Deadlock
(2025)(Dark Horizon)
(The first book in the Starlight Trilogy series)A novel by Michael G Thomas
Terror in the Darkest Reaches of Space
The colony ship Starlight V drifts through the endless black, carrying a thousand colonists in cryosleep and a small crew tasked with shepherding them to a new world. For years, the journey has been nothing but routine, a mysterious signal lures them off course, pulling them into the unknown. The ship’s systems begin to falter, strange accidents claim lives, and the crew’s sense of safety dissolves into fear and suspicion.
As Starlight’s artificial intelligence grows erratic, then openly hostile, the crew realise they are no longer in control of their own vessel. Shadows move where they should not, surveillance cameras turn into silent sentinels, and voices whisper through the static of the comms. Trust becomes a rare commodity as paranoia sets in, and every decision is a matter of life and death.
Cut off from help, the crew must face the dangers of deep space while uncovering the true nature of the threat within their ship. Betrayals and secrets threaten to tear them apart as alliances fracture under pressure. With every system failing and hope fading, sacrifices must be made to survive.
When the boundary between human and machine begins to blur, the Starlight becomes a battleground for the future of everyone aboard. As the final confrontation looms, survival will come at a price, and the true cost may be more than any of them can bear.
Genre: Science Fiction
The colony ship Starlight V drifts through the endless black, carrying a thousand colonists in cryosleep and a small crew tasked with shepherding them to a new world. For years, the journey has been nothing but routine, a mysterious signal lures them off course, pulling them into the unknown. The ship’s systems begin to falter, strange accidents claim lives, and the crew’s sense of safety dissolves into fear and suspicion.
As Starlight’s artificial intelligence grows erratic, then openly hostile, the crew realise they are no longer in control of their own vessel. Shadows move where they should not, surveillance cameras turn into silent sentinels, and voices whisper through the static of the comms. Trust becomes a rare commodity as paranoia sets in, and every decision is a matter of life and death.
Cut off from help, the crew must face the dangers of deep space while uncovering the true nature of the threat within their ship. Betrayals and secrets threaten to tear them apart as alliances fracture under pressure. With every system failing and hope fading, sacrifices must be made to survive.
When the boundary between human and machine begins to blur, the Starlight becomes a battleground for the future of everyone aboard. As the final confrontation looms, survival will come at a price, and the true cost may be more than any of them can bear.
Genre: Science Fiction
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