Chronicles the transformation of a spaceship into a living organism, as seventeen-year-old Cheney leads the hundreds of inhabitants in a fight for survival while machines turn on them, treating all humans as parasites.

What happens when a single moment changes everything? For seventeen-year-old Cheney, life on earth exists only in history books. He and more than one thousand other people have known life only aboard the Plexus spacecraft: self-contained, systematic, and serene. But that was before the radiation wave. Now Plexus has suddenly turned on them, becoming a terrifying and unrecognizable force. As the crew dwindles under attack, Cheney and his friends need to fight back before the ship that’s nurtured them for so long becomes responsible for their destruction.

A gripping, sci-fi thriller about a spaceship which transforms into a living organism after flying through a radiation field, and then begins to turn on the human crew as if they are parasites.

A group of humans is travelling away from the Earth on a generational spaceship called Plexus. When they travel through a ray in space, Plexus comes alive and starts killing the humans. Cheney and his family and friends must find a way to survive. Suggested level: secondary.

The smell was the first thing we noticed. It was a terrible smell that made us all cough: a smell of burning meat, with another stench overlaying it. Then we saw Firminus standing by the door. He pointed. 'Something's trying to get in,' he rasped. You've

YA. AU Author. Suspense fiction. Science fiction. On board the ark ship 'Plexus', the crew are prepared for everything - or so they think. But when they pass through a mysterious energy stream, the frightening consequences are like nothing they have ever seen or imagined. Sixteen-year old Cheney and his friends suddenly find themselves adrift in a living nightmare, fighting for their lives against the very entity which was created to protect them. 12-16 yrs.

The smell was the first thing we noticed. It was a terrible smell that made us all cough: a smell of burning meat, with another stench overlaying it. Then we saw Firminus standing by the door. He pointed. 'Something's trying to get in,' he rasped. You've lived your whole life in peace and safety. You think your future is all mapped out. But then something goes horribly wrong. You have to start running. And suddenly your world will never be the same again. 'This fast-paced thriller follows Cheney and his friends and family on their mission to stay alive and fight the irreversible ... full of brilliant imagery and unexpected twists.' Lucienne, age 16.

A gripping, sci-fi thriller about a spaceship which transforms into a living organism after flying through a radiation field, and then begins to turn on the human crew as if they are parasites. Ages 14+Chronicles the transformation of a spaceship into a living organism, as seventeen-year-old Cheney leads the hundreds of inhabitants in a fight for survival while machines turn on them, treating all humans as parasites.

When the spaceship that he is on is transformed into a living organism and the machines turn on the ship's human occupants, treating them as parasites, Cheney leads the thousands of inhabitants in a fight for survival.