A Deep-Space Survival Horror Thriller
"It wasn't powered down. It was incubating."
The void isn’t empty. For the crew of the salvage tug Scrapper’s Luck, it's a graveyard. They are broke, hungry, and drowning in debt.
Their final salvation comes in the form of a ghost: the USC Tartarus, a monolithic military dreadnought that vanished twenty years ago. It’s a goldmine.
But when they breach the frozen hull, they find no logs, no cargo, and no survivors. They only find copper, frost, and the ancient scent of dried blood.
The nightmare begins when a routine attempt to restore backup power triggers the ship’s automated quarantine. Blast doors slam shut, the engines shriek to life, and the Tartarus begins to seal itself.
Trapped within the three-kilometer-long tomb, the crew realizes the terrifying truth: the ship itself is alive. It has fused the original crew into its wiring, its ventilation system pumps hallucinogenic spores, and it is using the salvage crew to complete its own gruesome incubation.
In this relentless, claustrophobic tale of survival horror, Captain Elias must make a brutal sacrifice before the ship shifts from a prison into a womb.
The Tartarus Drift is a harrowing dive into cosmic dread and psychological suspense. Perfect for fans of derelict ship mysteries, biomechanical nightmares, and classic, visceral sci-fi survival thrillers.