For Sci-Fi occasional readers an absolute tip!

Before it goes to the content once the positive recognition that 600 pages Sci-Fi at a more than fair price are obviously possible if a publisher wants for. The magazine has this good size, without the page number and artificially inflate the unused space inside is very limited. Correspondingly positive it came to reading.

The story is completely genre-typical, but after almost a century, the number of corresponding literature still not used story elements is probably devastating low. And so is "Into the Black" the events surrounding the first human spaceship that the borders of their own solar system leaves behind and penetrates into the depths of space. With Terra is allowed while still fractious nation-states back, which are broken down by a 3rd world war 2 power blocs. The technical explanations for driving, weapon and scanning systems are well explained and pleasant at the same time no nonsense - at least the current teaching of physics by.
Unfortunately, Evan Currie takes the course of history significantly less time to screen the backgrounds of his protagonists and so all the characters remain rather one-dimensional. Only when his main character Captain Eric Weston attempt comes on to write him a little more meat on the bones, but also this is achieved more bad than good. Ultimately, the spaceship captain makes it a perfect light to shape - free from defects in its estimates, as well as in its decisions. Especially painful is the lack of a clear illumination of the earthly backgrounds - much can be seen only a few subordinate clauses and is usually spongy and ungebau.

The plot drives the spaceship Odyssey then directly into a war between insectoid attackers and human defenders, their mutual technological superiority in almost every aspect is offensichlich. Would reveal too much more to tell, but the Storyelemte get an already known, whether seen from often or read sci-fi classics or excursions into the Bakannte Fantasy literature.
But - and this is very important but - in spite of these artisanal mistake the author makes "Into the Black" just fun, includes a clearly tangible voltage curve and does not end in a clumsy cliffhanger sondernd has been satisfactorily completed in itself. Evan Currie shows quite a talent for military interaction, for war in space without too much off into the fascination of the Military Sci-Fi. The opponents, human space civilization, the battles and the narrative episodes in between start after a good third to captivate and especially the last 200 pages you then devours in a train. And with the completion of the epilogue was clear to me that really interested me the fate of the characters, and I hope to be able to hold for the foreseeable future a continuation in hands. Especially as much a statement waits - the background of the attacker, the human Gemini people and their prophecy, and the fate and actions of the Earth itself.

Finally, an absolute recommendation to interested readers, although every now and then, but not regularly and constantly take up sci-fi books. These are sure to find top-notch entertainment in the form of popcorn space opera before that was run with good and understandable language. Hardcore fans of the genre should first read a cross / two chapters before you put the money for this book on the counter - because you could quite existing deficiencies rob a lot of fun to read.