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  • Darkside: An Action-Packed Sci-Fi Thriller with Gritty Heroes and Dark Secrets, Join the Fight in Deep Space (Planetside Book 4)
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Darkside: An Action-Packed Sci-Fi Thriller with Gritty Heroes and Dark Secrets, Join the Fight in Deep Space (Planetside Book 4) Kindle Edition

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In this thrilling, action-packed fourth installment in the Planetside series from acclaimed science fiction author Michael Mammay, retired Colonel Carl Butler gears up for another military investigation, full of danger, corporate intrigue, and tech people would kill for—perfect for fans of John Scalzi and Craig Alanson.

Colonel Butler has paid his dues and just wants to enjoy his retirement on a remote planet. But the galaxy has had other plans. He has been roped into searching for a politician’s missing son and an industry magnate’s missing daughter. He has been kidnapped, violated numerous laws, and caused the destruction of colonial facilities. He’s famous—or infamous, depending on who you ask—praised and reviled in equal measure across the galaxy for his exploits.

And he is determined to never let the government drag him into another investigation.

But when a runaway twelve-year-old girl whose father has gone missing asks him for help, well…it’s a lot harder to say no.

The girl’s father, Jorge Ramiro, was supposed to have been on Taug, a moon orbiting the gas giant Ridia 5, working on a dig with a famous archaeologist. But now there’s no sign of him and no record of him being there. Mining operations on the moon are run by two different consortiums, Caliber and Omicron—both of which have tried to kill Butler in the past. Butler doesn’t believe in coincidence.

Landing on Taug with his right-hand man Mac, computer genius Ganos, and an elite security squad, Butler soon finds that they’ve charged back into the crosshairs—because Ramiro is not the only who has disappeared, and the perpetual darkside of this moon is hiding more than the truth about a missing archeologist…
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  1. Book 4 of 4
    Planetside
  2. Print length
    332 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Harper Voyager
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  6. Publication date
    Sept. 24 2024
  7. File size
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"Darkside is Mammay's best yet. Nearly nonstop action interspersed with ratcheting tension, humor, and scenes that provoke a fist-pumping YES! Highly recommended." — Craig Alanson, author of the Expeditionary Force Series

“Impressively well-balanced page-turner... propulsive and satisfying.” — New York Times Book Review on Generation Ship

“A tough, authentic-feeling story that starts out fast and accelerates from there.” — Jack Campbell, New York Times bestselling author of Ascendant, on Planetside

“Taut, highly political SF thriller...Highly recommended.” — Library Journal(starred review) Best SF/Fantasy of 2023 on Generation Ship

“The idea of generation ships is not a new one in SF, but Mammay’s approach and style are unique. Fans of James S. A. Corey’s Expanse series (2011) willenjoy this one.” — Booklist(starred review)

“Planetside is a smart and fast-paced blend of mystery and boots-in-the-dirt military SF that reads like a high-speed collision between Courage Under Fire and Heart of Darkness.” — Marko Kloos, bestselling author of the Frontline series

“Generation Shipis a ferocious story of human desperation, boiling with tension and betrayal.” — Sunyi Dean, author ofThe Book Eaters

About the Author

Michael Mammay is a retired army officer and a graduate of the United States Military Academy. He has a master's degree in military history and is a veteran of more wars than he cares to remember. He lives with his wife in Georgia. He is the author of the Planetside series, The Misfit Soldier, The Weight of Command, and Generation Ship.



R. C. Bray is an award-winning audiobook narrator with over 180 titles to his credit. Besides winning five AudioFile Earphones Awards, he won the prestigious Audie Award in 2015 for Best Science Fiction Narration and has been an Audie Award finalist seven times. He has been a finalist for the Voice Arts Award, and in 2014, his narration earned a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award. He is also an accomplished producer and voice-over artist, and his voice can be heard in countless TV and radio commercials.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CRQG9R8G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Voyager
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Sept. 24 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.2 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 332 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063320154
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 4 of 4 ‏ : ‎ Planetside
  • 鶹 Rank: #230,443 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Michael Mammay is a retired army officer and a graduate of the United States Military Academy. He has a masters degree in military history, and he is a veteran of Desert Storm, Somalia, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He lives with his family in Georgia.

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  • marcus
    4.0 out of 5 stars awesome!
    Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2025
    The series keeps being good. The author does military action, corporate corruption, and intrigue well. The characters are fun. It's fast paced, easy to read, and hard to put down. A satisfying time. Lots to like overall.
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  • 鶹 Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Darkside
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2024
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    Excellent book
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars action action action
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2025
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    great fun. thank you. and thank you for the recap as a preface, it was very useful because it has been much time since the previous books.
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  • Beachbum
    3.0 out of 5 stars Tries to more than just sci-fi
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2025
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    A lot of this story is more a who done it, rather than military sci-fi. Who killed a young girls dad?
    Ok so whilst working all that out, the military aspects come to the fore, but so does corporate intrigue
    The Colonel spends more time interviewing and talking to people than military planning and Mac spends virtually all of his time acting as the bodyguard
    It's an OK read, but the ending leaves one major elephant unexplained. What was it they found?
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  • Kyle William Marston
    5.0 out of 5 stars When do we get Book 5?
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2025
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    I told myself, “DON’T READ IT ALL IN 48 HOURS, IT NEEDS TO LAST A WEEK.”
    I wish I could take my own advice.
    There’s one quote from Darkside that I think sums up Mammay’s narrative style, which I will paraphrase: “Just tell the story like you were talking to a stranger at a bar.”
    Having told and been told many of those kinds of stories, I’m particularly bias to Mammay’s style, hence why I crush his books so fast.
    So, if your into Military Science Fiction and hanging out at the local Buffalo Wild Wings talking to strangers, this book series is for you.
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  • Emily
    5.0 out of 5 stars As always, Mammay Delivered!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2024
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    I initially started my interest in this series by accidentally picking up the second book in the series, which thankfully I didn’t get far into before realizing, and I have read each of this series and I’m totally in love.

    The way Mammay builds this world and his characters, all the way from Butler, Mac and Ganos, to even the smallest supporting characters will have you in the most delightful hold, and the plots will not let you put the story away until it’s finished.

    I loved this installment, maybe only slightly less than the others only because it had a little more focus on the dialogue than the action than the first three, but it still had its action, twists, and a solid finish.
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