Dark Host

by Kim Knox

Feline Mosaic, Charis Sur, thought her mission aboard the INS Pagidion would be quick and easy. All she has to do is watch her target and keep him alive until Betelgeuse goes nova.

Simple. Until one of the passengers drops dead in front of her.

Suddenly everything is not simple. Her life depends on a successful mission and she has to protect her target from whatever killed this man. That throws her into the path of Jason Narak, the one man she never wanted to see again. The man who burned her six months before. Yet, even as her past with Jason hurls her mission, her life into disarray, Charis finds that…something…is waiting for them aboard the INS Pagidion.

It calls itself darkness. And it needs a host.

Genres: Science Fiction

87 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 27, 2009

About the author

Kim Knox Brewing stories of romance, magic, darkness and technology in a little corner of North West England. And yes, I'm drinking tea.

Reviews

[Book Utopia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very action-oriented, and unfortunately, suffers from lack of cohesive explanations for everything that is going on. There's a strong sense of deja vu with the first book I read by this author, too. Still, the heroine, who is also the narrator as it's told in 1st POV from her perspective, is strong and capable, and the writing itself swiftly paced to keep the story moving. It worked far better as an action story than it did as a romance.

[Ilona Fenton · Rating 3 out of 5]

A strange, yet compelling, story that mostly had me scratching my head in puzzlement. I think I could have done with less ambiguity and confusion even though it was well written and had plenty of action.

[AnnaM · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought I knew what I was getting when I read the blurb for this book. I was wrong. It was so much better. SFR spiced up with a dash of paranormal and bioengineering. Ms. Knox's books rock and this one is written in her fast-paced strong voice. I loved this story and read it all in one sitting.

[C.A. Szarek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kim hit one off the space station again. I LOVED it!