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The Scourge Between Stars
by Ness Brown
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Is Ridley Scott still alive? If yes, tell him this one is the scifi-horror that Alien Covenant should have been (I don't hate Prometheus though so I'mma just trashtalk AC). Scourge is like a distant cousin to the first Alien but BETTER - don't even @ me. I'll die on this hill.
Love a good Space horror,- what's the dangerous force hanging out in the void flicking ships into non-existance just like that? Is it an external force? Is it inside the ship? Are these people hallucinating...hehe okay not the last question - they were a lucid bunch.
Plot/Storyline/Themes:
So many themes here: grief, mental illness, exploration, failure, regression(Proxima b failure and an attempt to return to earth), progression(Android Tech), ethics (Otto), abuse (Otto), victimhood, group discontent, fear of the unknown, xenomorph and cosmic horror.
Two Sentences, A Scene or less - Characters:
Oof by chapter 5 I started to realize what happened to the Captain. I kept wondering why Jackyln didn't piece it together. It's hereditary. Her family has different psychosis with the exception of Kimberly. She had these vivid memories of Captain Arlington swooping in with just the right words and inspiring his crew yet for a week he was radio silent? I think Jacklyn had experienced too much grief, hysteria and anxiety and her subconscious shut down any processing of clues even before the horrors even began.
Otto is the Fooking worst. He deserved it.
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Scene: :
INTRUDER. The scene that lead to Jack pulling up the schematics of the ship and the IDs of almost 6000 individuals and they all flashed a bright color. And then. In the food silo. RED dot.
It was chilling and I was reading in the dark. Brilliant!
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
🖤 "… is … the Atalanta. Something—ssssss—ollow … xima. It’s … the ship. Wa—ssssss—epeat, warning … ssssss—ssssss—ssssss … on’t … epeat, don’t … ssssss.This is Captain Isidora of the Atalanta. I—ssssss— anyone listening. Please. Don’t open the door.” (it begins)
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts:
â– Engagements on way back home
â– Gamma shift
â– Centauri
â– Goddess Flotilla fleet
â– Droid Levels: Watson, hypodroid, palindroid,
â– Space Sickness
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Science Fiction Books by 2025
Love a good Space horror,- what's the dangerous force hanging out in the void flicking ships into non-existance just like that? Is it an external force? Is it inside the ship? Are these people hallucinating...hehe okay not the last question - they were a lucid bunch.
Plot/Storyline/Themes:
So many themes here: grief, mental illness, exploration, failure, regression(Proxima b failure and an attempt to return to earth), progression(Android Tech), ethics (Otto), abuse (Otto), victimhood, group discontent, fear of the unknown, xenomorph and cosmic horror.
Two Sentences, A Scene or less - Characters:
Oof by chapter 5 I started to realize what happened to the Captain. I kept wondering why Jackyln didn't piece it together. It's hereditary. Her family has different psychosis with the exception of Kimberly. She had these vivid memories of Captain Arlington swooping in with just the right words and inspiring his crew yet for a week he was radio silent? I think Jacklyn had experienced too much grief, hysteria and anxiety and her subconscious shut down any processing of clues even before the horrors even began.
Otto is the Fooking worst. He deserved it.
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Scene: :
INTRUDER. The scene that lead to Jack pulling up the schematics of the ship and the IDs of almost 6000 individuals and they all flashed a bright color. And then. In the food silo. RED dot.
It was chilling and I was reading in the dark. Brilliant!
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
🖤 "… is … the Atalanta. Something—ssssss—ollow … xima. It’s … the ship. Wa—ssssss—epeat, warning … ssssss—ssssss—ssssss … on’t … epeat, don’t … ssssss.This is Captain Isidora of the Atalanta. I—ssssss— anyone listening. Please. Don’t open the door.” (it begins)
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts:
â– Engagements on way back home
â– Gamma shift
â– Centauri
â– Goddess Flotilla fleet
â– Droid Levels: Watson, hypodroid, palindroid,
â– Space Sickness
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Science Fiction Books by 2025