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After a deadly virus kills off every first-generation crew member on board the space station Lusca, Lindley Hamilton and her friends are forced to take command.
Lindley knows she can never fill her mother’s shoes. As commander, her mother always knew exactly what to do, and it was always the right decision. All Lindley can do is try to keep the rest of those aboard Lusca safe and alive, and even that seems impossible. Half the time, she has no idea what she’s doing. On top of that, food is running dangerously low, they need to retain communications with Earth, and, oh yeah, the plague might have mutated and could potentially kill the rest of them any day now.
The disease was supposed to be over. The second generation was supposed to be immune, but as more people die showing symptoms that look identical to the virus that killed all their parents, Lindley and her friends race to find answers and, better still, a cure.
As panic starts to take over, Lindley begins to realize that a mutated disease might not be the cause of all the deaths after all. It could be something much worse: One of their own could be a killer.
This Splintered Silence boasts a large cast of well-written characters and features an almost poetic writing style that effectively captures the raw grief of Lindley and her crew. Though there isn’t much action until the last 25% of the story, I still found This Splintered Silence to be a fast-paced read full of tension, suspense, and fragile hope. My only complaint? There should have been a longer ending.
Rated: Moderate, for a few instances of mild language, one instance of stronger language, and two deviations of a stronger swear word. In dealing with their grief, minor characters are referred to as drinking excessively and hinted at getting into potentially sexual relationships, though there is nothing more than a couple of kisses shared between the main characters. There is some violence and peril and some instances of blood when referring to the plague and its symptoms.
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