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Dark Offering
When colonists first landed on Ylse, they thought it a second Earth. But soon the planet’s true nature revealed itself as their dreams turned deadly. Constant nightmares plagued the colonists and they learned that their dreams could turn into action, drawing them out of the safety of the protected colony into the woods and the mouths of the creatures of the night that lingered near the easy prey. Helpless to the nightmares of the planet, colonists barricaded themselves and prayed for an end to the night.
Soon the colonists discovered that for five days each year, the nightmares receded and they could leave the colony in search of the plants that formed a key element of their diet and their survival. Five days was just enough to reach the farthest of the plants and Jarl is assigned to reach those plants. But as the peace begins and he starts his familiar trek into the woods, he finds himself facing one of the deadly creatures, who offers an unusual greeting. Is this a gesture of peace, or just another way to lure humans to their deaths?
Soon the colonists discovered that for five days each year, the nightmares receded and they could leave the colony in search of the plants that formed a key element of their diet and their survival. Five days was just enough to reach the farthest of the plants and Jarl is assigned to reach those plants. But as the peace begins and he starts his familiar trek into the woods, he finds himself facing one of the deadly creatures, who offers an unusual greeting. Is this a gesture of peace, or just another way to lure humans to their deaths?
- GenresScience Fiction
163 pages, Paperback
Published July 13, 2021
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November 25, 2019
3.5-4/5
Unique and interesting concept, with a strong execution. This book almost read like an episode of The Twilight Zone, and I meant this in a good way. :)
Unique and interesting concept, with a strong execution. This book almost read like an episode of The Twilight Zone, and I meant this in a good way. :)
June 28, 2020
An unusual read
This book is about the human race settling on another planet after planet Earth became unsurvivable due to overuse of resources. The human settlers quickly realized they weren’t safe there as it seemed they died through nightmares.
There were creatures that lured humans out of there colony to feed off of them but the type of food was the human’s choice. And most humans immediately gave their bodies to the creatures and were eaten as result. But the main character, Jarl, met a creature named Arlen while harvesting plants during what they called the five day peace where the creatures didn’t try to kill them. Arlen spoke to him and helped him on his journey home to the colony after loading all the ripe fruits. Jarl ended up falling in love with Arlen and that kept him safe when he unwillingly left the safety of the colony to the woods to meet up with Arlen.
Unlike all the humans before him, Jarl offered his heart to Arlen and not just his body and he survived.
I liked this story because it is such an unusual love story. I have never read a romance quite like it. Arlen was literally made from Jarl’s dreams. We’ve all talked about meeting the man of our dreams but for us, that is just a metaphor. In this novel, it is very literal. These creatures are made from human dreams. So Jarl gets to spend the rest of his life with the beautiful creature his mind literally made up. It is a very fascinating concept and I enjoyed this book very much.
There were a lot of parts that were too repetitive but mostly, this was an excellent read.
This book is about the human race settling on another planet after planet Earth became unsurvivable due to overuse of resources. The human settlers quickly realized they weren’t safe there as it seemed they died through nightmares.
There were creatures that lured humans out of there colony to feed off of them but the type of food was the human’s choice. And most humans immediately gave their bodies to the creatures and were eaten as result. But the main character, Jarl, met a creature named Arlen while harvesting plants during what they called the five day peace where the creatures didn’t try to kill them. Arlen spoke to him and helped him on his journey home to the colony after loading all the ripe fruits. Jarl ended up falling in love with Arlen and that kept him safe when he unwillingly left the safety of the colony to the woods to meet up with Arlen.
Unlike all the humans before him, Jarl offered his heart to Arlen and not just his body and he survived.
I liked this story because it is such an unusual love story. I have never read a romance quite like it. Arlen was literally made from Jarl’s dreams. We’ve all talked about meeting the man of our dreams but for us, that is just a metaphor. In this novel, it is very literal. These creatures are made from human dreams. So Jarl gets to spend the rest of his life with the beautiful creature his mind literally made up. It is a very fascinating concept and I enjoyed this book very much.
There were a lot of parts that were too repetitive but mostly, this was an excellent read.
April 22, 2022
Better than I thought it would be, unique read. Really the only thing it suffers from every now and then is a little bit too much internal monologue. But the dialogue was great.
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