Big Brains by Tom Prentice
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When a radiation disaster strands a low-level worker alone in deep space, Nosa must decide what survival demands the most: courage, luck, or brains.
Nosa Buckley never wanted to be a hero.
When a radiation alarm sends her fleeing aboard a half-disassembled lifeboat, she expects to die quietly from lack of oxygen. Instead, she witnesses the destruction of her ship, the loss of hundreds of crewmates, and the horrifying transformation of the few survivors left alive.
Adrift in deep space with dwindling air, Nosa discovers that something came aboard from the dark side of Bela—a parasitic lifeform capable of twisting human bodies into grotesque new shapes while preserving fragments of the minds inside them.
As former friends become monsters and rescue turns into a nightmare, Nosa must rely on courage, ingenuity, and sheer stubbornness to stay alive. Every decision pushes her deeper into a deadly game of survival where the rules are constantly changing and trust is impossible.
But the creatures want something. And if Nosa can uncover the truth behind a corporate secret buried beneath years of greed and exploitation, she may have a chance to escape.
Outmatched, untrained, and utterly alone, Nosa faces an impossible question:
How far would you go to survive when the only ally left is the monster waiting to hatch?