In 2219, mankind easily traverses the solar system. Experimentation is as limitless as the universe it inhabits, and man’s ambition to further exploration unravels a design that could lead to its demise. Aboard the rescue ship, Tarshuno, Captain Alex Mehan and his crew receive a distress call from the freight ship, Libitina. Nothing could prepare the crew for the nightmare that awaits—the genesis of a new evil. As Captain Mehan readies the crew for this dangerous rescue mission, Laura Doran, the lead nurse, succumbs to a mysterious illness. Dr. Danielle Fuentes cannot readily assure but certainly senses that what has afflicted Laura is just as monstrous as it is virulent. As they embark on a harrowing mission, the crew soon discovers that what occurred on the Libitina transcends any vastness space could ever bolster. Manny Ortiz’s debut sci-fi horror novella, The Libitina, delivers a thrilling ride filled with intrigue and suspense.