The Fractured Dark

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

Narrated by: Ciaran Saward

Length: 19 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Dying planets, dangerous conspiracies, and secret romance abound in the second installment of the Devoured Worlds trilogy by award-winning author Megan E. O'Keefe.

Naira and Tarquin have escaped vicious counter-revolutionaries, misprinted monsters, and the pull of a dying planet. Now, bound together to find the truth behind the blight that has been killing habitable planets, they need to hunt out the Mercator family secrets. But, when the head of Mercator disappears, taking the universe’s remaining supply of starship fuel with him, chaos breaks loose between the ruling families. Naira’s revolution must be put aside for the sake of humanity’s immediate survival.

The Devoured Worlds
The Blighted Stars
The Fractured Dark

©2023 Megan E. O'Keefe (P)2023 Orbit

Holy Hell. Action pact storyline.

The second in the series did not disappoint but jeez so many emotions. I am in awe of the author for creating this series. So many storylines going on and amazing characters. The dynamics of Tarquin and Sharp makes me root for them over and over. Two different worlds but drawn by love. Sharp, strong and vulnerable and Tarquin, shy and vulnerable. They really are so alike. I love their romance and hope it goes strong into book three. I loved Kav and Kuma being brought in and the relationship of the three and then how they all accepted the Mercada. I absolutely despised Fletcher and hated his obsession with Sharp and his jealousy of Tarquin. I am sure my blood pressure was high when he was in the picture.
I am so happy that I listened to this book because it was so complex and I think it was easier for me to obtain what was going on than if I was to read it.
What will the future hold for Sharp and Tarquin on the 7th Cradle? Happiness, hopefully, and their home.

Great continuation of the story, narrator continues to crush

First of all, I have to call out the narrator. He has to be one of the best I’ve ever heard. For a book with such a large cast of characters, the performance literally helped me keep track of who was who.

O’Keefe’s prose continues to be lovely, descriptive, and easy to follow. The plot doesn’t slow.

I didn’t love this as much as I loved The Blighted Stars, but this still is one of my top books I’ve read.

So so good!!

Loving this series so very much!! I also love the narrator! He does so amazing!

Exciting conclusion to the series!

Exciting conclusion to the series. I feel like I got to know the characters better in this second book. The pronoun usage is progressive and the science fiction tech applications are interesting. 😀

What a story, amazing

This is one of the best sequels I’ve had the pleasure to read. The story grips you from beginning to end, and I’m honestly a little sad that it’s over. I’m looking forward to the next book!

Great sequel to a good series

Great characters, good stakes, wonderful story, would recommend to anyone that’s a fan of scifi.

Great story

This is a great story and the narrator is perfect for this book. The book was very hard to put down. The use of them/they pronouns is distracting and doesn’t work in writing or anything else. It’s confusing to refer to one person as them or they and disrupts the listening experience. People can be what they want to be but it doesn’t need to be in our face with every other character in the book. It doesn’t contribute to the overall storyline and only tries to normalize this nonsense which is why I gave it three stars.

more romance, no new sf ideas

Every science fiction aspect of this story was introduced in the first installment. From that point it becomes a story about oft-separated lovers. I have had this in my library for a month now and have not yet finished it. I can't stand listening to it for more than a half hour or so at a time. I should just mark it DNF and give up.

it's ok!!

First the narration: Narration is great. Well read, and enjoyable to listen to
Second the story: Story is good, but long winded. Some scenes are dragged on and on and get boring. I found myself fast forwarding through some parts. The villain is also way over the top, and keeps coming back, repeating the same villainies over and over again...gets boring real fast...
so, will I listen to the third book? yes
Do I recommend this one? Ehh!

Not stoked on the grammar

I'll start out by saying the story line is darn good. What I'm having trouble with is the fact that the writer insists on calling a singular person they/them/their. I was truly confused at first but after all the pronouns and the fact that half of the characters are gay it dawned on me. I was raised to respect people's beliefs and the life they choose to live so I will but it doesn't mean I have to purchase anymore books.