**spoiler alert** The dysfunctional relationship between the father, Mitt (deceased), and Jay, his young adult estranged son, is depicted in flashback**spoiler alert** The dysfunctional relationship between the father, Mitt (deceased), and Jay, his young adult estranged son, is depicted in flashbacks. The added gruesome detail of being accidentally swallowed by a sperm whale while looking for Mitt's remains in the ocean had me turning each page with held breath. Especially since Jay's scuba tank PSI is each chapter title and keeps decreasing. The internal struggle in Jay's mind vs. the literal internal struggle in the whale's stomach is intense. Good read!...more
Thank you to NetGalley, author Ness Brown, and publisher Tor / Nightfire for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
3.5 Stars rounded up.
Ness BrowThank you to NetGalley, author Ness Brown, and publisher Tor / Nightfire for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
3.5 Stars rounded up.
Ness Brown’s debut, The Scourge Between Stars, is touted as a Sci-Fi Horror novella. I found it to be Sci-Fi Horror light. The author is an astrophysics graduate who appears to use their expertise in building the tense closed confines of a large ship in the black void of space and the scientific aspects of the story.
The main character Jack is the First Mate captaining a generational ship in place of the Captain, who has sequestered himself in his quarters. The colony ship returns from a failed attempt at colonizing a distant planet, Proxima b, suffering major issues with important ship mechanics and food supplies when all hell breaks loose. Jack must now make life/death decisions for their crew while dealing with an unknown entity traveling with them.
The story seems influenced by ‘Aliens,’ which I don’t mind as I love the franchise. I wish the author had fleshed out more details here and there, especially the backstory for the failed colony. How many generations have passed in space, making their way back home? The why and how of the android Watson and the influence of outside sources at the end.
I look forward to reading more fleshed-out novels by Ness Brown. The Scourge Between Stars was a quick read, and a great jump start for my foray into Sci-Fi Horror.
**spoiler alert** Well, guess it doesn't get better and Dean Koontz still hasn't either.**spoiler alert** Well, guess it doesn't get better and Dean Koontz still hasn't either....more
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