Do not be fooled by the size of this one! What appears as a short novella is packed FULL of cosmic horror, violent racism, gory medical advances and experimentation, and has a touch of history, as well! This book is full of grave robbers and body exhumations, too!

One of the things I love most about this story is that the monsters encroaching on our existence aren't necessarily the biggest threat. The biggest threat to our lives is PEOPLE. People can be downright terrible. And the villains in this story are DOWNRIGHT TERRIBLE people. They are full of hate and thirsty for power.

I was also drawn to our protagonist, Salem Hawley, seeing him as the hero with integrity and discipline that we all need and could be. I am so pumped that this is the first book in a series because Salem is great! 4 stars to this one!