Life begins in darkness where it belongs.A commercial expedition to a distant star system discovers a pitch-black moon alive with radio activity. Its high-gravity, high-pressure, zero-oxygen environment is deadly to human life, but ripe for exploitation. They name it Shroud. Under no circumstances can a human survive on Shroud's inhospitable surface - but a catastrophic accident forces Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne to crash-land in a barely adequate escape vehicle.
Alone, and fighting to survive, the two women embark on a gruelling journey in search of salvation. But Juna and Mai's tenuous existence is threatened by Shroud's extraordinary alien species. If they can escape, they'll have to explain the impossible and translate the incredible...
Life begins in darkness where it belongs.A commercial expedition to a distant star system discovers a pitch-black moon alive with radio activity. Its high-gravity, high-pressure, zero-oxygen environment is deadly to human life, but ripe for exploitation. They name it Shroud. Under no circumstances can a human survive on Shroud's inhospitable surface - but a catastrophic accident forces Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne to crash-land in a barely adequate escape vehicle.
Alone, and fighting to survive, the two women embark on a gruelling journey in search of salvation. But Juna and Mai's tenuous existence is threatened by Shroud's extraordinary alien species. If they can escape, they'll have to explain the impossible and translate the incredible...