The Brightness Between Us By Eliot Schrefer

In The Darkness Between Us, the sequel to The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer, the saga continues with an ambitious, genre-bending narrative that intertwines epic love and survival across time and space. Seventeen years after the crash of the Coordinated Endeavor on the harsh exoplanet Minerva, Ambrose Cusk and Kodiak Celius have built a life filled with love and resilience for their teenage children, Owl and Yarrow. Despite the dangers of their frontier existence, the family's bond is their greatest strength—until they discover that the most significant threat to their survival may lie within their own ranks.

Meanwhile, in a timeline thirty thousand years in the past, Ambrose awakens on Earth to a shocking betrayal. His mission to save his sister turns out to be a ruse orchestrated by his mother, whose cruel intentions plunge Ambrose into despair. When he learns of another spacefarer enduring a similar betrayal, Ambrose faces a perilous choice: to risk everything and traverse a world torn by war to reach him.

As the narratives of the young family and the two strangers unfold, they uncover unexpected connections that weave their fates together. In a race against time, they seek the truth that could save not only their lives but potentially humanity itself. The Darkness Between Us is a profound exploration of love, sacrifice, and the bonds that transcend time and space, inviting readers on an unforgettable journey through the cosmos.