About the Book: A corporate expedition uncovers a pitch‑black moon—Shroud—teeming with mysterious radio signals but utterly hostile to humans. When a catastrophic mishap forces Juna Ceelander and Mai Ste Etienne to crash‑land there, they embark on a perilous journey across land, sea, and sky in a fragile escape pod. As survival becomes increasingly precarious, the two women begin to understand the unnerving alien life on Shroud—and discover that the alien intelligence may be learning about them, too. If they manage to escape, they’ll face the staggering task of explaining the impossible—if they even make it home at all