
Mercenary greed turns scientific triumph into a desperate escape.
Recovery from battle brings no rest when ruthless competitors seek to monopolize space travel. A smeared public reputation and orchestrated laboratory explosions force pioneers to protect their technological breakthrough in secret. Escaping hospital surveillance by aircraft becomes the only way to safeguard the vessel hidden in northern snows. Yet even preemptive flight cannot prevent an enemy ambush before launching back into the dark void.
CHAPTER I → CHAPTER III

