Welcome to DARK SPACE - a new sci-fi novel from me and Rob Hart
Hi friends! Got another quick news alert for you - I'm co-writing a sci-fi novel!
I know I've mentioned Dark Space before - but we now have a cover to the novel that co-writer Rob Hart and I refer to, conceptually, as "Star Trek meets John le Carré." What does that mean? Well, first let me show you the cover, designed by Candice Edwards for Blackstone Publishing.
Isn't that nice? It feels modern but also evocative of the classic sci-fi vibe Rob and I want to relay.
If that grabs you, take a minute to smash the pre-order button, as the kids say.
"But what's it aboooouuuuutt?"
Fair question! Here's the marketing copy:
Bestselling and acclaimed authors Rob Hart and Alex Segura join forces on Dark Space, a sweeping sci-fi spy thriller that blends the epic scope and character-driven spark of Star Trek with the intrigue of John le Carré’s Smiley novels.
If life were fair, ace pilot Jose Carriles should have ended up a desk jockey like his former friend Corin Timony, back on the lunar colony of New Destiny. Instead, he’s the pilot of the Mosaic—a massive ship taking the Interstellar Union’s first-ever mission to outside our solar system.
Timony should have been the best spy at the Bazaar, the lunar colony’s international intelligence arm. Instead, she’s been demoted to admin duties like monitoring long-range communications. She has no one to blame but herself—and maybe Carriles.
But when the Mosaic experiences a series of strange malfunctions and Carriles is forced to take a wild gamble to save the ship, he begins to suspect the reasons behind the exploratory mission weren’t exactly on the up and up.
At the same time, Timony’s old instincts kick in as she realizes the distress call she received from the Mosaic has been wiped without a trace.
As people start to end up dead and loyalties are tested, Timony and Carriles find themselves entangled in a star-spanning conspiracy that drags them through the darkest corners of their government—and their own personal failures—and face-to-face with a reckoning that could destroy humanity as we know it.
I've always loved science fiction - particularly Star Wars, Trek, The Expanse books, and the work of greats like Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. le Guin, and so many more, so getting the chance to build a universe from the ground up with Rob has really been an honor and blast. One of the big things we wanted to do was blend our favorite sci-fi elements with the kind of spy/espionage adventures that we love - hence the le Carré reference. And hey, while we're talking comps - if you dig stuff like Rogue One or Andor, Dark Space is certainly up your alley.
The world we present in Dark Space feels bleak and perhaps hits a little close to home, but also gives readers a glimpse at a few hopeful characters that can overcome their trauma to make a real difference.
We hope you'll hop aboard the ship and join us for the ride!
Take care,
Alex