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Station 333
Kala never wanted to be a hero. She was a junior scientist studying under the highly-respected Commander Stanos when her station was attacked.
The threat is unlike anything Kala could have imagined: the aliens are fast, overwhelmingly strong and pathologically intent on killing any human they encounter. Worse, they have a flawless disguise. Once they kill a human, the aliens absorb its body and assume its skin.
But Kala thinks she's discovered their weakness. And her knowledge might be humanity's only hope.
Station 333 is a short story in the five-part Cymic Parasite Breach series. Each story can be read independently.
The threat is unlike anything Kala could have imagined: the aliens are fast, overwhelmingly strong and pathologically intent on killing any human they encounter. Worse, they have a flawless disguise. Once they kill a human, the aliens absorb its body and assume its skin.
But Kala thinks she's discovered their weakness. And her knowledge might be humanity's only hope.
Station 333 is a short story in the five-part Cymic Parasite Breach series. Each story can be read independently.
34 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 10, 2016
About the author
Darcy Coates
69 books10.6k followersDarcy Coates is the USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen horror and suspense novels.
She lives in the Central Coast of Australia with her family, cat, and a collection of chickens. Her home is surrounded by rolling wilderness on all sides, and she wouldn't have it any other way.
You can hear about her next book by joining her newsletter: www.darcycoates.com/updates
She lives in the Central Coast of Australia with her family, cat, and a collection of chickens. Her home is surrounded by rolling wilderness on all sides, and she wouldn't have it any other way.
You can hear about her next book by joining her newsletter: www.darcycoates.com/updates
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April 25, 2016
The amount of distress calls coming in are becoming too frequent, too numerous to be a normal occurrence. teams are being sent all over the place. As one scientist waits for a team to return, she can’t help but fear what might be coming.
It doesn’t take long for the suspense to start building. You know something’s not right after the team returns. The leaders actions are kind of off. And when Kala, the young scientist, gets her hands on an alien sample, the horror becomes reality.
How do you fight such an organism. It cleverly disguises itself as its host, hiding beneath the skin, taking on the hosts memories and mannerisms. What if it becomes smarter? Learns? And what if it begins to spread it’s infection, branching out from moons to stations as rescue teams return, exposing unsuspecting people?
The first three books in this series are short. The author is busy building her world, introducing the alien being, and setting the stage for more horrors to come. The final two books are much longer and I’m looking forward to more action, deeper plots, and bloody mayhem as the people battle a creature that’s nearly indestructible. Bring it on!
It doesn’t take long for the suspense to start building. You know something’s not right after the team returns. The leaders actions are kind of off. And when Kala, the young scientist, gets her hands on an alien sample, the horror becomes reality.
How do you fight such an organism. It cleverly disguises itself as its host, hiding beneath the skin, taking on the hosts memories and mannerisms. What if it becomes smarter? Learns? And what if it begins to spread it’s infection, branching out from moons to stations as rescue teams return, exposing unsuspecting people?
The first three books in this series are short. The author is busy building her world, introducing the alien being, and setting the stage for more horrors to come. The final two books are much longer and I’m looking forward to more action, deeper plots, and bloody mayhem as the people battle a creature that’s nearly indestructible. Bring it on!
May 10, 2023
This one definitely has more about the creatures as it builds with every new crew. Again, the characters are decent and this has been a good book if you've gotten stuck on reading lately. I am surprisingly flying through this book.
May 11, 2019
Another awesome installment inthe station series in this book we have another new set of characters Kala never wanted to be a hero. She was a junior scientist studying under the highly-respected Commander Stanos when her station was attacked.
The threat is unlike anything Kala could have imagined: the aliens are fast, overwhelmingly strong and pathologically intent on killing any human they encounter. Worse, they have a flawless disguise. Once they kill a human, the aliens absorb its body and assume its skin.
But Kala thinks she's discovered their weakness. Fire is the weakness humans can use against them. And her knowledge might be humanity's only hope. She just has to survive long enough to escape and spread the word. This was another fantastic addition to the amazing sci fi series
The threat is unlike anything Kala could have imagined: the aliens are fast, overwhelmingly strong and pathologically intent on killing any human they encounter. Worse, they have a flawless disguise. Once they kill a human, the aliens absorb its body and assume its skin.
But Kala thinks she's discovered their weakness. Fire is the weakness humans can use against them. And her knowledge might be humanity's only hope. She just has to survive long enough to escape and spread the word. This was another fantastic addition to the amazing sci fi series
August 22, 2023
The threat intensifies
I liked following another set of strong female characters. Got to follow a scientist this time and learn more about the creatures. A turning point.
I liked following another set of strong female characters. Got to follow a scientist this time and learn more about the creatures. A turning point.
March 10, 2016
Station 333>/i> is another flawless short story in the Cymic Parasite Breach series. I can't get enough of this series.
The momentum and horror in this third short story continues from Books 1 and 2; you may want to leave a light on as you read.
It is incredibly easy to imagine working beside Kala in Station 333 as part of the science crew who examine, categorize, and document samples of life submitted from other stations. Coates makes it a breeze to visualize the hangar and the lab, and everything in between. And she somehow makes it feel as if we already know Kala--and even the frosty Vivian.
The entire Cymic Parasite Breach series is the gold standard for science fiction horror.
The momentum and horror in this third short story continues from Books 1 and 2; you may want to leave a light on as you read.
It is incredibly easy to imagine working beside Kala in Station 333 as part of the science crew who examine, categorize, and document samples of life submitted from other stations. Coates makes it a breeze to visualize the hangar and the lab, and everything in between. And she somehow makes it feel as if we already know Kala--and even the frosty Vivian.
The entire Cymic Parasite Breach series is the gold standard for science fiction horror.
March 20, 2016
From the opening pages of Darcy Coates "Station 333," the dread begins to build. I could almost hear the beating heartbeats intensify as events begin to unfold on this claustrophobic space station, from which there is no escape. In this installment of the stellar Cymic Parasite series, we begin to learn a bit more about the insidious threat that is quickly taking over these lonely outposts in space. Darcy Coates rocks, and so does this series. An outstanding job. Read it now!
March 13, 2016
Beware
Wow, the tension mounts in Station 333...you can read this book alone or in the series, I would like to recommend reading it in the series.
I read the first book about a year ago in an anthology by Ms. Coates. I love her writing, but sometimes wish there was more to the stories and here we are with the "more" and I am thrilled!
This is a great intense read!
Wow, the tension mounts in Station 333...you can read this book alone or in the series, I would like to recommend reading it in the series.
I read the first book about a year ago in an anthology by Ms. Coates. I love her writing, but sometimes wish there was more to the stories and here we are with the "more" and I am thrilled!
This is a great intense read!
March 9, 2016
Great new alienlike series by Darcy Coates. It's creepy.
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