The Ship of Nightmares — Franklin Newman

The Aurora was the ship of dreams to the Bre-ayne orcs. A science vessel, it was the first starship ever to be launched from the Thousand Realms, and carried with it the hopes and dreams of the entire Bre-ayne orc population. Except Madame Kirustinu. Haunted by premonitions that disaster was coming, she kills and reincarnates herself as young nurse practitioner Kathleen Korat so she can go aboard unnoticed, hoping to prevent the disaster she has foreseen. Then aliens attack, savagely destroying the Aurora. Kathleen and the thirteen people who listened to her fight back in the companion War Eagle. They beat the aliens, but are trapped in a new universe where they have no knowledge, no friends, and no way home. Reclaiming her true name from ages past, Kylie Moriarty, Kathleen counsels the others as they try to adapt to life in this new universe. But when one of the crew becomes a treacherous warlock who will stop at nothing to get what they want, it's up to the Bre-ayne crew to stop them from committing the unspeakable act.