A mission they couldn't refuse. A sentence they can't escape.
The year is 2179. The crew of the independent salvaging vessel USCSS Zomiren accepts a high-stakes contract from the powerful Astro Dynamics Group. The objective: retrieve sensitive data and cargo from a wreck in the Gamma Leporis C system—a frozen wasteland where a corporate colony vanished without a trace four years ago.
What was promised to be a routine recovery for 100,000 credits per head rapidly spirals into a desperate fight for survival. With a suspicious corporate agent on board and the mission personally overseen by the formidable Peter Won, the stakes are lethal. After a catastrophic engine failure during atmospheric entry, the crew is forced down onto a world of ice and silence. Stranded 2 kilometers from their goal in -40 degree temperatures, Captain Graham’s crew is about to learn that the cold is the least of their worries.
In this episode:
A Deal with the Devil: How Fyodor Belov lured a freelance crew into a corporate web.
Meet the Crew: Introducing Captain Graham, pilots Sabot and Jaruzel, and the veteran mechanic, Jan Kowalski.
The Crash: A harrowing descent into the storms of Gamma Leporis C.
Tune in to Act I of this dark sci-fi saga, where every breath could be your last.
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