A lethal virus is awoken on an abandoned spaceship in this incredibly fast-paced, claustrophobic thriller.They thought the ship would be their salvation. Zahra knew every detail of the plan. House of Wisdom, a massive exploration vessel, had been abandoned by the government of Earth a decade earlier, when a deadly virus broke out and killed everyone on board in a matter of hours. But now it … board in a matter of hours. But now it could belong to her people if they were bold enough to take it. All they needed to do was kidnap Jaswinder Bhattacharya—the sole survivor of the tragedy, and the last person whose genetic signature would allow entry to the spaceship.
But what Zahra and her crew could not know was what waited for them on the ship—a terrifying secret buried by the government. A threat to all of humanity that lay sleeping alongside the orbiting dead.
And then they woke it up.
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Kali Wallace, the world needs you — and this book. Salvation Day is a taut thriller, a near-future look at where we’re headed next, a mirror reflecting the best and worst of humanity. It is all that, and so much more. I’d follow the rebellious heroine Zahra anywhere — especially into another nail-biter of a story like this.
More than a science fiction novel, it’s a good old-fashioned thriller set in the future — every page filled with breadth and scope and twists and turns. An exciting, dangerous, magical quest for truth.
If you like The Expanse, this is a great one to read.
An edge of your seat, what really happened, science fiction thriller. A futuristic read that hits home many societal themes. It pulled me in and told me a fabulous story.It’s been awhile since I read a science fiction novel. So when I saw the 24 hour giveaway I went for it. And I won. For a return to the science fiction genre this book does an amazing job. Chapters alternate between 1st person point of view of the two main protagonists. And it’s not a sit back and relax story but an edge of your seat “who has it right” ”who has it wrong” thriller in deep space with a blood chilling enemy to be discovered. It leaves you with a nail-biting “do we really want to know if there’s life out there” vibe perfect for science fiction.
The journey you are thrust into brings to mind the “there are three sides to every story” adage. You become part of a breath catching, how do they survive, chain of events. Characters face their inner conflicts, learn the answers they need, and work to overcome their different understanding of past events as facts are revealed. They come to understand themselves and each other and learn to work together to triumph over the external conflicts they are all facing. All done in a way that has you empathizing with the protagonists and feel for the secondary characters, even those you’d thought you’d cheer about when they got theirs. The journey ends with the ultimate sacrifice and determination for the truth to be told to correct history and move society in the right direction.
Breakneck pace with real thrills and chills — plus lots of meaty stuff to think about. One of the major science-fiction debuts of 2019. Kali Wallace is a force to be reckoned with.
A smart, gripping thriller you just can’t put down. Explosions, betrayals, morally gray choices, and twisty secrets; all set in the world that comes after the end of ours. Perfect for fans of Aliens and locked spaceship murder mysteries.
Salvation Day is a masterful story set at a screaming pace. It had me holding on for dear life all the way through. I loved it.
A suspenseful journey with complex characters and a riveting universe that is as bold as it is fascinating, Salvation Day is a space thriller that will infect you with its gripping narrative as much as its mind-bending viruses.
Future politics and rebellion
Maybe it’s because I’m so sick of all politics right now and that colored my opinion of this book but I had a hard time being excited by it.
Earth went through the Collapse four hundred years ago and what’s left is the haves and the have-nots – the people living under the umbrella of the United Councils of Earth and then the people not allowed into their elite group who live in the wastelands.
One of the groups, actually a cult, led by an insane zealot somehow gets an airship and launches to meet with a huge exploration vessel that’s been quarantined for years, sending ahead a small vanguard to enter and take over the vessel.
The story is told from two viewpoints – Jaswinder “Jas” Bhattacharya, the nephew of a council member and the only survivor rescued originally from the quarantined vessel and then Zahra Dove Lago, one of the vanguard members whose father died on the vessel and was blamed for the virus that supposedly killed the original crew.
The book felt bloated to me. It could have been probably a hundred pages shorter and tightened up and been much better. I did like the two protagonists of the story and felt they were fleshed out but there was a dearth of details about other characters and a lack of details about the different settings the book occurs in.
So, it was okay. Not terrible but not outstanding either. It’s a sci fi/horror tale that could have used beefing up on both genres.