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Scourge Between Stars
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Ness Brown's The Scourge Between Stars is a tense, claustrophobic sci-fi/horror blend set aboard a doomed generation ship harboring something terrible within its walls.
"A perfect scare to swallow up in one sitting." --Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent DelightsA LibraryReads Pick! - Featured on the 2024 RUSA Reading List: Science Fiction As acting captain of the starship Calypso, Jacklyn Albright is responsible for keeping the last of humanity alive as they limp back to Earth from their forebears' failed colony on a distant planet. Faced with constant threats of starvation and destruction in the treacherous minefield of interstellar space, Jacklyn's crew has reached their breaking point. As unrest begins to spread throughout the ship's Wards, a new threat emerges, picking off crew members in grim, bloody fashion. Jacklyn and her team must hunt down the ship's unknown intruder if they have any hope of making it back to their solar system alive. "Highly recommended." --Library Journal, STARRED review
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Quick and fun read. Pretty short novella, but I really enjoyed it. I thought the plot twist could've been better, but it didn't detract from my overall enjoyment.
This was a pretty good little Sci-Fi/Horror after all! Fast-paced, graphic, tense, and, while not perfect, a well-done story about alien takeover and space exploration.
Jack is the first mate on the spaceship Calypso whose failing mission is to return to Earth to hopefully live there again. However, with dwindling resources, meteor storms, an absent captain, and feuding factions, the journey seems impossible; and that’s before they discover the dangerous creatures in the walls….
Scourge Between our Stars is a fast paced sci-fi horror with diverse characters, intriguing story, and an engaging premise. I really w...read more
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