First Lieutenant Shaara was dead this morning.Her captain is furious at her. She wasted company resources getting herself killed, and it’s coming out of her paycheck. Now, she’s sitting across from the first other human being she’s seen in six years. His name is Adnan. He claims to come from Earth—but that’s impossible. Earth died a long time ago. If Adnan’s telling the truth, he and the decaying ship the captain pulled him off are nearly a thousand years old.
Wherever he’s from, he’s Shaara’s responsibility now. Which is the last thing she needs. But it’s either that, or the captain sells Adnan into slavery. Shaara knows what that would mean. Most humans do. And something inside her won’t let her abandon Adnan to it: revenant memories, stabbed awake by the look in his eyes.
Facing those memories won’t be easy. It’d be far easier to ignore the feeling driving her forward. Far easier to let it all go to hell, and drift back to sleep.
Until a shadowy new faction starts stoking the fires of war. They’re looking for Adnan; Earth’s last survivor holds the key to unleash a terrible, indiscriminate vengeance on the galaxy that wronged them. Who they are is a mystery—to everyone but Shaara. Hard as she’s tried to forget, she knows them all too well. Which means she’s the only one who can stop them.
The question is: does she want to? Maybe the galaxy’s earned a little vengeance.
Oblivion’s Cloak took First Place in the Space Opera category at the 2023 CIBAs!
Praise for Oblivion’s Cloak
“SHAARA WAS DEAD. Tell me that a story that starts out with this way doesn’t cause a little bit of curiosity? I’ve read many books that have great first paragraphs, then devolve into nonsensical banter. This is NOT one of those books. Dylan’s book is one where I tell myself I’ll just read to the next break and then go to sleep. I say that to myself six or eight times[…] This is the first book in a trilogy. In reading it, I feel like it’s a trilogy in itself. If you only have time to read one Sci-Fi book this year, this is the one you should choose.”
— Elliot Jackman, https://elliotjackman.com/2023/01/09/oblivions-cloak/
“[Oblivion’s Cloak] has been my favorite book of 2023 so far. It's beautifully written and at times heartbreaking. I enjoyed everything from the scope, pacing, character dialogue and world building. [McFadyen] hit it out of the park with Oblivion's Cloak, and I can't wait for the next installment.
If you are a fan of books like The Expanse, The Murderbot Diaries, Ancillary Justice, A Memory Called Empire or Hyperion I think you will very much enjoy this book.”
— David Hamidi, Goodreads
“Book one in Oblivion’s Galaxy trilogy serves as a complete story in itself, packing depth within its pages. The suspenseful storytelling coupled with well-developed characters elevates Oblivion's Cloak beyond a typical space opera. If you're looking for a Sci-Fi novel that marries intricate world-building with an engaging plot, this is the one to choose. Oblivion's Cloak is an absolute must-read for fans of the genre.”
— Two Nerds with Words, Amazon