Review: Amazing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2014
I had just finished reading Forging Zero and found this book, which is recommended reading before going on with the Zero series.  I'm so happy I read it.  First because Sara King is so good, her characters touch me deeply, and second, because I love having background on the alien characters in the Zero series because, well, they're aliens and so foreign, that the reader can't assume anything about them.The Moldy Dead is short and sweet, and tragic, but the kind of story you'll never forget.  The story starts out with a ship of aliens exploring and unexplored, and supposedly desolate planet.  The crew is dwindling down because of 'suicides' and accidents, but the Ooreiki soldiers onboard, suspect the Huouyt, a creature I learned about in the Zero series, who is the worse kind of politician/sociopath.Had I read this book first, I wouldn't have been surprised by the Huouyts actions in Forging Zero, but now I'm prepared.  I can't wait to start the next book in the Zero series called Zero Recalled, where I'll meet the Geuji(mold) again.I love Sara King's writing and will happily read through everything she's written.  If you're looking for character-driven sci-fi, she's one of the best writers out there, and I normally stick with suspense writing, but I'll always make exceptions for a great writer no matter what the genre.