Patina

A haunting short story by the author of "The Legend of Fergus" The planet called Earth was dying... Five nations formed a coalition to save the species. Constructed entirely in space, an enormous ship was built. One mile long, the thin cylindrical vessel was intended to transport two thousand genetically diverse passengers to a faraway destination. Every possible contingency was thought of... except one... the human element. One hundred and thirty two years into the voyage, things went horribly wrong...