5 stars, Deceit and Profits

REFRACTIONS
by MV Melcer

In a confused state, Pilot Nathalie Hart, second in command, comes out of cryo-sleep, not understanding what is going on, or why. She and the crew of her spaceship are on a mission to the distant settlement of Bethesda, which was settled by American missionaries, to find out why the Earth colony stopped transmitting a decade ago. She finds out that the captain has died and she is in charge of the ship. A position that she does not want to be in. The ship is crewed by different factions, that do not trust one another, which will make her job more difficult.

Someone has left a mysterious message on Nathalie's cryo-pod, in a language that only she can decipher. The mystery deepens.

The story is told with dual timelines, the present and the past. Highly recommend it.

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