PROLOGUE
A colossal blood moon hung in the midnight sky and shone as brightly as a winter’s early morning sun. Below, the ocean reflected the Luna giant causing each wave to sparkle, like the lights of a big city. There was a whoosh of spray, and a mighty steel leviathan cut through the tranquil waters. A cruise ship of immense size – a city of the ocean, cruised by, its destination set, but it ran silent and dark, no music or signs of life. Aboard, it was as still and as dark as the grave.
Below, in the bowls of the floating city, a group of passengers stood huddled together in fear in the darkened depths of the ship. Sparks flew down from broken power cables like bright orange raindrops. Intermittent flashes from bursts of electricity lit up the darkened lower sections and the faces of
