Screams from the Void
Author: Anne Tibbets
There is a lot going on in this story! I'm going to have to read this a second time just to catch all the nuances! On the surface, the story is a space opera. The crew of the Demeter has been in space for two years on a mission to gather plant life from other planets. The routine mission becomes much more dangerous when an alien biological is loosed in the ship. But underneath, the story is also about the crew dynamics. The main character, Reina, is stuck on the ship (her first voyage, too) with a completely overbearing boss and.....her abusive ex. As if that wouldn't make a first mission really really suck....then....alien biological. Yikes! Her first mission is definitely not textbook!
I loved how the story not only hits those exciting points: space mission, ahhhhh aliens!, survival, etc, but also delves into the behavior of the crew, the psychology of being in space stuck on a ship, and then being in danger.... and how Reina and the crew have to adapt and learn in order to survive.
I enjoyed this book! I will definitely be looking to read more by this author.
**I voluntarily read a review copy of this book from Flame Tree Press. All opinions expressed are entirely my own**
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