a little over 500+ pages so I am intrigued to see how the author would fare given more room to develop his characters!
October 14, 2019
An intense novella that feels like the second half or third of a longer work, after the initial setup, because the main character jumps right into the prolonged action sequence as this hardened space mercenary explores an installation gone dark, finding the inhabitants altered into horrific mutations under the sway of an eldritch abomination and working toward its release into our unsuspecting reality.
The format works, because readers are tasked with exploring the main character himself along with exploring the haunted space facility along with him. He has his share of mysteries in his backstory: apparently he plays host to several personalities, including past and future versions of himself that provide him glimpses of past events to clue him in, and possible future threats to avoid.
I can’t say any more without risking spoilers, but the quality was impressive and I hope the author revisits this world and character in the future, because I’d like to see some further adventures.
The format works, because readers are tasked with exploring the main character himself along with exploring the haunted space facility along with him. He has his share of mysteries in his backstory: apparently he plays host to several personalities, including past and future versions of himself that provide him glimpses of past events to clue him in, and possible future threats to avoid.
I can’t say any more without risking spoilers, but the quality was impressive and I hope the author revisits this world and character in the future, because I’d like to see some further adventures.
January 3, 2020
A Quick Horror That’s Hard to Put Down
Voices of the Void is a wonderful suspense-horror that kept me turning pages to learn more about the world and find what would happen next. Not much is explained up front, but the little nuggets of information, dropped casually, make piecing this world together very satisfying.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a solid sci-fi horror, or simply a quick read.
I thoroughly enjoyed the length of the book. I appreciate being able to pick up a book and finish it without life getting in the way causing me to have poorer retention. That being said, the lack of any chapters or scene breaks did make it a little frustrating when life did get in the way and I had no convenient place to take a break.
Overall I still give this book 5 stars. An excellent concept, excellently executed, in a nice, neat little read. Couldn’t have asked for a better way to begin my 2020 reading journey.
Voices of the Void is a wonderful suspense-horror that kept me turning pages to learn more about the world and find what would happen next. Not much is explained up front, but the little nuggets of information, dropped casually, make piecing this world together very satisfying.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a solid sci-fi horror, or simply a quick read.
I thoroughly enjoyed the length of the book. I appreciate being able to pick up a book and finish it without life getting in the way causing me to have poorer retention. That being said, the lack of any chapters or scene breaks did make it a little frustrating when life did get in the way and I had no convenient place to take a break.
Overall I still give this book 5 stars. An excellent concept, excellently executed, in a nice, neat little read. Couldn’t have asked for a better way to begin my 2020 reading journey.
July 10, 2020
The Voices of the Void by David Stewart is a pleasant short story that mixes a Science Fiction backdrop with some supernatural horror. We join the introduced protagonist - Andrew Dalatent - entering a mining colony called New Gibralter where he appears tasked with figuring out what happened to the people there. And, I say it appears because as he starts his descent you find out he’s more aware of the whys and whats of the situation than is initially let on.
Coupled with his own supernatural ability to observe future and past versions of events around him, we get to join him as he tries to survive against humanity removed of its own free will. These sections that Stewart uses were my own personal favorite because they’re surprisingly easy to follow but also because they grow slowly out of being just a novel tactic Andrew uses to protect himself into an important aspect of the later story.
Short read but enjoyable.
Coupled with his own supernatural ability to observe future and past versions of events around him, we get to join him as he tries to survive against humanity removed of its own free will. These sections that Stewart uses were my own personal favorite because they’re surprisingly easy to follow but also because they grow slowly out of being just a novel tactic Andrew uses to protect himself into an important aspect of the later story.
Short read but enjoyable.
June 16, 2021
Not usually a horror fan, but this was good.
October 14, 2021
Really enjoyed it!
September 5, 2020
A short, fast-moving sci-fi horror novella that is, as the author suggests, like a cross between Aliens and something out of Lovecraft. You could read this in the time it takes to watch a movie, and frankly, the time might be better spent reading this, especially if you were looking to be disturbed. A very memorable experience that has made a David V. Stewart fan out of this first-time reader.
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