I was supposed to savor this book, really, but this excellent space opera practically forced me to finish it in two days.

If you've played or are familiar with the Dead Space video game franchise, the plot of Leviathan Wakes will be familiar. Humans plunging headfirst into the depths of space, corporate greed, military control of a government coverup, a nasty bug that zombifies its victims, morality and mortality, the cramped confines of space vehicles, and a dead love interest as a central character. Foreshadowing is abundant, but not enough (for me, at least) to accurately guess the outcomes of each inflection point. I could see them coming from a chapter or two away, but the results were always surprising.

The novel contains enough "creepy" to make it worth reading at night, but darker sections are broken up with a fair amount of snark and humor. You won't mistake this for just another horror story set in space, that's for sure. There was enough in the way of techno specs and science to keep the geek in me piqued.

So, a perfect 5 stars for Leviathan Wakes. Corey mentioned in the (in book) interview that they've signed a three-book contract for this series. Excellent!