My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Ben Brown’s ‘Vacuum’ explores the question that has burned within humanity since we first began watching the night sky: Who’s out there, lurking in the void? What happens when they knock, and we open the door? Are they monsters? Are we?
Brown answers these questions by taking the reader on a rocket-powered joyride through fantastical milieus and the most human of hardships. Narrating this story is Jack Bennett, a well-developed character whose journey spans the soul as well as space and time. Joining Bennett is his alien companion, Rex, whose people differ wildly from, yet are also touchingly similar to, our own.
Without giving anything away: The plot of ‘Vacuum’ is very well thought out, with excellent foreshadowing and plenty of surprises. Its ending will have you on the edge of your seat.
“What’s that old philosophical question? If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Other than me, no one heard humanity fall.”
— Jack Bennett, from Ben Brown’s ‘Vacuum’
*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this eBook from the author in exchange for an honest review.
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