In the silence between stars, legends still whisper
 
Captain Dewi Fokke never believed in curses. At least not until her ship, De Nederlander, went dead in the region spacers call the Sargasso Sea. Stranded with a mysterious passenger named Van der Decken, she soon discovers that the legends of the Flying Dutchman have followed humanity into the stars.
 
Armed only with her ancestor’s sword, Dewi must face the ghosts of the past and uncover the truth behind the curse binding them all.
 
Recommended for fans of: C.J. Cherryh, Becky Chambers, Jack McDevitt, and mythic-leaning space opera.

4550 Words
 
Content Advisory – Adrift
 
Genre(s): Science Fiction • Spacefaring Mythic Fantasy • Folklore Retelling
 
Age Guidance: 13+ – tense peril, mythic undead presence, and light non-graphic combat
 
Content Ratings (Wolf Paw Scale: 0–5)
Language: [no paws] — none
Sexual Content: [no paws] — none
Violence: 🐾🐾 (2/5) — brief sword combat, physical threats, non-graphic injury
Dark Themes: 🐾🐾🐾 (3/5) — ghostly crew, curses, plague backstory, implied death, supernatural entrapment
 
A mythic-tinged sci-fi tale involving spectral sailors, ancient oaths, and atmospheric tension without gore. Suitable for teens and adults who enjoy folklore woven into space adventure.