Solus: Starship Nightmare

By Connie Myres

Nurse Beth Cameron wakes up from stasis and finds she is the only crew member onboard the USFS Grace, a small hospital starship. A novelette.

As Beth's amnesia fades, she realizes something is terribly wrong; the rest of the crew should be on board the USFS Grace with her, but they are not. The Simulated Intelligence Servicer known as SIS has missing data and communication to the outside universe has been corrupted. SIS is unable to obtain information that could shed light on what happened prior to Beth coming out of hypersleep.

Brought out of stasis early—six months into an eight-and-a-half-year mission to deliver the Flarion vaccine to the colonists who will be settling on Kripp, Beth must find answers to the strange events happening onboard the ship.

Alone, confused, and homesick, Beth battles an unseen foe and makes bad choices because of it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Feather and Fermion Publishing
• Release date: Sep 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386803973

Connie Myres

CONNIE MYRES, a multi-genre author specializing in horror, mystery, suspense, and science fiction, has been spinning thrilling tales since her childhood in Michigan. From a young age, she captivated her audiences—children she babysat—by weaving them into her suspense-filled narratives, igniting an insatiable love for storytelling. Inspired by the works of literary masters such as Dean Koontz and Stephen King, Connie has crafted her own unique style that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Her vivid, dynamic stories, filled with intrigue and surprise, mirror her own multi-faceted life. Not only a talented writer, Connie is a registered nurse and a developer, showing her knack for both caring for others and creating immersive digital worlds. In the future, Connie plans to join the digital nomad movement, allowing her love for adventure and new experiences to fuel her compelling narratives further. For now, she continues to captivate and inspire from her home base in Michigan, crafting stories that both engage and terrify her readers. Stay connected with Connie through her website at ConnieMyres.com, where you can explore her wide range of books and short stories, and join her on this incredible storytelling journey.

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Book Description

Nurse Beth Cameron wakes up from stasis and finds she is the only crew member onboard the USFS Grace, a small hospital starship. A novelette.

As Beth's amnesia fades, she realizes something is terribly wrong; the rest of the crew should be on board the USFS Grace with her, but they are not. The Simulated Intelligence Servicer known as SIS has missing data and communication to the outside universe has been corrupted. SIS is unable to obtain information that could shed light on what happened prior to Beth coming out of hypersleep.

Brought out of stasis early—six months into an eight-and-a-half-year mission to deliver the Flarion vaccine to the colonists who will be settling on Kripp, Beth must find answers to the strange events happening onboard the ship.

Alone, confused, and homesick, Beth battles an unseen foe and makes bad choices because of it.

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Solus

Starship Nightmare

Connie Myres

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Copyright © 2017 CONNIE MYRES

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Michigan, USA

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is completely coincidental.

Solus / Connie Myres

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To my family, my friends, and those who have supported me though my journey as an author. I appreciate you.

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Dedication

Contents

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 11

CHAPTER 12

CHAPTER 13

CHAPTER 14

CHAPTER 15

CHAPTER 16

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CHAPTER 1

Nurse Beth Cameron lay on her back looking up at the sterile white ceiling above her, wondering where she was. As much as her mind told her it was some place familiar, it was not. At least until she noticed she was inside a stasis chamber with its lid slid to the side.

Beth sat up and put a hand to her throbbing head, pulsing pain with each heartbeat. Not only did it ache, but she could not remember why she went into hypersleep in the first place. All she knew was that her head hurt like the devil and her memory was a blurry fog.

When Beth climbed out of the pod she looked at the nameplate, it was hers; she at least knew that much. And she knew she was in the stasis room of a small hospital ship; USFS Grace, to be exact. That was what the name on the wall read, next to a red cross.

Things were coming back to her as she sat on a bench next to her chamber. Things like she never did well with hypersleep and that it would take a full day, sometimes longer, for her to regain her memory and get her strength back. Her bodily functions always rebelled against