Space. For everything we know, there is so much more to still be discovered.  This is true for Dr. Lisbeth Tarlow. After being the sole survivor of her crew when she was a child, she has dedicated the last fifty years of her life to science and research of new planets and energy sources.  When the Black Quarry crew, located in The Fringe of the star system of the United Planetary Coalition, sends an SOS, a crew is assembled to respond. Dylan Lowe, the new captain with something to prove, builds her team of responders, including Dr. Tarlow and her intern, Thea, as well as a pilot, a mechanic, a technician, and a bodyguard. Since the planet is light years away, it takes 2 months to get there. Upon arrival, Black Quarry seems empty except for blood and bodies. The rescue crew finds a note from a member, written before he killed himself: “It got in us and most are dead.  Decklan flew for help. Don’t trust the kid.”  What is it, and who is the kid? Then one of their crewmembers gets infected. When they find the sole survivor of Black Quarry, the team must act, quickly deciding whom to trust or not. As soon as the first victim succumbs to the contagion, the crew then races to save themselves from the contaminated, now possessed bodies intent on infecting any living thing. Who will survive, and at what cost?    (Prepared by: Allison Hall, Newberry High School, ahall@newberry.k12.sc.us)  (South Carolina Book Awards, 2020-2021)