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Sentient: A Novel by Michael Nayak
Feb. 22nd, 2026 09:50 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Sunrise has come to Antarctica. Summer means that McMurdo Station on the continent’s coast becomes a small town: researchers and scientist drawn to the last unexplored continent.
The terrifying events which saw a horrendous parasite-born plague of rage and death lay waste to the South Pole research base the previous long winter are months past and hundreds of miles away. But there are people, and governments, who still need answers. And there are secrets to be kept.
If the plague were to reach McMurdo it could reach the world. But surely, no living being could make the journey from the Pole?
SENTIENT casts a terrifying new light on the dark and bloody events of SYMBIOTE and promises a new world of horror.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The second in Michael Nayak’s ICE PLAGUE WAR SERIES sees the virus evolve as it seeks to beak out into the wider world while Raj and the other survivors try to stop it. There’s plenty of action here and I liked the development of the various factions, including the backdrop of the US/China war, which offers depth. There are again too many characters here, which means that many deaths lack impact, but the cliffhanger ending means I want to read on.
SYMBIOTE: A NOVEL will be released in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2026. Thanks to Angry Robot for the review copy of this book.
Sunrise has come to Antarctica. Summer means that McMurdo Station on the continent’s coast becomes a small town: researchers and scientist drawn to the last unexplored continent.
The terrifying events which saw a horrendous parasite-born plague of rage and death lay waste to the South Pole research base the previous long winter are months past and hundreds of miles away. But there are people, and governments, who still need answers. And there are secrets to be kept.
If the plague were to reach McMurdo it could reach the world. But surely, no living being could make the journey from the Pole?
SENTIENT casts a terrifying new light on the dark and bloody events of SYMBIOTE and promises a new world of horror.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The second in Michael Nayak’s ICE PLAGUE WAR SERIES sees the virus evolve as it seeks to beak out into the wider world while Raj and the other survivors try to stop it. There’s plenty of action here and I liked the development of the various factions, including the backdrop of the US/China war, which offers depth. There are again too many characters here, which means that many deaths lack impact, but the cliffhanger ending means I want to read on.
SYMBIOTE: A NOVEL will be released in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2026. Thanks to Angry Robot for the review copy of this book.
