Under Darkness is short, easy reading, fast-paced, and offers fun twists on the ever-popular alien invasion theme. Our novel stars Bill Steele, new owner of a not-quite profitable hotel in Hawaii, who sees the sun covered, the stars come out and meteors fall in the middle of the day. Pretty soon the screams start.
Jasper Scott writes a plot that combines all our favorite thriller/horror/science fiction themes: Under Darkness has aliens with mind control, aliens who kill and eat almost everyone, international intrigue and nuclear attack, plus a giant tsunami. The characters are decent, with enough heroism offset with normal fear and deception, to make the story feel real.
Scott has written several series (20 books altogether) that are popular and successful. He promotes Under Darkness as a stand-alone, meaning no sequels, a refreshing change from some of the endless narratives out there in alien invasion series. He writes well, with a beginning, a middle and an end and the end neatly wraps the story up, leaving a few interpersonal loose strings but no plot heartburn.
3 Stars
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