A review by amandamlyons
The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown

4.0

Jacklyn is the reluctant acting captain of a colony ship that long ago turned back from a desperate attempt to flee Earth and make a new life on Proxima B, a planet they discovered was simply not suitable for human life. Left with no other choice, the colonists are on a long and seemingly doomed trip back to a homework that may be just as inhospitable - if they can reach it at all. Everything feels hopeless, the food rations are tight, regular damage to the ships have broken them down bit by bit, the captain hasn't left his cabin or responded to any of Jacklyn's attempts to reach him, and riots demanding that supplies be less regulated aren't helping things. But things could always be worse. Much, much, worse.

This was definitely a fast paced and engaging sci-fi novella! I would genuinely love to see what else Ness Brown writes from here on out.