The Darkness Between the Stars is a novella speculating on the possibility of panspermia as the reason why life arose so quickly on Earth 4.2 billion years ago.
Commander Dario Andretti and First Officer Jane McDermott are on board the Horizon Surveyor, searching the Oort Cloud for asteroids left over from the formation of the solar system, hunting for relics from previous star systems. After more than a year in space, boredom is setting in. And then come the voices...