Dark Theory

Giving this my personal 2023 Indie Book of the Year Award.

Holy cow this was outstanding! This may be my favorite self published book I've ever read. Literally the only reason I gave this a chance was because of the cover. I have too many books to read to spend my time with self published books but when the cover is this nice, I will gladly give it a shot.

I think the main reason I liked this so much is because it really feels like a fantasy novel with sci-fi elements to it vs just a sci-fi novel, but boy when he gives you the elements he gives you the most mind boggling, otherworldly information that no human other than Welker can fully understand. In fact Welker tried his best to dumb it down as simply as you possibly could and I still couldn't grasp it. It's like if an astronaut told you how to fly a ship in step by step instructions you're still not going to get it. He incorporates time traveling, astronomy, black holes, how gravity effects time, and much else. Even though I didn't understand a lot of the science it didn't take away the fun I had with this novel in the slightest.

My favorite parts of this story are the characters and the little cliffhangers at the end of every scene!
The story follows Beetro, an AI robot that doesn't remember anything about himself other than he needs to find Galiaro but he has no idea who or where or what Galiaro is. He becomes friends with several people who are all memorable in their own ways. They later find out the whole galaxy is in danger and must work together to save it.

Well done Wick. I am very excited for the next installment!