My Goodreads Review: Impact Winter

Impact Winter by Travis Beacham

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Combining the SF tropes of asteroid winter (and let's all hope it stays SF) & post-apocalypse with a fresh yet traditional take on vampires, Impact Winter delivers a solid nearly five hours of British dark entertainment. I had a slight problem getting used to some of the northern accents; but once I adjusted, I was into it for the duration.

The feel of this is more dark SF adventure than pure horror, likely to appeal to listeners who enjoy things like the Aliens saga. The plotline is female-forward, always a plus for me, & the vampire aspects have good internal logic. The plot, however, is nearly impossible to summarize without spoilers. Suffice it to say that it ends with a suggestion of more to follow -- not strictly a cliffhanger-- & I'm ready to place my preorder already.

This is less of a formal novel than a fully voiced "theater of the mind" experience, which makes it great for long car trips. One word of warning: this is not family listening. The F-bomb gets dropped with great regularity -- usually for understandable reasons -- & there is some sexual content.



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