I got this title from NetGally for an honest review.I want to start off with science fiction is not my genre of choice, it’s a rare story that piques my interest. So when I saw this on NetGalley and read the synopsis with all the accolades from other authors I was curious. I am so glad I did, I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected too. The author is adept at creating characters you love and hate, and I mean really, really hate. I wanted Russell to be punted out of one of the space stations air lock, he pissed me off so bad. This is a sign of a great author, to make you so emotionally involved with the characters. In a world that aliens have dropped off an elevator to space, where a virus has spread over earth changing humans into feral beings called sub humans, times are extremely tough. I pictured the sub humans as living zombies, with animalistic traits, traveling in small packs looking for people to kill. Skyler the main character is a captain of a scavenging crew of immunes that brave the wilds to bring back useful items, for a price. I really like Skyler, he is a really good guy dealt quite the shit hand. The willpower that gets him through all the chaos life throws at him is amazing.The book starts off in the middle of a mission, and you learn that things have not been going well for our merry band of adventurers. Hard luck, and the political machinations of a corrupt leader have taken their toll on Skyler and his crew. So when he is hired to take a scientist on a trip to Hawaii to recover some vital information on the aliens that dropped the elevator he thinks his luck has changed.Boy is he wrong.This book was quite exciting, with heart racing moment out in the wild facing sub humans, political intrigue from both the good and the bad, and just a hint of romance to come.I also have to say that the author does an awesome job at creating strong female characters. Tania the brilliant scientist trying to figure out what the aliens are up too, and what is going to happen in the future, sees herself as weak, but has a back bone of pure iron. Sam, one of Skylers crew members is a hard as nails bitch, but when it comes to her friends she would die for them.I am really looking forward to the next installment, the end of the book left off on quite an interesting development.
