The Ship of the Unforgotten
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The crew of the colony starship UTS Rose Dawn awaken after centuries in cryo-sleep to discover that most of their number died during the voyage. To make matters worse, one of the survivors isn't taking their current predicament well; not well at all. The remnants of the crew must work together with an untrustworthy computer to determine what's gone wrong and why if they're to have any hope of some sort of life out among the stars...
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